ICTPM610: Melbourne Broadband and VOIP Project Management Report

This report presents a project management plan for the establishment of broadband and VOIP services in Melbourne, Australia. It begins with an introduction to broadband technology and project management principles, followed by a detailed project overview, including client analysis of My Telecom, a major telecommunications provider. The report outlines the project's scope, objectives, and deliverables, along with a comprehensive project assessment report that includes findings, recommendations, and potential occupational health and safety concerns. The project analysis and design section covers estimated duration, target audience, and project management strategies, including technology evaluation, a detailed timeline, budget allocation, and legal considerations. The report is structured into phases, including planning, execution, and completion, with a focus on providing broadband services to both businesses and homes. The report also considers market dynamics, customer needs, and the overall value proposition of the project, aiming to provide reliable and efficient telecommunication services to the target market.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1. Project Overview ........................................................................................................................1
2. Client Overviews: .......................................................................................................................4
3. Scope ...........................................................................................................................................5
4. Project Assessment Report: ........................................................................................................6
4.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................6
4.2 Project Findings ...............................................................................................................7
4.3 Project Recommendation .................................................................................................8
4.4 Possible OHS Concerns....................................................................................................9
5. Project Analysis and Design .......................................................................................................9
5.1 Project estimated Duration...............................................................................................9
5.2 Target Audience ............................................................................................................10
6. Project Management .................................................................................................................11
6.1: Preliminary evaluation of technologies.........................................................................11
6.2: Project Timeline ..........................................................................................................13
6.3 Budget.............................................................................................................................15
6.4 Copyright and Legal Issue .............................................................................................16
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................19

INTRODUCTION
This simply been said that broadband creates affordable access to the genuine download
speeds of minimum of 100 Mbps and real upload speeds of minimum 50 Mbps by 2020 over a
fixed network for the consumers and small organization, convenient accessible access to a
gigabit synchronous for “anchor investors”, and convenient access to4G wireless broadband
network. However, this can be rightly said that the 4G wireless networks. In practical
implication, although, “broadband is moving target, that is routinely being redefined by the
market situations and enhanced tools (Deas, AT&T Intellectual Property I LP, 2011). As an
outcome, forecasting and competitive needs for the broadband could be forecasted in order to
enhanced effectively over the time.
1. Project Overview
Management plans are those which are most important for getting succeed of the project.
Project management plan basically comprises the strategy which is executed and manage project
and procedures linked to the knowledge areas of scope, schedule, cost, quality, human resources,
communications, risk and procurement which is documented in the Management Plan.
Henceforth, each knowledge area must have the management plan. While forming a plan, project
manager is required to think ahead of time on whole activities which plans to done at the time of
project. Here, in this report, a project management plan, planning is made which is totally based
establishment of the broadband services and VOIP service facility in Melbourne in order to assist
corporates and home along with their enhancing internet demand. They are planning to make a
project management plan which is made within 12 months. They are planning to render their
services to the organizations and homes which are located at diverse geographical areas within
the city. At the time of planning stage, scope, schedule and cost baselines which are formed for
comprising in the project management plan. Hereunder, a project management plan is bifurcated
into several parts so that this makes easy for the organization to consider all the aspects and
makes the plan accordingly. Hereunder, this can be rightly said that broadband services for the
home and business segment is totally based upon the management point of view. Here are some
of the management plan which are made in order to execute the project management plan in an
effective manner (Jain, Device Fidelity Inc, 2014). Project management is the usage of the
knowledge, talents and tools which are to align resources and attain objectives of the sponsors
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within the particular limitations of cost, time and quality. Formal project management tools are
required to be the crucial one in the telecommunication services as of four key constraints. First,
telecommunication services are to be bundled due to the contradictions of regulatory and
technological dynamics and enhanced outsourcing. Henceforth, various independent
incorporations are required to cooperate instead of opposing and conflicting agendas. Secondly,
planning and development of the infrastructure projects mostly last diverse years and might
covered to the several thousand individuals from various suppliers. Third one is the that the
various firms of telecommunication services, ranging from basic telephony implementing
wireline or wireless access, to the internet or broadband services. Finally, an advance service is
required to fit throughout an environment which are elaborated by already current technical and
firm’s legacies (Jain and Dao, Device Fidelity Inc, 2012). Henceforth, emergence of advance
products is most probably constrained by various components like legal, embedded consumer
base, inter-connectivity deals with other operators etc. Telecommunications is having
exceptional member of the family of industrial processes in area of information processing.
