Project Management: Wiley Park Suburb Case Study, University Project

This project management assignment presents a detailed outline and timeline for a project focused on the Wiley Park Suburb in the Canterbury Bankstown City Council area of New South Wales, Australia. The project aims to guide planning decisions for the next 20 years, addressing housing needs, facilities, and liveable environments for residents. The assignment includes a brief of the case study, scope of work, logical order of activities using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and a realistic timeline presented in a Gantt chart. Key phases of the project include initiation, planning, execution, and closure, with specific tasks such as developing a business case, feasibility study, project charter, resource and financial plans, gathering information, conducting investigations, determining required facilities, and providing liveable facilities. The project is designed to be completed within 133 days, and the assignment provides relevant references to support the project management principles.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Wiley Park Suburb case study
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
1. Detailed outline of the project................................................................................................2
2. Brief of the case study............................................................................................................2
3. Scope of work........................................................................................................................2
4. Logical order in which activities will be undertaken.............................................................3
5. Realistic timeline....................................................................................................................4
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................7

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1. Detailed outline of the project
The paper mainly reflects on one of the investigation project that will be helpful in
guiding the planning decision in the coming 20 years for accommodating growth. It is found
that the project will be helpful in balancing the need of delivering the needed housing as well
as other facilities including jobs, services as well other liveable facility for the dwellers of
Wiley Park Suburb, New South Wales, Australia. One of the main principles of the project is
to properly enhance the housing choice with the help of urban renewal procedures.
2. Brief of the case study
Wily park is one of the location that is bounded by the Punchbowl road in the north,
Robinson street in the west, Canterbury street in the south as well as Ernest and Cilo street in
the East. It is found that there are a number of ways in which the population of the area can
be measured however, it is found that proper investigation is mainly undertaken in order to
undertake estimated resident population within the area. It is found that as pr the ERP there is
change within the number of population from 2012 to 2018 and the number of people who
are dwelling in that area have increased. All the information which is provided helps in
making evidence based decision for providing proper services to the community by making
the change. In addition to this, the project is mainly undertaken balancing the need of
delivering the needed housing as well as other facilities including jobs, services as well other
liveable facility.
3. Scope of work
The scope of project is listed below:
 For properly investigating the population of Wily park

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 For the need of delivering the required housing as well as different facilities
 To complete the work within the estimated budget and time of the project
4. Logical order in which activities will be undertaken
The activities that are executed in logical order are generally showcased with the help
of the below table.
WBS Task Name Predecessors
0 Wiley Park Suburb
1 Initiation phase
1.1 Developing a business case
1.2 Undertaking a feasibility study 2
1.3 Establishing project charter 3
1.4 Appointing team members 4
2 Planning phase
2.1 Development of project plan 5
2.2 Development of resource plan 7
2.3 Development of financial plan 8
2.4 Development of quality plan 9
3 Execution phase
3.1 Gathering information 10
3.2 Undertaking investigation 12
3.3 Determining other required facilities 13
3.4 Providing the liveable facility 14

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4 Closure phase
4.1 Post project review 15
4.2 Stakeholder sign off 17
4.3 Documentation 18
5. Realistic timeline
The timeline that is provided below suggests the timing that is required for executing
each of the activities of the project and then entire project will be accomplished within 133
days.
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
0 Wiley Park Suburb 133 days
Fri 26-04-
19
Tue 29-10-
19
1 Initiation phase 18 days
Fri 26-04-
19
Tue 21-05-
19
1.1
Developing a business
case
4 days
Fri 26-04-
19
Wed 01-05-
19
1.2
Undertaking a feasibility
study
3 days
Thu 02-05-
19
Mon 06-05-
19
2
1.3
Establishing project
charter
5 days
Tue 07-05-
19
Mon 13-05-
19
3
1.4
Appointing team
members
6 days
Tue 14-05-
19
Tue 21-05-
19
4
2 Planning phase 14 days
Wed 22-
05-19
Mon 10-
06-19

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2.1
Development of project
plan
4 days
Wed 22-
05-19
Mon 27-05-
19
5
2.2
Development of resource
plan
3 days
Tue 28-05-
19
Thu 30-05-
19
7
2.3
Development of financial
plan
4 days
Fri 31-05-
19
Wed 05-06-
19
8
2.4
Development of quality
plan
3 days
Thu 06-06-
19
Mon 10-06-
19
9
3 Execution phase 75 days
Tue 11-06-
19
Mon 23-
09-19
3.1 Gathering information 15 days
Tue 11-06-
19
Mon 01-07-
19
10
3.2 Undertaking investigation 25 days
Tue 02-07-
19
Mon 05-08-
19
12
3.3
Determining other
required facilities
15 days
Tue 06-08-
19
Mon 26-08-
19
13
3.4
Providing the liveable
facility
20 days
Tue 27-08-
19
Mon 23-09-
19
14
4 Closure phase 26 days
Tue 24-09-
19
Tue 29-10-
19
4.1 Post project review 10 days
Tue 24-09-
19
Mon 07-10-
19
15
4.2 Stakeholder sign off 7 days
Tue 08-10-
19
Wed 16-10-
19
17

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4.3 Documentation 9 days
Thu 17-10-
19
Tue 29-10-
19
18
Figure 1: Gantt chart (Timeline)
(Source: Created by Author)

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