Renault Racing Car Project: Development, Management, and Execution

This project report details the development of a racing car for Renault, a multinational automobile company aiming to compete in Formula 1 and Formula E. The project encompasses the design and manufacturing process, including market research, hardware and software requirements analysis, and car design. The project scope includes objectives like market analysis, car design, and integration, with requirements defined for successful execution. Constraints include budget limitations and time constraints, while assumptions involve stakeholder support and adherence to the budget. The project deliverables include a detailed schedule with milestones for each phase, a summary budget outlining resource allocation, a resource overview, a risk management plan, and a communication plan. The report also includes a health, safety, and environment plan and a change management plan to ensure the successful completion and deployment of the racing car.

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Executive Summary
This report had developed a project plan for developing a racing car for Renault. Renault had
emerged again in 2016 to participate in Formula 1 and Formula E so they would be launching a
new car that would provide them the opportunity to win races. The report included the project
deliverables, scope and milestone along with the risk management and communication plan. A
detailed report had been prepared which had effectively described the processes required to
develop successfully the new racing car.

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Table of Contents
Project purpose................................................................................................................................3
Project description...........................................................................................................................3
Project scope statement....................................................................................................................3
Project objective..........................................................................................................................4
Requirements...............................................................................................................................4
Constraints...................................................................................................................................5
Assumptions................................................................................................................................5
Project deliverables......................................................................................................................6
Summary milestone and Schedule...............................................................................................7
Summary Budget...........................................................................................................................12
Resource Overview........................................................................................................................17
Risk Management..........................................................................................................................18
Communication Plan.....................................................................................................................23
Health Safety Environment............................................................................................................25
Change management plan..............................................................................................................26
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................30
References......................................................................................................................................31

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Project purpose
The purpose of the project is designing and manufacturing of a racecar for the
organization named Renault. The project will describe the execution plan for constructing the
racing car in the present racing sports market. The project will include the project scope,
objective, constraints and assumptions. The report will identify the project milestones and
deliverables based on which the project schedule will be developed. The report will also consist
of the risk management plan, communication plan, project budget, resource allocated and change
management plan.
Project description
Renault is one of the largest multinational automobile companies and has been associated
with motorsports over a decade. Renault has gained popularity in the market due to their
presence in the motor sports industry namely Formula E and Formula 1 (Renault 2018).
However, the organization wants to launch a new sports car in the market, which can rally in
both Formula E and Formula 1. The project will schedule the planning and execution process of
developing the new car manufacturing process. The organization exited from F1 in the year of
2010 but they have come back in the year of 2016. Therefore, they have been eager to launch a
new model for assuring their victory in the Formula 1 and Formula E circuit.
Project scope statement
As stated by Pheng (2018), the necessary information required for conducting the overall
project is known as the project scope statement. The project statement is developed based on the

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specifications, requirements and expectation of the stakeholders of the organization. This project
will depict the various process used for developing the racing car. The scope of the project can
be divided further into followings parts:
Project objective
According to Kerzner and Kerzner (2017), project objective defines the list of intended
outcomes and the objectives are develop based on the goals set by the stakeholders in the
organization. The objectives of the project are as follows:
 To conduct market research to identify the technologies used by the market competitors
 To investigate and develop the requirement for the new car model by analyzing the
hardware and software requirements
 To design the new car model
 To integrate the specifications of the new car model
 To assemble the parts effectively to complete the manufacturing process
 To test the car and identify the drawbacks
 To implement change management plan to complete the final product
Requirements
As opined by Gharote et al. (2015), the processes essential for successful execution of a
project are defined with the requirements. The requirements are develop in such a way that it will
clearly depict the requirement for executing the project. The requirements of the current project
are as follows:
 Identifying the requirements for designing the car
 Integration of the product parts and sub parts

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 Identifying the geometric dimension and assembling the product according to the
required specification
 Testing the manufactured car and identifying the drawbacks
 To execute change management initiatives for making the necessary changes
Constraints
As stated by Heldman (2018), the restrictions and limitations the project manager has to
deal with for successful completion of the project are known as constraints. The new car
manufactured may not provide the organization with competitive advantage as other companies
are also using innovation into their business model for improving the functions of the car. The
project manager will have to identify the over allocation of the budget so that extra cost can be
reduced. The time span of the project is high all the deadlines have to be followed for timely
delivery of the project. The manufacturing and assembly is a critical phase and no time schedule
and resource allocation changes can be made to that phase.
Assumptions
The following assumptions have been made for executing the development of the car
manufacturing process:
 All the departments have been communicated about the objectivity and purpose of the
project
 The project is undergoing under the full support of the internal stakeholders, external
stakeholders and the sponsors
 The project has to be executed within the given budget and addition allocation of
resources will require permission from the stakeholders.

