Project on Web Application for Social Media Research Centre
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PROJECTMANAGEMENT PLAN
INTRODUCTIONProject management is one of the most important and widely used aspects by projectmanagers which support them to make effectual plan and achieve objectives in an appropriatemanner. Current project is based on the development of web application which helps the socialmedia research centre. The study shows different tools and associated with the projectmanagement while making plan for project. Moreover, different kinds of project managementtools are like project charter, work breakdown structure, Gantt chart, network diagram, etc.Along with this, it also explains about the risks and constraints which occur in the project planand implementation using risk register. Apart from this, time based budget plan for the webapplication development as well as quality management plan is to be described in the presentreport.TASK 1 - PROJECT CHARTERProject Title:To develop web application for Social Media Research CentreStarting date of the project:18th May 2017.Duration of the project: 8 monthsInformation of the budget: AUD 50000.00INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT MANAGERPROJECT OBJECTIVESIt is required to develop a web application for Social Media Research centre within thespecified budget and time limit.Anticipated website should consist of information about everyresearch project, list of the supervisor’s, all the projects, journals and research papers ofMaster’s and PhD students and information about6 all the other events. Apart from this, theanticipated application must be according to the worldwide standard. Also, it should executeall latest and fastest technologies present. It should be free from bugs and should require lessmaintenance in order to make it unproblematic and convenient for both intranet and memberaccounts.Proper training, guiding the working of web application, has to be provided to the applicationmanager and members.Scope of the ProjectSocial Media research Centre is going to start its operations and the associated organizational1
centre has closed down its operations, it has given rise to develop a website in order to create astorehouse of high standard research papers and journals.The purpose is to have a proper, wellmanaged database of everything. While the project is to serve the purpose of research centre, it will also bring out other fields ofthe organization which includes Department of marketing, operations, research etc. It isrequired to have all the departments working as a team for successfully carrying out theproject.Deliverables of the projectFirstly, the setup will be created on the internal server, only after passing through all the testsand simulation in the internal server, the full website will go live on November 1, 2017 at 12A.M in the selected regions.Improvements will be done based on the suggestions andfeedback being collected from those regions.After all the testing and improvements final sitewill go live on December 1, 2017 at 12 A.M.The website will comprise of information related to research projects, supervisor’s list,projects, journals and papers of master’s and PhD students and all the information aboutvarious events. It will act as a storehouse of information and research papers which areassociated to Social Media Research centre.Training sessions will be conducted to make sure that the working of the website, that is howto upload, edit, delete and read content, is properly explained to the members and applicationmanagers. It will help them to use the web application easily and conveniently.Benefits of the projectThe project will help in promoting the brand image of Social Media Research Centre. It willbe ensured that a quality research, journal and other material are made available on the websitetime to time. The content of research papers, journals and other informing material will beeasily available and accessible to people. It will be made sure that the organization carrytransparent image regarding research outputs as the main focus will be on social media.Further, it will help to get more clicks and subscribers as well. It will be financially viablebecause members will have to pay for going through their research papers and journals whichare being published on the website.Limitations of the ProjectIt is difficult to do the quality check of the work being published on the website and the2
project does not ensure that. However, it is the responsibility of author that only quality workis uploaded on the website and a standard of the website is kept intact.Further, maintenance of the website and content needs to be performed by the organizationand not by the project.Security is another issue, which is not guaranteed.MOV - MEASURABLE ORGANIZATIONAL VALUEThis project will act as a value addition to the organization.In the beginning, It will act as a value addition, socially to the organization. Because thewebsite will be a storehouse of high quality research papers and journals relating to socialmedia.Many readers and subscribers will be attracted to it. Further, it will enhance theorganization’s social image and presence.Further, easy access to the papers and journals will result in the increase of readers andsubscribers. It will give rise to high customer value.It will help in easy maintenance and updating of the storehouse of papers and journals. It willgive rise to the operational efficiency of the organization. Finally, it will also lead toenhancement of financial position of the company. As all the data will be available in digitalform, there will be no paper and printing cost.MetricsArea of ImpactQuantitative TargetSocial and CustomerArea1.An increase of 25% in subscription and readers isexpected within the very first quarter after the launch ofthe website.2.The target visitors of the website are 15000 in the firstquarter.Area of Finance3.The revenue is expected to increase by 75% due to itspopularity and increasing subscribers..4.A reduction in paper and printing cost by 90% is expectedwithin 6 months after the website launchArea of Operations5.An increase of 50% in organizational efficiency isexpected as complete content will be digital.CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTANCEVarious factors/benchmarks to verify the project’s success or failure are as below:3
-Firstly, the major success has been achieved only by making a website live. Thewebsite should require less maintenance and it should be user friendly.-Secondly, the major determinant for the success of the project is to have proper, wellmanaged storehouse of data.-And last, it will enhance the brand image and presence of the organisation socially andit will be ensured that the project is a success financially as well.Project Deliverables-To successfully complete the website development as per the international standards.-Properly managed storehouse of research papers and journals.-To improve the research centre socially and financially.Agency-specific deliverables-Deliverable 1: To position the website in the selected regions in order to work onfeedbacks and suggestion to further improve the website.-Deliverable 2: To position the final website after all the improvements-Deliverable 3: To organize training sessions for application managers and membersDue Dates-Deliverable 1: November 1, 2017-Deliverable 2: December 1, 2017-Deliverable 3: First session on November 25, 2017 Second session on December 3, 2017MilestonesMilestonesProgress1.Project Planning2.Project Charter3.Charter Sign off4.Gathering information and feedback5.Website Development6.Website Positioning in the Initial Phase1.Completed2.Completed3.Completed4.N/A5.N/A6.N/A4
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