Advance Project Planning and Control Report: Wolfron City Project

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of project planning and control, focusing on the Wolfron City development project. It begins with an introduction to project planning and its importance, followed by an examination of procurement alternatives, including cost-reimbursable, time, material, and fixed prices, considering the specific needs of the Wolfron City project. The report then delves into the work breakdown structure (WBS) and its role in breaking down project activities, scope management, and estimation. It also covers cost estimations for various project elements. Furthermore, the report explores the critical path method (CPM) for scheduling and managing project activities. It also examines project management and tracking plans, emphasizing the importance of tracking progress, identifying potential issues, and employing various tracking tools. Finally, the report includes a discussion on analyzing project delays and offers concluding remarks. This report aims to provide insights into effective project management practices for successful project delivery.

ADVANCE PROJECT
PLANNING AND CONTROL

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................4
Procurement alternatives for their proposed projects..................................................................4
Work breakdown structure..........................................................................................................6
Quantities and approximate costs elements in project.................................................................7
Critical path.................................................................................................................................8
Project management and tracking plan for delivery of projects................................................10
Plan for analysing project delays...............................................................................................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCE..................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
A project plan is the model of the process in which this follows the realise about the
project objective. While this could be important in knowing about the high impact over the
project and make the proper implementation for which the work can complete. It brings the large
number of important aspects together for having the project and also include the scope, cost,
associated risk and timing. Project planning must be important because this could make sure
about the improving communication, increasing transparency and have the main focus on the
project goals. Wolfron city have the goal for developing the tourism sector in which this could
make their project and make sure about the better development. Wolfron city want to make their
city to redevelopment in which they are required for having the project planning and better
implementation. This report will explain about the procurement alternative hat might be used for
purposed project along with work breakdown for the project. Moreover, also examined about the
quantities and costs for using in project and critical path for which the project can known about
the various activities. Furthermore, explain about the project management and tracking that could
led for succession in project and plan analysis for the project development.
MAIN BODY
Procurement alternatives for their proposed projects
Procurement management in projects seems to be important while through which the
performance of the various activities that could help the project for making the development.
Such types of procurement are cost-reimbursable, time, material or fixed prices. This might be
important for making the project. Although, Wolfron City project for having the development
through which they can make their better city (Davisand et.al., 2021). Procurement policy and
permits might be required for completing the project and technology for which the project can be
completed on given time for which fewer employee are to be required. Country partnership
sector or many agency contract are to be required for developing Wolfron city.
Procurement planning must be important for making the project administration manual
and make sure about the various resources which have been used for making the implementation
of planning. Project procurement risk analysis should be also important for making the proper
estimation in their process. There might be many factor for identifying the risk matrix that could

held due to having procurement project. Wolfron city have to make the agency for having risk
factor in the procurement undertaken (Leand et.al., 2021). Alternative procurement arrangement
that could help the agency for reducing the risk factor and easily make sure for those things via
prior for including deviation from some open competition. Tools that deal for having the
procurement alternatives in which the work can complete and easily make sure for those things
which could be important in taking the high advantage. While this might be also important for
knowing about the valuable estimation in completing the city development.
The need for this assessment while for increasing the importance of good procurement in
project and have the better project planning. Procurement planning also consist for having the
risk factor along with this also help for rating each major procurement within the every month
(Atkinand Brooks, 2021). The procurement manager should be more responsible for having the
better estimation in the process for reducing the elements and easily make sure about those
things which could make the scope for having the process in planning. This could also led for
determine whether it can be completed with using internal or external sources. Project
procurement risk profile that can include the low risk with having factor good work, services,
alternative backroom activities etc.
Alternative procurement arrangement in having the proper estimation for the suppliers in
which the project manager and many other workers can work for having completion on time.
This might also helps in maintaining with bilateral and multilateral agencies for which the
project manager can keep the scope for completing the project. Many roles and responsibilities
for which the work can complete (Gjorgievski, Cundevaand Georghiou, 2021). Commitment for
the financer for carrying out the delegated and make sure for tasks. Procurement management do
not conduct about the specific tasks and also do not handle over the various resources for
completing the tasks. Procurement must be involved in buying hardware, equipment and many
other goods for project.
Procurement alternative also led for having the best option in saving time, money and
stress that could involved in the training for the employee. This might be also led for having the
tasks conducting and which they are not so experienced. In developing the city this could also
led for having the fixed costs and saving more time along with money while for which this could
keep their city economy (Capazand et.al., 2021). While having the city development the
procurement manager should know about the responsibilities for best contracting with the

