Project Management Plan

This project report presents a detailed project management plan for a construction project involving the building of a Wi-Fi tower. The plan covers various aspects of project management, including project background, stakeholders, scope definition (objectives and deliverables), a comprehensive work breakdown structure (WBS), a Gantt chart illustrating the project schedule, a network diagram using the critical path method (CPM), cost estimates and budget, risk management (identification, analysis, and response planning), project organization and management (roles and responsibilities, change management, and project control), and a communication plan. The report utilizes various project management tools and techniques to ensure efficient planning and execution. The critical path analysis identifies the most time-consuming activities, and a risk matrix assesses potential risks and their impact. The budget outlines the estimated costs associated with resources, equipment, labor, and miscellaneous expenses. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of a well-defined project plan for successful project completion.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
Project Background......................................................................................................................2
Project Stakeholders.....................................................................................................................2
PROJECT SCOPE...........................................................................................................................4
Project Objectives........................................................................................................................4
Project Deliverables.....................................................................................................................4
Milestones....................................................................................................................................5
Technical Requirement................................................................................................................5
Limits and Exclusion...................................................................................................................6
TIMEFRAME AND MILESTONES..............................................................................................7
Work Breakdown Structure.........................................................................................................7
Project Schedule (Gantt Chart)....................................................................................................8
Network Diagram (Critical Path Method)...................................................................................9
COST ESTIMATES......................................................................................................................11
Budget........................................................................................................................................11
RISK MANAGEMENT................................................................................................................12
PROJECT ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT................................................................14
Project Roles and Responsibility...............................................................................................14
Project Control...........................................................................................................................15
COMMUNICATION PLAN.........................................................................................................16
Meeting Report..........................................................................................................................16
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17
APPENDIX 1.................................................................................................................................18
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Risk Register and Matrix...........................................................................................................18
APPENDIX 2.................................................................................................................................19
Work Breakdown Structure.......................................................................................................19
Appendix 3.....................................................................................................................................20
Network Diagram.......................................................................................................................20
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................21
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INTRODUCTION
Purpose of the Document
The process which helps an individual in developing a proper set of understanding with the
aspects of handling things in a better way and processing the work in a systematic manner is
known as project management. Project management is one of the most crucial tasks for an
individual to be handled. It requires proper planning, bifurcation of every single activity,
distribution of work in an equal form, processing the work within the deadlines, setting
appropriate set of deadlines, finding most appropriate path to complete the work and
implementing some of the other new and innovative ideas so as to complete the work within the
deadlines (Kumaraswamy, et. al., 2017). Hence, the purpose due to which this report is
developed that this report will include information related to a construction project. Information
related to the project management activities applied in the construction project will be provided
and a trail will be made that proper and appropriate set of direction could be provided with the
help of the project could get completed within the deadlines.
Project Background
Project for a construction site of a tower is initiated which will help in providing an effective set
of services to the people. The construction of the tower which will provide free Wi-Fi to the
people available in the range of 100 meters will be completed within one month. Project
scheduling was done one month before so as to ensure that the work could get completed within
the deadlines. Activities provided in the report are starting from July as they are related to the
planning phase of the project (Cengage Lea Schwalbe, 2015). The report will help in managing
the construction project within the budget and deadline decided by the project management team.
Project Stakeholders
Stakeholders play a very vital role in managing a project as they provide sufficient amount of
support at every stage of the project. There are various numbers of stakeholders who are attached
to the project these stakeholders are the owner of the project, employees working on the
construction site, project management team, IT team, Government, customers and financial
institutions (Desmond, 2017).
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PROJECT SCOPE
Project Objectives
The objective of this project is to evaluate every single aspect related to project management
tactics. It is necessary that an individual should have proper knowledge related to project
management and should have the capability to think critically and evaluate every single aspect
related to the project. The objective of this report is to develop a proper set of framework for a
construction project so that the same could get completed within the time and budget decided.
This report will provide a full proof plan for the construction project and will work as a helping
hand for the same (Kaczmarska, & Gierulski, 2015).
Project Deliverables
A project cannot be completed of a proper set of deliverables will not be included in the same. It
is necessary that all the project deliverables should be included properly in the project so that
scheduling could be done in an appropriate way. Recognizing all the project deliverables and
estimating a proper set of time for the same will help project management team in completing it
within the required deadlines. In the same manner, there are a certain set of project deliverables
which are included in the construction project of the tower (Larson, & Gray, 2016). The
deliverables identified are:
Project Initiation will be done at the initial stage of the project
Construction process will be undertaken at the next stage by the project manager
Under construction, site-work, footings, floor slap, framing and mechanical electrical which will
be taken into consideration? These are the aspects which will help in providing quality to the
project initiated by the project manager.
