Application Development Project Report for Cobden Golf Club

This project management report details the development of an application for the Cobden Golf Club. It begins with an introduction and project background, followed by the project's objectives, a SWOT analysis of the current situation, and the problem/opportunity statement. The report outlines critical assumptions, constraints, and options, with recommendations for design and security. A financial analysis, including NPV, ROI, and payback period calculations, is provided. Preliminary project requirements, a budget estimate, and a schedule estimate using a waterfall approach are also included. The report concludes with a list of potential risks associated with the project.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT REPORT
Project Management Report: Application Development for Cobden Golf Club
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction and Description of Project Background..................................................................2
2. Description of Project Objectives................................................................................................2
3. Description of the Current Situation: SWOT Analysis...............................................................3
4. Outline of Problem/Opportunity Statement.................................................................................4
5. Details of Critical Assumptions and Constraints.........................................................................4
6. Analysis of Options and Recommendations................................................................................5
7. Financial Analysis.......................................................................................................................5
7.1 NPV and ROI calculation......................................................................................................5
7.2 Payback Period......................................................................................................................7
8. Preliminary Project Requirements...............................................................................................9
9. Budget Estimate.........................................................................................................................11
10. Schedule Estimate....................................................................................................................12
11. List of Potential Risks..............................................................................................................13
References......................................................................................................................................15

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1. Introduction and Description of Project Background
The project development and management principles are helpful for forming the analysis
of the effective flow of operations (Model, 2015). The integration of the operations would
involve the development of the effective operations. The following assignment would involve
the use of project management tools and processes for implying the case study of application
development in organization.
The project is developed for installing an application for forming the accurate operation
and implementation process. The evolution of the app development project would tend to form
the effective flow of the process methodology for forming the effective and improved operations
(Balaji & Murugaiyan, 2012). The project involves the development of the effective
implementation model within the operations of the project.
2. Description of Project Objectives
The objectives of the project of Application Development for Cobden Golf Club are,
 To form a plan for developing and implementing the application based structure for
Cobden Golf Club
 To deploy the use of the system developing for the implementation of the effective
operations in Cobden Golf Club
 To complete the project within the specific budget, time schedule and ROI of 28% for
the application development

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3. Description of the Current Situation: SWOT Analysis
The SWOT analysis of the Cobden Golf Club includes the analysis of the organization in
terms of operations, marketing point of view and cost benefit analysis (Burke, 2013). The Swot
analysis of the Cobden Golf Club is done in the diagram below,
Figure 1: SWOT analysis of Cobden Golf Club
(Source: Thamhain, 2013, pp-33)
Strengths
Strong Position in Market
Old and loyal customers
Good Infrastructure
Weaknesses
Absence of technology
Lack of marketing and promotional
activities
High rates of the tools and utilities
Opportunities
Expansion of market
Increase of customers
Technological development by using GPS
and mobile application implementation
Threats
Absence of funding for development
Wearing of the existing tools
Competition from other clubs

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4. Outline of Problem/Opportunity Statement
The problem of the Cobden Golf Club is the lack of the technology advancement for the
operations and functions (Martinelli & Milosevic, 2016). The existing facility of Cobden Golf
Club would require some technological development for implementing the effective and smart
operations. The club has to face the issue of competition from rival golf clubs and there has been
a decrease in the overall customers in the organization.
The implementation of the improved services would help in forming the improvement of
the operations by the effective use of technology. The application would tend to form the
increase of the customers by the implication of the effective operations.
5. Details of Critical Assumptions and Constraints
The project of application development in Cobden Golf Club would comprise of forming
the following critical assumptions and constraints.
Assumptions: The assumptions taken in the project are that the project would be
completed within the estimated time duration and resource, the resources required for the project
would be easily available for accumulation, and the team members would work in harmony with
each other.
Constraints: The constraints taken in the project are the time, budget and the limited
scope of improvement. The constraints of the project would involve the deployment of limitation
for the operations of the project.

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6. Analysis of Options and Recommendations
The project development would involve the use of the proper scheduling and
modification of the tools and operations. The involvement of the effective and improved
employment model would involve the effective system implementation. The improvement of the
operations would integrate the effective deployment of the operations. Some recommendations
for the application development in Cobden Golf Club are,
Design Methodology: The use of effective design methodology would help in forming
the integration of the operations for deploying the effective application in the club. The design
methodology is developed for integrating the design of the application for implanting the
effective operations.
Security Functions: The security of the data stored in the application would be a primary
concern for Cobden Golf Club and it would involve the use of effective technologies and
operations.
7. Financial Analysis
7.1 NPV and ROI calculation
The NPV and ROI calculation has been done by considering the following facts as
provided in the case study of Application Development for Cobden Golf Club,
Initial Investment= $105,000.00
Breakdown of the initial investment,
Year 0 $80,000.00; Year 1 $10,000.00; Year 2 $10,000.00; Year 3 $5,000.00

