IT511 Information System Project Management Plan: Ecommerce Project

This project plan addresses the key elements of information systems project management, focusing on the development of an ecommerce website and application. The plan encompasses scope management, detailing the task hierarchy through a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Time management is addressed by specifying task durations and sequencing. Human resource management is covered by defining resource needs and associated costs, while cost management planning is illustrated through a Gantt chart showing activity costs. The plan incorporates milestones for each level 1 activity in the WBS, highlights critical tasks on the critical path, and simulates the completion of approximately one-fourth of the project's work. This plan is designed to guide the execution and supervision of the project, ensuring efficient resource allocation, timely completion, and adherence to budget constraints.

Running head: PM
Information System Project Management
Name of Student
Name of University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
1. Scope Management..........................................................................................................2
2. Time Management...........................................................................................................4
3. Human Resource Management........................................................................................6
4. Cost Management Planning.............................................................................................6
5. The Task Milestones........................................................................................................8
6. Critical Tasks.................................................................................................................10
7. Completed Tasks...........................................................................................................12
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................15
Bibliography......................................................................................................................16

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Introduction
A formal document that is mainly prepared to guide and supervise the execution process
of any project is termed as project plan. Four important elements of a project management plan
include the scope management, management of time, management of the human resources and
cost management of a project. A project of website development (ecommerce) and development
of an application for a company is undertaken to discuss the main elements of a project plan. In
the following section, the management of the scope, time, cost and human resource have been
highlighted.
1. Scope Management
The WBS created as the task Hierarchy of the undertaken project is indicated in the table
below-

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Figure 1: Showing the Task Hierarchy
2. Time Management
The start date of each task along with their duration is shown in the table below-

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Figure 2: Illustrating the duration and the relationship between each Task
3. Human Resource Management
The human resource needs for this undertaken project are indicated in the following
picture-
Figure 3: Illustrating the Resource sheet and their cost
4. Cost Management Planning
The cost of each activities for the undertaken project are represented in the Gantt chart
below-

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Figure 4: Representing the Cost of the Project
5. The Task Milestones
The milestones of the task are marked by inserting the “milestone” column in MS
Project-

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Figure 5: Representing the Milestones
6. Critical Tasks
The Gantt chart view in the picture below represents the critical tasks of the undertaken
project. The Critical path is auto generated in MS project and is marked in red.

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Figure 6: The Gantt chart showing the Critical path
7. Completed Tasks
The start date of the project is June 17, 2019 and the total duration of the project is
approximately 6 months. Therefore, on August 12, one fourth of the total work of the project
should be completed. In order to mark the completed task, status date is set to 12 August and the
entire project is updated to show the task that has already been completed.
Figure 7: Setting the Status Date
The above figure indicates that the status date is set to August 12. After this step, the
entire project is updated to mark the tasks which are completed by this time.
Figure 8: Updating the completed Tasks

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The above figure shows the update of the tasks as completed. A column of “% complete”
is inserted in the MS project to mark the tasks that are completed till August 12.

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Figure 8: Showing the percentage of Work Completed

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Conclusion
The report discusses the important elements of a project management plan. The elements
are evaluated on basis of a project aimed delivering an information system. A website and the
app development project is considered which is ecommerce in nature. It will help in sales,
tracking of sales and in report generation. Ecommerce website and mobile application are two of
the most important information systems of a company. The report discusses the time, cost,
human resource and scope management aspect of this project.

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