MN601 - Network Project Management Plan for Maximillian Technologies

This document presents a comprehensive project management plan tailored for Maximillian Mobile Technologies, focusing on the development and execution of a multi-user system application. The plan details a logical flow encompassing project scope, stakeholder analysis, communication plans, risk management, and ethical considerations. It also incorporates project management software utilization, a deployment strategy, and outlines project sign-off, review, and recommendations. The project aims to create a multi-platform application accessible on both mobile and computer systems, enabling clients to purchase products, provide reviews, and make payments, while also facilitating employee work schedule management, information storage, payment tracking, and communication. The plan emphasizes the importance of effective communication, stakeholder engagement, and risk mitigation to ensure project success and quality deliverables.

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1. SECTION 1
Executive summary
The project management plan is designed for Maximillian mobile technologies, to aid the development
and execution of an application that supports a multi-user system interphase. The company has been hired
by a business organization to design a multi-system software that supports both mobile and computer
interphase. The business organization management reached an agreement to have a well-designed
multiplatform application that will support both mobile and computer operating systems. This is intended
to help in the improvement of the company’s operations for both the clients and the employees. In other
words, the application/ software will support use by clients who wish to purchase the business products,
make review, and payments and on the other hand allowing the employees to manage their work
schedules, storing of important information, payment tracking and communication management among
other uses. This will be powered by secure login system i.e., customer login and staff login,
The plan involves a logical flow, from project scope, stakeholder analysis, communication plans, risk
management plan and ethical issues. Furthermore, there is use of management software, project
deployment plan, project signoff, review and recommendations. In other words, it encompasses a
comprehensive management basics applications for networking
Table of content
Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Logical flow of information..........................................................................................................................3
Project scope...............................................................................................................................................4
Project requirements...................................................................................................................................4
Work based breakdown..............................................................................................................................5
Project stakeholders....................................................................................................................................6
The internal stakeholders and their responsibilities/ interests...................................................................6

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External stakeholders..................................................................................................................................7
Communication...........................................................................................................................................7
Risk management plan................................................................................................................................8
Ethical issues...............................................................................................................................................9
Project management software..................................................................................................................10
Gantt chart................................................................................................................................................11
Project deployment plan...........................................................................................................................11
Project signoff............................................................................................................................................13
Project review...........................................................................................................................................13
Recommendations.....................................................................................................................................14
References.................................................................................................................................................14

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Introduction
Maximillian mobile technology is a company that specializes in the designing and
implementation of mobile and computer applications. The company has for years been recognized as one
of the most reputable companies in the industry when it comes to providing high end and user friendly
applications/ software.
Due to so, the company has been hired by a business organization to design a multiplatform
application that will support both mobile and computer operating systems. This is intended to help in the
improvement of the company’s operations for both the clients and the employees. In other words, the
application/ software will support use by clients who wish to purchase the business products, make
review, and payments and on the other hand allowing the employees to manage their work schedules,
storing of important information, payment tracking and communication management among other uses.
This will be powered by secure login system i.e., customer login and staff login.
In so doing, the company expects to improve on its efficiency by reducing the loads needed for
the management of customer demands and employee information [1]
Logical flow of information
The project management plan id designed for Maximillian mobile technologies, for the
development and execution of an application that supports a multi-user system interphase. It involves a
logical flow, from project scope, stakeholder analysis, communication plans, risk management plan and
ethical issues. Furthermore, there is use of management software, project deployment plan, project
signoff, review and recommendations. In other words, it encompasses a comprehensive management
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2. SECTION 2

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Project scope
By the end of the project, different deliverables are expected among which should include a
multi-platform application that will support both computer systems and mobile gadgets. In other words,
the application should be able to run in mobile gadgets such as android operating systems, iPhone OS,
iPad, and kindle OS among others. On the other hand, it should be able to support mainly windows
operating systems alongside others. It software will therefore be able to support;
 internet access
 Automated reporting regarding client complaints
 GPS user detection
 Secure end user communication among employees and administrators
 Web based server support
 Scheduling and reminder enabled system
Project requirements
For the project to attain success, the project manager will ensure the procurement of the required
materials and essentials. In is absolutely of no doubt that before any project execution begins/
commences, the requirements for project executions are acquired. In this project, the requirements
encompass both software and hardware. The requirements will include but limited to;
 Latest designer software applications
 High end and modern computers
 Mobile devices for testing
 Reliable power source
 Highly qualified technicians (software designers)
 Cloud based servers
 Backup storage systems
 Network adapters and internet cables

