Project Management Report: PhD in Law, Strategic Objectives

This project management report details the strategic planning and execution required for completing a PhD in Law and securing a job. It outlines the purpose of project planning and management, emphasizing direction formation, accountability, and problem anticipation. The report explores the impact of projects on strategic objectives, including improved efficiency, enhanced confidence, and skill development. It defines project elements, such as stakeholder roles, scope definition, and the project plan's phases. Furthermore, it examines the implementation process, stakeholder support, and evaluation methods, including risk assessment techniques, WBS, and Gantt charts. The project, termed 'Project Me,' serves as a case study, illustrating the application of project management principles to achieve the specific objectives of obtaining a PhD and a subsequent job. This report, contributed by a student, provides valuable insights into project management methodologies and their practical application.

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Project Management Report
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Executive Summary
The report had been developed for forming the development of the activities for the gaining
certification of PhD in law and getting job at the end. The completion of the project had been
targeted to form the completion of the project activities and its justified alignment of the
improved activities. The implication of the operations had been defined for listing the profound
development of the improvement activities. The integration of the activities of the improved
functional activities that was aligned with the simplification of the project management
activities. The inclusion of the project management operations had been employed for listing the
activities of the operations.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
1. Impact of project and project managements on strategic objectives...........................................3
1.1 Purpose of Project Planning and Management......................................................................3
1.2 Impact of projects on Organization's Strategic Objectives....................................................5
2. Elements of Project Process and Plan..........................................................................................7
2.1 Roles of Project Sponsor and Other Stakeholders.................................................................7
2.2 Need of Scope and Project Plan.............................................................................................7
2.3 Phases of Project Plan..........................................................................................................11
3. Implementing Project Plan and Outcome Evaluation................................................................13
3.1 Process of gaining project implementation agreement........................................................13
3.2 Methods for securing stakeholder support...........................................................................14
3.3 Evaluation Process for measuring project performance......................................................14
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................15
References......................................................................................................................................16
Appendices....................................................................................................................................19
Appendix A: Project WBS.........................................................................................................19
Appendix B: Gantt chart............................................................................................................20

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Introduction
The strategic project management deals with the concept of the improved functional and
activities information processing1. The use of the strategic project management concepts for the
integration of the improved functional and development model is helpful in ensuring that the
activities of the project would be formed successfully. The integration of the activities would
allow the formation of the profound system integration. The activities included for the
modification of improved process development would be assisted by the use of the strategic
project management system.
The following assignment would be helpful for carrying out the formation of the
supplementary development of the activities and formation. The project planning and
management is helpful for carving out the project of ‘Project Me’, a project for complete
lifecycle of completion of 3 year PhD in Law and getting a job in the end. The implication of the
supportive development would help the individual in attaining the certification for PhD and
going through job certification successfully.
1. Impact of project and project managements on strategic objectives
1.1 Purpose of Project Planning and Management
The project of ‘Project Me’ is implied for successful completion of a 3 year PhD degree
in law by an individual and in the end achieving certification along with a job. The implication of
the improved documentation would also provide ease in forming the support for the individual in
attaining the degree. The project planning and management are used in projects because it
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controlling. John Wiley & Sons.

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provides the benefit of direction formation, accountability of activities, problem anticipation,
project completion, and sharing of resources2. These factors have been explained below,
Benefit of Direction Formation: The major benefit of using the project planning and
management is forming a direction of the project operations. The project plan would help the
people involved in the project to successfully form the proceeding of the project activities3. The
‘Project Me’ is dependent on forming a proper direction of the individual for forming the
deployment of the improved activities in a uni-direction for successful achievement of PhD in
Law Certification and proper job.
Accountability of Activities: The activities of the project are required for forming
successful accountability of the project operations4. The accountability of the activities for
‘Project Me’ is implied for successful implication of the activities. The formation of the
profound system development would enable the implication of the activities that are required for
the attainment of project goals.
Problem Anticipation: The anticipation of the problems is another major benefit of
project planning and management. There are possibilities that the project of ‘Project Me’ would
have to face some problems for the successful completion5. The development of planning and
management would help the individual for impressive and appropriate project development. The
anticipation of the problems would allow the formation of the improved contingency project
planning.
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Project Completion: The completion of the project is another major benefit of using the
implicit and explicit deployment of the activities6. The deployment of the effective and improved
project planning and management would allow the users for forming the management of the
activities. The completion of the project activities would allow the users for the modification of
the improved planning and operation. The planning of the project would allow the individual for
being directed towards an active list of project activities.
Share of Resources: The sharing of the resources would allow the management of the
operations and formation of the improved activities for the users7. The resource sharing would
allow the individual for working prominently and forming the improved project activities. The
alignment of the resources would form the management of the profound system development.
The sharing of resources would allow the formation of the activities for the project of gaining
certification of the activities.
1.2 Impact of projects on Organization's Strategic Objectives
The strategic objectives of the project are aligned cohesively for the modification of the
activities of the project and it would involve the formation of improved efficiency, enhanced
confidence, and reliability of activities, skill discovery, and expertise of employees8. The project
had resulted in forming the above mentioned impacts on the activities and they have been
explained below,
Improved Efficiency: The improvement of the activities of the project of ‘Project Me’ is
implied for the effective and effluent development of the operations. The efficiency of the
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8 Turner, R., 2016. Gower handbook of project management. Routledge.