particular project. This could also seems to be important in making much sense for which the
work can complete and easily make surety about those things which could be important in taking
much advantages.
Traditional procurement is appointing about the architectural practices or designing practices
which could help the project manager, interior designer for having better growth and make their
project with better goals. This have three stages such as bid, design and build. This might also
sets client with having directly contacts with the manager and designer for having better budget
parameters.
Design and build make the offer to clients about the designing, specification, consultancy,
project management which are being all under one roof. this procurement is also known as D&B,
which speed up the work with having relocation and refurbishment programme.
Work breakdown structure
WBS or work breakdown structure comes in project management which gives idea about
the activities which will be their in the project. It will also give idea that in what time the activity
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will get completed. In simple words it means breaking the project into small elements. This
structure is the project deliverable which controls the team work so that can be managed easily.
Project planning:
It is the procedure through which planning is done for the project. It is the task which tasks place
before the construction of the project actually starts.
Scope management:
It explains project’s scope (Abd Rahman, Zaki and Husain, 2019). This is the important step of
the project because it will guide that what must be done and what must not be done. Scope
management makes the project restricted and those activities can be avoided which takes more
time and price.
Estimation management:
This always will not include only cost estimation always. As while starting the project there are
many things which have to figure, it out like time, efforts etc.
Scheduling management:
It is the software which helps to check that all the activities are completed in the specified order
and also time. As project manager have various tasks and it is arranged by keeping various things
in the mind.
Project resource management:
It refers to managing all the resources which are involved in the project. It includes tools,
stationaries, human resource etc.
Project risk management:
Identifying risk which can arise in the project (Saputra and Latief, 2020).
Project communication management:
Project manager should proper communicate with team and stakeholders timely.
Project configuration management:
It means controlling the changes which happens in the software.
Quantities and approximate costs elements in project
This elements help the project for knowing about the costs and quantities about the
project. Here are some of the costs estimations such as:
Activities Cost (£)
Project planning and tracking 115.00

Scope statement 2.00
Human resources plan 65.00
Project resources management 42.00
People 11.00
Equipment 15.00
Place 14.00
Scope management 15.23
Estimation management 14.25
Project risk management 14.56
Scheduling management 85.00
Project communication management 152.00
Social networking sites 56.39
Web conferencing 45.25
Emails 48.58
Configuration management 78.00
Monitoring 88.00
Closure 75.63
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road site = 89cm2 , road costs about Rs 27 lakh per kilometre, parks walls in different street= 4
walls/ per with= 5feet.
Critical path
Critical path method or CPM is the algorithm which is used for scheduling all project
activities. The effective technique for using CPM is to make the model for the project which
includes tasks to be completed in the project, relations between task and time which the activity
will take for completion (Burghate, 2018). Critical path can be determined by analysing the
longest stretch of activities and calculating them from start to the finish. This have been
determined about the work which have been starting and finishing. Along with various activities
that have been seems about scope management, scheduling, project resources various activities
that could help for identifying about the critical path and might be important for taking some
essential advantage. Project management communication and many other scope management and

also having their benefits in which project manager can work and also keep their many essential
activities for performing out theme.

Project management and tracking plan for delivery of projects
Project tracking:
To track the project is the project management method so that progress of the project can be
tracked easily. By tracking the project comparison can be made with the actual progress and the
planned progress. And also identifying problems which is preventing the project from being on
schedule and in the given budget. Project tracker is very much needed so that project manager
can monitor the project. As through tracking one can come to know that project is going in the
right direction as planned or not. In the procedure of tracking if project will go out of budget then
can be stopped that specific activity which is increasing project budget and project manager can
plan alternatives for that. Project tracking is not only helpful for project manager but also helps
stakeholders so that they can know the progress of the project. There are many project tracking