Broadband planning project has a right time line and budget.
Project Management Plan for establishment of the Broadband services will be completed in three
phases:
Project Management Plan Estimated time frame
Phase 1
Planning of the PMP: -
Incorporation of the Broadband Plan
Making of budgetary Plan
Incorporating of transmission path
3 WEEKS
3 WEEKS
9 WEEKS
Phase 2
Execution
Incorporation of Transmission Path
Getting of various regulatory approvals
Quality audits
Capital requirement related plan
28 WEEKS
3 WEEKS
12 WEEKS
2 WEEKS
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Project Management Plan Estimated time frame
Phase 3
Completion of the entire project
2 WEEKS
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2. Client Overviews:
As per the mentioned case scenarios, it has been found that My telecom is one of the
reliable MNC which is related with providers of major internet and broad band facilities to the
people across the nations. They are now planning to establish one of the effective broadband
services and VOIP services in Melbourne to start assist Businesses and various Home (Briglauer,
2014). It has been seen that with the increasing demand of internal services in various people and
community many of the companies are going to adopt new technology so that to move with the
fastest network. In order to collect consumer perceptions and satisfaction process with relation to
broadband and other internet services that are going to be deliver by My telecom. This seems to
be more effective and reliable telecommunication operators which will be effectively effective in
accordance with providing better networking services to various customers and business
household. It has been found that no wonder in current era’s aggressive business environment.
All the impacts which would helpful for sustaining this competitive atmosphere in the
mind of various people regarding the use of online services. Client have plenty of option to select
their own telecom which would operate in the market to get effective and efficient opportunity to
make use of various facilities through using faster network. Furthermore, they are often supposed
that what they are going to buy is for getting their work done in more quick period of time. It has
been found that current time is more innovative and vastly moving towards digital network. This
would assist plenty of companies to provide more reliable network and facilities to increase their
growth in coming period of time.
My Telecom is considered as one of the leading company in the nation. They are
providing intermediate services and facilities to various people those are living in Melbourne. the
company is largest providers of cellular as well as broadband services and so on. It is considered
as one of the famous for global presence having wide network area, effective services and good
brand image which is being managed by experts (Hao, Rozensztejn and Jin, Verizon Patent and
Licensing Inc, 2014). Customer is an individual that used to make payment of products of an
individual or organisation. It is more typically related with procuring or leasing products and
services. It is responsibility of shopkeepers to make suggestion of various sizes and preference of
their customers and on that basis they used to provide services to them.
Services provided by Mytelecom: In respect to marketing point of view, there is no any
dissimilarity among products and services, because plenty of them are considered mainly for
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identical through billing and marketing process. It has been observed that My telecom is
planning to make modification in producing specific products like Broadband Services, Mobile
network, wireless and VOIP.
Product selling: A product is said to be related with logical entity which would be sold
out to closed customers used to purchase the operators. A product can have their monthly rental
that would be considered as more parodic cost. They are generating item or non-usage products
specification. All the packages need to allow an effective product which is to be offered to
various client at minimum cost.
Choice of customers: The company is going to provided their telecommunication
services to two segments. Such as:
 Business: It is considered as one of the effective tool for businesses. As most of them are
operating as corporate transaction in their everyday time. For making proper connection
among other countries client they need to faced various issues (Gerber and Doverspike,
2011). To resolve those, my telecom is providing reliable broadband and internet
facilities to MNCs companies.
 Home: To provide domestic network facilities to connect with their families, friends and
other communities with the used of social media and other messaging applications.
Types of market where they used to operate: There are presently operating in various
parts of the nations. It working around 60 countries throughout the world. Now, it is planning to
enter into broadband and VOIP services in Melbourne Australia.
Underlying values and motivation: A personal value of society and various people of
that particular nation is related with Online shopping. It is social affiliation used to acts as
examine belief in increasing the moral of customers to get utilitarian advantage (Pyo and et. al.,
2012). The current evaluation is based on first to make proper investigation of individual values
those are related with various sources connected with the online mode of applications.
