Project Charter: I-Crop Platform Website and Application Development

This document presents a project charter for the development of the I-Crop platform, an online cash marketplace designed to support Globex's existing services by connecting buyers and growers of warehoused grain. The charter outlines the project's measurable organizational value (MOV), including its strategic, customer-centric, financial, operational, and social impacts, with specific metrics and timeframes for achievement. It defines the project scope, both in and out of scope, and details the resources required for development. Furthermore, the charter includes a project schedule with milestones, activities, and resource assignments, along with a project budget, risk analysis, and a quality management plan. The document concludes with a closure and evaluation plan to ensure project success. Desklib provides access to this and other solved assignments for students.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Management: Website and Application Development Project for I-Crop
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Table of Contents
1. Project Description.................................................................................................................3
2. Part One: MOV - Measurable Organisational Value.............................................................3
2.1 Desired area of impact.....................................................................................................3
2.2 Types of Value.................................................................................................................4
2.3 Involvement of stakeholders in the project......................................................................4
2.4 Target metric and timeframe............................................................................................5
3. Part Two: Define Scope and produce a Scope Management Plan.........................................5
3.1 Scope definition and scope management.........................................................................5
3.2 List of Resources..............................................................................................................6
4. Part Three: Schedule for the project.......................................................................................6
4.1 Milestones for each phase and Deliverable......................................................................6
4.2 Activities / Tasks for the project......................................................................................7
4.3 Resource Assignments.....................................................................................................8
4.4 Estimates for Each Activity / Task...................................................................................9
4.5 Project Budget..................................................................................................................9
5. Part Four: Project Risk Analysis and Plan...........................................................................11
5.1 Assumptions...................................................................................................................11
5.2 Risk Assessment.............................................................................................................11
6. Part Five: Quality Management Plan...................................................................................13
7. Part Six: Closure and Evaluation.........................................................................................15
7.1 Closure Checklist...........................................................................................................15
7.2 Project Evaluation Plan..................................................................................................15
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................16
Appendix - Annotated Bibliography........................................................................................19

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1. Project Description
This project is based on developing a new online cash marketplace platform “i-Crop”
to support the existing services of Globex. In this project, a website and application will be
developed to meet the requirements of organization as well as clients. The platform will help
to bring the buyers and growers together in a single platform. This project will facilitate
convenient and easy management along with selling or buying of warehoused grain.
2. Part One: MOV - Measurable Organisational Value
2.1 Desired area of impact
Strategy: It has been identified that development of the Website and Application for i-
Crop will help to the keep track of the various type of information and details about
customers.
Customer: The development of the Website and the Application for i-Crop will help
the customers to resolve their queries and get required information. The clients will be
able to access i-Crop through any web browser or an application.
Financial: The platform that will be developed for the Globex will help the
organization to achieve desired profits and gain excellence in their business process.
The return on investment that will be achieved through the platform will be high for
the business organization.
Operational: It has been determined that the development and implementation of the
platform “i-Crop” will help to achieve the desired profit range. The development of
the platform will ensure that the operations can be easily carried out within the
business organization.

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Social: The development of the platform will help to support communications
between the clients so that buyers and growers can easily communicate for buying or
selling warehoused grains.
2.2 Types of Value
Better: It has been determined that the new system will help to provide better services
to both organization as well as clients rather than the existing system. It has been
found that new system will help to enhance business operations of the organization.
Cheaper: The implementation of the new system will help to reduce the costs
associated with resource as well as materials for business operations within the
organization.
Faster: The new system will help to improve the response time required for clients
and delay in the business process due to the time required for executing activities
within the organization.
2.3 Involvement of stakeholders in the project
The below table illustrates the stakeholders that are associated with the project for
developing the new system:

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2.4 Target metric and timeframe
Rank Impact Metrics Timeframe
1 Operationa
l
This project would decrease the time and cost required
for business operations within the organization.
2 months
2 Strategy This project will help to keep track of the client details
and requirements thus decrease of money.
1 month
3 Customer This project will help in reducing the response time thus
decrease of money.
1 month
4 Social This project will help to develop proper communications
between the client and organization thus there will be
decrease of money.
2 months
5. Financial This project will help to achieve high return on
investment and thus there will be increase of money.
6 months
3. Part Two: Define Scope and produce a Scope Management Plan
3.1 Scope definition and scope management
The scope of this project is development of a new online cash marketplace platform
“i-Crop” to support the business operations of Globex. The new system will help to bring the
buyers and growers together in a single platform.
In scope: The system will help to keep track and record details of the clients such as
Name, Contact and other relevant information so that the response time could be easily
reduced and business efficiency can be increased.

