Mawson Pass Project Plan: MIS798 Project Management Assignment

This document presents a comprehensive project plan for the Mawson Pass project, addressing key elements of project management. The plan includes a proposal and feasibility study, project organization structure, and a discussion of potential management issues and their mitigation strategies. It details the project schedule using a Gantt chart derived from a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and outlines resource and cost plans. Furthermore, the plan includes a project risk assessment, as well as contracts and quality management plans. The assignment also contains an overview of project management issues, such as team management, scope, time, and cost management issues. The document provides a detailed WBS to simplify work requirements, and a Gantt chart to estimate the project schedule accurately. This project plan aims to provide a structured approach to the project's execution, monitoring, reporting, testing, review, and closing phases, ensuring timely delivery and stakeholder satisfaction. The document also includes a reflection on the project management process.

Running Head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Mawson Pass Project
Name of the Student
Name of the University

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Table of Contents
1. Proposal and Feasibility...............................................................................................................2
2. Project Organisation....................................................................................................................2
3. Management Issues and Effectiveness........................................................................................2
4. Plan (Schedule)............................................................................................................................5
5. Resource and Cost Plan...............................................................................................................8
6. Project Risk Assessment............................................................................................................12
7. Contracts and Quality Management Plan..................................................................................13
8. Summary and Conclusion..........................................................................................................14
References......................................................................................................................................16

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1. Proposal and Feasibility
(To be done by student)
2. Project Organisation
(To be done by student)
3. Management Issues and Effectiveness
If the overall scale and the scope of the project is considered, several management issues
are likely to arise along with varied effectiveness on the project. It is important for the
management team to identify the possible management issues and determine appropriate plan to
effectively combat these issues that can arise. Some of the possible management issues that
might be faced by the project team members during the course of the project are as follows.
Team Management Issues – Considering there are various members that are involved in
any endeavour for an organisation including the project management team and the technical
experts team, there are bound to be various types of ideas and skill sets for each individual
member (Meredith, Mantel Jr and Shafer 2017). As a result, conflict may arise during the project
resulting in serious complications within the team and also the project as a whole. It is the duty
of the project in-charge / chief to ensure these team management issues do not arise and call
team meetings frequently so as to ensure there is always exchange of ideas among team members
rather than conflicts.
Project Management Issues – Very often, there are project management issues occurring
in various types of project. Some of the common project management issues include scope

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management issues, time management issues and cost management issues (Kerzner 2017). These
issues occur when the project manager does not gets involved in accurate planning of various
aspects of the endeavour and just goes with the flow of work. In order to mitigate these issues, it
is required to develop each and every management plan for various aspects of the project with
highest accuracy during the planning phase of the project.
The same idea of management issues is applicable for the Mawson Pass Project. In this
particular project, which is under focus, the manager is required to deploy his / her team to plan
the project with the best possible accuracy during the detailed planning phase of the project. The
team members can utilise various tools and techniques related to management of a project
including software tools to develop the plan accurately.
In order to allow more effective management of the project, one of the most essential
tools in the field is work breakdown structure or in short, WBS. A WBS is a very important
project management tool that will ensure the work requirements are much more simplified and
easy to allocate to respective stakeholders (Fleming and Koppelman 2016). Hence, for the
project, the WBS is developed and shown as follows.
WBS TASK NAME
0 Mawson Pass Project
1 Discussion, Planning, Proposal and Team Building
1.1 Call a Meeting with the Project Owners
1.2 Discuss the Requirements of the Project
1.3 Discuss the Scope of the Project
1.4 Discuss Approximate Budget the Owner Has Considered for the Project
1.5 Receive All Requirements and Instructions from the Owner
1.6 Develop the Project Proposal Based on the Initial Estimations
1.7 Submit the Proposal to the Owner for Review