tools and techniques which can be used in order to track the project. If project is tracked in better
way then project manager can achieve success in making project successful. As in the tracking
procedure milestones can be analysed and make solutions to remove it.
Project tracking is the methods from which the project management follow the process for
having the effective working. This might be also important for knowing about the tracking about
how the project have been delivered. Potential issues that can be spotted while by team members
and leader. Tracking project from the beginning, dealing and completing quickly while according
to making the proper decision about successful project manager can do (van den Berg,
Voordijkand Adriaanse, 2021). This could also include managing task, activities and most
important for having people who can work easily for having the proper estimation in completing
the work. Project manager should required to check the project performance regularly while for
identifying variances from the project management along with this also make sure about the plan
must follow the track.
In order to track the project, project manager should have start with project outline. Design
deliverables and milestones. It is very important so that delay can be eliminated. Project manager
should have also make goals which is real, clear and can be measured easily. There are many
project tracking template which can be used by the project manager so that he or she have
knowledge related to tasks, time and costs. Conduct regular meetings with the staff and
stakeholders. So that manager can get regular update of what is happening in the project and also
give solution to the team for the issue if has arisen.
It is the main duty of project manager to set deadlines for each and every task before only. As if
the deadlines are set in advance then there are less probability that the project will get delayed.
Always support transparency (Zareei, 2018). Project manager should discuss everything clear
with the stakeholders and team and team should have also discuss true progress of the project
with their project manager. Lack of transparency will also cause delay in the project. It is very
important to make sure that time, scope and cost should be maintained properly. If it will go out
then there are chances of delay or even project went into failure.
Wolfron city project should designed the software in which they can easily have the look
over through which they can complete their and what quantity of the resources have been used.
This could also help for designing everything in one place with real time to keep project visible

across the stakeholder and team effectively (Li, Baekand Ashuri, 2021). Project management
tracking must be used for having multiple benefits and many reason for engaging with project
tracking along with increased the chance for succession in making project. This could also
important for keeping the up to date and progress for which the work can complete and make
sure for those thing which could important in knowing about work capabilities.
Project tracking keeps all team members and stakeholder in touching with each and other
and make sure about the stakeholder for knowing about the deadlines and goals. Tracking plan
seems to be important for which the working and make sure for those things which could make
the proper estimation in completing the work (Guvenand Ergen, 2021). Some of the useful links
such as develop the scope statement in which document can be files for having the proper
deliverables included and excluded from project. This documents can be used for objective,
deliverables and clarifying statement that can be used for making the project. This can be also
prepared for showing to case study about project to the stakeholder and surprised due to having
the execution projects.
Conducting stakeholder analysis while this could help the project for make sure about the
high valuable things that could help the project for completing with having the proper resources.
Stakeholder analysis must be important which used for influencing people needs from and over
the project. It also seems that stakeholder should understand about the project and easily make
sure about those things which seems to required in making the project (Abankwaand et.al.,
2021). This could led for having the better communication and make sure about getting feedback
support. The communication stables can make the better understanding between them and
stakeholder in the project. Real time information should be available for making the accurate and
make sure about the available of the resources for which this could make their project to be
complete on time.
Establish and communicate the plan in which this could help the project manager for
knowing about the planning and implementation in which they can complete the goals. This
could be also important for knowing about the better communication in defines about the
resources that are must be required (Rauscher,2021). While this could be also important in
knowing about the various term and condition which could be required for making the various
better terms and make the proper communication for which the project can be complete. It could

be write in having the formal communication which could be basis and forwarded in team
members.
Standard techniques will be implemented while having various tools technique and which might
help for being so implemented and make sure for having developed and keeping the better
designing about the sources. It does looking out for key development digital thinking within the
industry and emphasis on parametric design. Eva could bring more out the vale added which
might be having essentially company cost of capital and added more vale that could generated
from the funds invested.
Plan for analysing project delays
Project manager is called as effective who tracks everything while doing the project as it
runs so that causes can be identified and also can be corrected. After the manager comes to know
that what exactly the problem is then he should understand that why the problem has arise.
Excusable and non-excusable delays:
Excusable delays happens because of certain conditions that cannot be seen and is not controlled
by the onwer’s. this kinds of delays are labour strikes, no action taken by government, changes
have done by the owners, fire, earthquakes or any other natural disasters, interference by outside
agencies etc. whereas non excusable delays are delay which can be controlled by the owners (4
Types of Construction Project Delays and How to Overcome Them., 2019). For the delay in the
activity owners are responsible for that. These types of delays includes late task completed by
subcontractors or suppliers, delayed mobilization, overall late performance of the project and
also late execution etc.
Critical delays and non-critical delays:
If the schedule delay to excusable or not and it is important to check that if the delay is critical or
not. Through critical schedule delay, delivery date of the project’s gets impacted. If delay does
not affect the activities of the critical path of the project, then delay does not need much
attention.
Compensable Delays
This delays refers to under which compensation is included for delaying the project it means for
the time and cost compensation contractor is liable. The cost compensation is the extra cost
which is connected with the delay. Compensable delay is considered to be non-excusable delay.

