Oracle VoIP Implementation Project: Work Breakdown Structure Report

This report presents a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a VoIP phone system implementation project at Oracle. It outlines the project management plan, emphasizing the importance of dividing project activities into manageable segments for efficient execution within a 90-day timeframe. The report details key elements such as cost/budget, human resources, and workload considerations. It also discusses the methodology used, which includes qualitative data collection to understand employee requirements. The WBS framework aids in proper resource allocation and timely project completion. The report concludes that the project management plan and WBS are essential for effective activity distribution and resource allocation, ensuring the successful implementation of the VoIP system.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT. 1
Project Management
VoIP Part 1 (Work Breakdown Structure)

Project Management (Work Break Down Structure)
Project Management Plan is the formal document which defines, prepare, integrate and
coordinate various planning activities. It defines how the project is executed, monitored and
controlled. In order to execute project properly activities should be properly divided according to
Work Break Down structure (Allen and Turner, 2014). Activities under WBS are properly
divided into manageable form and provides the necessary framework for cost and time estimate.
This report discusses the project of deploying a new VoIP Phone system to the Oracle. It is a
multinational computer technology corporation, headquartered in California, (US). This
implementation will help in IT Staff productivity improvement
Project requirements
Project management plan is an important aspect of every business organisation to effectively
execute project activities in a effective way. It provides guidelines to the project manager while
performing activities and minimises the chances of risk and at the same time improve overall
performance of project (Burke, 2013). In this context, there are some important elements which
may be used in preparing project management plan.
Cost/ budget- It is a very important factor for every project manager to accomplish
project activities in the most effective manner. Basically it considers adequate amount of money
that is required to execute activities in a proper manner. It is crucial for the investigator to
determine cost of implementation of new phones to the company's campus, labour cost, field
work cost and many more. With the assistance of this, positive outcomes of the project can be
effectively achieved. In order to implement VoIP phone system to the company campus it
requires almost Rs 10 lakh.
Human Resources- While undertaking the project, it requires various resources in order

to complete the project activities in a proper manner. Human Resources are the most important
resource which complete the activities on time and completes the project successfully. Under the
project team it comprises of human resources with assigned roles and responsibilities to execute
and complete project on time.
Workload- Workload describes the amount of work to be done by an individual or a
machine in a period of time. While deciding the amount of work it helps in proper distribution of
project activities and assist in completion of project successfully.
Environmental dependencies- It refers to the dependency of project on environmental
conditions . Before starting the project it is the duty of project manager should analyse
environmental conditions such as climate, atmosphere, type of land they are favourable or not.
Work breakdown structure and Methodology
Work break down structure is a framework which divides all project activities in various
smaller segments. By this entire project can be effectively performed within the set time frame
that is 90 days. These structuring of activities help in proper allocation of resources so that
project can be easily managed and completed on time (Daim and Bhatla, 2012).
Methodology Used
Their are two types of methods to obtain relevant information about the implementation
of project which are described below-
Qualitative -In this method, project manager understand the employees requirements,
their opinions and suggestions and gather appropriate data and information regarding
implementation of project.

Quantitative- In this method, manger collects information towards the implementation
of project by the use of computational, mathematical tool to evaluate data and result as well.
Under this project implementation, project manager have used qualitative method
of collecting data.

From the above report it has been concluded that project management plan and Work
break down structure helps in proper distribution of activities and thereby resources can be
allocated properly to each activity which can be completed on time. It also determines the need
of various resources required to complete the project plan.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Burke, R. (2013). Project management: planning and control techniques. New Jersey, USA.
Daim, T. U. & Bhatla, A. (2012). Exploring the communication breakdown in global virtual
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Kerzner, H. & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning,
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