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Discounting rate= 7%
Cash Inflow for the project,
Year 0 $0.00; Year 1 $80,000.00; Year 2 $120,000.00; Year 3 $140,000.00
Discounting rate is not considered for cash inflow for calculation and The NPV and ROI
is calculated in the table below,
Cost/Benefit Analysis for Smartphone App Implementation
Year of Project
year 0 year1 year 2 year 3 TOTAL
Net economic
benefit
$80,000.0
0
$120,000.
00
$140,000.
00
Discount Rate 7% 1 0.9346 0.8734 0.8163
PV Of Benefits $0.00 $74,766.3
6
$104,812.
65
$114,281.
70
NPV of all
BENEFITS
$0.00 $74,766.3
6
$179,579.
00
$293,860.
71
$293,860.71
One Time Costs ($105,000.00)
Recurring Costs ($80,000.0
0)
($10,000.0
0)
($10,000.0
0)
($5,000.00
)
NPV Of All Costs ($80,000.0 ($90,000.0 ($100,000. ($105,000. ($105,000.00)

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0) 0) 00) 00)
Overall NPV $188,860.71
ROI 2.80
Actual ROI in % 27.99
Breakeven analysis
Yearly NPV Cash
flow
($105,000.
00)
$15,233.6
4
$79,579.0
0
$188,860.
71
$188,860
.71
$188,860
.71
Overall NPV
Cash flow
($105,000.
00)
($120,233.
64)
$40,654.6
4
$148,206.
06
$337,066
.77
$525,927
.47
Project Breakeven occurs between year 2 and 3,
Actual Breakeven occurs at 2.51 years
Table 1: NPV Calculation for the Project
(Source: Created by the author in Ms-Excel)
7.2 Payback Period
The payback period for the calculation of the project is shown in the diagram and below,

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Figure 2: Payback Period Diagram for the project
(Source: Created by the author in Ms-Excel)
The following table would show the calculation of the payback period for the project,
Year Costs Benefits Cumulative Costs Cumulative Benefits
0 $80,000.00 $0.00 $80,000.00 $0.00
1 $10,000.00 $74,766.36 $90,000.00 $74,766.36
2 $10,000.00 $179,579.00 $100,000.00 $254,345.36
3 $5,000.00 $293,860.71 $105,000.00 $548,206.07
Table 2: Payback Period Calculation for the Project
(Source: Created by the author in Ms-Excel)

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8. Preliminary Project Requirements
The preliminary project requirements are the human and material resources that can be
used for forming the effective flow of operations. The implementation of the operations would
involve the development of the project requirements of both human and material resources. The
resources of the project are shown in the table below,
Resource Name Activities
Project Manager Making an estimation of resources required
Project Initialization Meeting
Submission of project initiation documents
Approval of project
Reviewing the plan outline
Plan Approval
Design Approval
Submitting the final documents of approval
Application is Approved
Application is Released (Go Live)
Planner Making initial Documents
Charter Development
Developing plan outline
Making Complete Plan
Making Final Documents
Programmer 1 Reviewing the design
Making Complete Design
Programming the Functions

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Developing Cloud Database
Integration of the database and application
Performance Testing
Usability Testing
Prototype Testing
Programmer 2 Reviewing the design
Making Complete Design
Coding Application
Developing Cloud Database
Integration of the database and application
Performance Testing
Usability Testing
Prototype Testing
Consultant Requirements Accumulation
Developing Cost benefit analysis
Selecting planning methodology
Selecting Waterfall Design Methodology for Designing
Digital Image Specialist Making Design Outline for the application
Making the Interface on screen
Hardware Requirements Accumulation
Software Requirements Accumulation
Archive Requirements Accumulation
Table 3: Project Requirements

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9. Budget Estimate
The budget estimation for the project is done by considering the resource estimation and
effective previous reports and evaluation. The budget for the project of Smartphone
Application Development for Cobden Golf Club is given below,
Project Budget Document
Project Name: Smartphone Application Development for Cobden Golf Club
Resource Name Work Duration Cost
Project Manager 48 hrs $3,840.00
Planner 80 hrs $6,000.00
Programmer 1 256 hrs $14,592.00
Programmer 2 264 hrs $15,048.00
Digital Image Specialist 36 hrs $2,052.00
Consultant 28 hrs $2,100.00
Hardware 1 $30,000.00
Software 1 $25,000.00
Archive 1 $6,000.00
Total $104,632.00
Table 4: Project Budget Estimation
(Source: Created by the author in Ms-Excel)