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1.8 Receive Requests for Changes in the Proposal
1.9 Submit the Final Proposal
1.10 Receive Approval from the Owner to Proceed
1.11 Analyse the Requirements of the Project
1.12 Procure Some Team Members for the Project
1.13 Develop Teams and Allocate Certain Roles in the Project
2 Start Detailed Planning for the Project
2.1 Detailed Analysis of the Requirements by the Project Team Members
2.2 Identify the Overall Scope of the Project
2.3 Document the Main Objectives that Need to be Fulfilled by the Project
2.4 Estimate the Time Required for the Entire Project
2.5 Create Work Breakdown Structure for the Project
2.6 Develop Gantt Chart to Estimate Project Schedule Accurately
2.7 Use Bottom Up Estimation Technique to Determine the Budget of the Project
2.8 Assess Risks that May Occur During the Project
2.9 Develop Mitigation Plan for the Risks on Priority Basis
2.10 Develop Quality Management Plan for the Project
2.11 Submit Budget Request to the Owner of the Project
2.12 Receive Approval on Budget for the Project
2.13 Hire Technical Experts for the Project
2.14 Discuss the Requirements of the Project with the Technical Experts
2.15 Finalise the Project with the Experts
2.16 Create List of Resource Requirements for the Project
2.17 Procure Funds for the Project
2.18 Purchase the Resources with the Funds Available
2.19 Completion of Planning of the Project
3 Project Execution, Monitoring, Reporting and Testing
3.1 Installation of Hardware for the Project
3.2 Testing of the Hardware Post Installation
3.3 Installation of Software Platform for the Project
3.4 Testing of the Software Platform Post Installation
3.5 Develop System Architecture for the Proposed Business Portal

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3.6 Add Various Features to the Business Portal
3.7 Add Card Reading Feature in the Business Portal
3.8 Integration of Online Payment Gateway with the Business Portal
3.9 Add User Profile Option to the Business Portal
3.10 Add Virtual Payment Account for Users in the Business Portal
3.11 Testing of the Business Portal
3.12 Identification of Glitches and Bugs in the Portal
3.13 Remove Bugs by Troubleshooting and Patching
3.14 Installation of Card Reader Machine at the Site
3.15 Connecting the Card Reader Machine with the Business Portal
3.16 Issue Sample Pass Card
3.17 Test the Working of the Card Reader Machine
3.18 Making Minor Tweaks and Changes in the Business Portal
3.19 Develop Project Report Document
3.20 Hand Over the Project to the Owner
3.21 Submit the Project Report Document to the Owner
4 Project Review, Sign Off and Closing
4.1 Review the Entire Project
4.2 Review and Analyse the Project Report Document
4.3 Finalise the Payments and Wages of Project Team Members
4.4 Complete the Verification Checklist for the Project
4.5 Sign Off by All Stakeholders
4.6 Official Closing of the Project
4. Plan (Schedule)
For project of any nature or scale, it is required to ensure the final outcome is delivered to
the project owner time. If the deadline is crossed, it often leads to financial complications and
issues that the project owners want to avoid at any cost. Hence, in order to avoid the overshoot in

