COMP3770/6770: EIS Implementation Project Management Assignment

This project management assignment details the implementation of an Executive Information System (EIS) for the Aklan government, covering all project phases from initiation to closure. The solution includes a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and a Gantt chart created using MS Project, outlining tasks, durations, and dependencies. A network diagram illustrates project paths, with Path 1 identified as the critical path, taking 109 days to complete. The assignment also addresses resource allocation and project costs, with a total cost of $117,088. The document incorporates a resource graph and a bibliography of relevant project management literature. The project involves software development, design, implementation, testing, and deployment phases. This assignment provides a practical application of project management principles in an IT context.

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Part 1: WBS and Gantt chart
Figure 1: Gantt chart
(Source: Created by author using MS Project)

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Work breakdown structure
Figure 2: Work Breakdown structure
(Source: Created by author using MS Project)
Task Number Task Name Duration
EIS Implementation for the Aklan Government 105 days
Initiating process 4 days
1 Planning project 2 days
2 Deciding project objectives 2 days
3 Approval of project documents 0 days
EIS Implementation for
the Aklan Government
Initiating process
Planning project
Deciding project
objectives
Approval of project
documents
Studying business
process
Identifying the
operation process of
each department
Conducting training
for business process
Documenting the
processes
Renewing the
process
Software development
design
Designing
sub-systems of
information system
Develop the detailed
design for the EIS
Design database for
the EIS
Reviewing and
approving the
design model
Implementation process
Setup the software
database
Coding for EIS
Testing process
Perform unit testing
Perform integrate
testing
Reviewing and
accepting the tested
systems
User acceptance
testing
Deployment phase
Develop the user
manual
Develop training
material
Approve the training
material
Provide training to
users
User acceptance
training
Project Closure
Meeting for closing
the project
Checking the
deliverables for
project

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Studying business process 7 days
4 Identifying the operation process of each department 5 days
5 Conducting training for business process 4 days
6 Documenting the processes 1 day
7 Renewing the process 1 day
Software development design 36 days
8 Designing sub-systems of information system 10 days
9 Develop the detailed design for the EIS 15 days
10 Design database for the EIS 10 days
11 Reviewing and approving the design model 1 day
Implementation process 19 days
12 Setup the software database 10 days
13 Coding for EIS 9 days
Testing process 23 days
14 Perform unit testing 10 days

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15 Perform integrate testing 12 days
16 Reviewing and accepting the tested systems 2 days
17 User acceptance testing 1 day
Deployment phase 16 days
18 Develop the user manual 5 days
19 Develop training material 5 days
20 Approve the training material 1 day
21 Provide training to users 5 days
22 User acceptance training 1 day
Project Closure 1 day
23 Meeting for closing the project 1 day
24 Checking the deliverables for project 0 days

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Part 2: Network diagram
Figure 3: Gantt chart
(Source: Created by author using MS Project)
The total time that the project will take to complete will be 109 days.
There are several paths by which the project can be completed.
The paths that are available in this network diagram are
Path 1: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 18 – 19 – 21- 22 - 23 -24
Path 2: 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 18 – 19 – 21- 22 - 23 -24
Path 3: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 16 - 18 – 19 – 20- 23 -24

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Path 4: 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 16 - 18 – 19 – 20- 23 -24
Part 5: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 17 – 19 – 21- 22 - 23 -24
Part 6: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 17 – 19 – 21- 22 - 23 -24
Calculating the duration of the mentioned above path, the longest path covering all the
activities is path 1. The total duration of path 1 is 109 days.
The Gantt chart that was developed for this project schedule was done in MS project and
this chart shows the tasks that are to be done in the project in vertical axis and the time interval is
shown in the horizontal axis (Silva et al. 2016). The activities for developing the information
system was firstly added in MS project. After adding the activities in the project, work packages
were made which divided the project in to sub tasks and sub-activities. After making the work
packages, all the activities and sub-tasks were added made auto-scheduled (Robles 2018). The
resources of the project were added in the resource sheet along with their standard rate of
working.
As the resources were not available all the time for developing the EIS project, the
maximum availability of the project was adjusted as per their availability. The resources were
added in the Gantt chart as their work assigned in the project. The cost column in the project was
generated after adding up all the resources for the project. The total cost for completing the
project was $117,088.

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Resource graph
Figure 4: Resource Graph for the project
(Source: Created by author using MS Project)

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Bibliography
Brčić, M. and Mlinarić, D., 2018. Tracking Predictive Gantt Chart for Proactive Rescheduling in
Stochastic Resource Constrained Project Scheduling. Journal of Information and Organizational
Sciences, 42(2), pp.179-192.
da Silva, C.G., Meidanis, J., Moura, A.V., de Oliveira, M.R., Medina, B.F. and Lima, G.A.,
2016. A focus+ context compact scalable Gantt chart with drag-and-drop capabilities.
Robbins, T.R., 2019. A Multipart Project Planning and Tracking Exercise. Decision Sciences
Journal of Innovative Education, 17(2), pp.104-125.
Robles, V.D., 2018. Visualizing Certainty: What the Cultural History of the Gantt Chart Teaches
Technical and Professional Communicators about Management. Technical Communication
Quarterly, 27(4), pp.300-321.
Sharon, A. and Dori, D., 2017. Model‐Based Project‐Product Lifecycle Management and Gantt
Chart Models: A Comparative Study. Systems Engineering, 20(5), pp.447-466.
Tonchia, S., 2018. Project time management. In Industrial project management (pp. 117-129).
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.