Bike Share Australia Project: Planning, Schedule, and Risk Analysis

This project assignment focuses on the Bike Share Australia project, encompassing the development and revision of the project schedule using MS Project. Part A details the initial planning stage, including resource maximization, leveling, and the impact of predecessors on task allocation. A memo to the project manager summarizes the project plan, timeline, and resource allocation, including costs for various roles. The assignment explores the impact of adding resources, specifically Business Analysts, on project duration and cost. Risk assessment is also included, identifying potential issues such as system incompatibility and data compatibility. Part B focuses on revising the project plan, analyzing the impact of changes to sprint durations and costs. The solution provides detailed explanations of the changes and their effects on the overall project timeline and budget.

Project Practical: Bike Share Australia
Name of the Student:
Student ID:
Name of the University:
Author’s note:

Part A: Developing the Schedule
AQ1:
AQ2:
a.
First, all the resources were maximized to their capacity,
Now, the following level options were selected and level all was done,

After levelling, only one over-allocation was present,
Now, Predecessors was added to the task for ensuring that the over allocation has been resolved,
b.
BSA_PartAQ1.mpp BSA_PartAQ2.mpp
Total Cost Total Duration Total Cost Total Duration
$661,380.00 237 days $661,380.00 242 days

c. The change in total duration has occurred after the levelling of the over allocated resources.
However, since the duration of the activities has remained constant, the cost of the project
remained unchanged.
AQ3:
Memo
To: Mike Edwards
From: <<name of the student>>, Project Manager
Date: 19/5/18
Sub: Informing about the completion of the planning stage of the project with brief details
Message
The project plan has been completed and it has covered all the scopes set by the client. The
completion of the project would be based on the alignment of the activities as planned. The
project scheduled for starting on 28th May, 2018 would end around 6th May, 2019 (242 working
days). The project had covered several activities and the schedule has covered the development
of the software for bike chare database, GPS tracking, account management system, mobile/bike
interface app, and maintenance module. The project has numerous activities including the
travelling among the three cities of Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney. The completion of the
activities would allow the inclusion of the various holidays and weekend off. We can work on 24
hour shift for ensuring that the project is completed on time.
Resource Name Cost
Transport Analyst $95,000.00

Business Analysts $132,480.00
Database Analysis $21,120.00
Software Engineers $193,600.00
Network Engineer $80,080.00
Mechanical
Engineer $68,800.00
Technician $60,800.00
Flight $3,200.00
Accommodation $6,300.00
AQ4.
a.
The Business Analysts has been used in most of the critical activities. So adding one more
Business Analysts would result in halving the total time duration for the project.
b.
BSA_PartAQ3.mpp BSA_PartAQ4.mpp
Total Cost Total Duration Total Cost Total Duration
$667,071.33 205.68 days $667,071.33 280.68
c.
Using the level all option of Ms-Project, I was able to overcome the over allocation of the
resources automatically.

QA5.
a.
Risk No. Risk Description Impact Likelihood Degree
1 System Incompatibility is a
major problem for the
project
Delay in
development of the
user interface
Low High
2 Compatibility of data is not
viable for the alignment of
the activities
Data would be lost
during the process
of time
Medium Medium
b.
WBS number Task Name Duration Resource
2.7 Testing for design and
data compatibility
5 Software Engineer