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schedule of the project, it is required to develop an appropriate and accurate schedule that
reflects the specific time limits for each of the work packages (Harrison and Lock 2017). The
schedule in projects is often developed in the form of a “Gantt chart”, which in turn is derived
from the WBS.
For the Mawson Pass Project, the schedule is derived from the work breakdown structure
as shown.
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish
0 Mawson Pass Project 200 days Fri 17-01-20 Thu 22-10-20
1 Discussion, Planning, Proposal and Team Building 35 days Fri 17-01-20 Thu 05-03-20
1.1 Call a Meeting with the Project Owners 1 day Fri 17-01-20 Fri 17-01-20
1.2 Discuss the Requirements of the Project 5 days Mon 20-01-20 Fri 24-01-20
1.3 Discuss the Scope of the Project 5 days Mon 27-01-20 Fri 31-01-20
1.4 Discuss Approximate Budget the Owner Has Considered
for the Project
2 days Mon 03-02-20 Tue 04-02-20
1.5 Receive All Requirements and Instructions from the Owner 2 days Wed 05-02-20 Thu 06-02-20
1.6 Develop the Project Proposal Based on the Initial
Estimations
5 days Fri 07-02-20 Thu 13-02-20
1.7 Submit the Proposal to the Owner for Review 1 day Fri 14-02-20 Fri 14-02-20
1.8 Receive Requests for Changes in the Proposal 1 day Mon 17-02-20 Mon 17-02-20
1.9 Submit the Final Proposal 3 days Tue 18-02-20 Thu 20-02-20
1.10 Receive Approval from the Owner to Proceed 0 days Thu 20-02-20 Thu 20-02-20
1.11 Analyse the Requirements of the Project 2 days Fri 21-02-20 Mon 24-02-20
1.12 Procure Some Team Members for the Project 4 days Tue 25-02-20 Fri 28-02-20
1.13 Develop Teams and Allocate Certain Roles in the Project 4 days Mon 02-03-20 Thu 05-03-20
2 Start Detailed Planning for the Project 43 days Fri 06-03-20 Tue 05-05-20
2.1 Detailed Analysis of the Requirements by the Project Team
Members
2 days Fri 06-03-20 Mon 09-03-20
2.2 Identify the Overall Scope of the Project 2 days Tue 10-03-20 Wed 11-03-20
2.3 Document the Main Objectives that Need to be Fulfilled by
the Project
2 days Thu 12-03-20 Fri 13-03-20

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2.4 Estimate the Time Required for the Entire Project 2 days Mon 16-03-20 Tue 17-03-20
2.5 Create Work Breakdown Structure for the Project 1 day Wed 18-03-20 Wed 18-03-20
2.6 Develop Gantt Chart to Estimate Project Schedule
Accurately
1 day Thu 19-03-20 Thu 19-03-20
2.7 Use Bottom Up Estimation Technique to Determine the
Budget of the Project
3 days Fri 20-03-20 Tue 24-03-20
2.8 Assess Risks that May Occur During the Project 4 days Wed 25-03-20 Mon 30-03-20
2.9 Develop Mitigation Plan for the Risks on Priority Basis 4 days Tue 31-03-20 Fri 03-04-20
2.10 Develop Quality Management Plan for the Project 5 days Mon 06-04-20 Fri 10-04-20
2.11 Submit Budget Request to the Owner of the Project 1 day Mon 13-04-20 Mon 13-04-20
2.12 Receive Approval on Budget for the Project 0 days Mon 13-04-20 Mon 13-04-20
2.13 Hire Technical Experts for the Project 3 days Tue 14-04-20 Thu 16-04-20
2.14 Discuss the Requirements of the Project with the Technical
Experts
2 days Fri 17-04-20 Mon 20-04-20
2.15 Finalise the Project with the Experts 0 days Mon 20-04-20 Mon 20-04-20
2.16 Create List of Resource Requirements for the Project 3 days Tue 21-04-20 Thu 23-04-20
2.17 Procure Funds for the Project 4 days Fri 24-04-20 Wed 29-04-20
2.18 Purchase the Resources with the Funds Available 4 days Thu 30-04-20 Tue 05-05-20
2.19 Completion of Planning of the Project 0 days Tue 05-05-20 Tue 05-05-20
3 Project Execution, Monitoring, Reporting and Testing 106 days Wed 06-05-20 Wed 30-09-20
3.1 Installation of Hardware for the Project 5 days Wed 06-05-20 Tue 12-05-20
3.2 Testing of the Hardware Post Installation 4 days Wed 13-05-20 Mon 18-05-20
3.3 Installation of Software Platform for the Project 5 days Tue 19-05-20 Mon 25-05-20
3.4 Testing of the Software Platform Post Installation 5 days Tue 26-05-20 Mon 01-06-20
3.5 Develop System Architecture for the Proposed Business
Portal
12 days Tue 02-06-20 Wed 17-06-20
3.6 Add Various Features to the Business Portal 12 days Thu 18-06-20 Fri 03-07-20
3.7 Add Card Reading Feature in the Business Portal 5 days Mon 06-07-20 Fri 10-07-20
3.8 Integration of Online Payment Gateway with the Business
Portal
5 days Mon 13-07-20 Fri 17-07-20
3.9 Add User Profile Option to the Business Portal 5 days Mon 20-07-20 Fri 24-07-20
3.10 Add Virtual Payment Account for Users in the Business
Portal
6 days Mon 27-07-20 Mon 03-08-20
3.11 Testing of the Business Portal 10 days Tue 04-08-20 Mon 17-08-20