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Project deliverables
According to Chow, Woodford and Lambe (2014), a project is developed based on the
needs and wants of the stakeholders so it will serve a specific purpose. The intangible and the
tangible outcome of the project are the factors determining the effective success of the project.
The inputs of the various projects can be labeled as deliverables. The components of project
deliverables are software, hardware, money, information plan and various process documents.
The projects deliverables for developing a new sports car are described below:
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Racing Car Designing and
Manufacturing process
559 days Thu 3/8/18 Tue 4/28/20
1.1 Design phase 125 days Thu 3/8/18 Wed 8/29/18
1.2 Integration Phase 110 days Thu 8/16/18 Wed 1/16/19
1.3 Manufacturing and Assembly
Phase
170 days Thu 1/17/19 Wed 9/11/19
1.4 Testing Phase 120 days Thu 9/12/19 Wed 2/26/20
1.5 Change management 44 days Thu 2/27/20 Tue 4/28/20

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Summary milestone and Schedule
Milestone
The task that has zero duration but highlights the completion of a significant phase in the
project is defined as project milestone (Snyder and Dionisio 2017). The milestones are developed
in sequences, which state the completion of the different phases. The stakeholders and project
managers will be able to understand the phase that has been completed. Therefore, the milestone
helps in understanding the progress of the project. The milestones in a project defines completion
of all the phases in the project but does not have any impact on the overall time span of the
project. The milestones of the current project are as follows:
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Milestone 1: Completion of Design
Phase
0 days Wed 8/15/18 Wed 8/15/18
Milestone 2: Completion of
Integration Phase
0 days Wed 1/16/19 Wed 1/16/19
Milestone 3: Completion of
manufacturing and Assembly
phase
0 days Wed 9/11/19 Wed 9/11/19
Milestone 4: Completion of
Testing Phase
0 days Wed 2/26/20 Wed 2/26/20
Milestone 5: Completion of 0 days Tue 4/28/20 Tue 4/28/20

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Change management process
Summary schedule
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Racing Car Designing and
Manufacturing process
559 days Thu 3/8/18 Tue 4/28/20
1.1 Design phase 125 days Thu 3/8/18 Wed 8/29/18
1.1.1. Analyzing the competitors 30 days Thu 3/8/18 Wed 4/18/18
1.1.2 Concept and Prior art Research 45 days Thu 3/8/18 Wed 5/9/18
1.1.3 Initial designing of the concept 30 days Thu 5/10/18 Wed 6/20/18
1.1.4 Detailed Analysis of hardware and
physics
50 days Thu 6/21/18 Wed 8/29/18
1.1.5 Solid Modeling 40 days Thu 5/10/18 Wed 7/4/18
1.1.6 Analysis of the design 30 days Thu 7/5/18 Wed 8/15/18
Milestone 1: Completion of Design Phase 0 days Wed 8/15/18 Wed 8/15/18
1.2 Integration Phase 110 days Thu 8/16/18 Wed 1/16/19
1.2.1 Model Assemblies for the sub system 30 days Thu 8/16/18 Wed 9/26/18

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1.2.2 Model Assemblies for Chassis
Subsystem
35 days Thu 8/16/18 Wed 10/3/18
1.2.3 Model Assemblies for Hardware,
Mounting and fastening
50 days Thu 8/16/18 Wed 10/24/18
1.2.4 Full assembly of the system 60 days Thu 10/25/18 Wed 1/16/19
Milestone 2: Completion of Integration
Phase
0 days Wed 1/16/19 Wed 1/16/19
1.3 Manufacturing and Assembly Phase 170 days Thu 1/17/19 Wed 9/11/19
1.3.1 Practice test for machining and
fabrication
25 days Thu 1/17/19 Wed 2/20/19
1.3.2 Procurement of Hardware and
materials
30 days Thu 1/17/19 Wed 2/27/19
1.3.3 Geometric dimensioning and
Tolerancing and Drawing
35 days Thu 2/28/19 Wed 4/17/19
1.3.4 General manufacturing 60 days Thu 4/18/19 Wed 7/10/19
1.3.5 Assembly 45 days Thu 7/11/19 Wed 9/11/19
Milestone 3: Completion of manufacturing
and Assembly phase
0 days Wed 9/11/19 Wed 9/11/19
1.4 Testing Phase 120 days Thu 9/12/19 Wed 2/26/20

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1.4.1 Status of components and subsystems 35 days Thu 9/12/19 Wed 10/30/19
1.4.2 Simulation of technical Inspection 45 days Thu 9/12/19 Wed 11/13/19
1.4.3 Simulation of first race 75 days Thu 11/14/19 Wed 2/26/20
Milestone 4: Completion of Testing Phase 0 days Wed 2/26/20 Wed 2/26/20
1.5 Change management 44 days Thu 2/27/20 Tue 4/28/20
1.5.1 Performance evaluation 10 days Thu 2/27/20 Wed 3/11/20
1.5.2 Re-engineering process 30 days Thu 3/12/20 Wed 4/22/20
1.5.3 Deployment of the Final racing car 4 days Thu 4/23/20 Tue 4/28/20
Milestone 5: Completion of Change
management process
0 days Tue 4/28/20 Tue 4/28/20

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