Project Management: Network Infrastructure Development Project Report

This project management assignment details the development of a network infrastructure for an Australian organization. The project aims to enhance network connectivity, communication, and management, supporting business growth while optimizing costs. The report outlines the project's goals, objectives, and requirements, including functional and non-functional specifications. It defines the project team roles and responsibilities, followed by a detailed project plan that includes the scope, WBS, duration, resources, Gantt chart, network diagram, cost estimation, quality plan, stakeholder analysis, communication plan, and risk management strategies. The project deployment phase is described, and the document concludes with a project sign-off page, review, and recommendations for future improvements, emphasizing security and infrastructure maintenance.

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

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................................2
2. Clear outline of the project......................................................................................................................2
3. Project requirements...............................................................................................................................2
4. Project team members............................................................................................................................3
5. Project plan.............................................................................................................................................4
5.1 Project scope.....................................................................................................................................4
5.1.1 WBS............................................................................................................................................5
5.2 Project duration.................................................................................................................................5
5.3 Project resources...............................................................................................................................6
5.4 Gantt chart and network diagram.....................................................................................................7
5.5 Cost estimation..................................................................................................................................8
5.6 Quality plan.......................................................................................................................................9
5.7 Stakeholders analysis.......................................................................................................................10
5.8 Communication plan........................................................................................................................11
5.9 Risk management............................................................................................................................12
6. Project deployment...............................................................................................................................14
7. Project sign off page..............................................................................................................................15
8. Project review and recommendations...................................................................................................15
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................................16

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1. Introduction
The paper mainly focuses on developing a network infrastructure within an Australian
organization. The main goal of the organization is to enable proper network connectivity, operations,
communication as well as management of an enterprise network in order to provide proper
uninterrupted communication channels between the business processes. It is found that proper design
of the network infrastructure is generally required for unlocking scalability as well as for supporting the
entire business growth. In addition to this, it is found that effective network infrastructure development
helps in reducing the costs of the entire network that will generally be considered as consistent.
2. Clear outline of the project
Start date:31-05-19
Enda date:04-11-19
Project goals: The main goal of the entire project is to develop a network infrastructure within
the business organization for supporting the growth of the entire business and for making the
infrastructure much more cost effective.
Project objectives: The main project objectives include:
 To develop network infrastructure within an Australian organization
 To support the business growth of the entire organization and
 To make the network much more cost effective as well as reliable.
3. Project requirements
Functional requirements Authentication: The entry within the system is
provided after the successful identification of
the user and this mainly done with the help of
login system for avoiding risks.
Business rules: The rules of the business should
be used while undertaking the project that must
be linked with the project.
Regulatory needs: During network infrastructure,
proper regulatory standards need to be used for

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avoiding legal as well as ethical challenges.
Non-functional requirements Performance: the response time of the network
infrastructure is very much less and thus it can be
analyzed that the entire system will functional
effectively.
Reliability: The services that provided by the
network infrastructure within the business
organization is mainly considered as reliable for
achieving project goals.
4. Project team members
Role Skills and expertise
Project manager The project manager within the network
infrastructure project assists in managing as well
as developing the utilized technology, time as
well as cost that is mainly linked with the project.
Network architect They are skilled in managing the communication-
based networks including the local area network
as well as intranets as well as wide area
networks.
Network administrator They are skilled in maintaining the various
computer-based infrastructures by engaging
within the configuration as well as installation of
the network as well as system.
Quality analyst They have skills in using various types of
comprehensive business needs including the
functional documentation as well as business
procedures.
Resource manager The resource manager are skilled in managing the
project resources and additionally also helps in
solving issues by addressing the concerns of the
project by enhancing productivity.

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Sponsor They maintain as well as provides funding for the
project in order to meet the goals of the project
and additionally helps in proposing customization
as well as presentation of the service as well as
support that is mainly provided.
Financial manager They have skills in collecting and reviewing
different types of financial data that are linked
with the project and additionally assists in giving
advice on the business associated decisions.
5. Project plan
5.1 Project scope
 Development the entire network infrastructure for an Australian organization
 Installing the system infrastructure
 Undertaking testing for making sure that the installations are done effectively
 Providing proper facility of system training
 Proper configuration of the entire system

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5.1.1 WBS
Figure 1: WBS
(Source: Created by Author)
5.2 Project duration
The network infrastructure will generally be developed within 112 days as per the below
schedule and additionally the end as well as initiation date of each of the activity of the project us
reflected in the below table.
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish
0 Development of network infrastructure in an
organization 112 days Fri 31-05-19 Mon 04-11-
19
1 Initiation phase 18 days Fri 31-05-19 Tue 25-06-19
1.1 Estimating budget 4 days Fri 31-05-19 Wed 05-06-19
1.2 Determining stakeholders 5 days Thu 06-06-19 Wed 12-06-19
1.3 Determining resources 4 days Thu 13-06-19 Tue 18-06-19
1.4 Cost benefit analysis 3 days Wed 19-06-19 Fri 21-06-19
1.5 Project charter 2 days Mon 24-06-19 Tue 25-06-19

