Project Management for Transport for London: A Case Study

This essay discusses project management strategies for Transport for London's 800 home project, including body of knowledge, network diagram, stakeholder analysis, work breakdown structure, risk analysis, and quality assurance.

BM522 - Project Management CW1
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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................4
Task 1.....................................................................................................................................................4
Body of Knowledge...........................................................................................................................4
Task 2 ....................................................................................................................................................5
Create a network diagram................................................................................................................5
Task 3 ....................................................................................................................................................8
Stakeholder Analysis.........................................................................................................................8
Task 4 ....................................................................................................................................................9
Work Breakdown Structure .............................................................................................................9
Organisation Structure.....................................................................................................................9
Task 5 ..................................................................................................................................................10
Risk Analysis....................................................................................................................................10
Task 6 ..................................................................................................................................................11
Quality Assurance...........................................................................................................................11
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................12
Reference............................................................................................................................................13
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Introduction
Project management refers to an action which provide knowledge, beliefs, skills,
thoughts, facts. This can delivered value for person and it also uses many tools to meet with
desired task (Amoako-Gyampah and et.al., 2021). Basically, it opt certain process which is
beneficial for accomplish organisation task. This essay considers transport for London case,
which brings lands for creating 800 homes in life.
Task 1
Body of Knowledge
This present assignment is based on 800 home in real life which can help in
improving business reputation in the market. This cycle of plan can be used by few group
which is eagerly to accomplish organisation goal. The main aim of company is to make an
structure which assist to develop brand image. Following procedure can be used by TFL for
performing task:
• Waterfall: It refer a way that emphasize work in a sequence form or collaborative
manner. This model is used for TFL, it helps in clarify phase of certain consequences,
carrying plan, and support team. This stage is evaluating a plan that can develop of
homes. After this, design of programs can be made that define potential of each. Then
after, confirmation phase may arise that is used various resources that check by TFL.
At the end, organisation activities keep to fostering business target in effective
manner.
• Scrum: This determine agile methods which may include small groups, who can
work upon reducing conflicts within workplace (Davidson, 2019). Basically, it is a
short life cycle which can conduct on daily basis. It concerned about development of
software and wants to get feedback from customer. This methodology including
various resource like inspection adoption etc. which can use to to check project
reliability. And by help of feedback it come up with changes which maintain image of
company.
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Task 2
Create a network diagram
It determine graphical portrayal related to activities or events of a desired task
(Evdokimov, Domantsevich and Konyhov, 2017). They helps in maintain each activity in a
sequence manner. It also define a logical relation between setting of project. It may generate
interrelation between various project by which company can easily measure each and every
person performance. It plays a significant role in workplace that can monitor individual
performance and maintain all necessary document of a person. It also connect various nodes
and cables that helps in clarify activities. This relationship help to initiate project and can
conduct through a team and move towards end of assignments. This can define by network.
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Early Start Activity Number Early
finish
Slack
time
ACTIVITY NAME
Late Start Duration Late
Finish
Above chart can define a critical part to measure working activity of organisation and
to accomplish target of business in respect to various activities that deliver a brief
clarification within a specific duration of time. This analysis can clearly define that time limit
which is require for completed project, it mostly acquire more than a week for assigning
certified task. In transport for London case, it may require maximum limit for completing
work within a specific range such as 1,2,4,5,9,10,21and 22. It can be done within 116 days.
This task is based on Microsoft project, it is a software which can made by manager to handle
activities of organisation (Galli, 2018). It can include Gantt chart, it is a tool of project
management that can assist to plan or execute business task. Basically this help to solve
complex projects that make a easy process to check glance. In case of TFL, this diagram
shows graphical representation that help to maintain schedule of activity.
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Task 3
Stakeholder Analysis
This a procedure introduced by the undertaking supervisor to have a comprehension
of partner and conveying direction for wrapping up jobs(Joseph and Marnewick, 2018). The
stakeholder investigation is technique of gathering and assessing information while playing
out any undertaking which are qualitative and quantitative and it helps in improving
organization execution. It is critical role, if there should arise an occurrence of TFL to have
an investigation of partner which is seeing high power and premium. In terms of this
transport project following points can discuss:
High Power High Interest: This analysis of stakeholder define value in terms of supreme
power with high interest. This can conduct for following certain plans and policies of
organisation. For this transport project in London comprises project head, government and
committee members. It helps in include business functioning in a dignified manner and also
improving rules and regulation. Thus , this can help to maintain a strategy reports which is
prepare on monthly basis in respect to check progress.