3. Scope
It is considered as one of the crucial aspect of project planning which will be associated
with determining an effective list of specific project aims, feature, activities, deadlines and other
costs those are started by My telecom company. In other words, it has been related with the aim
of attaining overall establishment aims that must be providing better response to the company
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and other individual. All activities those are lies as internal areas of project need to be accounted
for with proper schedule and sufficient amount budgets.
About project accomplishment: According to the mentioned information about various
project planning those are related with establishing broadband and VOIP. It must be considered
as one of the effective project which would assist the people as well as large companies to
connect with each other. The planning used to deliver best services to businesses at different
geographical location in Melbourne that take away from city location (Frangoudis, Polyzos and
Kemerlis, 2011). It would be accomplishing with the motive of attaining more benefits provide
better telecommunication connectivity to the people. The designed project of setting broadband
services is more profitable and innovative opportunity for the company.
Outcomes generated after completion of project:
All the objectives are set as per the process of deliverables outcomes which is often to
make require all concrete things those are considered while planning the broadband services. The
results are more effective or profitable for the company as well as the economy at the same point
of time. These are basically related with all changes and results those are expected to be attained
after finishing of project. It can be collected in both ways such as quantitative and qualitative.
The companies which is operating in Melbourne is having better opportunity to make all their
business communication with the help of using digital technology and other broadband services.
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4. Project Assessment Report:
4.1 Introduction
In this modern era the major purpose of each small as well as large business enterprises is
to expand their business operations and functions at large scale in respect to attaining higher
growth and success at market place. Mytelecom is a MNC company is plans to setup a
Broadband services and VOIP facilities in Melbourne as to providing help to business and home
with their developing internet demand. The company facing various issues at the time of setting
up a new venture in a new geographical areas. As to creating an effective project management
plan it is essential for an organisation to consider various aspects such as computer network
equipment site evaluation, barriers to installation, different equipments and system needs,
infrastructure requirement, transmission path like cable, radio, optical fibres, microwave,
environment barriers, budgetary requirements, quality audits, legislative barriers, compliance
needs by the industry etc.
4.2 Project Findings
This consist to be the most essential element of the project, there are various elements
which are required as to completion of the project in appropriate manner. In a research work the
major responsibility of researcher is to set some activities as per their priority in respect to
completion of the work in effective manner. Different elements are required as to briefly
complete the work in which some are associated as below:
Time: This is the fundamental aspect of any project as it is the prior responsibility of investigator
to set a specified time in respect to implementing all research activities in well planned and
systematic manner (Alemanne, Mandel and McClure, 2011). Time considered to be the major
factor which plays vast role in setting up a specified duration to completion of a work. It is also
essential for a researcher to design an effective time frame in respect to implementing all
activities as per the priority of the task in order to completion of the work in more effective
manner. In this particular report 12 months is the given duration for completion of the work and
it is required for investigator to create an appropriate time scale as to completion of the work
with all relevant task within the duration of 12 month. In this appropriate time is assigned to the
each task so that there is not any kind of issue arises in regards to the factor of time. Proper time
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is assigned as per the requirement of the task, this create value in completion of the work within
the desired period of time.
Cost: This is also an another essential part of research work as it plays effective role in
implementing all activities in effective manner. It is essential for an organisation to maintain
proper flow of funds and capital in respect to conducting all business activities and operations in
effective way. As to creating an appropriate project management plan it is necessary for an
organisation to have appropriate amount of funds and capital as to conduct all operations in
effective way so that goals can be attained smoothly. Some activities are cost consuming in
nature so it is required for firm to maintain proper flow of funds as to carry out the all activities
of firm in systematic manner.
Resources: This refers as the most essential element of firm as it is required for an organisation
or its management to make proper administration of available resources of the firm in respect to
completion of the work in effective way. There are various sources which are required to be
maintained by Mytelecom as to create an effective planning for set up a Broadband services and
VOIP service facility in Melbourne such as computer network equipment site evaluation, barriers
to installation, different equipments and system needs, infrastructure requirement, transmission
path like cable, radio, optical fibres, microwave, environment barriers, budgetary requirements,
quality audits, legislative barriers, compliance needs by the industry etc. company also needs to
maintain appropriate flow of human resources as to assigning right task to right person as per the
criteria of their skills and knowledge.