Then startup mobilization, procurement, administration planning will be done
Project will be started
Footings will include excavate footings, reinforce footings and place footings
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Place Footings will include building, shop and play area (Ajilchi, & Kargar, 2015)
Following the plan as well as budget developed for the completion of the project
Closing the project, checking every single activity with the help of checklist, testing the technical
aspects related to the construction project
Terminating the project
Milestones
Developing milestones for the project helps the project management team in deciding the work
which is required to be processed. It helps in gaining information related to the work which is
required to be started on which date and when the same should get completed. Project milestones
hold the start date and the end date following which helps the project management team in
managing all the activities in a proper way. Milestones provided to every single activity will help
in the completion of the project within the required dates and will provide a solution to every
single activity (Dennis, et. al., 2015). Hence, it could be said that developing a project milestone
will provide an effective set of solution to the project management team and will show them the
path following which will help them in completing the project within the required deadlines.
Technical Requirement
Constructing a tower which will provide Wi-Fi facilities to the people available in the locality
require that all the technical aspects should be focused upon. It is necessary that proper set of
system and a control room should be attached to the tower so that satellite connection could be
maintained and services could be provided without any interruption (Desmond, 2017).
Limits and Exclusion
Limits attached with the project plan are it could be possible that the estimations could go wrong
as they are based on the prediction.
It could also be possible that the requirement of the market could get changed which will have a
huge impact on the progress of the project (Frame, 2014).
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Customer Review
The customers available in the market require a Wi-Fi tower which could help them in managing
their internet connection. The construction process will be in the area which will not affect the
customers. On the basis of the reviews of the customers, only the project is initiated which will
help in managing their life easy and simple.
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TIMEFRAME AND MILESTONES
Work Breakdown Structure
(Gido, et. al., 2012)
The work breakdown structure provided will help in managing all the project tasks in a proper
way. In the above image every single activity related with the construction work could be seen
(Hoyle, 2013). In the above structure bifurcation of every single activity could be seen that the
construction work will be started with which there are various tasks which will be performed by
the team, these tasks are start-up mobilization, procurement, administration and start-up testing.
Under construction work there are various aspects which will be taken into consideration these
work are site work, footing, floor slab work, the framing of the tower, managing the roof system
of the control room, finishes required to be given to the construction work, and mechanical-
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electrical work required to be done in a tower. There are various activities which will be
performed in footing these activities are the excavation of the footing, reinforce footings and
place footing (Kaczmarska, & Gierulski, 2015). Under place footings, there are several activities
which will be performed these are building, shop and play area. This is the work breakdown
structure developed for the tower work. This will help the project management team in managing
every single activity and completing the same in an effective way.
Project Schedule (Gantt chart)
(Kerzner, 2013)
The above image is showing every single activity which will be performed so as to manage the
project. The Gantt chart of the construction project is based on the plans which are developed in
relation to the actual project (Larson, & Gray, 2016). This type of activity helps the project
management team in completing every single task within the due dates. It is necessary that all the
team members should start the project work on the date allotted to them and should try to
complete the same within the due dates so that assurance could be made that the project will be
completed within the time period required. In case if at any point project team fails to meet the
project requirements and fails to complete the task by the required date then it is required that the
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team should immediately escalate the issues to the project manager. Communication is one of the
most important aspects in all the cases. Communicating the issue at a right time could help in
providing better solutions and will help in processing the further project work in a smooth and
subtle way (Maylor, 2012). Hence, it is necessary that the team members working on the
construction project should follow the Gantt and work accordingly so that work could get
completed within the required time.
Network Diagram (Critical Path Method)
Task 1: Project Initiation will be done at the initial stage of the project
Task 2: Under construction, site-work, footings, floor slap, framing and mechanical electrical
which will be taken into consideration? These are the aspects which will help in providing
quality to the project initiated by the project manager.
Task 3: Footings will include excavate footings, reinforce footings and place footings
Task 4: Place Footings will include building, shop and play area (Ajilchi, & Kargar, 2015)
Task 5: Construction process will be undertaken at the next stage by the project manager
Task6: Then startup mobilization, procurement, administration planning will be done
Task 7: Closing the project, checking every single activity with the help of checklist, testing the
technical aspects related to the construction project
Task8: Following the plan as well as budget developed for the completion of the project
Task 9: Project will be started
Task 10: Terminating the project
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(Mosavi, 2014)
Critical path method is the method used for the project manager so as to gather the information
related to the most effective path which could help in completing the project requirements within
the required time (Kumaraswamy, et. al., 2017). Critical path method is used so that information
related to the earliest completion time and latest completion time could be gathered by the
project management. From the starting point to the end point activities are being bifurcated and
project requirements are being undertaken. Time taken by every single activity is critically being
recorded and various paths of completing the same activity within the earliest time are evaluated
(Cengage Lea Schwalbe, 2015). This helps the project management team in evaluating the
earliest completion time and latest completion with the help of which estimation is being done
that what are the dependencies and what is the lag time which will occur in the project.
With the help of the critical path analysis of the current construction project activities including
task 5, task 2, task 8 and task 7 is showing the critical path of the project (Ajilchi, & Kargar,
2015). The lag time which is estimated with the help of the critical path analysis for the whole
project is 19 days.
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