Project Management Plan for Globex Corporation

This report focuses on upgrading the existing system in manner to enhance the production and output for the organization. The report will be covering scope management, work-breakdown of the activities, timeline, budget, quality assurance, resource management, communication, risk management, and procurement management considering every aspect of the project.

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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................2
1.1 Purpose of Project Management Plan..............................................................................2
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF PROJECT CHARTER.........................................................2
2.1 Assumptions/Constraints..................................................................................................2
3 SCOPE MANAGEMENT......................................................................................................3
3.1 Work Breakdown Structure..............................................................................................3
3.3 Change Control Management..........................................................................................5
4 SCHEDULE/TIME MANAGEMENT...................................................................................5
5 COST/BUDGET MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................7
6 QUALITY MANAGEMENT.................................................................................................9
7 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT............................................................................10
8 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT............................................................................10
9 RISK MANAGEMENT........................................................................................................10
10 ISSUE MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................11
12 REFERENCES....................................................................................................................12

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1. INTRODUCTION
Globex corporation has been contracted Virtucon Pty Ltd for designing and building
the new corporate network for the three offices located at “Albury, NSW”, “Griffith, NSW”,
and in Wagga Wagga NSW. The report will be focusing on upgrading the existing system in
manner to enhance the production and output for the organization.
1.1 Purpose of Project Management Plan
The purpose of the project management plan is to develop a precise and accurate
project plan that will be followed by every individual within the team and manage the
operational activities as per the planning. This will be helpful in delivering the project in an
efficient and effective manner.
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF PROJECT CHARTER
This charter will be highlighting the major constraints of the project that could be
followed for the successful and efficient delivery of the project. This charter will be covering
scope management, work-breakdown of the activities, timeline, budget, quality assurance,
resource management, communication, risk management, and procurement management
considering every aspect of the project. These phases of the project should be followed by the
project manager in manner to manage the accurate and precise delivery of the project
outcomes.
2.1 Assumptions/Constraints
Project manager and human resources will be following the mentioned plan exactly
The risks will be mitigated to the extent level
Resource management will be efficient
The sponsors and donors (Globex) will provide sufficient fundings

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3 SCOPE MANAGEMENT
Following is the set of In-Scope objectives:
 Management of the human resources
 Timeline will be followed strictly
 Contingency plan will be available
 Risk severity will be kept at minimum level
Following is the set of In-Scope objectives:
 Third party services
 Internal conflicts of the Globex
 Natural calamities
3.1 Work Breakdown Structure
1 Globex Corp System Upgrade
1.1 Initiation
1.1.1 Business analysis
1.1.2 Market Analysis
1.1.3 Objective
1.1.4 Scope
1.2 Upgrade Requirements
1.2.1 Business Internal
1.2.2 Business External
1.2.3 technical

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1.3 Acquisition
1.3.1 Hardware
1.3.1.1 Issue RFP
1.3.1.2 Selection Criteria
1.3.1.3 Purchase
1.3.2 Software
1.3.2.1 Issue RFP
1.3.2.2 Selection Criteria
1.3.2.3 Purchase
1.4 Installation
1.4.1 Hardware
1.4.1.1 Site Preparation
1.4.1.2 Rack Allocation
1.4.1.3 Networking
1.4.1.4 Testing
1.4.2 Software
1.4.2.1 Implementation
1.4.2.2 Patch
1.4.2.3 Testing
1.5 Implementation

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1.5.1 Implementation planning
1.5.1.1 Maintenance window notification
1.5.1.2 Databse migration
1.5.1.2.1 Testing
1.5.2 Contingency Planning
1.5.3 Application Switch Overing
1.5.3.1 Testing
1.5.4 Operations switch over
1.5.5 Documentation
1.5.6 Update Networking Monitoring
1.5.7 Notification to the consumers
3.3 Change Control Management
The purpose of the change control management will be to manage and implement the
changes those are necessary for the management and enhancement of the standard and quality
of the project.
Change request will be forwarded to the manager or by the manager to the heads in
manner to take proper decision-making and highlighting the beneficial aspects of the
introduced change. The head of the project will be responsible for approving the requested
change and further changes will be implemented and further evaluated.
4 SCHEDULE/TIME MANAGEMENT
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Globex Corp System Upgrade 178 days Mon 06-08-18 Wed 10-04-19

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Initiation 18 days Mon 06-08-18 Wed 29-08-18
Business analysis 7 days Mon 06-08-18 Tue 14-08-18
Market Analysis 5 days Wed 15-08-18 Tue 21-08-18
Objective 3 days Wed 22-08-18 Fri 24-08-18
Scope 3 days Mon 27-08-18 Wed 29-08-18
Upgrade Requirements 24 days Thu 30-08-18 Tue 02-10-18
Business Internal 7 days Thu 30-08-18 Fri 07-09-18
Business External 9 days Mon 10-09-18 Thu 20-09-18
technical 8 days Fri 21-09-18 Tue 02-10-18
Acquisition 40 days Wed 03-10-18 Tue 27-11-18
Hardware 20 days Wed 03-10-18 Tue 30-10-18
Issue RFP 7 days Wed 03-10-18 Thu 11-10-18
Selection Criteria 8 days Fri 12-10-18 Tue 23-10-18
Purchase 5 days Wed 24-10-18 Tue 30-10-18
Software 20 days Wed 31-10-18 Tue 27-11-18
Issue RFP 7 days Wed 31-10-18 Thu 08-11-18
Selection Criteria 8 days Fri 09-11-18 Tue 20-11-18
Purchase 5 days Wed 21-11-18 Tue 27-11-18
Installation 42 days Wed 28-11-18 Thu 24-01-19
Hardware 20 days Wed 28-11-18 Tue 25-12-18
Site Preparation 4 days Wed 28-11-18 Mon 03-12-18
Rack Allocation 5 days Tue 04-12-18 Mon 10-12-18
Networking 6 days Tue 11-12-18 Tue 18-12-18
Testing 5 days Wed 19-12-18 Tue 25-12-18
Software 22 days Wed 26-12-18 Thu 24-01-19
Implementation 7 days Wed 26-12-18 Thu 03-01-19
Patch 6 days Fri 04-01-19 Fri 11-01-19
Testing 9 days Mon 14-01-19 Thu 24-01-19
Implementation 54 days Fri 25-01-19 Wed 10-04-19
Implementation planning 11 days Fri 25-01-19 Fri 08-02-19