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Out scope: Proper training have to be provided to the staffs for operating the new
system such that business processes can be carried out effectively and as per requirement.
Procedure for scope management: The project deliverables will be approved at
every stage of the project as per requirements of the stakeholders. The stakeholders will be
associated at every stage of the project through proper communication procedures such that
they are aware of the project deliverables.
3.2 List of Resources
People: Project Manager, Business Analyst, Website Designer, Application Designer,
Website Developer, Application Developer, Tester, Quality Analyst, Technical Writer
Technology: Mobile application platform, Web designing tools, Website
Development platform, Website Domain
Facilities: Testing Facility, Research and Development Facility, Design Facility
4. Part Three: Schedule for the project
4.1 Milestones for each phase and Deliverable
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish
1 Phase 1 - Initiation 10 days Mon
10/8/18 Fri 10/19/18
M1 Project charter sign-off 0 days Fri 10/19/18 Fri 10/19/18
2 Phase 2 - Planning 11 days Mon
10/22/18
Mon
11/5/18
M2 Approval of plan 0 days Mon 11/5/18 Mon 11/5/18
3 Phase 3 - Design 39 days Tue 11/6/18 Fri 12/28/18
3.1 Designing the Website 17 days Tue 11/6/18 Wed
11/28/18
M3 Approval of website design 0 days Wed
11/28/18
Wed
11/28/18
3.2 Designing the Application 22 days Thu
11/29/18 Fri 12/28/18
M4 Approval of application design 0 days Fri 12/28/18 Fri 12/28/18

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4 Phase 4 - Development 35 days Mon
12/31/18 Fri 2/15/19
4.1 Development of website 19 days Mon
12/31/18 Thu 1/24/19
M5 Completion of website development 0 days Thu 1/24/19 Thu 1/24/19
4.2 Development of Mobile Application 17 days Thu 1/24/19 Fri 2/15/19
M6 Completion of Application Development 0 days Fri 2/15/19 Fri 2/15/19
5 Phase 5 - Closure 5 days Mon
2/18/19 Fri 2/22/19
M7 Closure of project 0 days Fri 2/22/19 Fri 2/22/19
4.2 Activities / Tasks for the project
WBS Task Name
0 Website and Application Development project for i-Crop
1 Phase 1 - Initiation
1.1 Requirements gathering and analysis
1.2 Development of project charter
1.3 Documentation of the initial project plan
M1 Project charter sign-off
2 Phase 2 - Planning
2.1 Selection of suitable project management methodology
2.2 Outlining the plan for project
2.3 Review of designed plan
2.4 Completion of project plan
M2 Approval of plan
3 Phase 3 - Design
3.1 Designing the Website
3.1.1 Selecting the platform for website development
3.1.2 Designing outline for the website
3.1.3 Reviewing the website design
3.1.4 Completing the design of website
M3 Approval of website design
3.2 Designing the Application
3.2.1 Selecting the platform for application development
3.2.2 Designing outline for the application
3.2.3 Review of the application design
3.2.4 Completing the design of application
M4 Approval of application design
4 Phase 4 - Development
4.1 Development of website
4.1.1 Acquiring domain for website
4.1.2 Developing the interface for website
4.1.3 Alignment of the functions as per requirement

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4.1.4 Developing the website functionalities
4.1.5 Checking compatibility of website
M5 Completion of website development
4.2 Development of Mobile Application
4.2.1 Developing the interface for mobile application
4.2.2 Developing the application modules
4.2.3 Testing of the modules
4.2.4 Integrating the application
M6 Completion of Application Development
5 Phase 5 - Closure
5.1 Review of post project implementation
5.2 Documenting Lessons Learned
5.3 Development of closure checklist
5.4 Project evaluation
M7 Closure of project
4.3 Resource Assignments

