International Short-Term Project

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International Short-Term Project
Project Report
4/22/2019

International Short-Term Project
Table of Contents
Introduction & Project Charter..............................................................................................................2
Organization Background & Key Markets........................................................................................2
Project Rationale & Purpose..............................................................................................................2
SMART Objectives...........................................................................................................................2
Key Deliverables...............................................................................................................................3
Key Stakeholders...............................................................................................................................3
Budget Estimate................................................................................................................................3
Project Timeline................................................................................................................................3
Assumptions and Constraints.............................................................................................................4
Project Scope Baseline and Schedule....................................................................................................4
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)...................................................................................................4
Project Schedule................................................................................................................................4
Gantt chart.........................................................................................................................................6
Project Risk Assessment and Management............................................................................................7
Project Risks and Risk Register.........................................................................................................7
Risk Management Strategy................................................................................................................8
Project Costs - Budgeting and Financial Appraisal...............................................................................9
Project Stakeholder Management and Communications Plan..............................................................12
Stakeholder Register........................................................................................................................12
Power Interest Grid..........................................................................................................................14
Closing the Project and Post Implementation Review.........................................................................15
References...........................................................................................................................................17
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International Short-Term Project
Introduction & Project Charter
Organization Background & Key Markets
The organization selected is Carnival Corporation & PLC and it is the world’s largest travel
leisure company. The company has its headquarters in Miami, Florida and was founded by
Ted Arison in the year 1972. It was founded as Carnival Cruise Line and has been growing
since its inception. The company is now British-American Cruise Operator and is the best in
the business (Carnivalcorp, 2019).
The company is a dual listed company and is composed of two organizations as Carnival
Corporation and Carnival PLC. It is the only company in the world to be listed on S&P 500
and FTSE 100 indices. The current market captured by the company includes America,
United Kingdom, America Group, Australia, China, and Costa Group.
Project Rationale & Purpose
The project that is selected for the organization is the ERP upgrade for the organization. The
project has been selected as the current ERP package installed in the organization was done
several years ago. The current package is not in accordance with the latest technologies. The
upgrade will include enhanced technological features and will also be in accordance with the
information security and privacy requirements (Ganesh and Mehta, 2016).
The purpose of the project is to upgrade the ERP package installed in the organization to
streamline the services at the back-end and enhance the information security and privacy for
the organization.
SMART Objectives
The following objectives will be fulfilled by the project:
 To enhance the operational speed and accuracy of the operations at the back-end by at
least 30%.
 To improve the information security and privacy of the data and information sets with
78% improvement than the current status (Boltena and Gomez, 2012).
 To offer better and integrated services to the customers and attain the customer
satisfaction score of 9 or above on a scale of 10.
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International Short-Term Project
Key Deliverables
The following deliverables will be provided by the members of the project team during the
project timeline.
 Project Charter: It will be a brief document the will include the information on the
project rationale, deliverables, stakeholders, budget, and schedule.
 Project Management Plan: This will be a detailed document that will include the
project planning and management concepts (Candra, 2011).
 Implementation Plan: The ERP upgrade and associated steps along with the change
management methods will be included in the deliverable.
 System Upgrade: The ERP upgrade will be carried out across all the units.
 Closure Report: This will be the final deliverable that will be submitted at the end of
the project.
Key Stakeholders
The Carnival Corporation & PLC will be the prime stakeholder and will sponsor the project.
The business partners of the organization will also be important stakeholders as the business
activities will be conducted as per their requirements. The vendor groups will be relevant
stakeholders as they will provide the tools and equipment for the project. The regulatory
bodies, technical experts, and legal advisors will also be the significant stakeholders. The
employees of the organization will use the system and will be directly affected by the
outcomes. These will be significant stakeholders involved in the project.
An internal Project Control Board will monitor the project activities and project management
resources will carry out the management processes. These will be the internal stakeholders
along with the project team members.
Budget Estimate
The total budget estimated for the project is $2,45,000.
Project Timeline
The project management plan will be submitted at the end of three months. The overall
project schedule will be three years.
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