Project Management Plan for Uber Payments Integration

Assessment Task 1 – Unit Knowledge Test (UKT)
Questions: Please read each question carefully and provide answers in tables below. Use
the Uber Payments Integration Case Study (Appendix 1) to give examples in your answers. Also
visit https://eng.uber.com/payments-platform/
1. Describe the importance of project governance models and explain how they relate to
the Uber Payment Integration project. (Answer in 80-110 words)
Project management models provide responsibility at a single point such models help
managers in projects as it provides direction to project and helps in taking effective
decision related to project and also helpful in analysing about impact upon project. Such
models also assists team to understand about the need of project and helps in finding
solution in case of any issue. It focuses on planning, managing and operating a project.
Project governance models are used to develop an structure which can be modified
according to need. It also help organisation in understanding about need of
improvement. It also helps in controlling the outcomes and helps in understanding about
benefit of project. In case of Uber Payment it focuses on understanding the urgency
during making payments and providing safe gateway for making payments.
2. What is project initiation documentation? (Answer in 90-130 words)
Project Initiation document is explained as document which consists information about
goals and objectives of project. This document also helps in understanding about need
of project and planning about project. It includes information about need of project and
what stages are involved during completion of project. Project initiation document
focuses on six different steps which are mentioned below:
 Creating a business case
 Conducting feasibility study
 Establishing project charter
 Identifying stakeholders involved in project and preparing stakeholder register
 Building a team and establishing project office

 Final review of project initiation
Project initiation document effectiveness depends on specifying about scope of project
and using charts, diagrams and breakdown structures.
3 Using the Uber case study or any example describe three tools that are used to monitor
and control planned activity Identify and describe project life cycle stages with examples
and relevance to the Uber Payment Integration project. (Answer in 100-150 words)
During any project monitoring of activities is crucial in completion of project and it is
possible in various ways. Three different ways of monitoring project is mentioned below:
Network Diagram
This diagram focuses on using arrows that helps in connecting different activities and
these arrows also help in showing dependencies of different activities on each other.
Critical Path Project
This tool helps manager in monitoring and evaluating progress of project. This tool is
used to understand about time which is taken in completion of project.
Gantt Charts
This tools help in visual representation of every task in relation with project. There are
various characteristics of Gantt Chart which includes:
Start and end date of project
Duration of each task
Task interdependencies
Team members involved in project
Project life cycle consists of four different stages which are mentioned below:
 Initiation
 Planning
 Execution
 Closure

4 What are the range of methodologies used in breaking project objectives into achievable
project deliverables? (Answer in 80-90 words
There are various methodologies which are used to determine various factors such as
time, cost etc. Some types of methodologies are mentioned below:
Waterfall methodology
It is explained as traditional approach and in this methodology main focus is on
completing tasks in sequence. Various stages are involved in this methodology which is
mentioned below:
 Requirement
 Analysis
 Design
 Construction
 Testing
 Maintenance
Agile Methodology
It involves short stages of testing and evaluating as in final stage adaptation. It is
considered as quick, collaborative and data-driven.
Project deliverable focuses on primary objective of project which includes contracts, plan
of project, cost statements and reports of tasks and activities.
5. Describe the role of project life cycle stages, phases and structures relevant to industry
and project context. (Answer 90-120 words)
Project life-cycle consists of four different stages which are initiation, planning,
executing and closure. This process help managers in completing the project by
adhering to tasks and activities. Project-life cycle focuses on achieving project
goals within project timeline and understanding about need and requirement of
projects. Effective and efficient utilization of resources are important for any
project and it can only be possible by effective planning. In case of Uber Payment
Integration it is important for manager to understand the process and implement it
effectively in order to make payment gateway safe and secure.

6. What is meant impact analysis methodologies? (Answer in 70-90 words)
Impact analysis is associated with recording and understanding as well as assessing
outcomes of project which are either expected or unexpected. This type of
analysis focuses on generating the data and evaluating data and taking necessary
steps for findings that emerged from data. It is also helpful in understanding and
evaluating risk associated with project. It helps business in overcoming problems
and finding solutions crucial for project. It also help in determining the
effectiveness of project and its life-cycle.
7. List and explain three key aspects of change requests. (Answer in 70-100 words)
Changes is considered as key to success and three different aspects associated with
changes requests are mentioned below:
Developmental – It focuses on making changes in current aspects and focuses on
improving particular process or activity.
Transitional – It helps in understanding about desired objective in comparison to
existing one. It is considered as planned
Transformational – It is associated with change in assumptions and transformation is
possible in terms of structure and activities.

8. With the benefit of the Uber case study define the organizational documentation
required for recording strategies and goals for integration processes. (Answer 100-120
words)
Organizational documentation is important for organization to record their projects
and record information about projects. It helps in capturing information about
status of project and outcome which is desired of the project. Project effective
monitoring is also possible by the help of documentation as it includes information
about different process and activities involved in project. Documentation is also
necessary as it helps in keeping track of progress of project and helps in
understanding about different activities and tasks.
9. Define what is meant by project management plan. (Answer in 50-70 words)
It is explained as the formal document which is used to define and understand
project activities and process. It helps in understanding about scope of project,
budget as well as timeline of project. It is also used to understand the desired
outcome of project and focusing on activities and process by help of which project
can be completed.

Task 2 Unit Skills Test (UST)
Establish Project
Use the Uber Payments Integration Case Study (Appendix 1) to prepare a project management
plan. Work in small groups to develop a plan that will integrate all project-management functions
with associated plans and baselines. In your small groups be sure to negotiate approval of the
project plan to ensure work is conducted effectively. Your group will need to ensure the project
records are updated against project deliverables throughout this task.
1. Provide a Project Charter to initiate the project. Use the template below.
A. Project Background
This project is based on providing safe and secure payment gateway to consumers by Uber. This
project focuses on how payments systems of Uber can be made effective which can help
organisation in providing security during making payments for their services. Uber focuses on
providing various platform for making online payments such as Paytm, Google Pay etc. These
platforms are considered very effective and efficient methods for making digital payments. Project
focuses on integrating their payment systems with Google pay for making transactions safe. This
project involves various stages which focuses on building the payment integration and in next phase
testing the effectiveness of system and in final phase launching payment integration system.
B. Project Purpose and Justification
Uber focuses on providing digital platforms for making payments and it can only be
possible by integrating with one of the digital platform leader. Launching such project could
help Uber in providing payment platform to consumers which can help in making online
transactions safe and secure. These days digital payments are very common as it helps
consumers in saving their time and it is necessary for Uber to adopt such steps in order to
make their payment systems safe and secure for consumers.
This project will also help Uber in connecting with more consumers and it would help in
expanding their consumer base and it would help consumers in saving their valuable time.
C. High Level Project Scope Statement
Project Objectives and Success Criteria
SMART objectives for this project are mentioned below:
Uber focuses on increasing their consumer base.
By help of this project Uber can boost their profits in significant numbers.
This project will help Uber in making their payment systems safe and secure.
This project help Uber in retaining their consumer as well as engaging new consumers.
Success criteria for this project is based on completion of objectives and it would also help
Uber in increasing their effectiveness and efficiency. Success criteria of any project is
based on its objectives and completing tasks and activities of project also ensures success
of any project. In case of Uber, project manager have to make sure that milestones should
be completed within give time-period and it should be completed with resources which are
available.
High Level Project Scope and Requirements