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2 Planning phase 26 days Wed 26-06-
19
Wed 31-07-
19
2.1 Project plan 4 days Wed 26-06-19 Mon 01-07-19
2.2 Resource plan 5 days Tue 02-07-19 Mon 08-07-19
2.3 Financial plan 4 days Tue 09-07-19 Fri 12-07-19
2.4 Risk management plan 6 days Mon 15-07-19 Mon 22-07-19
2.5 Quality plan 4 days Tue 23-07-19 Fri 26-07-19
2.6 Acceptance plan 3 days Mon 29-07-19 Wed 31-07-19
3 Execution phase 47 days Thu 01-08-19 Fri 04-10-19
3.1 Installation of system infrastructure 10 days Thu 01-08-19 Wed 14-08-19
3.2 Testing system installation 12 days Thu 15-08-19 Fri 30-08-19
3.3 Network infrastructure development 12 days Mon 02-09-19 Tue 17-09-19
3.4 Providing system training 13 days Wed 18-09-19 Fri 04-10-19
4 Monitoring and controlling phase 14 days Mon 07-10-
19 Thu 24-10-19
4.1 System configuration finalization 9 days Mon 07-10-19 Thu 17-10-19
4.2 System go live 3 days Fri 18-10-19 Tue 22-10-19
4.3 GoLive Support 2 days Wed 23-10-19 Thu 24-10-19
5 Closure phase 7 days Fri 25-10-19 Mon 04-11-
19
5.1 Sign off the project 2 days Fri 25-10-19 Mon 28-10-19
5.2 Reviewing project 5 days Tue 29-10-19 Mon 04-11-19

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5.3 Project resources
Human resources Financial manager, resource manager, project
manager sponsor, risk analyst, network architect,
network engineer as well as quality analyst
Software Network security application, operating system
Hardware Wireless routers, LAN cards, routers and switches
5.4 Gantt chart and network diagram
Figure 2: Gantt chart
(Source: Created by Author)

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Figure 3: Network diagram
(Source: Created by Author)
5.5 Cost estimation
It is analyzed that $92,136 is required for completing the development of a network
infrastructure in the organization.
WBS Task Name Duration Cost
0 Development of network infrastructure
in an organization 112 days $92,136.00
1 Initiation phase 18 days $5,368.00
1.1 Estimating budget 4 days $1,056.00
1.2 Determining stakeholders 5 days $1,800.00
1.3 Determining resources 4 days $1,024.00
1.4 Cost benefit analysis 3 days $768.00
1.5 Project charter 2 days $720.00
2 Planning phase 26 days $7,488.00
2.1 Project plan 4 days $1,440.00

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2.2 Resource plan 5 days $1,280.00
2.3 Financial plan 4 days $1,024.00
2.4 Risk management plan 6 days $1,536.00
2.5 Quality plan 4 days $1,440.00
2.6 Acceptance plan 3 days $768.00
3 Execution phase 47 days $46,040.00
3.1 Installation of system infrastructure 10 days $5,600.00
3.2 Testing system installation 12 days $6,720.00
3.3 Network infrastructure development 12 days $30,080.00
3.4 Providing system training 13 days $3,640.00
4 Monitoring and controlling phase 14 days $29,320.00
4.1 System configuration finalization 9 days $27,520.00
4.2 System go live 3 days $1,080.00
4.3 GoLive Support 2 days $720.00
5 Closure phase 7 days $3,920.00
5.1 Sign off the project 2 days $720.00
5.2 Reviewing project 5 days $3,200.00
5.6 Quality plan
Quality metrics Verification
Yes No
Does the quality standards are
generally followed while
developing the network
infrastructure?
Yes ----
Does the quality of the
hardware checked before
purchasing them for the for the
project?
----- No
Does proper opportunity of Yes ----

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training is given to the project
team for maintaining quality in
project?
Does testing is conducted
successfully within the project
Yes ----
5.7 Stakeholders analysis
Role Interest Power
Project manager High High
Network architect High Low
Network administrator High Low
Quality analyst High Low
Resource manager Low Low
Sponsor High High
Financial manager Low Low
Figure 4: Stakeholder map
(Source: Created by Author)

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5.8 Communication plan
Type Message Vehicle Frequency Audience Responsible
Project
status report
Status report is
mainly used for
communicating
the current
status of the
project so that
proper decision
based with the
project can be
taken
successfully.
Email Weekly Project
manager
Planner
Project kick
off report
Information
about the
project
background as
well as business
case are
generally
developed so
that the project
team have
proper project-
based
knowledge
Email/Face to
face
Once Project
manager
Team
members
Weekly
report
Weekly reports
are shared
about the
expenditures
that are
generally done
Email/Face to
face
Weekly Team leaders Financial
managers