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project activities would be helpful for development of the improved operations for the project9.
The implication of the strategic objectives would allow the improvement of the efficiency in
operations.
Enhanced Confidence: The enhancing of the confidence is another major impact of
project planning and management10. The improvement of the activities would allow the
formation of the confidence improvement for the individual in carrying out the activities of the
project. The project of ‘Project Me’ is a major factor that would ascertain the development of the
profound activity development for the individuals.
Reliability of Activities: The reliability of the activities is a major impact that would
involve the support and development of the strategic objectives implementation. The activities
set for the project of ‘Project Me’ would result in forming the support and development for the
improved activities. The reliability of the activities would ensure that the outcomes of the project
meet the expected deliverable.
Skill Discovery: The discovery of the skills of employees (project team members) is
another major factor that has supplementary impact on the activities of the project. The
operations of the project would be largely deployed for forming the successive and improved
functions for ‘Project Me’.
Expertise of Employees: The expertise of the individual taking part in ‘Project Me’
would be portrayed due to the implementation of the improved functional development. The
operations of the project are carried on for executing the profound system development.
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2. Elements of Project Process and Plan
2.1 Roles of Project Sponsor and Other Stakeholders
The Project Sponsors are helpful for working with the profitable development of the
activities in the profound system development. They are responsible for the successful
implication of the authority over the project activities11. The project users would allow the
successful implantation of the effective project activities. The authority of the project would be
in hand of the project sponsor. The Project Steering Committee are responsible for the
management of the project activities. They oversee the project for ensuring that the activities of
the project are going as expected. The Project Manager is responsible for running the project
along with all crucial operations like activity division, resource allocation, taking decisions with
sponsors, and ensuring project is completed in time. The project manager for smaller projects
plays the role of the project steering committee. The Project Team Members are the people who
are responsible for the execution of the activities of the project. They work and ensure that all the
activities of the project are completed yielding expected project results12. The Project Office
comprises of the backroom staffs that would help in easing the activities of the project.
Moreover, the implication of the project office would provide support for the project team and
assist them in their assigned sub-projects. The Project Customer is the most important
stakeholder of the project as it includes the person or group that would actually get the benefit of
the project outcome.
2.2 Need of Scope and Project Plan
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Definition of Scope: The project scope can be defined as the factors or elements of the
project management principles that would be included in the project activities as a form of
deliverable13. It would involve the successive and profound outcomes of the project that would
emit the completion of the ‘Project Me’ successfully.
Vision: The vision of the project is to form the effective plan for the development of the
improved activities. The ‘Project Me’ is developed with the vision for aligning the process of
admission and completion of the certification for doing PhD in law.
Aim: Completion Certification for PhD in law and getting a job at the end
SMART objectives: The smart objectives of the ‘Project Me’ are,
a. Specific-> To complete the certification of the degree of PhD in law
b. Measurable-> To pass in all the exams of the degree university with good marks
c. Achievable-> To sit through the job interview process and achieve a job as lawyer
after completion of the university
d. Realistic-> To complete all the semesters of the university and get through the
internal and external exams of the University
e. Timely-> To submit the assignments at the University in time and get the job after
completion of the University Degree Course
Level of measurement and control: The Elbeik and Thomas’s classic project
management model is deployed for managing the activities of the project and implying effective
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project management, 32(3), pp.529-539.

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and advanced project activities14. The level of management and control is formed by forming the
six stage project management model. The steps are defining the project, planning for the project,
team building and motivation, controlling the project costs, and review and closure.
Risk Assessment Technique: The risk assessment in project can be done by developing
risk priority matrix. The matrix helps in quantifying the factors of risk and calculating the impact
and likelihood of the occurrence of the risk. The deployment of the operations would result in
listing the probability of occurrence of the risk and then classifying the probability risk
occurrence. The assessment of risk would allow the formation of the mitigation strategies.
WBS: Work Breakdown Structure for the project comprises of some work packages
grouped together to form the effective and improved functional development. The use of the
specific modification would allow the integration of the operations for the profound development
methods15. The work breakdown structure would allow the integration of the profound system
development model. The work packages of the ‘Project Me’ are application phase, verification
and sorting phase, payment phase, first year, second year, third year, convocation day, and job
interview and attaining job.
Milestone Planning: The milestone planning for the project comprises of using the end
phase of each of the work package into the milestone event. The project of ‘Project Me’ would
involve the activities of completion of application phase, verification and sorting phase
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completed, payment phase completed, 1st year completed, 2nd year completed, 3rd year
completed, convocation is completed, and project me is closed as the milestone events.
Gantt chart: The Gantt chart for the project is developed for listing the activities of the
operations and implying the effective and improved functional development16. The Gantt chart
would be implied for the forming the improved functional development. The Gantt chart is
implied for forming the successive and improved functional development in the organization.
The Gantt chart is aligned for listing the activities of the project and forming the comprehensive
development of functions.
Organizational Structure: The organizational structure for the ‘Project Me’ is helpful for
prioritizing the deployment of the operations and dividing the work among project team
members17. The analysis of the project governance would be implied for forming the
development of the activities for the organization. The project organization structure comprises
of project governance level (project sponsor, CEO of the organization, or board members),
project management level (project manager or steering committee), and project operational level
(project team members and external workers).
Environmental Analysis (PESTLE): The pestle analysis of the project would allow the
integration of the activities and analysis of the profound system development. The ‘Project Me’
would allow the formation of the improved functional and development activities. The Pestle
Analysis of the project is given below,
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best practices for program and project implementation and administration.
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global environmental governance. Review of Policy Research, 34(1), pp.10-30.

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Political The project is concentrated on doing PhD in law and hence the political
impact on the project is high as the political factors would have the impact
on the education system.