Case Study- Training and Apprenticeship program for high school Students

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Case Study- Training and Apprenticeship program for high school Students
Name of the Students
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Project description......................................................................................................................2
Part 1: Measurable organizational value....................................................................................3
1.1 Desired area of impact.....................................................................................................3
1.2 Identification of value......................................................................................................3
1.3 Metrics..............................................................................................................................3
1.4 Timeframe........................................................................................................................4
1.5 MOV statement................................................................................................................4
Part 2: Scope of the project........................................................................................................4
2.1 Project scope....................................................................................................................4
2.2 Resource plan...................................................................................................................5
2.3 Scope management plan...................................................................................................6
Part 3: Work breakdown structure.............................................................................................6
3.1Work breakdown structure................................................................................................6
3.2 Duration, allocated resource and project budget..............................................................7
3.3 Assumptions and constraints of the project...................................................................11
3.4 Confidence about estimation of project.........................................................................12
Part 4: Risk analysis and plan..................................................................................................12
4.1 Assumptions...................................................................................................................12
4.2 Risk identification..........................................................................................................13
4.3 Risk analysis...................................................................................................................14

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Part 5: Quality management plan.............................................................................................15
5.1 Project quality management...........................................................................................15
5.2 Verification activities.....................................................................................................15
5.3 Validation activities.......................................................................................................15
Part 6: Closure and evaluation.................................................................................................16
6.1 Annotated bibliography..................................................................................................16
6.2 Development of closure checklist..................................................................................17
6.3 Project evaluation...........................................................................................................18
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................19

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Introduction
The report mainly showcases on Globlex which is one of the organizations that helps
in providing help to the farmers for increasing their farmland productivity by minimizing the
invested time as well as cost. The organization wants to helps the farmers in the future and
therefore they started organizing a program. The program mainly invites students from higher
school and trains them as per farming related expertise so that they can be able to help the
farmers. Moreover, with the help of this program, the chances of job opportunities for the
students rises. For handling the program, the organization mainly aims to develop an
information system. As per the assumptions of the project manager, the work of the project
will be completed within the timeframe of 91 days. The objectives of the project are generally
listed below:
 Information system development for the organization
 Management of the program of TAHS for helping the farmers
 Providing job opportunities to the farmers
Project description
Globlex started a program that will be helpful in enhancing the production of the
farmlands by providing help with the help of trained expertise and giving proper job
opportunities to the students. The program will generally train students on different expertise
of farming that is needed by them in the coming future. For proper management of the
program, a computer-based system is generally required. The organization wants to develop
the system for managing the operations effectively as well as providing fast and efficient
services to the customers.

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Part 1: Measurable organizational value
1.1 Desired area of impact
The area of impact for the project are mainly highlighted in the table below:
Factor Rank
Operational 1st
Customer 2nd
Financial 3rd
Social 4th
Strategy 5th
1.2 Identification of value
The value that is provided by the new information system are generally illustrated
below:
Better: Efficient as well as better services are provided by the new system in
comparison to the system that was used earlier for managing the operation of the
organization.
Faster: The new information system helps the organization to reach to the customers
quite easily and therefore they can fulfill the demands of the customers quite effectively.
1.3 Metrics
Factor Metrics
Operational The operation of the program gets improved
by 13%.
Customer 15% rise in the number of customers are

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reflected.
Financial 20% rise in the financial budget of the
project is needed.
Social 5% of the customers increases due to use of
social media.
Strategy Use of proper strategy helps in improving
the organization.
1.4 Timeframe
Factor Timeframe
Operational 2 months
Customer 3 months
Financial 3 months
Social 1month
Strategy 2 months
1.5 MOV statement
Measurable organizational value is mainly defined as an important goal of the project
which is generally used in order to illustrate the value that project generally brings to the
customers of the organization. For providing value to the organization, it is quite necessary to
properly align it with the mission and strategy of the organization.
Part 2: Scope of the project
2.1 Project scope
The scope of the project is mainly reflected below:
 Development of information system for the organization
 Providing tracking and reporting facility