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Work based breakdown
Project crashing
With the aim of reducing the total time to be spent in undertaking the project of developing an
internet enabled application by Maximillian technology, there will be an inclusion of project crashing.
Primarily, project crashing can be understood as the process of shortening the length or duration of a
project under execution or implementation. It is also absolute that, as the company embarks on project
crashing, there will be a reduction in the total cost of the project as compared to the initially expected
required amount for the project completion. Nevertheless, we should note that project crashing may even
be more costly as it requires more resources than the normal planned quantity [2]. It is however
important to note that as the company initiates in project crashing, there will be a critical analysis and
evaluation of the activities that will be foregone. This will be aiming at ensuring the expected quality
deliverables are achieved. In other words, as the project activities are shortened to save time and cost,
efforts will be streamlined towards avoiding compromising quality of the final output.
Project
Name
1
Initiation
1.1 plan by the
organization to
implement a
software
1.2 review by the
boad and passing of
finaal decision
1.3 creating of
Project Charter
1.4 formation of
the management
plan
1.5 sheduling of the
project
2
Requirem
ent &
Analysis2.1 collecting the
rellevant
information
regarding the
software needs
2.1.1 Survey Results
2.1.4 Presentation
of the findings
2.2.1 Selection of
focus group
2.2.2 Kick off
2.2.3 Prototype
review
2.2.4 Final review
2.3 making of final
documentation
regarding the
requirements
3 Design
3.2 Prototype
3.3 making of a
functional design
for the software
4
Development
4.1 Documentation
of the technical
requirements
4.2 Development &
unit testing
5 Test
5.1 Functional Unit
Testing
5.2 Quality check/
verification
5.3 Integration
Testing/ UAT
6
Implementa
tion
6.1 Communication
to the users
6.2 User training
6.3 maintenance
plan
6.4 System
implementation/
Go-live
7 Post
Implementa
tion
7.1 new system
survey
7.1 incoorporating
and updating the
feedback
7.3 project clusure

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Undertaking of project crashing involves making a critical decision, which is directly related to
the trade-off theory. Making of a choice of the activity to be foregone during the project execution [3].
3. SECTION 3
Project stakeholders
The project stakeholders may typically be referred to as the individuals, parties or organizations
who may in any way affect the designing, planning, execution and success of the project it is also
important to note that the individuals or organizations who may be affected by the project implementation
and activities also form part of the stakeholders of the project. In this regard therefore, the project has
internal and external stakeholders. In reference to the current research study, it is important for the project
implementer to focus on both categories of the stakeholders rather than just focusing on the internal
stakeholders. Although the degree of influence of the internal stakeholders may be critically high, it is
equally important to note that failure to adhere to the certain external stakeholders may lead to a failure
[3].
In case in reference is that the project will consider partnering with an internet provider company
to help in ensuring the best user experience of the software/ application that is to be designed. The
internal stakeholders will therefore include;
The internal stakeholders and their responsibilities/
interests
Stakeholder Description Responsibility/ interest
1 The project
sponsor
This is the organization to whom the
software is being designed for. It
identifies the deliverables that I requires
by the end of the project
It is responsible for funding all the
necessary financial needs of the project
Monitoring and making of or
recommendations based on the work
progress
2 The board of
governors
This forms the organizational
management committee. It encompasses
the managerial committee, and the
board of trustees, among others.
They are responsible for the
organizational decision making
Determining and influencing the success
of the software project

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3 Project
manager
Is the overall person in charge of
designing the organizational software
He is the person answerable to the
project owners or the board of
governors
He takes the responsibility of monitoring
all the execution of the project
management activities.
Assigning of responsibility to the project
team members and assessing the
progress of the project
4 The project
team
members
Are the individuals who take up the
responsibilities assigned by the project
manager base on their
professionalization and abilities
They are responsible for the execution of
project activities
This group works in return for money as
reword/ interest.
5 The resource
mangers
These are individuals responsible for the procurement of project requires. As
highlighted earlier, the project will need essential, costly and sensitive materials to
commence its execution. This party pays an important role in the project success
The product
user groups
Refers to the final users/ beneficiaries of the software that will be design. Basically,
there are three beneficiaries, that is to say; the employees, the business organization
clients and the organization itself.
7 The product
testers
These are individuals responsible for the recommendation and audition of the final
output. They take the responsibility of establishing the project success, pitfalls and
how positive amendments can be undertaken. On some circumstances, they may be
an external auditions and companies who are specialize in testing the security
threats and application capabilities.
External stakeholders
As highlighted earlier, external stakeholders are those parties, individuals or organizations who
may have an influence or may be influenced by the execution of the project. To a larger extent, the
external stakeholders do not have direct link to the project operation. However, their impact are usually
indirect. For the case of the project, the external will include the external consultants, external auditors,
the network testers, and the responsible legal authorities in line with security and privacy patents [4].
Communication
To ensure a well-coordinated flow of project management activities, there will be a well-
established and definite modes of communication. According to research, it has been proved beyond
reasonable doubt that when running a project management activity, it is important to ensure an effective
communication among the involved parties. This is because it has been evidenced that the success of
projects highly depends on the effectiveness of communication among and within the stakeholders. In
other words, communication breakdown has been registered as one of the main causes of project

