CUST Project: Detailed Report on Deployment of Hi-Tech Robotics

This project report details the deployment of hi-tech robotics, encompassing project planning, cost analysis, resource management, and risk mitigation strategies. The report is divided into three parts, starting with project scheduling and management, including cost breakdowns for various stakeholders and phases. Part B focuses on project scheduling, identifying activities, costs, and resource allocation, with an emphasis on potential risks and mitigation plans. The report then addresses issues such as dynamic training material costs and trainer selection, providing actionable solutions. Part C delves into comprehensive risk assessment, identifying potential challenges like budget management, resource allocation, and communication issues, and proposes detailed mitigation plans. The report concludes with a bibliography, providing a thorough overview of the project's key aspects and recommendations for successful implementation.

Running head: DEPLOYMENT OF HI-TECH ROBOTICS
Deployment of hi-tech robotics
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Part A.........................................................................................................................................2
Question 1..............................................................................................................................2
Question 2..............................................................................................................................2
Part B..........................................................................................................................................5
Question 3..............................................................................................................................5
Question 4..............................................................................................................................5
Question 5..............................................................................................................................8
Part C..........................................................................................................................................9
Question 6..............................................................................................................................9
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................11

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Part A
Question 1
Setting up the project plan
ID Task
Mode
Task Name Duration Start Finish PredecessorsResource
Names
0 Deploying
Hi-tech robotics
laboratory
239
days
Wed
01-05-19
Tue
31-03-20
1 Selection of
project team
members
2 wks Wed
01-05-19
Tue 14-05-19 Project
Manager
2 Development of
Specification
5 wks Mon
29-07-19
Fri 30-08-19 Chief
Technologist
,Finance3 Planning
laboratory
location
6 wks Wed
15-05-19
Tue 25-06-191 Architect,Chief
Technologist
,Finance
Manager,Laboratory4 Layout design 6 wks Mon 02-09-19Fri 11-10-19 2 Architect,Chief Technologist ,Finance Manager,Laboratory Manager,Purchase Manager
5 Equipment and
software
procurement
4 wks Mon
30-09-19
Fri 25-10-19 3 Chief
Technologist
,Finance
Manager,Laboratory6 Installation
planning
6 wks Wed
26-06-19
Tue 06-08-193 Architect,Chief
Technologist
,Finance7 Preparing
installation site
6 wks Mon
14-10-19
Fri 22-11-19 4 Chief
Technologist
,Finance8 Installating new
equipment and
software
8 wks Mon
14-10-19
Fri 06-12-19 4,6 Chief
Technologist
,Laboratory
Manager,Project
Project Manager
Chief Technologist ,Finance Manager,Laboratory Manager,Purchase Manager
Architect,Chief Technologist ,Finance Manager,Laboratory Manager,Project Manager,Purchase Manager
Architect,Chief Technologist ,Finance Manager,Laboratory Manager,Purchase Manager
Chief Technologist ,Finance Manager,Laboratory Manager,Project Manager,Purchase Manager
Architect,Chief Technologist ,Finance Manager,Laboratory Manager,Project Manager,Purchase Manager
Chief Technologist ,Finance Manager,Laboratory Manager,Project Manager
Chief Technologist ,Laboratory Manager,Project Manager
T S W S T M F T S W S T M F T S W S T M F T
07 Apr '19 16 Jun '19 25 Aug '19 03 Nov '19 12 Jan '20 22 Mar '20 31 May '20 09 Aug '20 18 Oct '20 27 Dec '20
Figure 1: Project scheduling
(Source: Created by the author)
Question 2
Management of the project
Introduction
The deployment of the hi-tech robotics laboratory involves the significant role of each
of the stakeholders working in this project like chief technologist, finance manager, purchase
manager, and laboratory manager. There are diverse categories of cost associated with each