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4.4 Estimates for Each Activity / Task
4.5 Project Budget
The budget that has been estimated for the project is $68,074.00 and an overview of
the cash flow for this project is presented as below:
WBS Task Name Cost
0 Website and Application Development
project for i-Crop $68,074.00
1 Phase 1 - Initiation $6,080.00
1.1 Requirements gathering and analysis $1,680.00
1.2 Development of project charter $3,200.00
1.3 Documentation of the initial project plan $1,200.00
M1 Project charter sign-off $0.00
2 Phase 2 - Planning $6,080.00

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2.1 Selection of suitable project management
methodology $800.00
2.2 Outlining the plan for project $2,560.00
2.3 Review of designed plan $1,520.00
2.4 Completion of project plan $1,200.00
M2 Approval of plan $0.00
3 Phase 3 - Design $21,080.00
3.1 Designing the Website $9,740.00
3.1.1 Selecting the platform for website
development $1,360.00
3.1.2 Designing outline for the website $1,600.00
3.1.3 Reviewing the website design $2,040.00
3.1.4 Completing the design of website $4,740.00
M3 Approval of website design $0.00
3.2 Designing the Application $11,340.00
3.2.1 Selecting the platform for application
development $1,360.00
3.2.2 Designing outline for the application $2,240.00
3.2.3 Review of the application design $2,040.00
3.2.4 Completing the design of application $5,700.00
M4 Approval of application design $0.00
4 Phase 4 - Development $31,874.00
4.1 Development of website $19,706.00
4.1.1 Acquiring domain for website $10,970.00
4.1.2 Developing the interface for website $1,440.00
4.1.3 Alignment of the functions as per
requirement $4,760.00
4.1.4 Developing the website functionalities $1,800.00
4.1.5 Checking compatibility of website $736.00
M5 Completion of website development $0.00
4.2 Development of Mobile Application $12,168.00
4.2.1 Developing the interface for mobile
application $4,300.00
4.2.2 Developing the application modules $5,020.00
4.2.3 Testing of the modules $2,208.00
4.2.4 Integrating the application $640.00
M6 Completion of Application Development $0.00
5 Phase 5 - Closure $2,960.00
5.1 Review of post project implementation $1,680.00
5.2 Documenting Lessons Learned $240.00
5.3 Development of closure checklist $640.00
5.4 Project evaluation $400.00
M7 Closure of project $0.00
5. Part Four: Project Risk Analysis and Plan

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5.1 Assumptions
Budget: The budget of the project has been prepared considering the costs associated
with resources including people as well as material after analysis of the requirements.
Time: The time for completing the project has been estimated properly through proper
discussions in project team meeting.
Schedule: The timeline for project has been developed by the Project Manager after
determining the required activities.
Resources: The resource allocation has been done as expected and there is no issues
of resource over allocation in the project plan.
5.2 Risk Assessment
No. Ran
k
Risk Description Categor
y
Risk
Owner
Probabilit
y
Impact Mitigation
Strategy
R1
2
1 Over
budgeting
Improper
allocation
and
determinatio
n of budget
for the
project.
Financia
l risk
Project
manager
Medium High Effective
planning
and proper
budget
developmen
t.
R0
8
2 Requiremen
ts analysis
Improper
requirement
s gathering
People
risk
Project
Manager
Medium High Proper
requirement
s gathering

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and
difficulty in
identificatio
n of client
requirement
s.
and
identificatio
n have to be
carried out.
R0
6
3 Technical
issues or
System
Failure
Improper
system
maintenance
may lead to
errors or
fault in the
system
Technic
al risk
Develope
r
High High Proper
maintenanc
e
procedures
have to be
followed
and carried
out on a
regular
basis.
R1
8
4 Delay in
project
Progress of
project is
not
according to
the
developed
schedule.
Schedul
e risk
Project
manager
Medium Mediu
m
The project
progress
should be
evaluated
and
monitored
continuousl
y.