High Power Low Interest: It considers various participants that works as major component
in TFL project (Machuca-Villegas and Gasca-Hurtado, 2018). This grid can create an
implication on company in terms of keeping satisfaction level of individual. It never shows
interest deeply in task but this help to make a change plan that provide fixed amount of pay.
Low power High interest: It comprises a team of various members that can run project with
this term . This matrix check those person on regular basis who are experience in handling
problem of project. It is required for work construction that having interest to make a building
in construction area.
Low power low interest: This matrix include customers as well as employees that can get
work pay too satisfy them in respect to their needs and desire. In case of TFL, company can
informed their staff in a periodic manner but can overdue it, this may loose customer
satisfaction and create a negative impact on organisation.
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h
Keep Satisfied People Closely handle
L
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w
Monitor and controlled Keep well informed
Low High
Task 4
Work Breakdown Structure
It define a hierarchical way for accomplish target of company. It comprise a series
that can breakdown further in various sub task to meet with task completion(Toljaga-Nikolic,
Petrovic and Mihic, 2017). This can handle by team members to mange specific actions.
Includes product, service, data and information. This structure is highly requires for making
business framework and handling cost. This WPS can used by that person who can attain
various business activities. This level highlight company chart that can utilize for planning
and execution of work. Thus, head of TFL project can make a verified structure for defining
this very clearly.
Organisation Structure
It refers to way to make hierarchy relation to company operations. It is a framework
that considers various roles, responsibility authority of group members within existing
organisation scenario. It may check by functional manager for coordinate and effectively
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communicate with staff. Thus, This structure can assist in task separation and collaborating
with workers in better way.
Task 5
Risk Analysis
It is a very important function of organisation which can measure complex and
ambitious projects with a risky environment(Zhou and Cao, 2019). It can evaluate result of
task that may change due to certain implication.
Risk Effect Possibility Mitigation
Powerless Low High It refer a way for achieving
business target in a better
way. This can be use of
machines quality and supply
raw materiel which assist to
diminish risk.
Anaerobic
disaster
High Moderate A threat can remove by
measuring sudden
circumstance in climate
regularly and also execute
plan in order to do better
work.
Site surveillance Low Low It refer to staff and workers
security on workplace as they
doing work with high weight
machines. Thus, this risk may
follow certain rules and
regulation for removing this
from organisation.
Lack of HR
resource
High High A HR hazard can can handle
or charge by best individual
of human resource which
have capability for handling
these resources and enhance
their dedication towards
accomplishment of goal.
Technology
Invention
Low Moderate It define a better
implementation of target that
is acquire by company to
bring new invention in
technology that can boost
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skills an knowledge related
software through generating
market research .
Improper
collaboration
High Low This comprise lack of
coordination between team
member to achieving any
project, it is very important
for TFL that have to
communicate with different
sector and marketing channel
for removing risk in attaining
organisation goal.
Space lacking High Moderate This define less space in
workplace that create certain
hazard. A proper
management of capital and
resource can assist in
managing business risk.
Social affair High Low A society issue may cause
various risk in a company ,
which can be decreased by
understanding their situation
and give them correct advise
fort presenting activities
related to CSR.
Self-esteem
shortage
High Low Risk also occur in working
working environment due to
less self esteem. Thus it van
deliver better surrounding to
do work and get their own
views for reducing risk.
Task 6
Quality Assurance
It defines various standards to check quality that may require desired result to meet
with standardise project and service. It totally concerned about utilisation of project.
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Classification Quality
expecta
tion
Acceptance Criteria Quality specification Measure
to control
Promotion
techniques
Finest It can improve visitors
range by 30%
It refer to utilisation of
various tools for
promotion.
It can
develop
through
several
training
programs.
Methodology Best By 25% generating
business productivity..
SCRUM and Waterfall It can
follow
certain
principles
related to
organisatio
n.
Handling
Hazard
Finest Conflict related to business
are solved up to 80%.
Company risk may
registered
Managing
business
risk in
effective
manner.
Achievement Best A business turnover may
increase by 9%.
WBS and Gantt chart It can use
tool related
to
measuring
performanc
e.
Conclusion
It is conclude from above report that managing project plays a critical role in business
through various activities. It major intention is achieving goal and deliver benefits that help in
improving business growth.
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