Central Queensland University: Mobile App Project Plan - COIT20272

This project plan outlines the development of a mobile application designed for managing household items. The plan includes a Gantt chart illustrating a 60-day timeline, a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) detailing project tasks, and a table specifying resources responsible for each task. The project is divided into four phases: initiation, planning, execution, and closure. The initiation phase involves identifying the issue, creating a business case, performing cost-benefit analysis, developing a project charter, and hiring stakeholders. The planning phase focuses on creating a project plan, budget, resource management, and risk management. The execution phase involves designing the interface, developing use case diagrams, coding, and testing. The closure phase includes post-project review, stakeholder sign-off, and documentation. The project aims to help users efficiently manage their household belongings by allocating storage areas and recording storage data. The project plan also includes milestones for each phase and references relevant literature on project management.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project management
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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2. Project plan
2.1 Design of project plan using Gantt chart
The Gantt chart that is mainly developed helps in reflecting that around 60 days of time is
needed for proper development of mobile application in order to manage the household staffs.
Figure 1: Gantt chart
(Source: Created by Author)

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2.2 WBS
Development of mobile
application for managing
household stuffs
Initiation phase
Identyfying issue
Business case
Cost benefit analysis
Development of
charter
Hiring stakeholders
Milestone 1:
Completion of
initiation phase
Planning phase
Creating project
plan
Creating budget
Resource
management
Risk management
Assigning resources
Milestone 2:
Completion of
planning phase
Execution phase
Designing interface
Developing use
case diagram
Development of
prototype
Coding
Code validation
Development of
database
Adding functionality
Testing
Milestone 3:
Completion of
execution phase
Closure phase
Post project review
Stakeholder sign off
Documentation
Milestone 4: Releasing
resources
Figure 2: WBS
(Source: Created by Author)
2.3 Resources responsible for the tasks
The table that is given below helps in reflecting resources that is needed for executing
each of the tasks of the project.
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish Resource Names
0 Development of mobile
application for
managing household
60 days Fri 06-03-
20
Thu 28-
05-20

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stuffs
1 Initiation phase 17 days
Fri 06-03-
20
Mon 30-
03-20
1.1 Identifying issue 3 days
Fri 06-03-
20
Tue 10-03-
20
Project manager
1.2 Business case 4 days
Wed 11-
03-20
Mon 16-
03-20
Project planner
1.3 Cost benefit analysis 1 day
Tue 17-
03-20
Tue 17-03-
20
Financial manager
1.4
Development of
charter
3 days
Wed 18-
03-20
Fri 20-03-
20
Project manager
1.5 Hiring stakeholders 6 days
Mon 23-
03-20
Mon 30-
03-20
HR manager
1.6
Milestone 1:
Completion of initiation
phase
0 days
Mon 30-
03-20
Mon 30-
03-20
2 Planning phase 10 days
Tue 31-
03-20
Mon 13-
04-20
2.1 Creating project plan 3 days
Tue 31-
03-20
Thu 02-04-
20
Project planner
2.2 Creating budget 2 days
Fri 03-04-
20
Mon 06-
04-20
Financial manager
2.3 Resource 3 days Tue 07- Thu 09-04- Project manager

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management 04-20 20
2.4 Risk management 2 days
Tue 07-
04-20
Wed 08-
04-20
HR manager
2.5 Assigning resources 2 days
Fri 10-04-
20
Mon 13-
04-20
HR manager
2.6
Milestone 2:
Completion of planning
phase
0 days
Mon 13-
04-20
Mon 13-
04-20
3 Execution phase 28 days
Tue 14-
04-20
Thu 21-
05-20
3.1 Designing interface 4 days
Tue 14-
04-20
Fri 17-04-
20
Designer
3.2
Developing use case
diagram
3 days
Mon 20-
04-20
Wed 22-
04-20
Designer
3.3
Development of
prototype
3 days
Thu 23-
04-20
Mon 27-
04-20
Developer
3.4 Coding 4 days
Tue 28-
04-20
Fri 01-05-
20
Coder
3.5 Code validation 2 days
Mon 04-
05-20
Tue 05-05-
20
Coder
3.6
Development of
database
4 days
Wed 06-
05-20
Mon 11-
05-20
Developer, Hardware [1]
3.7 Adding functionality 6 days Tue 12- Tue 19-05- IT manager

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05-20 20
3.8 Testing 2 days
Wed 20-
05-20
Thu 21-05-
20
Tester, Additional cost[1]
3.9
Milestone 3:
Completion of execution
phase
0 days
Thu 21-
05-20
Thu 21-05-
20
4 Closure phase 5 days
Fri 22-05-
20
Thu 28-
05-20
4.1 Post project review 2 days
Fri 22-05-
20
Mon 25-
05-20
Project manager
4.2 Stakeholder sign off 1 day
Tue 26-
05-20
Tue 26-05-
20
Project planner
4.3 Documentation 2 days
Wed 27-
05-20
Thu 28-05-
20
Project manager
4.4
Milestone 4:
Releasing resources
0 days
Thu 28-
05-20
Thu 28-05-
20
2.4 Duration in days
It is found that 60 days of time is needed for developing the mobile app effectively where
the commencement of the project will be on 6th March 2020 and will get completed by 28th May
2020.

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