Federation Uni - BSMAN 3193: Divine Thunder Project Report

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of a workplace project focused on the development of a new soft drink, "Divine Thunder," by ZIQ & FIQ Enterprise. The project encompasses various stages, including project initiation, planning, execution, and closure. It utilizes a work breakdown structure (WBS), Gantt charts for scheduling, and budget status analysis to track progress. The report identifies key project goals, objectives, and potential challenges, such as launch failures, technical issues, and uncertainties. It also highlights the importance of effective leadership and management. The analysis includes recommendations for project improvement and reflection on the project management process, emphasizing the significance of strategic planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.

Workplace Project Report
Divine Thunder by ZIQ & FIQ Enterprise

Introduction
 The soft drinks market is widely
expanding in Malaysia and the
approach is being driven for the
development of a new product in
the form of the soft drink that can
be managed within the estimated
constraints and capable of meeting
the needs and requirements of the
users.

Introduction
 The increasing competition led to the
adoption of this strategy of the
development of new product that can
allow the organization in gaining
competitive advantage over the
competitors and cover the most
sector of the project. The objective of
the project is to make sure that the
introduced product is acceptable to
the existing and new consumers of
the organization and gain better
competitive advantage over the
competitors who are in the same
field.

Project Goal
 From the perspective of the project
management, the goal of the project
is to make sure that the developed
strategy is delivered under proper
guidance and all the scope and
objectives of the project met. Modern
tools will be used for evaluating and
forecasting the conditions of the
project with an assurance of getting
better results.

Work Breakdown Structure

Task Name Start Finish Late Start Late Finish Free Slack Total Slack
Manufacturing divine Thunder soft drink Fri 5/18/18 Mon 8/27/18 Fri 5/18/18 Mon 8/27/18 0 days 0 days
Project initiation Fri 5/18/18 Wed 6/13/18 Fri 5/18/18 Mon 8/27/18 53 days 53 days
Project scope statement Fri 5/18/18 Tue 5/22/18 Fri 5/18/18 Tue 5/22/18 0 days 0 days
Project documentation Wed 5/23/18 Thu 5/24/18 Wed 5/23/18 Thu 5/24/18 0 days 0 days
Project budget preparation Fri 5/25/18 Tue 5/29/18 Fri 5/25/18 Tue 5/29/18 0 days 0 days
Project time estimation Fri 5/25/18 Fri 6/1/18 Fri 5/25/18 Mon 6/4/18 0 days 0.6 days
Project team allocation Mon 6/4/18 Wed 6/6/18 Mon 6/4/18 Mon 8/27/18 58 days 58 days
Project sponsors selections Thu 6/7/18 Wed 6/13/18 Thu 6/7/18 Wed 6/13/18 0 days 0 days
Project planning phase Thu 6/14/18 Wed 8/1/18 Thu 6/14/18 Thu 8/2/18 0.25 days 0.25 days
Resource allocation Thu 6/14/18 Mon 6/18/18 Thu 6/14/18 Mon 6/18/18 0 days 0 days
Product naming Tue 6/19/18 Thu 6/21/18 Tue 6/19/18 Fri 6/22/18 0 days 0.4 days
Vendor assigning and suppliers
selection Fri 6/22/18 Mon 6/25/18 Fri 6/22/18 Wed 6/27/18 0 days 1.2 days
Assigning chemist for the new product Tue 6/26/18 Tue 7/3/18 Tue 6/26/18 Thu 7/12/18 5 days 6.25 days
Preparing proper environment with
new equipments Tue 6/26/18 Tue 7/3/18 Tue 6/26/18 Thu 7/5/18 0 days 1.25 days
Equipment measures for new bottles Wed 7/4/18 Tue 7/10/18 Wed 7/4/18 Thu 7/12/18 0 days 1.25 days
Soft drink mixing equipments Wed 7/11/18 Tue 7/17/18 Wed 7/11/18 Thu 7/19/18 0 days 1.25 days
Buying filling machinery Wed 7/18/18 Tue 7/24/18 Wed 7/18/18 Thu 7/26/18 0 days 1.5 days
Conveyor system preparation Wed 7/25/18 Wed 8/1/18 Wed 7/25/18 Thu 8/2/18 0 days 0.25 days
Initial product manufacturing phase Thu 8/2/18 Wed 8/15/18 Thu 8/2/18 Wed 8/15/18 0 days 0 days
Water infusing with needful elements Thu 8/2/18 Thu 8/2/18 Thu 8/2/18 Fri 8/3/18 0 days 0.5 days
Adding essence to the liquid Fri 8/3/18 Fri 8/3/18 Fri 8/3/18 Mon 8/6/18 0 days 0.45 days
Testing the drink Mon 8/6/18 Mon 8/6/18 Mon 8/6/18 Tue 8/7/18 0 days 0.5 days
Change approach Tue 8/7/18 Tue 8/7/18 Tue 8/7/18 Wed 8/8/18 0 days 0.2 days
Changing the taste as per the demand Tue 8/7/18 Tue 8/7/18 Tue 8/7/18 Wed 8/8/18 0 days 0.85 days
Packaging soft drink bottle Wed 8/8/18 Wed 8/8/18 Wed 8/8/18 Fri 8/10/18 1 day 1.1 days
Securing bottle from contamination Wed 8/8/18 Thu 8/9/18 Wed 8/8/18 Fri 8/10/18 0 days 0.1 days
Water filtration Fri 8/10/18 Mon 8/13/18 Fri 8/10/18 Mon 8/13/18 0 days 0 days
Automatic capping Tue 8/14/18 Wed 8/15/18 Tue 8/14/18 Wed 8/15/18 0 days 0 days
Project closure Thu 8/16/18 Mon 8/27/18 Thu 8/16/18 Mon 8/27/18 0 days 0 days
Stakeholder signoff Thu 8/16/18 Mon 8/20/18 Thu 8/16/18 Mon 8/20/18 0 days 0 days
Post maintenance program Tue 8/21/18 Wed 8/22/18 Tue 8/21/18 Wed 8/22/18 0 days 0 days
Reducing the hazards of falling bottles Thu 8/23/18 Mon 8/27/18 Thu 8/23/18 Mon 8/27/18 0 days 0 days
Project Schedule

