MEM 501 Project Management: Rangoli Indian Food Truck Mobile App

This project management report details the implementation of a mobile application for online ordering at the Rangoli Indian Food Truck in Dubai, UAE. The project aims to enhance customer convenience and increase revenue. The report includes a comprehensive project charter outlining objectives, milestones, and acceptance criteria. A detailed project plan covers the statement of work, quality plan, work breakdown structure, project organization, responsibility assignment matrix, and network diagram. The project schedule, cost analysis, and resource allocation are also presented. The project's scope encompasses the development of a mobile app, purchase of food trucks, and marketing strategies. The project is planned for a duration of 54 days with a budget of د.إ 126,200, addressing potential risks and providing a contingency plan. The project's success hinges on delivering healthy food, timely delivery, and meeting project objectives within the specified budget and timeframe. The report also includes a risk assignment matrix and a project closure plan, ensuring a structured approach to project completion. The project is designed to streamline operations and improve customer satisfaction by enabling convenient food ordering through a mobile application.

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Rangoli Indian Food Truck in Dubai (UAE) with Mobile Apps to Order
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................3
2. Project Charter.............................................................................................................................3
2.1 Project purpose and justification...........................................................................................3
2.2 Project description.................................................................................................................3
2.3 Project objectives...................................................................................................................4
2.4 Project milestone schedule....................................................................................................4
2.5 Acceptance criteria................................................................................................................4
2.6 Project deliverables................................................................................................................4
2.7 Initial risks.............................................................................................................................5
2.8 Estimated budget and funding...............................................................................................5
2.9 Preliminary roles and responsibilities....................................................................................6
2.10 Assumptions and requirements............................................................................................6
3. Project plan..................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Statement of work..................................................................................................................7
3.2 Quality plan...........................................................................................................................7
3.3 Work breakdown structure....................................................................................................8
3.4 Project organization...............................................................................................................8
3.5 Responsibility assignment matrix........................................................................................10
3.6 Network...............................................................................................................................12
4. Project schedule.........................................................................................................................12
4.1 Slack summary.....................................................................................................................14
4.2 Critical path.........................................................................................................................16
5. Cost............................................................................................................................................17
5.1 Budget report...................................................................................................................17
5.2 Cash flow........................................................................................................................18

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5.3 Cash flow diagram..........................................................................................................21
5.4 Contingency plan............................................................................................................21
6. Resources...................................................................................................................................22
6.1 Resources and their time schedule.......................................................................................22
6. 2 Task resources....................................................................................................................23
7. Risk assignment matrix..............................................................................................................26
8. Project performance...................................................................................................................26
9. Project closure...........................................................................................................................27
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................28

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1. Introduction
The project plan is based on implementation of mobile application to do online order in
Rangoli Indian Food Truck in Dubai (UAE). The customers can able to order the food by means
of mobile application which can be downloaded as well as installed. The restaurant was started in
the year 1992 with total capacity of around 150 people those are transformed 1500 seat facilities
to serve the customers. In addition to this, the food truck concept that is utilized is helpful in
commercializing the business with the help of the food trucks that will be stationed at one place.
The approved budget for this project plan is د.إ126200 with total duration required to
implement the mobile application is 54 days. The report is discussed about the project charter as
well as project plan so that the project manager can plan as well as deliver the project on time.
The main responsible person into the project is project manager those can understand as well as
implement the mobile application for serving food as per the project requirements.
2. Project Charter
Project Title: Rangoli Indian Food Truck in Dubai (UAE) with Mobile Apps to Order
Project Sponsor: Please fill Date prepared: 07-06-2019
Project Manager: Please fill Project Client: Please fill
2.1 Project purpose and justification
The purpose of this project plan is avail food truck into Dubai those are facilitated
convenient access to the Indian food to their customers and the trucks are generally stationed at
one place. When the customers are ordered Indian food from the house, then management of
food truck authorizes delivery of the order either at office or at house. The project is selected as
the customers can place order through mobile application so that they are not required to visit the
restaurant.
2.2 Project description
The project is based on serving the customers those are demanded inception of
mechanism for delivering Indian food to the customers at office as well as house. The project
plan is based on increasing revenue which can help the business to increase in market share and
increase in profit. The mobile application for order food is based on minimization of the
congestion at the restaurant premises. The Indian food truck is required to provide food services
to the customers at convenient way.

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2.3 Project objectives
 To serve the customers with demanded inception of mechanism to deliver Indian food to
offices and houses
 To facilitate catering services via truck in the events like birthdays, engagement, family
gatherings and others
 To pre-book food and set the menu of the food items for delivering to the customers
 To increase revenue of the company
 To minimize congestion at the restaurant
2.4 Project milestone schedule
Milestone Completion date
Milestone 1: Completion of initiation phase Mon 20-05-19
Milestone 2: Completion of market research Fri 24-05-19
Milestone 3: Completion of execution phase Thu 04-07-19
Milestone 4: Completion of closure phase Thu 11-07-19
2.5 Acceptance criteria
 Serving healthy food items to the customers
 Delivery of food at time for facilitating convenient access to the Indian foods to the
clients
 Approval of the project deliverables and sign off the final project documents
 Execution of the project in terms of the cost and complete the work in scheduled
timeframe
2.6 Project deliverables
Project Deliverables Success Criteria Approved Person
Project charter The project charter should contain
detailed project objectives and goals.
Project Manager
Market research documents Facilitating the project planning and
hiring of the employees
Market researcher
Mobile application Following the implementation plan of Project Manager

