Project Management: Big Data Analytics Package for Business Operations

This project focuses on the utilization of a big data analytics package within an organization to improve business operations. The project includes a Gantt chart, network diagram, six milestones, a resource table, a detailed project budget, a RACI table, project risk assessment, and an impact/probability matrix. The project aims to gain stakeholder agreement on using big data with IoT sensors for prescriptive and predictive maintenance. The resource table outlines human resource allocation across various project activities, and the budget details the costs associated with each task. Risk assessment includes identifying and mitigating potential issues such as budget shortfalls and schedule slippage. The RACI matrix clarifies roles and responsibilities, and the project follows a structured approach from initiation to closure, ensuring effective management and successful implementation of the big data analytics package.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project: Utilization of Big data analytics Package
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
Overview of the Project.............................................................................................................2
1. Gantt chart..............................................................................................................................2
2. Network Diagram...................................................................................................................3
3. Six milestones........................................................................................................................3
4. Resource Table.......................................................................................................................4
5. Project budget.........................................................................................................................9
6. RACI table...........................................................................................................................15
7. Project Risk..........................................................................................................................17
8. Impact/Probability Matrix....................................................................................................19
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................22

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Overview of the Project
The paper mainly focusses on the big data use within the organization in order to
handle the operations of the business. The organization mainly utilizes big data analytics
package that generally include various types of programs in order to understand the
requirements of marketing, for identifying customers and for improving the service delivery
to the various customers of the organization. It is found that the main goal of the organization
is to gain agreement with the various stakeholders on utilizing big data with the various
operations that is done in IoT sensors with the help of both prescriptive and predictive
maintenance.
1. Gantt chart

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Figure 1: Gantt chart
(Source: Created by Author)
2. Network Diagram
A network diagram is one of the visual representation of network architecture that
generally helps in mapping out the entire structure of the network with the help of variety of
different types of symbols as well as line connections. It is considered as one of the ideal way
of sharing layout of the entire network as the visual representation is quite easier for the users
to understand when it is generally connected.
Figure 2: Network Diagram
(Source: Created by Author)
3. Six milestones
The milestones of the project are listed in the table below:

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Milestone Completion date
Milestone 1: Completion of project initiation phase Fri 01-06-18
Milestone 2: Completion of planning phase Wed 04-07-18
Milestone 3: Completion of execution phase Thu 20-09-18
Milestone 4:Completion of testing phase Thu 04-10-18
Milestone 5:Completion of closure phase Fri 12-10-18
4. Resource Table
The project of big data analytics package will generally be limited to demonstrate the
entire human resource that is generally applied to the project with the various respective
costs.
Resource Name Type
Material
Label
Initials Group
Max.
Units
Std. Rate
Project planner Work P 100% $ 40.00/hr.
Project manager Work P 100% $ 35.00/hr.
Financial manager Work F 100% $ 30.00/hr.
Human resource
manager
Work H 100% $ 30.00/hr.
Risk analyst Work R 100% $ 35.00/hr.
Application engineer Work A 100% $ 35.00/hr.
Database
administrator
Work D 100% $ 35.00/hr.
IT analyst Work I 100% $ 35.00/hr.
Technical engineer Work T 100% $ 35.00/hr.

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Tester Work T 100% $ 30.00/hr.
Hardware cost Material H $ 15,000.00
Software cost Material S $ 15,000.00
Network Material N $ 10,000.00
Additional cost Material A $ 10,000.00
The table below reflects the how the human resources are utilized in each of the
activities of the project for finishing the project within the expected budget and time.
Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
Resource
Names
Utilization of big data analytics
package
110 days
Mon 14-
05-18
Fri 12-
10-18
Initiation phase 15 days
Mon 14-
05-18
Fri 01-
06-18
Developing business case 3 days
Mon 14-
05-18
Wed 16-
05-18
Project
planner
Identifying the need of big
data analysis package
4 days
Thu 17-
05-18
Tue 22-
05-18
2
Project
planner
Undertaking feasibility study' 2 days
Wed 23-
05-18
Thu 24-
05-18
3
Financial
manager,
Human
resource
manager
Establishing project charter 3 days Fri 25- Tue 29- 4 Project

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05-18 05-18 manager
Appointing team members
for the project
3 days
Wed 30-
05-18
Fri 01-
06-18
5
Human
resource
manager
Milestone 1: Completion of
project initiation phase
0 days
Fri 01-
06-18
Fri 01-
06-18
6
Planning phase 23 days
Mon 04-
06-18
Wed 04-
07-18
Developing project plan 3 days
Mon 04-
06-18
Wed 06-
06-18
7
Project
manager
Creating resource plan 4 days
Thu 07-
06-18
Tue 12-
06-18
9
Human
resource
manager
Developing financial plan 3 days
Wed 13-
06-18
Fri 15-
06-18
10
Financial
manager
Developing quality plan 4 days
Mon 18-
06-18
Thu 21-
06-18
11 IT analyst
Creating risk management
plan
3 days
Fri 22-
06-18
Tue 26-
06-18
12 Risk analyst
Developing acceptance plan 3 days
Wed 27-
06-18
Fri 29-
06-18
13
Project
manager
Developing communication
plan
3 days Mon 02-
07-18
Wed 04-
07-18
14 Human
resource
manager,