Concurrent delay:
There are many conversation which moves between contractor and owners in the construction
project and sometimes concurrent delay may happens. These delay occurs when more then one
party is in fault. The complex thing here is to check that how each party is responsible for the
delay (Mohamed and et.al., 2017). There are some tools for analysing schedules which can be
helpful in this determination. Overlapping in the delays makes it problematic to find out the
delay duration, at what time delay occurred etc.
Every delay which has happened in the construction schedule can impact the overall project.
Whether the delay can be related to cost, reputation or schedule. With the help of forensic
schedule analysis it can be determined that whose fault is there in the project. This analysis helps
to find out the root cause of the delay and also provide help.
Inquiry learning, concept check and just-in-time teaching are the SCL guides techniques
in which project manager can have their better working process which might be important for
knowing about those concepts in which the project for city can be complete. This could also play
more goals and objective for which the city can developed and make sure for having some better
estimation for opportunities in many other project.
Construction delays can be also managed by following some steps which are as follows:
Projects must be planned and forecast in effective manner:
At the starting of the project it should be proper planned and forecasting must be done.
Optimistic forecasting will definitely delay the project whereas forecasting unrealistically will be
helpful in slowdown the problems. In order to better forecast the project a project manager
should make project activity checklist which consists of the tasks which the team will do in order
to complete the project. On that list each activity should have assigned the time. While assigning
time to the activities, project manager can also compare time which has taken by activity when
previously similar project is undertaken.
Spotting delays at earliest:
By determining delay at the early stage the construction project delays can be minimized or
avoided. In order to do this, early warning signs of project delay has to be spotted. Common
warning signs includes: unclear project scope, this is the crucial sign for the delay of the project.
It happens when the contractor has done poor planning or client is confused and did not know
what they actually want.

Communication issues, lack of communication within stakeholders, project managers and staff is
also the sign for project delay. When communication is not proper in the construction project
then often delays takes place.
Improve communication:
Poor communication can convert small issues into long delays. So that is why it is important that
communication should flow properly between all the parties. Staff and project manager should
have transparent communication and should be easily reachable. Project manager should brought
daily report so that everyone can be updated regarding project status. This is helpful in finding
out the delays which can happen in the future (Cho and et.al., 2021).
Stay hands on until catch the already set schedule:
If delay takes place, then the hands should be stayed until catches up the set schedule. Project
manager should determine the delay cause and must plan that how they will deal with the issue.
Project manager must have include his team and client while making plan so that can easily deal
with delays. Finalizing the tasks which are not important and make priority to those tasks that
can delay complete project if pushed back.
Having back up plan:
Making back up plan will ensure that the project team is prepared in case if delay occurs. As for
every delay one cannot have back up plan so team can make back up plan for those task which is
easily predictable. Example back plan can be made for the supplier who delay in delivering
materials, so project manager can have back up supplier. Having back up plan also gives
confidence to the project manager that if delay happens in completing any of the activity then
they have back up plan for that.
Reducing construction project delays:
When delays happens in the construction project then it will cost to the project manager and also
frustrating. It can also hurt the reputation of the company. Lot more delays can occur due to
factors which are not controllable (Dumay, Guthrie and Rooney, 2017). Due to lack of proper
planning also some of the delays take place. In order to minimize construction project delay,
project manager have to evaluate each and every activity and should noted the delay which can
takes place. Delay is never good as it can bring great loss in the project in terms of time and
money.

In developing Wolfron city project manager can developed more things for which they can easily
make their team members for working together. While this could be easier in taking high steps
towards the concepts and clear goals to the team member about how to deal with work and how
they can manage their work. While this can be also important in taking much advantage and
easily come to know about those terms in which the growth and Wolfron city can be developed.
The project manager can work with having better communication and collaboration in which
they can easily make sure for being completion project on time.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it had been seems that, project management helps the project
manager for managing the work and make the effective team for working with huge resources.
While this could also examined about work breakdown in which the work can be divided of
project into some small part. Through which the work can be done in having the proper process.
Procurement alternatives that could easily make the main purposed and objective for knowing
about the project and make sure about the various tools that can be used in making the project.
Costs estimation in which this come to know about the budget and quantities for working with
the project. Critical path and networking diagram that could easily make sure about the things
which could be important in making the proper estimation for completing the work. Project
management and tracking seems to be important for which the work and project have been
completed on time. While this seems to be one types of software in which the project manager
can easily tracked their work and make sure about the communication. Finally, examined about
the analysis delays for which the project can be delivered in having the proper process.

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