Project Management: Writing a Book

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Management: Writing a Book
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Assessment 2
1. Project Management Plan
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose of Project Management Plan
The project management plan is developed for supporting the implication of the
effective and smart project completion. The use of the document allows the project
stakeholders for keeping track of the project execution. The project management plan has
been developed for ensuring that the project would be completed successfully.
2. Executive Summary of Project Charter
2.1 Assumptions and Constraints
Project would be completed in the estimated time duration, using the resources
provided and by maintaining the quality.
Time is the most primitive constraint of the project. The other constraints include the
resources, and IT support.
3. Scope Management
3.1 Work Breakdown Structure
The WBS can create the schedule at one of the most accurate potential levels. By
following the WBS the necessary tasks can be captured accordingly even the steps those are
necessary but not considered can also be identified.
3.2 Deployment Plan
According to Aloini et al. (2015), to successfully implement any project, it is
necessary for the project head and the team members to follow the work phases properly one
after another. Only completion of writing the book will not lead the project towards success

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rather it should grab a wide market position and from the publishing house. Therefore,
development of a business case for this project is very much important.
3.3 Change Control Management
If it is found that the project is not leading towards commercial and economical
success then based on the objectives proper additional changes along with the components
are needed to be incorporated (Bilgihan and Bujisic 2015). Besides budget another thing that
is needed to be developed by the project manager is the change control management.
4. Schedule Management
4.1 Milestones
 Completion of the Charter Documentation
 Completion of the planning phase
 Completing the writing
 Final Documentation
4.2 Project Schedule
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Writing a book 97 days Wed 7/4/18 Thu 11/15/18
Initiation phase 12 days Wed 7/4/18 Thu 7/19/18
Development of business case 4 days Wed 7/4/18 Mon 7/9/18
Undertaking feasibility study 3 days Tue 7/10/18 Thu 7/12/18
Establishing charter 5 days Fri 7/13/18 Thu 7/19/18
Planning phase 16 days Fri 7/13/18 Fri 8/3/18
Deciding about the topic 5 days Fri 7/13/18 Thu 7/19/18
Setting proper word count goal 6 days Fri 7/20/18 Fri 7/27/18
Setting time for working on the
book 5 days Mon 7/30/18 Fri 8/3/18
Execution phase 58 days Mon 7/30/18 Wed 10/17/18

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Setting a total word count 6 days Mon 7/30/18 Mon 8/6/18
Giving yourself weekly deadlines 7 days Tue 8/7/18 Wed 8/15/18
Completing writing 45 days Thu 8/16/18 Wed 10/17/18
Completion phase 21 days Thu
10/18/18 Thu 11/15/18
Commit to shipping 8 days Thu 10/18/18 Mon 10/29/18
Embrace failure 8 days Tue 11/6/18 Thu 11/15/18
Modifying the Content 4 days Tue 10/30/18 Fri 11/2/18
Final Documentation 5 days Tue 10/30/18 Mon 11/5/18
Dependencies: The project schedule dependencies are an analysis of predecessors
and successors and it have been shown below,
Task Name Predecessors Successors
Writing a book
Initiation phase
Development of business case 4,3
Undertaking feasibility study 2 7
Establishing charter 2 6
Planning phase
Deciding about the topic 4 12,8
Setting proper word count goal 3 16,10
Setting time for working on the
book 6 11
Execution phase
Setting a total word count 7 14
Giving yourself weekly deadlines 8 15
Completing writing 6 17
Completion phase
Commit to shipping 10 17

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Embrace failure 11 17
Modifying the Content 7 17
Final Documentation 12,14,15,16
5. Cost Budget Management
The project cost budget management would be done based on the calculation of the
expenses on the project activities. The cost management of the project is identified by the
help of project phases and the expenses accrued for that period. The budget management is
shown below,
WBS Task Name Cost
0 Writing a book $1,250.00
1 Initiation phase $500.00
1.1 Development of business case $150.00
1.2 Undertaking feasibility study $250.00
1.3 Establishing charter $100.00
2 Planning phase $85.00
2.1 Deciding about the topic $50.00
2.2 Setting proper word count goal $25.00
2.3 Setting time for working on the book $10.00
3 Execution phase $215.00
3.1 Setting a total word count $10.00
3.2 Giving yourself weekly deadlines $15.00
3.3 Completing writing $190.00
4 Completion phase $450.00
4.1 Commit to shipping $200.00
4.2 Embrace failure $50.00

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4.3 Modifying the Content $50.00
4.4 Final Documentation $150.00
The time phased budget for the project is also shown below,
July 2018 August 2018 September 2018 October 2018
$0.00
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
$400.00
$500.00
$600.00
$700.00
$800.00
$0.00
$200.00
$400.00
$600.00
$800.00
$1,000.00
$1,200.00
$1,400.00
$697.47
$334.97
$187.56
$30.00
$697.48
$1,032.44
$1,220.00 $1,250.00
Cost Cumulative Cost
6. Quality Management
Quality Management forms the details of a project in such a way so that it becomes
aligned with the standards of the client (Amrollahi, Ghapanchi and Talaei-Khoei 2014). The
quality documentation formed in the planning phase must be executed in the next execution
period. For writing any book it is the responsibility of the project manager and the project
team members to maintain contact with publishing houses also who might sincerely and
sensibly help the authors to sale their books.
7. Human Resource Management
The most important tool that is widely used by the project manager is a stakeholder
management strategy (Kendrick 2015). Stakeholders and consumers are the most valuable