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of the stakeholders associated with this project and also with the equipment which are
deployed in this project.
 Development of the specifications of this project will require an amount of £3974
GBP, which involves the role of chief technologist, finance manager, purchase
manager, laboratory manager and architect. Five weeks is required in order to finish
this phase of the project.
 Planning laboratory location will require £9964 GBP where there will be contribution
from the project manager, chief technologist, finance manager, purchase manager,
laboratory manager, and the architect. This phase of this project will require a 6
month time period.
 Designing the layout of this project will require around £3974 GBP where
stakeholders like chief technologist, finance manager, purchase manager, laboratory
manager and architect. 6 months will be required to complete this phase of the project.
 There will be diverse categories of equipment and software procurement associated
with this project where the involvement of chief technologist purchase manager,
finance manager, architect and laboratory manager. This phase of the project will be
done in £1000000 GBP. One month is required to complete this phase of the project.
 Planning the installation procedure of the project will require around £12000 GBP and
it will involve chief technologist, finance manager, purchase manager, laboratory
manager and architect and it will be done in a week time.
 Planning the installation site is the following phase of this project where involvement
of chief technologist, laboratory manager and finance manager. Around £12000 GBP
is required to finish off this project, and it must be done in 6 weeks.
 Installation of the new equipment for this project will also require an amount of
£30000 GBP and will require eight weeks to be completed. The role of the project

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manager, chief technologist, and laboratory manager is very much crucial for the
successful completion of this phase of the project.
 Testing the equipment and software which will be reviewed in this project will require
efforts from chief technologists, laboratory manager and project manager and must be
completed in 4 weeks and £6000 GBP is required to finish this phase of the project.
 Staff training on new equipment and software will require an effort from chief
technologist, laboratory manager and the project manager and £16000 GBP and it
must be completed within 8 weeks.
 Moving to the new facility is one of the biggest challenges of this project and it must
be done within 12 weeks with an estimated value of £32000 GBP
Conclusion
The above report was very much helpful to understand the role of diverse categories
of resources who are involved in this project along with the cost associated with each
phase of the project.

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Part B
Question 3
ID Task
Mode
Task Name Duration Start Finish PredecessorsResource Names Cost
0 Detailed planning 62 days Wed 01-01-20 Thu 26-03-20 £26,360.00
1 Identify and appoint training
manager
0.5 days Wed 01-01-20 Wed 01-01-20 Chief
technologist
,Laboratory
£420.00
2 Write specifications of training
requirement
3 days Wed 01-01-20 Mon 06-01-20 1 Chief
technologist
,Laboratory
manager,Project
manager,Training
£3,060.00
3 Write training manuals 21.5 days Mon 06-01-20 Tue 04-02-20 £2,760.00
4 Write first draft 5 days Mon 06-01-20 Mon 13-01-20 2 Training manager £900.00
5 Test materials and gain feedback 2 days Mon 27-01-20 Tue 28-01-20 4 Project
manager,Training
manager
£960.00
6 Redraft and finalise 5 days Wed 29-01-20 Tue 04-02-20 5 Training manager £900.00
7 Send to printers 0 days Tue 04-02-20 Tue 04-02-20 6 Training manager,HR manager£0.00
8 Set up training area 1 day Wed 05-02-20 Wed 05-02-20 6 Project manager,Training manager£480.00
9 Appoint and train trainers 27 days Tue 04-02-20 Thu 12-03-20 £15,880.00
10 Advertise posts 0 days Tue 04-02-20 Tue 04-02-20 6 HR manager,Cost of equipments [0]£0.00
11 Interview and appoint 4 trainers 2 days Tue 18-02-20 Wed 19-02-20 10 HR
manager,Training
manager,Cost
£7,640.00
12 Train the trainers 2 days Wed 11-03-20 Thu 12-03-20 11 HR manager,Project manager,Training manager,Cost of equipments [1]£8,240.00
13 Set up training programme 2 days Wed 05-02-20 Thu 06-02-20 £360.00
Chief technologist ,Laboratory manager,Project manager
Chief technologist ,Laboratory manager,Project m
Training manager
Training man
W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T
29 Dec '19 05 Jan '20 12 Jan '20
Figure 2: Project scheduling of ClydeTech Training 1
(Source: Created by the author)
Question 4
Introduction
The main objective of this report is to focus on the each of the activities of this
project, cost of each of the resources and information of resources. The issues associated with
this project plan will be discussed in a detailed manner in this report.
Activities Scheduling Cost Resource information
Appointment
of training
0.5 days £420 The role of the project manager, chief
technologist, laboratory is very much