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management failures and thus, highly vital to ensure its effectiveness [5]. Different communication
channels and options will be used in different contexts and with different groups of stakeholders
depending on their effectiveness in delivering the intended information to the required party. As it in
many different project management activities, the communication will make use of different
communication strategies among which will include face to face interaction with the project team
members, messaging, phone calls, video conferencing, and emailing among others. In other words,
communication management will help in achieving the following objectives;
 Identification of the interests and powers of various stakeholders and citing possible ways of
integrating them to achieve a common goal as a team
 Enabling timely transfer of communication between or among stakeholders to help in the
minimization of delay and breakage in information transfer
 Sharing/ exchanging of ideas, making inquiries and consultation in reference to the risk control
strategies among the different project team members.
 Creating reminders and raising awareness of the responsibilities assigned to different team
member with in the project
 Communicating of updates and schedule changes in regard to the project changes
 Sharing points of differences and divergences within the team and effectively making
adjustments
Risk management plan
When conducting a project management activity, it is absolute that there are risks involved. One
of the scholars stated that, for every activity that is undertaken there is no one hundred percent certainty
for its success. The mobile application project will therefore lay down a well-defined plan for the
mitigation of the likely and possible risks. Risk management plan is important as it helps in stopping,

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reducing and transferring of risks that come in during the execution of the project. As the project team
members undertake this, forecasts are made according to the types of activities/ subprojects to be
executed. In the analysis of the risk plan, there will be an engagement of the internal and external project
contexts [5]. This encompasses stakeholders, the procurement process and linage, the intervention from
external stakeholders for example the government, the available financial resources, expected feedback
from the clients, and sensitivity of achieving the project success. Ensuring a dependable and reliable risk
management, the team will conduct a review of related projects so as to examine the types of challenges
faced, the time period and how it was handled. Therefore, the whole risk management plan will be broken
down into phases and which reflect the following
 Risk identification; identifying of the likely risks that may occur
 Risk analysis; this entails a critical review of the risks, including their impact in the project
 Risk control; after analyzing the risks, possible control measures will be put fourth by the team
players
 Risk evaluation; this is intended to examine the types of risks. It is closely related, and moves
hand in hand with risk control.
 Risk treatment; furthermore, the treatment of different risks with in the project management is
dependent on its impacts and controllability. As highlighted earlier, risks may be stopped,
reduced, transferred or accepted depending on its type and impact on the project.
 Risk monitoring and review; as the project risks are forecasted, there is will always be a well-
defined schedule for making of reviews and adjustments in regard to the project progress.
 And finally, as the project closes, the risk management will also be terminated

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Ethical issues
As the project is being undertaken, it is highly probable that there will be need to observe the
prevailing codes of ethic in relation to the pre-existing laws and codes of ethics. Usually, before an
individual’s engages in the use of any software application, they tend to be curious about the
confidentiality of their personal data which they enter into the system. It is therefore of high importance
that the that the clients or the general users of the end output of the project be assured that there
information will not in any way be used for other purposes apart from the business dealings within the
organization. In addition, the compliance of the project management execution with the post formulated
laws governing the ICT of the country is also important. As the projects undertakes on the proposed
activity, the project manager together with team will have conduct a review of the yet to execute
procedure to determine if it solely complies. Otherwise, it may lead to project termination before its
completion [5].
Furthermore, there may arise safety issues on the side of project team players. Working in a
computer related environment have been related to certain illness which among other, have included eye
effect, general body pains and wrist failures. Much as the project is being undertaken, there will be
consideration of the employees engaged in the project, this will be through provision of equipment that
may help in reducing related effects such as providing well designed seats to ensure good sitting postures
and regulating light among others. Consultancy loyalty has also been identified as one of the potential
ethical issues that may arise. Basing on the fact Maximillian mobile technology limited is a reputable
company, the hired consultancy firm may not vividly express and review the effectiveness of the
company output. This may be regarded as effect of reputability of a business organization [6].
4. Section 4
Project management software
Schedules

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Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
initiating of the project 28 days Wed 9/12/18 Fri 10/19/18 3
identification of the
requirement 13 days Fri 8/24/18 Tue 9/11/18 4
securing/ buying the
project requirement 20 days Fri 10/5/18 Thu 11/1/18 5
designing of the system 30 days Fri 10/26/18 Thu 12/6/18 6
review of the design 15 days Thu
12/20/18 Wed 1/9/19 7
Development 38 days Thu 1/10/19 Mon 3/4/19 8
first testing 14 days Tue 2/5/19 Fri 2/22/19 9
second testing 17 days Thu 3/21/19 Fri 4/12/19 10
implementation 30 days Thu 2/7/19 Wed 3/20/19
signing off 18 days Thu 3/21/19 Mon 4/15/19 10
review of the whole
project 35 days Tue 4/23/19 Mon 6/10/19 11
making recommendations 17 days Fri 6/14/19 Mon 7/8/19 12
Gantt chart
Project deployment plan
As the project nears its completion, the deployment process is one of the most important aspects
that Maximillian mobile technology limited will undertake to ensure that there is effective output of the
expected software. This encompasses many different process and procedures. In other words, the