Gantt Chart

Gantt Chart
 It can be identified that as per the assumption the project is
behind the schedule and hence, further strategy of the project
should be to develop a sophisticated plan that can be effective
and efficient in developing the strategies those could possibly
meet the expected scope and outcomes of the project. The
schedule will alternatively be reflecting on the actual cost of the
project and variations will be identified in the further attempts in
this project itself.

Gantt Chart
 The strategy for further management will be targeting on the
development of the strategies those could meet the baseline of
the project through increasing the work pace being delivered in
the project. The project needs to be monitored and hence, quality
assurance strategy could be deployed considering the
management and manipulation of the project based on the
expectations. It will be helpful in manipulating the entire project
without hampering the overall quality of the project deliverables.
It could be helpful and effective in finally meeting the planned
and actual values.

Budget Status
WBS Task Name % Comp. Act. Dur. Rem. Dur. Act. Cost Cost
0 Manufacturing divine Thunder soft drink 64% 46.06 days 25.94 days $1,432.00 $1,726.00
1 Project initiation 100% 19 days 0 days $345.00 $345.00
1.1 Project scope statement 100% 3 days 0 days $60.00 $60.00
1.2 Project documentation 100% 2 days 0 days $60.00 $60.00
1.3 Project budget preparation 100% 3 days 0 days $60.00 $60.00
1.4 Project time estimation 100% 6 days 0 days $45.00 $45.00
1.5 Project team allocation 100% 3 days 0 days $60.00 $60.00
1.6 Project sponsors selections 100% 5 days 0 days $60.00 $60.00
2 Project planning phase 67% 23.48 days 11.52 days $673.00 $673.00
2.1 Resource allocation 100% 3 days 0 days $60.00 $60.00
2.2 Product naming 100% 3 days 0 days $98.00 $98.00
2.3 Vendor assigning and suppliers selection 100% 2 days 0 days $60.00 $60.00
2.4 Assigning chemist for the new product 100% 6 days 0 days $110.00 $110.00
2.5 Preparing proper environment with new equipments 50% 3 days 3 days $45.00 $45.00
2.6 Equipment measures for new bottles 50% 2.5 days 2.5 days $128.00 $128.00
2.7 Soft drink mixing equipments 50% 2.5 days 2.5 days $80.00 $80.00
2.8 Buying filling machinery 50% 2.5 days 2.5 days $22.00 $22.00
2.9 Conveyor system preparation 50% 3 days 3 days $70.00 $70.00
3 Initial product manufacturing phase 30% 3 days 7 days $414.00 $544.00
3.1 Water infusing with needful elements 25% 0.25 days 0.75 days $80.00 $80.00
3.2 Adding essence to the liquid 50% 0.5 days 0.5 days $58.00 $58.00
3.3 Testing the drink 45% 0.45 days 0.55 days $56.00 $56.00
3.4 Change approach 50% 0.5 days 0.5 days $60.00 $60.00
3.5 Changing the taste as per the demand 75% 0.75 days 0.25 days $56.00 $56.00
3.6 Packaging soft drink bottle 85% 0.85 days 0.15 days $22.00 $22.00
3.7 Securing bottle from contamination 10% 0.2 days 1.8 days $60.00 $60.00
3.8 Water filtration 5% 0.1 days 1.9 days $22.00 $22.00
3.9 Automatic capping 0% 0 days 2 days $0.00 $130.00
4 Project closure 0% 0 days 8 days $0.00 $164.00
4.1 Stakeholder signoff 0% 0 days 3 days $0.00 $60.00
4.2 Post maintenance program 0% 0 days 2 days $0.00 $56.00
4.3 Reducing the hazards of falling bottles 0% 0 days 3 days $0.00 $48.00

Budget Status
 Considering 10% addition or subtraction in the budget, the above
table represents that the project is under budget and the actual
and planned cost could be managed at the same place. Further
assumptions could be made that for the instance if the project
testing activity of the project takes longer time then the schedule
of the project would be increasing proportionally and the cost
factor could be related same.

Budget Status
 Various factors could be the reason of such changes that include
the risks to the testing, expected product not found, human
resource lagging due to medical conditions, and many more. The
leadership and management styles could be another factor those
could lag in delivering their sector of work related to the
employee’s management and keeping them focused towards
delivery of the expected benefits. These factors are highly
considerable considering the management and delivery of the
project.