Case Study: Promoting Indigenous Languages - Project Analysis

This case study examines a project focused on the importance of language preservation, specifically highlighting the challenges faced by indigenous languages. The case study includes a risk register, identifying potential threats such as language extinction due to colonization and lack of support, as well as opportunities to promote language use. The analysis provides detailed risk and opportunity assessments, along with proposed treatments and updates. A comprehensive cost baseline is presented, outlining expenses across various project phases, including initiation, planning, implementation, verification, and closure. The cost baseline provides a month-by-month breakdown of costs. The project's funding requirements are detailed, specifying the necessary investments for activities such as vendor selection, sign board design, and installation. Finally, the case study includes a bibliography of relevant sources.

Running head: CASE STUDY: OUR LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT
Case Study- Our language is important
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
1. Risk Register................................................................................................................................3
2. Cost Baseline...............................................................................................................................5
2.1 Funding requirements............................................................................................................6
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................7

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1. Risk Register
PROJECT RISK & OPPORTUNITY REGISTER
Risk / Opportunity Identification Risk & Opportunity Analysis Post Treatment Risk & Opportunity Analysis
Numbe
r
Date
Logged
Raised By Status Type Description
(Cause/Event/Effec
t)
Proximity Category Likelihoo
d
Consequence Level
(pre
treatment
)
Treatmen
t
Response
Treatment Treatment
Update
Owner Residual
Impact
Likelihoo
d (post
treatment
)
Consequenc
e (post
treatment)
Level
(post
treatment
)
1 09.12.201
7
MR. John, MR.
Bernie
Activ
e Threat
It is identified
that there are
more than 250
indigenous
language before
200 years but the
language are
likely to extinct
as most of the
languages are
generally found
to be endangered
to colonization
and thus people
were not allowed
to speak the
languages. In
addition to this it
is found that
elders who
generally have
knowledge about
some of the
traditional
knowledge does
not have proper
time to record
the languages so
that it can be
utilized by
others.
05.02.201
8 Promotion Almost
certain Moderate High Reduce
The
indigenous
languages
must be
promoted so
that the
people feel
free in
speaking
those
languages.
In addition
to this, the
people who
know the
traditional
languages
must
communicat
e among
each other
in those
languages,
which will
become
beneficial.
4.03.2018
Project
Manage
r
It creates
impact on
the people
Possible Major Medium
2 16/9/2017 Ms Porter Activ
e Threat
It is found that
the speakers of
English are
generally
stimulating the
indigenous
language
speakers for
dropping the
traditional type
of languages and
to adopting
English as the
language for
communication.
In addition to
this, it is
identified that
the state
authority also
does not take
proper action for
promoting the
languages that
are being
extinct.
05.02.201
8
Communicatio
n Likely Minor High Reduce
The
government
of the state
must
promote the
indigenous
languages
so that the
languages
do not get
extinct.
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Project
Manage
r
It mainly
impact the
project
manager,
stakeholder
s of the
project
Likely Medium Low
3 20/9/2017 MR. John Activ
e
Opportunit
y
It is found that
the project will
not get complete
within the
specified date or
scheduled as the
project manager
wants to
After
completio
n of the
project
plan
Schedule Possible Insignifica
nt Low Reduce
Proper
planning
must be
done before
making the
schedule of
the project
as it can
Finished
Project
Manage
r
No such
impact
Unlikely Significan
t
Low

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incorporate
some more
functionalities,
which are found
to be quite
beneficial in
promoting the
language.
create
financial
pressure on
the
organization

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2. Cost Baseline
WBS Task Name Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 Initiation phase
1.1
Charter
documents
development
$10,000.00
1.2
Initiation
documents
development
$ 200.00
1.3 Submission of
documents $ 1,000.00
2 Planning phase
2.1
Outlining
formation of
project
$ 700.00 $ 800.00 $ 600.00
2.2 Analysis of
operation $ 2,500.00
2.3 Project outline
review $ 200.00 $ 300.00 $ 1,000.00 $37,000
2.4 Completion of
project plan $ 1,000.00
3 Implementation
phase
3.1 Selection of local
language $ 2,100.00
3.2 Signage message
translation $ 3,500.00 $ 5,000.00
3.3 Development of
Signage $ 25,000.00
3.4 Development of
Signage board $ 40,000.00
3.5
Putting signage
in the university of
CQU
$ 5,000.00 $ 20,000.00
4 Verification phase
4.1 Signage review $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
4.2 Signage location
review $ 10,000.00
5 Closure phase
5.1 Final
documentation $ 5,000.00 $ 1,700.00
5.2 Signing
documents $ 1,000.00
5.3 Closure of the
project $ 3,000.00
Total $ 10,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 2,100.00 $ 300.00 $ 3,500.00 $ 700.00 $ 800.00 $10,000.00 $ 9,100.00 $108,100 $ 10,000.00 $ 37,000.00
Cumulative total 10000 15000 17100 17400 20900 21600 22400 32400 41500 149600 159600 196600

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2.1 Funding requirements
The funding requirements of the project are mainly elaborated below:
Activities Funding required
Vendor selection within the
project
$18,000
After proper quality check,
displaying interface
$17,000
Sign board designing for
promoting indigenous language
$15,000
Installation of the sign board $18,000
Sign board printing $10,000
Collection of proper sign boards $17,100
Total $95,100

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