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R3
0
5 Lack of
resources
Lack or
unavailabilit
y of
resource
during
project
execution.
Resourc
e risk
Project
manager
Medium Mediu
m
The
resource
allocation
has to be
done
efficiently
such that
there is no
over
allocation.
Risk Identification Framework
Probability of
occurrence
Impact of occurrence
Very low Low Medium High Very high
Very low
Low
Medium Resource
risk
People risk and
Financial risk
High Schedule risk Technical risk
Very high
6. Part Five: Quality Management Plan

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Name of the project: i-Crop platform Design for
Globex
Name of the Project Manager:
(Please enter your name)
S No. Quality issues Mitigation
Time
Method Owner Status
1 The devices being used for
the system are no
compatible with existing
hardware and poor quality.
15 days Inspection Quality
Analyst
Open
2 Improper training or
inadequate skills of the
staffs within the
organization may lead to
major error or issue in the
new system.
1 months Inspection Project
manager
Open
3 The quality of the status
reports or other reports that
were developed are not
proper and good quality.
2 months Inspection Project
manager
Open
In context to this particular project, it has been identified that verification and
validation testing is required to ensure that the project outcomes are as per the desired quality.
Validation testing: This testing is required mainly for evaluation of the new system
while it is in development phase. This testing will help to determine whether the system is
able to meet the desired requirements of client as well as organization.

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Verification testing: This testing is required to determine whether the new system
will be according to the quality standards and conditions of the organization. The success
criteria evaluation for the new system will help to reflect whether the new system is
beneficial for the business organization.

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7. Part Six: Closure and Evaluation
7.1 Closure Checklist
Checklist Item Yes/No
Progress of the project as per schedule 
Improvements in the resource allocation 
Closure of the project documentation with post implementation review 
Design of the system as per requirements 
Outcomes are as per expectation from the project 
7.2 Project Evaluation Plan
The evaluation of the project will be carried out by checking the completion of
various activities as below:
 Checking proper documentation of the project documents
 Approval of design and plan of the project
 Outcomes are as per the desired goals and requirements
 Post implementation review is conducted successfully

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Appendix - Annotated Bibliography
Article 1: Fahri, J., Biesenthal, C., Pollack, J., & Sankaran, S. (2015). Understanding
megaproject success beyond the project close-out stage.
The essence of this specific article is focused on the different phases associated to
comprehensive project life cycle model which is included in the feasibility phase ad post
project evaluation phase. It can be said that from the successful outcome of the research will
help to understand the ways through which the success of the megaprojects above the project
closure stages can be obtained. According to Fahri, Biesenthal, Pollack and Sankaran (2015),
in order to achieve profit regarding system thinking in project management proper projects as
well as programs are to be considered. Not only this but also a comprehensive project life
cycle definition along for successfully promoting the project applications are another
important job role that has to be played by the project manager. Feasibility testing is an
important parameter that helps to measure the upcoming potential success of the project. The
details of two different types of projects are being discussed in this article 1) commercial
model delivery and 2) transformational project. The standards and the importance of the
project management to design and develop an authorized project the concept of utilizing
project practitioner are very much important this is also discussed in this article.
Discrimination between the project values and project success are also illustrated in this
article.
Article 2: Batselier, J., & Vanhoucke, M. (2015). Evaluation of deterministic state-of-
the-art forecasting approaches for project duration based on earned value
management. International Journal of Project Management, 33(7), 1588-1596.
This article focuses on the approaches of deterministic state of art for a successful project
evaluation. According to Batselier and Vanhoucke (2015), there are different deterministic

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time forecasting state of art methods present those are widely used by the project managers
for the success evaluation of projects. In this article three different types of earned value
methods are discussed. The methods those have been considered in this article require an
approach to get combined along with the project management practices. A real life project
database is being considered in this article to successfully evaluate the accuracy and
timeliness of different methods. It is also determined that in different situations the project
accuracy can be eventually improved through proper extensions of the method of EVM
forecasting. Three different promising deterministic techniques are also illustrated in this
article accurately. A comparison and contrast between the EVN method and the EVM with
respect to time EVM (t) methods are also illustrated in this article.
Article 3: Mitchell, A. (2018). Small Business Website Development: Enhancing the
Student Experience Through Community-Based Service Learning. Journal of the
Midwest Association for Information Systems| Vol, 2018(2), 33.
The essence of this specific project is related to small business website development that
helps to increase the experiences of the students with the help of the based service learning.
In most cases it is defined that the businesses fails to possess require knowledge, skills,
experience, time and money regarding web presence and their application. Experimental
service learning can benefit the business owners and the consumers with the help of the
experimental service details. The ways through which the students can act in valuable as well
as realistic projects are also illustrated in this journal. In order to design and develop the
website the project manager is required to follow the project development phases such as
initiation, planning, execution and closure.