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implementation documents the mobile application design
specifications
Testing documents Testing the project irregularities
before the mobile application is
introduced in the market
Project Manager
External project work and
services
Approval of project proposal by the
government
Project committee
Closure documents Meetings with the customer
satisfaction levels
Project Manager
2.7 Initial risks
 Variations into the client preferences
 Number of clients ordering services failed to meet targeted count
 High competition of Indian food market
 Security risks
 Defects into the mobile application implementation process
 Lack of financial investment
 Delay in the project plan
2.8 Estimated budget and funding
It is assumed that126, 200.00 . .د إ is needed for the project and the money that is needed
for executing each phase is reflected below:
Task Name Cost
Rangoli Indian Food Truck in Dubai (UAE) with
Mobile Apps to Order 126,200.00 . .د إ
Initiation phase 5,280.00 . .د إ
Planning and market research 1,400.00 . .د إ
Development of mobile application 2,320.00 . .د إ
Testing of the application 1,600.00 . .د إ
Purchase and modelling of food trucks 110,880.00 . .د إ
Launching and marketing 2,800.00 . .د إ

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Closure phase 1,920.00 . .د إ
2.9 Preliminary roles and responsibilities
Role Responsibilities
Application user  Providing the productivity with project needs
 Setting the goals of project and meeting with project objectives
 Approval of the project implementation phases
Project Manager  Delivering the mobile application on time based on quality
 Estimate the budget and schedule the timeframe
 Following the scope of project
 Escalation of the project related issues
Project Sponsor  Providing the project budget
 Collecting funds for the project
Project Team  Providing effort to participate in workgroup activities
 Execution of the project tasks and production of the project
deliverables
2.10 Assumptions and requirements
 Experienced software developers should be hired for implementation of the mobile
application truck project.
 Few schedule and cost variations may occur at the implementation phase.
 Based on the project schedule, the project manager should take decisions.
 Due to system testing failure, delay should occur.
 The project plan should complete in scheduled time as well as estimated budget.
3. Project plan
3.1 Statement of work
The project is based on UAE and following are list of statement of work such as:

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i. Commission of operation of food truck to deliver ordered food to the customers
ii. Management of food truck authorizes delivery of order either at house or office
iii. Ordering of the food wither face to face with truck operations as well as place the order
via using the mobile application for download in addition to install
The main project objectives are related to:
 Serving the customers with demanded inception of mechanism to deliver Indian food to
offices and houses
 Increasing into the revenue of the company and increasing the profit margin
 Reduction of congestion at the restaurant
 Completion of the project in 54 days with a budget of د.إ126200
3.2 Quality plan
The quality plan is based on development of project guidelines to meet with the
satisfaction level of the customers and achieve the project goals. The quality plan ensures about
consistency of the mobile application for order. The plan is based on involving with the quality
control based on project documentation. It is included inspection as well as testing reports to
rectify the errors before introducing to the mobile application in the market.

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3.3 Work breakdown structure
Rangoli Indian Food Truck
in Dubai (UAE) with Mobile
Apps to Order
Initiation phase
Business case
development
Feasibility study
Project charter
Team members
appointment
Milestone 1:
Completion of
initiation phase
Planning and market
research
Making plan for the
project
Determining the
attraction for indian
foods
Identyfying the
competitors
Determining the
requirements of the
customers
Milestone 2:
Completion of
market research
Execution phase
Development of mobile
application
Prototype
construction
Database
development
Code validation
Navigation structure
Testing of the application
User acceptance
testing
Cross brow ser
testing
Purcahse and modelling
of food trucks
Decorating the
trucks
Identyfying the
requirements
Modelling of food
trucks
Launching and marketing
Launching and
marketing
Launching of the
project
Promotion
Integration of the
mobile application
with social media
Advertisement
Milestone 3:
Completion of
execution phase
Closure phase
Post project review
Stakehholder sign
off
Documentation
Milestone 5:
Completion of
closure phase
Figure 1: Work breakdown structure
(Source: Created by Author)
3.4 Project organization
The structure of the project organization generally helps in reflecting the anticipated level
of staffing within the organization for undertaking different operations within the organization.
The staffing level generally varies as per the activities of the project at a specific time as well as
with the help of the detailed staffing program. It is found that the project manager must act as a
project leader and all the team members of the project should report directly to the project
manager. The key staffs who are associated with the project are generally reflected below:
o Project manager
o Project planner
o Financial manager
o Marketing manager
o Developer

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o Database administrator
o Application manager
o Tester
o Workers
o Supervisor
o Operational manager
Communication and reporting
It is found that for any specific phase of the project, all the outgoing as well as incoming
communication for the development of the project must be passed through the senior manager of
the project. No communication related with the project should be issues to anyone another than
the project director and project manager.
It is the responsibility of the senior manager of the project to arrange weekly meeting
with the team in order to successfully report to the project progress as well as on different key
matters. It is identified that meeting of minutes should be properly recorded that generally arises
within the meeting should be effectively implemented. The project senior manager should take
the responsibility of preparing the project and submitting the progress report to the project
director on a weekly basis.

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3.5 Responsibility assignment matrix
P- Primary
S- Support
Task Name Project
manager
Project
planner
Financial
manager
Marketing
manager
Developer Database
administrator
Application
manager
Tester Worker Supervisor
Business case
development
P S
Feasibility study S P
Project charter P S
Team members
appointment
S P
Making plan for the
project
P S
Determining the
attraction for Indian
foods
S P
Identifying the
competitors
S P
Determining the
requirements of the
customers
S P
Prototype
construction
P S
Database
development
S P
Code validation S P
Navigation structure S P
User acceptance
testing
S P

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Cross browser
testing
S P
Decorating the
trucks
P S
Identifying the
requirements
P S
Modelling of food
trucks
P S
Launching and
marketing
P S
Launching of the
project
P S
Promotion P S
Integration of the
mobile application
with social media
P S
Advertisement P S
Post project review S P
Stakeholder sign off P S
Documentation P S