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manager significant in appointing the project
manager.
Writing of the
draft
5 days £900 Training manager will be writing the
draft of this project.
Test materials
and gaining
feedback
2 days £960 Project manager and training manager
will help to finish each of the activities
of this project.
Redrafting
and finalising
the training
manuals
5 days £900 Training manager will be very much
beneficial to understand the training
materials in a detailed manner.
Setting up the
area of
training
1 day £7640 Setting of the area of training is one of
the prime activities of this project
which is under the responsibility of
training manager and project manager.
Advertise
posts
0 day £8240 The role of the HR manager is very
much significant in order to manage
the advertisement posts of this project.
Interview and
appoint 4
trainers
2 days £7640 Training manager and HR manager
will be very much significant in order
to appoint trainers.
Providing
training to the
trainers.
2 days £8240 The responsibility of the training
manager and project manager are very
much significant in order to manage
the training modules to each of the
trainers.
Setting of the
booking
system
1 day £180 Training managers will be very much
significant in order to set up the new
booking system.
Check
training
materials and
laboratory
1 day £180 Trainer manager must play a key role
to check the training materials and
laboratory equipment.

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Training the
staff materials
10 days £3400 The role of the training will require 10
Days with the help of the training
manager and the trainers.
Table 1: Scheduling, cost and resources of each of the activities of this project
(Source: Created by the author)
In the report identify any issues and risks with the project plan and suggest ways to
deal with these issues.
There are diverse categories of issues and risks associated with this project plan like
the cost of the training materials, an increase in cost of printing the test materials.
Appointment of the different types of trainers according to the level of expertise of the
trainees. Selection of the diverse categories of training schedules. These challenges have to
be addressed in the first place in order to enhance the facilities of the new laboratory facility.
Risk Mitigation table
Dynamic cost of training
materials
Finance management plan
Increase in cost of printing test
materials.
Predicting the cost of each of the training materials
according to the volatile market conditions.
Appointment of trainers Trainers must be appointed according to their experience
and area of expertise.
Selection of training schedules Training schedules must be planned in such a way so that
each of the trainers understands the value of the training
and act accordingly in the business.
Table 2: Risk extenuation table
(Source: Created by the author)
Question 5
Introduction

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The prominent determination of this report is to emphasise on the extenuation step of
the risks of this project plan.
The selection of the financial management plan will be very much significant to
manage the dynamic cost of training materials. The increase in cost of printing cost materials
can also be managed if there are diverse predictive measures which can be very much capable
of understanding the volatility of the market conditions. Appointment of the trainers must be
done according to the area of expertise and experience so that the trainees understand the
value of the advanced equipment which are about to get introduced in this technology part.
Selection of the training schedules must be according to the type of training schedules which
was prepared for the training sessions. Concepts of employee development due to the
introduction of the new systems must be there in the training schedules. Clarity and
transparency should be maintained in the first place so that the effectiveness of the training
session can be maintained.
Conclusion
The report is very much significant in order to understand the optimal solutions for
each of the identified problems like dynamic cost of the training materials, increase in cost of
the printing tests material, appointment of trainers and selection of the training selections.

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Part C
Question 6
Identification of risk and mitigation plans
There are diverse categories of risks which are associated with this project like the
increasing prices of the software which will be used in this project. Managing the availability
of each of the stakeholders involved in this project is the other significant challenge in this
project. Selection of the relevant staffs can also be considered as one of the prime risks,
which is directly associated with this project. Managing the budget in each phase of the
project is the other significant risk which will be faced by the project manager of this
particular project. The efficiency of the testing equipment can be a huge source of concern
regarding the final outcome of this project. Ineffective communication between each of the
stakeholders of this project can be one of the prime risks associated with this project, along
with the incorrect calculation of the scope of the project. Operational Risk and the strategic
risks are the other two categories of risks which are directly associated with the outcome of
this project. Apart from these risks, there are other diverse categories of unknown risks which
might have an undesirable impact on the successful completion of the project in terms of the
support from the higher authorities of CUST.
Risk Mitigation plan
Cost Management A detailed cost management plan coming from the project
manager can be very much useful to mitigate this risk in each
phase of this project. Current threshold and levels of precision
must be included in the detailed cost management plan.
Increase in training period can lead to increase in cost of the
project which can be understood from the Gantt chart.
Resource Management Both human and non-human resources which are involved in
this project have to be selected based on their market reputation.
Aligning the project deliverables is one of the most significant

