PROJ6000 - Principles of Project Management: Uber Driver App Report

This report delves into the principles of project management, using the Uber driver app as a case study to illustrate various methodologies and tools. It begins with an executive summary and table of contents, followed by an introduction to project management and its significance. The report then explores different project management approaches, including the waterfall, scrum, and agile models, analyzing their applicability to the Uber driver app. It also covers essential project management tools such as Gantt charts, network diagrams, scheduling, and risk assessment, demonstrating how they contribute to project success. The report further examines the Uber driver app, discussing its development and the challenges faced, highlighting the advantages of the agile methodology in this context. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, emphasizing the importance of project management tools and methodologies in achieving project goals. The report also references relevant academic sources to support its analysis. The Uber driver app project is used to explain how the project management approaches are used for real time applications.

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Executive Summary:
This report will discuss regarding the case study of the Uber driver app. This report also
discusses regarding the PMBOK analysis of the project management. This report also discusses
regarding the different kinds of the project management approaches and how it is related to the
Uber driver. This report will conclude that how the Uber driver will be helpful for the society.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
Project management Approaches:...................................................................................................3
Waterfall model:..........................................................................................................................3
Scrum model:...............................................................................................................................4
Agile model:................................................................................................................................5
Project management tools:...............................................................................................................6
Gantt chart:..................................................................................................................................6
Network diagram:........................................................................................................................6
Scheduling:..................................................................................................................................7
Risk assessment:..........................................................................................................................7
Uber driver app:...........................................................................................................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction:
Project management is the practice toll for the planning, initiating, executing, controlling
and closing of the work of the team for achieving of the specific goals, and also for meeting with
user requirement which is specific (Adenowo & Adenowo, 2013). The main challenge of the
project management is to achieve all the goals related to the project within the provided deadline.
Uber launched a new driver app which is also known as the Uber driver (Alshamrani &
Bahattab, 2015). It helps the passengers to get the smarter real time information regarding the
cabs which are registered in the Uber. This app supports the customer as the partner at every
point of the time. The primary objective is this project is to demonstrate the selection procedure
of the project management (Cooper & Sommer, 2016). It also discusses regarding the initial
procedure of the said project. This report concludes how the Uber driver is helpful for the
society.
Project management Approaches:
There are different project management approaches which are available for the project
management. The approaches are described as follows:
Waterfall model:
This is one of the efficient project management methodologies. This model is widely
used in Software engineering for success of the project. It is first known presentation describing
the waterfall model which is developed by Herbert D (Drake, Myung Lee & Hussain, 2013).
Benington. In the year 1983 the paper was published by the Benington which is explained the
phases for the purpose which is very organized, is the tasks of the specialization and the point out

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that the process that was not the fact to be performed in the strict approach which is top-down in
nature. It is also depended on the prototype (Eliasson et al., 2014). The first formal definition of
the waterfall model is described in the year 1970. The article was written by the Winston W.
Royce. He did not use the term waterfall model in his article (Joslin & Müller, 2015). Royce was
represented this article as the model which is non-working in nature. It is used to describe the
important view of certain software which is commonly used for the practice of the software
design (Kerzner, 2017). The term Waterfall model is first coined by two scientists named Bell
and Thayer. In the year 1985, the Department of Defense of the United States of America used
this methodology in their product named DOD-STD-2167A (Marcelino et al., 2014). There are
different steps which are related to the waterfall model:
 Requirement gathering and analysis
 Feasibility study
 Design of the system
 Implementation of the system
 Integration and Testing of the software
 Deploy of the system
 Maintenance of the system
Scrum model:
Scrum model is the part of the agile model. It takes the project at the center position and
continues the development process with the help of the team member (Popli & Chauhan, 2013).
It can applicable for Uber driver case scenario.

