OPS 935 - Project Management: NTCP Model for Foldable Phone Design

This project report outlines the design and planning of a foldable mobile phone, emphasizing the application of the NTCP diamond model for analysis and evaluation. It focuses on novelty, technological advancement, complexity, and pace to meet customer demands and enhance compactness. The project classification over time is discussed within the NTCP framework, covering novelty, technology, complexity, and pace phases. The project's success criteria include completion within three months, a budget of $233,456, and meeting customer quality standards. The report concludes with relevant references supporting the research and methodology.

Project Management

Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Project Overview...................................................................................................................................2
Project Scope and Objectives................................................................................................................2
Project Classification.............................................................................................................................2
Project Classification over time.............................................................................................................3
Project success Criteria:.........................................................................................................................4
References.............................................................................................................................................5

Introduction
The trends and technologies is growing at a very faster rate in the market of mobile phones.
The evolution of telephone is going in the direction of making it compact in size. The
purpose of this project is to plan a designing of the foldable mobile phones by applying the
principles of NTCP diamond model.
Project Overview
The designing and planning of the foldable mobile phones is done on giving emphasis to the
NTCP model so that the analysis and evaluation of the Novelty, technological advancement
features, and complexity associated with the development of the foldable design of mobile
phones and pace to analyse the completion of the time frame.
Project Scope and Objectives
The scope of the project is to design a foldable model for the mobile phones to enhance its
compactness by using the concept of NTCP model.
Project Classification
The NTCP diamond model is used for developing a structured framework for the
construction of the foldable mobile phones to increase the compatibility of the project
manager to take effective decision. The project can be successfully completed by deploying
the four levels of systematic phases:
NOVELTY phase:
The Novelty phase is going to focus on the demand of the customers and the potential users
so that the new features can be effectively added to the design to meet the requirement of the
stakeholders. It focuses on extension and expansion of the features required in the existing
structure of the mobile phones (Mehta, 2008). The compact size of the new launched phone
helps in attracting customers from the global market. It brings a breakthrough in the mobile
industry because the development of the foldable mobile phones is beyond the customer
expectations (Raz, Shenhar, and Dvir, 2011).
Technology Phase:

The advancement in technology focuses on improving the existing design of the mobile
phones, identifying the new features which should be added in the foldable design of the
mobile phones to enhance its quality, and the emphasis should be given on developing the
high-tech technology which is not there in the mobile market industry (Otieno, 2014).
Complexity Phase:
The project complexity can effectively minimized by identifying the clear concept and
requirement of the customers. The focus should be given on arranging the components, array,
modules, elements, and others in a systematic manner so that the project can be successfully
completed. The emphasis should be given on functionality of the new included features and
the compact size and foldable structure of the new designed mobile phone model
(Passenheim, 2015).
PACE phase:
The focus should be given on the critical structure of developing an effective foldable mobile
design. The success of the project depends upon the completing the activity schedule within
the given time frame. The development of the undertaken project at a faster rate helps in
increasing the profit and turnover of the mobile industry effectively.
Project Classification over time
The following diagram shows the project classification over time for the proposed project of
foldable mobile phone

The following diagram shows the project classification over time for the proposed project of
foldable mobile phone by implementing the NTCP model:
Project success Criteria:
The success criteria of the project are mentioned below:
 The project should be completed within the period of 3 months
 The project should be completed within the cost of $ 233,456

 The project should meet the quality standard of the customer demand
References
Mehta, C. (2008). Application of diamond approach of project management. Ebook 1st ed.
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08 Oct, 2018].
Otieno, F. (2014). The role of monitoring and evaluation in projects. 1st ed. [ebook].
Available at: https://www.irbnet.de/daten/iconda/CIB8942.pdf [Accessed 18 Aug. 2018].
Passenheim, O. (2015). Project Management. 1st ed. [ebook]. Available at:
http://home.hit.no/~hansha/documents/theses/projectmanagement.pdf [Accessed 18 Aug.
2018].
Raz, T., Shenhar, A., and Dvir, D. (2011). Risk Management, project success, and
technological uncertainty. 1st ed. [ebook]. Available at:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227644860_Risk_Management_Project_Success_a
nd_Technological_Uncertainty [Accessed 18 Aug. 2018].