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Project
manager
Milestone 2: Completion of
planning phase
0 days
Wed 04-
07-18
Wed 04-
07-18
15
Implementation phase 56 days
Thu 05-
07-18
Thu 20-
09-18
Gaining executive level
sponsorship
6 days
Thu 05-
07-18
Thu 12-
07-18
16
Technical
engineer
Re-build 7 days
Fri 13-
07-18
Mon 23-
07-18
18
Application
engineer
Making value to the
customer priority
8 days
Tue 24-
07-18
Thu 02-
08-18
19
Human
resource
manager
Data quality 7 days
Fri 03-
08-18
Mon 13-
08-18
20
IT analyst,
Software
cost[1]
Machine learning 6 days
Tue 14-
08-18
Tue 21-
08-18
21
Application
engineer
High Volume processing 7 days
Wed 22-
08-18
Thu 30-
08-18
22
Technical
engineer
Linking customer data to
company process
7 days
Fri 31-
08-18
Mon 10-
09-18
23
Database
administrator
Creating repeatable
processes and actions paths
8 days Tue 11-
09-18
Thu 20-
09-18
24 Application
engineer,

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Hardware
cost[1]
Milestone 3: Completion of
execution phase
0 days
Thu 20-
09-18
Thu 20-
09-18
25
Testing phase 10 days
Fri 21-
09-18
Thu 04-
10-18
White box testing 2 days
Fri 21-
09-18
Mon 24-
09-18
26 Tester
Usability testing 3 days
Tue 25-
09-18
Thu 27-
09-18
28
Tester,
Additional
cost[1]
User acceptability testing 2 days
Fri 28-
09-18
Mon 01-
10-18
29 Tester
Black box testing 3 days
Tue 02-
10-18
Thu 04-
10-18
30 Tester
Milestone 4:Completion of
testing phase
0 days
Thu 04-
10-18
Thu 04-
10-18
31
Closure phase 6 days
Fri 05-
10-18
Fri 12-
10-18
Post-project review 3 days
Fri 05-
10-18
Tue 09-
10-18
32
Project
planner
Stakeholder sign off 2 days
Wed 10-
10-18
Thu 11-
10-18
34
Project
manager
Documentation 1 day Fri 12- Fri 12- 35 Project

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10-18 10-18
manager,
Project
planner
Milestone 5:Completion of
closure phase
0 days
Fri 12-
10-18
Fri 12-
10-18
36
5. Project budget
It is assumed that the budget that is generally needed in order to finish the project is
around $71, 520. The table that is provided below reflects the cost that is associated with each
of the activities of the project.
Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
Resource
Names
Cost
Utilization of big data
analytics package
110 days
Mon
14-05-
18
Fri 12-
10-18
$ 71,520.00
Initiation phase 15 days
Mon
14-05-
18
Fri 01-
06-18
$ 4,760.00
Developing business
case
3 days
Mon
14-05-
18
Wed
16-05-
18
Project
planner
$ 960.00
Identifying the need
of big data analysis
package
4 days
Thu
17-05-
18
Tue 22-
05-18
2
Project
planner
$ 1,280.00
Undertaking 2 days Wed Thu 24- 3 Financial $ 960.00

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feasibility study'
23-05-
18
05-18
manager,
Human
resource
manager
Establishing project
charter
3 days
Fri 25-
05-18
Tue 29-
05-18
4
Project
manager
$ 840.00
Appointing team
members for the project
3 days
Wed
30-05-
18
Fri 01-
06-18
5
Human
resource
manager
$ 720.00
Milestone 1:
Completion of project
initiation phase
0 days
Fri 01-
06-18
Fri 01-
06-18
6 $ 0.00
Planning phase 23 days
Mon
04-06-
18
Wed
04-07-
18
$ 6,880.00
Developing project
plan
3 days
Mon
04-06-
18
Wed
06-06-
18
7
Project
manager
$ 840.00
Creating resource
plan
4 days
Thu
07-06-
18
Tue 12-
06-18
9
Human
resource
manager
$ 960.00
Developing
financial plan
3 days
Wed
13-06-
18
Fri 15-
06-18
10
Financial
manager
$ 720.00
Developing quality 4 days Mon Thu 21- 11 IT analyst $ 1,120.00

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plan
18-06-
18
06-18
Creating risk
management plan
3 days
Fri 22-
06-18
Tue 26-
06-18
12 Risk analyst $ 840.00
Developing
acceptance plan
3 days
Wed
27-06-
18
Fri 29-
06-18
13
Project
manager
$ 840.00
Developing
communication plan
3 days
Mon
02-07-
18
Wed
04-07-
18
14
Human
resource
manager,
Project
manager
$ 1,560.00
Milestone 2:
Completion of planning
phase
0 days
Wed
04-07-
18
Wed
04-07-
18
15 $ 0.00
Implementation
phase
56 days
Thu
05-07-
18
Thu
20-09-
18
$ 45,360.00
Gaining executive
level sponsorship
6 days
Thu
05-07-
18
Thu 12-
07-18
16
Technical
engineer
$ 1,680.00
Re-build 7 days
Fri 13-
07-18
Mon
23-07-
18
18
Application
engineer
$ 1,960.00
Making value to the 8 days Tue Thu 02- 19 Human $ 1,920.00