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Maintenance window
notification 5 days Fri 25-01-19 Thu 31-01-19
Database migration 6 days Fri 01-02-19 Fri 08-02-19
Testing 6 days Fri 01-02-19 Fri 08-02-19
Contingency Planning 5 days Mon 11-02-19 Fri 15-02-19
Application Switch Over 7 days Mon 18-02-19 Tue 26-02-19
Testing 7 days Mon 18-02-19 Tue 26-02-19
Operations switch over 8 days Wed 27-02-19 Fri 08-03-19
Documentation 7 days Mon 11-03-19 Tue 19-03-19
Update Networking Monitoring 9 days Wed 20-03-19 Mon 01-04-19
Notification to the consumers 7 days Tue 02-04-19 Wed 10-04-19
5 COST/BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Task Name Duration Resource Names Cost
Globex Corp System
Upgrade 178 days $68,160.00
Initiation 18 days $6,480.00
Business analysis 7 days Business Analyst, Project Manager $2,520.00
Market Analysis 5 days Business Analyst, Project Manager $1,800.00
Objective 3 days Business Analyst, Project Manager $1,080.00
Scope 3 days Business Analyst, Project Manager $1,080.00
Upgrade
Requirements 24 days $12,480.00
Business Internal 7 days Business Analyst, Market Analyst, Project
Manager $3,640.00
Business External 9 days Business Analyst, Market Analyst, Project
Manager $4,680.00
technical 8 days Business Analyst, Market Analyst, Project
Manager $4,160.00
Acquisition 40 days $14,000.00
Hardware 20 days $7,000.00
Issue RFP 7 days Miscellaneous [1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,400.00

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Selection Criteria 8 days Miscellaneous [1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,600.00
Purchase 5 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,000.00
Software 20 days $7,000.00
Issue RFP 7 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,400.00
Selection Criteria 8 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,600.00
Purchase 5 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,000.00
Installation 42 days $15,400.00
Hardware 20 days $8,000.00
Site Preparation 4 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $1,800.00
Rack Allocation 5 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,000.00
Networking 6 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,200.00
Testing 5 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,000.00
Software 22 days $7,400.00
Implementation 7 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,400.00
Patch 6 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,200.00
Testing 9 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,800.00
Implementation 54 days $19,800.00
Implementation
planning 11 days $4,200.00
Maintenance
window notification 5 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,000.00

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Databse migration 6 days $2,200.00
Testing 6 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,200.00
Contingency Planning 5 days Miscellaneous[1], Project Manager,
Software Engineer, Technicians $3,000.00
Application Switch
Over 7 days $2,400.00
Testing 7 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,400.00
Operations switch
over 8 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,600.00
Documentation 7 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,400.00
Update Networking
Monitoring 9 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,800.00
Notification to the
consumers 7 days Miscellaneous[1], Software Engineer,
Technicians $2,400.00
6 QUALITY MANAGEMENT
The project activities will be monitored and evaluated after the execution of the
project. This phase will be focusing on comparing and evaluating the implemented
operational activities in manner to manage the delivery in an efficient and effective manner.
The quality management will be delivered during the delivery of the monitoring and
controlling however, the changes being implemented during this phase will be focusing on
the enhancement of the quality of the projects. The project deliveries will be continuously
monitored in manner to evaluate the quality and thereafter, changes will be implemented
considering the enhancement in the standard and quality of the project.

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7 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Effective and efficient communication plan will be proposed considering the
continuous and regular conversation on the topics related to the ongoing operational activities
of the organization. The manager would be emphasizing on the availability of the resources
those are necessary for the delivery of the project. Following is the list of the human
resources necessary for the deployment of the project:
Resource Name Std. Rate
Project Manager $25.00/hr
Business Analyst $20.00/hr
Market Analyst $20.00/hr
Software Engineer $15.00/hr
8 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
Regular communication will be made on the basis of the regular interaction of every
stakeholder, once in a week in manner to discuss the ongoing operational activities and the
strategies those could be delivered for the ongoing growth and production of the organization.
Every stakeholder would be requested to join the meeting and raise their respective issues or
point of concerns in manner to be managed by the entire team.
9 RISK MANAGEMENT
The vital risk throughout the entire project would be the escalation in the budget and
timeline those would be impacting drastically in the successful delivery of the project. The
identified risk will be minimized to the extent level in manner to make sure that the impact of
the risks have been minimized to the extent level.

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10 ISSUE MANAGEMENT
The identified issues will be solved through the regular meetings between the
stakeholders in manner to assure that the issues have been resolved and the project is being
delivered in an efficient and effective manner.

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