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Agile model:
It is collection of the incremental and the iterative model. It is an effective software
development methodology (Rivero et al., 2014). This model focuses on the adaptability of the
project and also deals with the satisfaction of the customer. Agile model divides the project into
the small incremental parts. This builds are delivered in the form of the iterations. Each of these
is exists from one to the three weeks (Špundak, 2014). The agile methodology uses four core
values for developing software. This includes:
 The team and individual person are interacting among them over the different
processes and the tools
 The working software is working on the documentation which are comprehensive
in nature.
 Customer will collaborate among each other for the negotiation in the contract.
 Response to the change over the previously mentioned plan.
The various procedures include:
 Planning
 Requirement analysis
 Design
 Coding
 Unit testing
 Acceptance testing

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At the end of each iteration the product is delivered to the customers and also the
stockholders of the company (Rivero et al., 2014). After discussing regarding this project it can
be concluded that this can an appropriate method for the said project.
Project management tools:
For developing an efficient project, the project management tool is a very efficient one.
The different project management tools are described below:
Gantt chart:
This type chart is required for the scheduling of the project (Popli & Chauhan, 2013). The
Gantt chart is the horizontal bar chart for project development and it is used for the project
management tool. It is the tool which is developed in the year 1917. It also provides the illusion
which is graphical in nature can be implemented (Marcelino et al., 2014). It will have used to
track specific task in the project development (Kerzner, 2017). Simple Gantt Charts are created
graphically in the graph paper and can be created more complex graph by using the automated
tools. Horizontal bars which have the varying length is used to represent the sequences, the
timing and many others (Joslin & Müller, 2015). A vertical axis represents the task that makes
the project more efficient in nature. The Gantt chart can be implemented very efficiently in this
project.
Network diagram:
It is the visual representation of the network arc architecture. It is an appropriate way for
sharing the network. It has the many different symbols. They can be ranged from the personal
computer to the complex server (Rivero et al., 2014). It also illustrates how one computer is

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connected to the others. Sometimes the root of the problem is tracked very easily by analyzing
and also the observing that how the computers are interconnected among them. The network
diagram can be implemented in the uber driver very efficiently.
Scheduling:
Scheduling in the project management is the list of the different activities, milestones,
and deliverables within the project. A schedule includes the start which is planned and date is
finished resources and the duration assigned for each of the activity (Špundak, 2014). When the
people is discussing the processes for the designing of the schedule. They refer to the six
processes of the management of the time:
 Planning of the schedule management
 Defining of the activities of the project
 Activities related to the sequencing
 Estimation of the resources
 Estimating the duration
 Developing the scheduling of the project
This procedure is applicable very efficiently in the uber app.
Risk assessment:
During the development of any project it will face the risk. For handling the risk very
efficiently risk assessment methodology needs to be used. The project risk management plan is
delivering the process which is behind the assessment of the risk (Kerzner, 2017). It is allowing
the team of the project which is used to identify, prioritize, and avoid the risks which are far
ahead of the time. Risk assessment is the step of the procedure of the risk management. The risk

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assessment is not the responsibility of the project manager of the project. An important meeting
is to be conducted for bringing the ideas for the entire team in the following manner. This risk
management can be used very efficiently is this uber driver project.
Uber driver app:
Uber driver app is the most popular app in the world. Before implementing the new
version of this app, the company faced thirty-eight challenges as per feedback given by the
drives and the passengers. The new software is updated because the drivers are quite unsatisfied
about the previous version of the software. This new software provides the flexibility in picking
up the passengers from the different locations (Cooper & Sommer, 2016). For developing this
kind of the app agile methodology is the most important one. Agile method has lots of
advantages that is why it is used in the uber driver app. The reason why uber is using the agile
methodology is:
 Uber Company wants the customer satisfaction by rapid and continuous manner.
 People and interactions are needed rather than using the process and tools. By
using this app, customer, developer and tester are constantly interacting with
each other.
 In this type of app close and daily co-operation between the customers are
required.
 In the Uber Driver App, continuous attention regarding the technical assistance
and the good design.
 During the regular changing of the circumferences, continuous adaption is
required.
 In this kind app late changes are also welcomed.

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Conclusion
After the completion of this report it can be concluded that this project is discussed
deeply regarding the project management and its different tools. Followed by the most
appropriate project for the Uber Driver App the significant aspects which are required for the
project of the selected organization for the betterment of that organization. Agile methodology is
used for the Uber Driver app project. This report will also successfully have described the
different project management tools which includes Gantt Chart, Network diagram, and many
others. At last, it will efficiently describe how the risk assessment can be done in order to enrich
the efficiency of that project. Uber has the huge scope for expanding the market very efficiently.
It is also observed that by using this new application the Uber driver can give the better
performance to the customer who will increase the popularity of the said organization.

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