Project Management Assessment 2: Weeks 4-10

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Project management
Weeks 4 – 10: Assessment 2
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Contents
4 Topic 4: Communication plan, WBS, and RACI...............................................................................2
4.1 Project selection exercise (pp.32-41).....................................................................................2
4.2 Stakeholder Prioritization Matrix (pp. 119-123)....................................................................3
4.3 Project Communications Matrix (pp. 126-130)......................................................................3
4.4 Work Breakdown Structure (pp. 150-159).............................................................................4
4.5 The RACI chart (pp. 216-217).................................................................................................5
5 Topic 5: Scheduling projects..........................................................................................................6
5.1 AoN (pp. 173-180).................................................................................................................6
5.2 Time estimation (pp. 181-182)...............................................................................................7
5.2.1 Time estimation – Enumeration method (p. 189)..........................................................7
5.2.2 Time estimation – Two Pass method (pp. 185-189).......................................................8
5.3 Critical path............................................................................................................................8
5.4 Gantt chart (pp. 192-199)......................................................................................................8
6 Topic 6: Resources and budgeting.................................................................................................9
6.1 Resource Loading (pp. 216-221)............................................................................................9
6.2 Budget (pp. 346-259).............................................................................................................9
6.3 Reporting...............................................................................................................................9
6.3.1 Earned Value Management (EVM).................................................................................9
6.3.2 Timeline reporting.......................................................................................................11
7 Topic 7: Risk management (pp. 270-284)....................................................................................12
7.1 Risk identification I...............................................................................................................12
8 Topic 8: Quality management & project closure.........................................................................13
8.1 Quality tools.........................................................................................................................13
8.2 Change management...........................................................................................................14
9 Project close................................................................................................................................15
9.1 Transition plan (Chapter 15)................................................................................................16
9.2 Close procurements (pp. 424-425)......................................................................................17
9.3 Knowledge management.....................................................................................................17
9.4 Lesson learned.....................................................................................................................17
9.5 Customer feedback..............................................................................................................18
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4 Topic 4: Communication plan, WBS, and RACI
4.1 Project selection exercise (pp.32-41)
Using the projects from your group, undertake a project selection process. Score each of the projects
in the table below. Based on the score, which project will you choose?
Project/Selection Criteria
Weight: Total
The project our group has chosen is: The Kitchen Renovation Project
The reasons for this are:
The project would be useful for the generation of a vast kind of idea based on the implementation of
a kitchen renovation plan. This kind of project would primarily begin with a huge kind of planning
and phase of design. This would also help in ensuring that each of the requirements of the customer
and construction works within the project have been made successfully.
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4.2 Stakeholder Prioritization Matrix (pp. 119-123)
Stakeholder:
What is the
stakeholder’s main
issue?
Power Interest Influence Impac
t Urgency Legitimacy Total
Priority (a score
of 1-6 = low, 7
to 12 =
medium, 13 to
18 = high))
Homeowners
A clean and
positive
environment for
performing
different cooking
activities
(Dionisio 2017).
3 3 3 2 3 3 17 High
General
Contractor
(Project
Manager)
To ensure that
the project
would be
completed
within the
proper deadlines
3 2 1 3 2 3 14 High
Designer
Completion of
design of kitchen
as per the
recommendation
of the
homeowner
2 1 3 2 2 3 13 High
Subcontractors
To ensure that
the renovation
plan is
performed as
per the
instruction of the
designer
(Kloppenborg
Tesch and
Manolis 2014,
pp. 15)
1 1 2 1 1 2 8 Medium
Loan Officer
The required
amount is
sanctioned only
after a proper
approval from
the project
manager
3 2 3 2 2 3 15 High
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4.3 Project Communications Matrix (pp. 126-130)
Stakeholder Learn From
Stakeholder
Share With
Stakeholder Timing Method Owner
Homeowners
The necessities of the
new renovation within
kitchen services
The
requirements,
objectives of
the entire
project plan
Friday 18-01-19
till Wednesday
23-01-19
Email Service,
Mobile
messaging
service, Direct
communication
Homeowners
General
Contractor
(Project
Manager)
The project manager
would listen to the
instructions of
homeowners
The exact
project details
and the phase
of
implementation
of the project
have been
determined in
this phase
(Kerzner and
Saladis 2017).
Friday 18-01-19
till Wednesday
13-02-19
Direct
Communication
and Email
Service
Homeowner
Designer
They would be able ro
learn abour the ways
in which they would
be able to make
several improvisations
within the aspects of
design
The designer
would listen to
the complaints
and advices of
the project
manager to
order to be
coordinated
with the tasks
meant to be
undertaken.
Thursday 14-
02-19 till
Monday 25-03-
19
Preparation of
charts, Email
services,
messaging and
telephonic
conversations.
Project
manager and
Homeowners
Subcontract
ors
They would be able to
plan accordingly as
per the pre-designed
plan proposed by the
Project manager and
designer
They would be
able to share
the working
details and
progress of
project related
works (Burger
Verster and
Zulch 2015, pp.
54).
Monday 20-05-
19 till Monday
17-06-19
Chart design,
Telephonic
conversation
Designer
Loan Officer They should be able to
gain the proper kind
of knowledge in order
to help in sanctioning
towards the goal of
the project.
They should
share the exact
details of the
bank from
which the loan
would be
Thursday 27-
06-19 till
Monday 01-07-
19
Email,
telephonic
conversation,
preparation of
charts.
Homeowners
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sanctioned and
would be
forwarded
towards tne
benefits of each
of the other
concerned
stakeholders
within the
project (Albert,
Spang and
Balve 2018).
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