Quality: It is basic for chiefs to see whether quality is being kept up or not in the entire system. It
is basic bit of an endeavour plan. To achieve quality, executives can make convincing
methodologies and strategies that can be used by staff people and researchers. For finishing exact
research, it is basic for examiner to consider their destinations and objectives. Mytelecom In
addition to should give non appropriated programming and should be free edge each kind of
bugs and contaminations (Shi and et. al., 2013). In case they base on quality, by then association
will gain ground and will develop strong relations with customers and furthermore with clients.
It will moreover construct benefit and pay of the association.
Risk: There are particular sorts of risks that are incorporates at the hidden time of research. Boss
should be adequately profitable in perceiving perils and figure outlines with a particular true
objective to counter it suitably. By properly encountering each danger, examiner can without
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quite a bit of a stretch and effortlessly total their examination and can extend their profit. Gantt
chart help with dealing with such sorts of peril in effective way. Furthermore they set models for
predicting some risk that will help with examining noteworthy rivals information.
4.3 Project Recommendation
In an organisation managers plays vast role in analysing the market situation in respect to
setting up new business activities. As the company deals in large business sectors and provide
broadband and VOIP facilities to the other business firms or residential clients as to making their
operations more easy and comfortable. As to setting up new broadband services company needs
to maintain proper hardware and software specifications, server configuration, network protocol
etc. company should recognise the available network facilities in respect to providing more
convenient and effective facility to their significant customers. Proper hardware facilities
likewise computer networks, system needs, transmission paths(cables, Optical Fibres, radio and
microwave). It is also essential for organisation to maintain appropriate software which are
essential for implementing broadband facilities. Organisation should also considered the factor of
server configuration and network protocol in regards to effective setting up the facilities within a
new geographical area.
4.4 Possible OHS Concerns
Occupational safety and health is considered as a multidisciplinary field which is
concerned with the safety, health and welfare of the people at work place. The major goals of
occupational safety and health programs involve to foster a safe and healthy work environment.
OHS provide protection to the co-workers, family members, customers, employers and many
other people who are affected with the environment of work place (Hazlett and Weisman, 2011).
In this kind of projects various issues are occurs and has a direct influence on project
management plan.
Health security of workers:Employees are considered to be the key aspect of the firm and it is
essential for firm or its management to use appropriate measures as to providing health benefits
and safety to their significant employees. The installation of broadband is tedious in nature and
there is chance of electric shocks so it is the prior responsibility of the firm to provide
appropriate training to their employees as to resolving the conflict situations.
Security of resources: There is also chance of damage in the hardware, so company needs to
provide proper care to their resources in respect to conducting effective operations of firm in
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effective manner. As a large business enterprises Mytelecom secure their resources through keep
them at safe and secure place where , there is less chance of theft or fire.
5. Project Analysis and Design
5.1 Project estimated Duration
Time refers as the key element of conducting a project in appropriate manner and it is the
major responsibility of an organisation to create an appropriate time frame in respect to reducing
the extra workforce within the firm. This is effective in completion of the organisational
activities in a limited period of time (Cheng and et. al., 2014). For this particular project the
specified time is 12 month, as in this it is required for investigator to design an effective time
frame in which all the activities and operations are completed within the time duration of 12
month.
Gantt Chart :
This is the mechanical assembly which is being utilized remembering the true objective
to see out the work fulfilment for the administered undertaking. This kind of techniques are
being utilized by the organizations through outlines and diagrams to attain development and
achievement. While arranging plans and strategies, this kind of hardware is being received. This
kind of time organization device can be utilized by the Mytelecom for represented the time scale
for motivating the delegates who are tackling particular assignments. There are number of parts
and obligations which is being fulfilled by a specialist close by perfect use of advantages. There
are number of assignment which are being move from the endeavour due to gathering of this
kind of equipment (Fantacci and et. al., 2016). There is the crucial part which is being played
inside watching and development organization which are exceedingly utilized and along these
lines it ought to be guaranteed that the adaptable application advantage are considerably more
ground-breaking and profitable.
Work breakdown structure:
This kind of structure is about task of parts and commitments which is being done by
association all together best aggregate the wander with inventive identities sufficiently. There are
diverse kind of factors which are being utilized for settling the issues and multifaceted nature and
the witticisms general one is work breakdown structure in more diminutive parts which in this
manner can be checked and accordingly supervised in suitable way. This strategy is viable in
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