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3.12 Identification of Glitches and Bugs in the Portal 2 days Tue 18-08-20 Wed 19-08-20
3.13 Remove Bugs by Troubleshooting and Patching 3 days Thu 20-08-20 Mon 24-08-20
3.14 Installation of Card Reader Machine at the Site 2 days Tue 25-08-20 Wed 26-08-20
3.15 Connecting the Card Reader Machine with the Business
Portal
2 days Thu 27-08-20 Fri 28-08-20
3.16 Issue Sample Pass Card 4 days Mon 31-08-20 Thu 03-09-20
3.17 Test the Working of the Card Reader Machine 2 days Fri 04-09-20 Mon 07-09-20
3.18 Making Minor Tweaks and Changes in the Business Portal 2 days Tue 08-09-20 Wed 09-09-20
3.19 Develop Project Report Document 15 days Thu 10-09-20 Wed 30-09-20
3.20 Hand Over the Project to the Owner 0 days Wed 30-09-20 Wed 30-09-20
3.21 Submit the Project Report Document to the Owner 0 days Wed 30-09-20 Wed 30-09-20
4 Project Review, Sign Off and Closing 16 days Thu 01-10-20 Thu 22-10-20
4.1 Review the Entire Project 5 days Thu 01-10-20 Wed 07-10-20
4.2 Review and Analyse the Project Report Document 5 days Thu 08-10-20 Wed 14-10-20
4.3 Finalise the Payments and Wages of Project Team
Members
3 days Thu 15-10-20 Mon 19-10-20
4.4 Complete the Verification Checklist for the Project 2 days Tue 20-10-20 Wed 21-10-20
4.5 Sign Off by All Stakeholders 1 day Thu 22-10-20 Thu 22-10-20
4.6 Official Closing of the Project 0 days Thu 22-10-20 Thu 22-10-20
5. Resource and Cost Plan
Any project requires considerable amount of resources that include both human and non-
human entities. The human resources are responsible for managing the activities of the project as
well as allocation and management of the non-human resources i.e. the materials, hardware,
software and others (Heagney 2016). All of the resources have specific costs – the human
resources have specific wages and the materials have unit costs per item. The list of resources
(human and material) that are required for the Mawson Pass Project are listed in the following
table.

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Resource Name Type Max. Units Std. Rate
Project Manager Work 100% $125.00/hr
Project Management Team Work 300% $100.00/hr
Technical Experts Work 200% $85.00/hr
Head of Finance Work 100% $100.00/hr
Hardware Costs Material $10,000.00
Software Costs Material $6,000.00
Card Reader Machine Cost Material $2,500.00
Pass Card Cost Material $250.00
Other Costs Material $3,250.00
Using the costs outlined above, bottom up estimation technique can be utilised and the
overall budget for the project is determined in the following table.
WBS Task Name Duration Resource Names Cost
0 Mawson Pass Project 200 days $181,760.00
1 Discussion, Planning, Proposal
and Team Building
35 days $35,000.00
1.1 Call a Meeting with the Project
Owners
1 day Project Manager $1,000.00
1.2 Discuss the Requirements of the
Project
5 days Project Manager $5,000.00
1.3 Discuss the Scope of the Project 5 days Project Manager $5,000.00
1.4 Discuss Approximate Budget
the Owner Has Considered for the
Project
2 days Project Manager $2,000.00
1.5 Receive All Requirements and
Instructions from the Owner
2 days Project Manager $2,000.00
1.6 Develop the Project Proposal
Based on the Initial Estimations
5 days Project Manager $5,000.00
1.7 Submit the Proposal to the
Owner for Review
1 day Project Manager $1,000.00
1.8 Receive Requests for Changes
in the Proposal
1 day Project Manager $1,000.00
1.9 Submit the Final Proposal 3 days Project Manager $3,000.00
1.10 Receive Approval from the 0 days Project Manager $0.00

