COIT12208 Project Management Case Study: Bike Share Australia

This case study provides a comprehensive analysis of the Bike Share Australia project, addressing key aspects of project management including resource allocation, risk management, and project planning. The solution discusses resource leveling techniques to resolve over-allocation issues, comparing different project scenarios and their impact on project duration and cost. A memo outlines the planning stage accomplishments, detailing resource costs and project timelines. The analysis further explores the impact of business analyst resources on project efficiency and identifies potential project risks related to system and data incompatibility. The document also includes an mpp file and discusses changes across project sprints, with this assignment being available on Desklib, a platform offering a range of study resources.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project- Bike Share Australia
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
Part A-Question 1.......................................................................................................................2
Part A-Question 2.......................................................................................................................2
a) Explanation for the selection of resource...........................................................................2
b) Comparison........................................................................................................................2
c) Difference between the mpp files......................................................................................2
Part A-Question 3.......................................................................................................................3
Part A-Question 4.......................................................................................................................4
a) Explanation for the choice of resources.............................................................................4
b) Comparison between mpp files..........................................................................................4
c) Explanation for the difference............................................................................................4
Part A-Question 5.......................................................................................................................4
a) Project risks........................................................................................................................4
b) Incorporating activities in WBS........................................................................................5
Part B-Question 1.......................................................................................................................5
Part B-Question 2.......................................................................................................................5
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................7

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Part A-Question 1
Part A-Question 2
a) Explanation for the selection of resource
The problem of resource over allocation that is associated with the project can be
properly resolved by levelling the resources of the project effectively. It is found that while
the resource levelling is performed it is quite important to uncheck the activities that reflect
task split as well as adjustment that is performed on individual assignment. Thus, it is found
that due to levelling of resources, the entire project duration increases while the budget of the
project remains the same.
b) Comparison
BSA_PartAQ1.mpp BSA_PartAQ2.mpp
Total duration Total cost Total duration Total cost
161 days $ 382,300.00 205 days $ 382,300.00
c) Difference between the mpp files
The mpp file that is created for PartAQ1 mainly reflects that the time that is generally
required for executing the activities of the project will be 161 days however the mpp that is
mainly created for the PartAQ2 reflects that the required time is 205 days. It is found that the
time or duration of the project increases as the resources of the project are levelled in order to
resolve the issues that are associated with resource over-allocation.

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Part A-Question 3
Memo
To: Mike Edwards
From: << Student name >>, Project Manager
Date: 21/5/18
Sub: Giving proper description about the accomplishment of the planning stage of the
project.
Message
The project “Bike Share Australia” will be finished effectively as per the goals as well
as project objectives. The project will be successfully executed within the timeframe of
205 days by assuming that the commenced date of the project will be on 28th May 2018.
The entire project will be assumed to be completed by 14-03-2019. While undertaking
the planning phase of the project, it is identified that number of activities f the project
are generally executed including development of mobile interface app, GPs tracking as
well as accounting management system. As time of the main propriety before the
project managers and thus they generally want to hire more team members so that the
project will get finished earlier. The direct cost that is estimated for the resources are
provided in the table:
Resource Name Cost
Transport analyst (TA) $ 95.00/hr.
Business analyst (BA) $ 120.00/hr.
Database analysis (DB) $ 110.00/hr.
Software engineer (SE) $ 110.00/hr.
Network engineer (NE) $ 110.00/hr.
Mechanical engineer (ME) $ 100.00/hr.
Technician (TN) $ 50.00/hr.
Accommodation $ 100.00
Flight $ 200.00
The schedule is attached below:

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Part A-Question 4
a) Explanation for the choice of resources
The selected resource for the project is business analyst. This is because the business
analyst can generally create major impact in minimizing the time that is needed for executing
the project of Bike Share.
b) Comparison between mpp files
BSA_PartAQ3.mpp BSA_PartAQ4.mpp
Total duration Total cost Total duration Total cost
189.67 days $ 385,820.00 157.33 days $ 382,300.00
c) Explanation for the difference
The mpp that is created for PartAQ3 reflects that the needed duration for the project
will be around 189.67 days however the mpp that is created for PartAQ4 reflects that the
needed time is 157.33 days. There are also variations in the budget of both the mpp files. This
is generally because the resource over allocation is resolved by levelling the resources of the
project effectively.
Part A-Question 5
a) Project risks
Risk No Description Impact Likelihood Degree
1 System It generally Low High

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incompatibility
is one of the
major problems.
leads to delay in
the project
development.
2 Data
incompatibility
is also one of
the major
issues.
It generally
creates high
chances of data
loss
Medium Medium
b) Incorporating activities in WBS
WBS number Task Name Duration Resource
2.7 In order to check
compatibility of data
testing is manly
undertaken.
4 days Software engineer
Part B-Question 1
The mpp file is provided below:
Part B-Question 2
Change Impact on Project duration Explanation
Sprint 1 Longer The changes occur as the activity of
Sprint 1 starts with the activity of

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database analysis
Sprint 2 Longer The changes occur as the activity of
Sprint 2 starts after GPs tracking
activity gets finished
Sprint 3 Longer The changes occur as the activity of
Sprint 3 starts after the completion
of the circulation map
Sprint 4 Shorter The changes occur as the activity of
Sprint 4 starts after the deployment
of the last bike.
Change Impact on Project Cost Explanation
Sprint 1 Longer The project budget increases due to
including additional resources like TA,
TN, SE,BE
Sprint 2 Longer The variation within the budget occurs
due to including additional resources like
TA, TN, SE,BE.
Sprint 3 Longer The project budget increases due to
including additional resources like TA,
TN, SE,BE
Sprint 4 Longer The variation within the budget occurs
due to including additional resources like
TA, TN, SE,BE

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