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part of a resource management plan which can be very much
beneficial to address this risk. Resource scheduling can Also be
very much useful to address the risks associated with the human
resources of this project like purchase manager and laboratory
manager.
Setting up the training area can need more resources than
required. At the same time appointment of trainer may take
more time than what is expected.
Management of the
equipment used in this
project
Most of the underlying issues of the equipment which will be
deployed in this project have to be rechecked in the first place
so that the efficiency of the project is maintained and CUST is
benefitted from this project. An asset management plan can be
very much useful to address this particular risk.
Equipment required to train the trainers may have some issues
which can also have an impact on the scope of the project.
Incorrect examination
of the scope of this
project
Scope Management plan must be shared among each of the
concerned stakeholders of this project in order to avoid any sort
of confusion regarding the deadlines of each of the phases of
this project. Documentation can also be very much useful to
maintain transparency in this project as well.
Gaining the feedback from the can have a direct impact on the
project scope of this scope.
Communication issues Clear expectations must be set by the project manager for each
of the stakeholders working in this project. Personal differences
must be kept aside by each of the stakeholders in order to avoid
any workplace conflicts. Project manager must introduce both
verbal and nonverbal communication, which can help to address
the communication issue from the very first day of this project.
Setting up the booking system may have communications issues
which might have an impact on the deliverable of te project, the
completion date of the project may get postponed due to this
issue.
Table 3: Risks and mitigation plans
(Source: Created by the author)

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ID Task
Mode
Task Name Duration Start Finish PredecessorsResource Names Cost
0 ClydeTechTraining2 62 days Wed 01-01-20 Thu 26-03-20 £31,160.00
1 Identify and appoint training
manager
0.5 days Wed 01-01-20 Wed 01-01-20 Chief
technologist
,Laboratory
£420.00
2 Write specifications of training
requirement
5 days Wed 01-01-20 Wed 08-01-20 1 Chief
technologist
,Laboratory
manager,Project
manager,Training
£5,100.00
3 Write training manuals 19.5 days Wed 08-01-20 Tue 04-02-20 £2,760.00
4 Write first draft 5 days Wed 08-01-20 Wed 15-01-20 2 Training manager £900.00
5 Test materials and gain feedback 2 days Mon 27-01-20 Tue 28-01-20 4 Project
manager,Training
manager
£960.00
6 Redraft and finalise 5 days Wed 29-01-20 Tue 04-02-20 5 Training manager £900.00
7 Send to printers 0 days Tue 04-02-20 Tue 04-02-20 6 Training manager,HR manager£0.00
8 Set up training area 3 days Wed 05-02-20 Fri 07-02-20 6 Project manager,Training manager£1,440.00
9 Appoint and train trainers 27 days Tue 04-02-20 Thu 12-03-20 £17,140.00
10 Advertise posts 0 days Tue 04-02-20 Tue 04-02-20 6 HR manager,Cost of equipments [0]£0.00
11 Interview and appoint 4 trainers 5 days Tue 18-02-20 Mon 24-02-20 10 HR
manager,Training
manager,Cost
£8,900.00
12 Train the trainers 2 days Wed 11-03-20 Thu 12-03-20 11 HR manager,Project manager,Training manager,Cost of equipments [1]£8,240.00
13 Set up training programme 6 days Wed 05-02-20 Wed 12-02-20 £900.00
14 Set up booking system 2 days Wed 05-02-20 Thu 06-02-20 6 Training
manager
£360.00
15 Check the training materials and
laboratory
3 days Mon 10-02-20 Wed 12-02-20 6,8 Training
manager
£540.00
16 Train staff 10 days Fri 13-03-20 Thu 26-03-20 7,12,14,15Trainers ,Training manager£3,400.00
Chief technologist ,Laboratory manager,Project manager
Chief technologist ,Laboratory manager,Project manager,
Training manager
Training manager
W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T
29 Dec '19 05 Jan '20 12 Jan '20
Figure 3: Optimal solutions
(Source: Created by the author)