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Owner to Proceed
1.11 Analyse the Requirements of
the Project
2 days Project Manager $2,000.00
1.12 Procure Some Team Members
for the Project
4 days Project Manager $4,000.00
1.13 Develop Teams and Allocate
Certain Roles in the Project
4 days Project Manager $4,000.00
2 Start Detailed Planning for the
Project
43 days $50,400.00
2.1 Detailed Analysis of the
Requirements by the Project Team
Members
2 days Project Management Team $1,600.00
2.2 Identify the Overall Scope of
the Project
2 days Project Management Team $1,600.00
2.3 Document the Main Objectives
that Need to be Fulfilled by the
Project
2 days Project Management Team $1,600.00
2.4 Estimate the Time Required for
the Entire Project
2 days Project Management Team $1,600.00
2.5 Create Work Breakdown
Structure for the Project
1 day Project Management Team $800.00
2.6 Develop Gantt Chart to
Estimate Project Schedule
Accurately
1 day Project Management Team $800.00
2.7 Use Bottom Up Estimation
Technique to Determine the Budget
of the Project
3 days Head of Finance $2,400.00
2.8 Assess Risks that May Occur
During the Project
4 days Project Management Team $3,200.00
2.9 Develop Mitigation Plan for the
Risks on Priority Basis
4 days Project Management Team $3,200.00
2.10 Develop Quality Management
Plan for the Project
5 days Project Management Team $4,000.00
2.11 Submit Budget Request to the
Owner of the Project
1 day Project Management Team $800.00
2.12 Receive Approval on Budget
for the Project
0 days Project Management Team $0.00
2.13 Hire Technical Experts for the
Project
3 days Project Management Team $2,400.00
2.14 Discuss the Requirements of the
Project with the Technical Experts
2 days Project Management Team $1,600.00

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2.15 Finalise the Project with the
Experts
0 days Project Management Team $0.00
2.16 Create List of Resource
Requirements for the Project
3 days Project Management Team $2,400.00
2.17 Procure Funds for the Project 4 days Head of Finance $3,200.00
2.18 Purchase the Resources with the
Funds Available
4 days Project Management Team,
Hardware Costs[1], Software
Costs[1]
$19,200.00
2.19 Completion of Planning of the
Project
0 days Project Management Team $0.00
3 Project Execution, Monitoring,
Reporting and Testing
106 days $74,830.00
3.1 Installation of Hardware for the
Project
5 days Technical Experts $3,400.00
3.2 Testing of the Hardware Post
Installation
4 days Technical Experts $2,720.00
3.3 Installation of Software
Platform for the Project
5 days Technical Experts $3,400.00
3.4 Testing of the Software
Platform Post Installation
5 days Technical Experts $3,400.00
3.5 Develop System Architecture
for the Proposed Business Portal
12 days Technical Experts $8,160.00
3.6 Add Various Features to the
Business Portal
12 days Technical Experts $8,160.00
3.7 Add Card Reading Feature in
the Business Portal
5 days Technical Experts $3,400.00
3.8 Integration of Online Payment
Gateway with the Business Portal
5 days Technical Experts $3,400.00
3.9 Add User Profile Option to the
Business Portal
5 days Technical Experts $3,400.00
3.10 Add Virtual Payment Account
for Users in the Business Portal
6 days Technical Experts $4,080.00
3.11 Testing of the Business Portal 10 days Technical Experts $6,800.00
3.12 Identification of Glitches and
Bugs in the Portal
2 days Technical Experts $1,360.00
3.13 Remove Bugs by
Troubleshooting and Patching
3 days Technical Experts $2,040.00
3.14 Installation of Card Reader
Machine at the Site
2 days Technical Experts, Card Reader
Machine Cost[1]
$3,860.00
3.15 Connecting the Card Reader
Machine with the Business Portal
2 days Technical Experts $1,360.00