Engineering Project: Using RFID Technology for Traffic Management

This report details a project plan for implementing RFID technology to improve traffic management, specifically focusing on Madhubani district in Bihar, India. The project aims to reduce congestion, control vehicle theft, and manage pollution. The report includes a comprehensive overview of project initiation, planning, design, implementation, testing, and closure phases. It provides detailed cost breakdowns, resource allocation plans (human, material, and cost resources), risk analysis, and communication strategies. Key deliverables include the implementation of RFID tags in vehicles and readers at traffic signals to prioritize emergency vehicles. The project's budget is set at $50,000, and the timeline spans from June 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019. The report also addresses potential risks such as design, supplier, resource, and technology risks, offering mitigation strategies for each. The communication plan outlines regular meetings, reports, and emails to ensure effective project coordination. The project charter defines the project scope, budget, timeline, and stakeholders involved, providing a structured framework for successful project execution. Finally, the report provides a bibliography of relevant resources used in the project.

Running head: USING RFID TECHNOLOGY FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Title of the Project: Using RFID technology for traffic management
Name of the Student:
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Table of Contents
Appendix 1................................................................................................................................................... 2
Team submission details.......................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Appendix 2................................................................................................................................................... 2
Project Resources.................................................................................................................................... 2
Concept of allocation................................................................................................................................ 4
Cost allocation plan.................................................................................................................................. 4
Detailed cost breakdown.......................................................................................................................... 5
Risk Analysis............................................................................................................................................ 7
Communication plan................................................................................................................................ 8
Project Charter......................................................................................................................................... 8
Appendix 3................................................................................................................................................... 9
Bibliography............................................................................................................................................. 9

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Appendix 1
Team submission details
Project title: Using RFID technology for traffic management in Madhubani district of Bihar state in India
Student name Section included Section worked on
B Chaudhary Project initiation phase Initiation
S Hussain Project time management phase Schedule
Krishna Teja Project cost management phase Cost
MD HADI Project scope management
phase
Scope
Introduction
Traffic control is a big problem in the in Madhubani district of Bihar state in India. One of the major
problem is traffic control is a way to emergency vehicle. Different approaches are used for the traffic
management included image processing, thermal imaging, IOT system and others. In this project, it is
based on smart traffic management system such as RFID technology. The main focus of this system is
control of traffic signals to detect the emergency vehicle. RFID technology warrants minimal amount of
time needed for the emergency vehicle to reach the destination for increasing survival of patient. The
project is launched in Bihar where traffic control is a challenge. Following are the objectives of this project
plan such as:
o To reduce traffic congestion in North India by the year 2019 with an investment of AUD50,000
o To reduce congestion on the road
o To control vehicle theft and control the pollution from old vehicles
o To provide effective road toll collection
The main aim of this project plan is to discuss about the project budget as well as resource allocation.
The cost breakdown of the project is shown in Ms Project with detailing total project schedule of this plan.
A project charter is also provided with discussing the project deliverables, time and resources required.
Appendix 2 Work distribution table
Name of the team
member
Section included Documents required Responsibility
B Chaudhary Project initiation phase Analyze the project
objective and project
charter
Team member 1
S Hussain Project time
management phase
Gantt chart and Ms
Project file
Team member 2
Krishna Teja Project cost
management phase
Cost and resource table
in Ms Project
Team member 3
MD HADI Project scope
management phase
Scope management
document
Team member 4
Project Resources
In this project plan, the allocation of the project resources are based on human, material and cost
resources.

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Human resources:
Role in the
project
Responsibilities Total
number of
people
required
Project
Sponsor
 Managing the project budget and funds required
 Managing the project risks
 Ensuring that the project is under budget control
 Resolve the project conflicts and remove obstacles to project
progress
1
Project
Manager
 Plan the project based on requirements
 Communication plan
 Allocate the tasks to project resources
 Setting the project milestones
1
Technical
Manager
 Define the RFID technology problem by conferring with project
clients
 Evaluation of procedures plus processes
 Development of solution by evaluating the workflow solutions
1
Integration
Manager
 Develop and implement the RFID technology
 Testing and modifying the technology for traffic control
1
Quality Analyst  Preparing, reviewing and presenting input to quality analysis
test cases
7
Resource
Manager
 Delivery of the materials and equipments
 Equitable transactions through supply chain
 Hiring of the project resources based on project requirements
1
Database
server
 Install and upgrade the database server and application
 Monitor and optimize the performance of database
 Plan for backup and recovery of database information
3
Material resource:
Material and equipments Number of equipment
Hardware and software _
Travel vehicles 2
Wireless transmission 15
Computer and laptop 5
Internet connections -
Cost resource:
Type of resources Details
Material and equipments The materials required from the dealers are obtained before project starts.
Machinery The traffic control machinery is obtained based on RFID technology.
Vehicles The travelling vehicles and cars
Human resources The management team and project team members provided by the
contractor as per Indian Government rules and regulations
Communication equipments Presentation and face-to-face interaction are performed and therefore
there is usage of computer and laptop

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Concept of allocation
The resource as well as budget allocation are done by the project manager based on the management of
traffic by using RFID technology. The allocation is required towards positive success rate of the project
plan. In allocation of the project work, there is completion of project milestones in scheduled time
duration.
Cost allocation plan
The entire allocation of the project cost is focused on the project management activities and the total cost
is $50,000.
Figure 1: Cost breakdown structure
(Source: Created by author using Ms Project)

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Detailed cost breakdown
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish Resource Names Cost
0
Intelligent traffic
control system
using RFID
technology
183 days Sat 6/1/19 Tue 12/31/19 $50,000.00
1 Government
approval 26 days Sat 6/1/19 Mon 7/1/19 $5,920.00
1.1
Identify the
project
requirements
7 days Sat 6/1/19 Sat 6/8/19 Project manager $840.00
1.2 Technical and
cost feasibility 5 days Mon 6/10/19 Fri 6/14/19 Project manager, Project
sponsor, Quality Analyst $2,000.00
1.3
Operational
feasibility of the
system
14 days Sat 6/15/19 Mon 7/1/19 Project manager $1,680.00
1.4 Approval from
the government 10 days Sat 6/15/19 Thu 6/27/19 Project manager, Project
sponsor $1,400.00
1.5
Milestone 1:
Completion of
initiation phase
0 days Mon 7/1/19 Mon 7/1/19 $0.00
2 Project planning
phase 53 days Tue 7/2/19 Sat 8/31/19 $14,000.00
2.1
Identification of
the materials
required
16 days Tue 7/2/19 Fri 7/19/19
Quality
Analyst ,Technical
manager
$2,360.00
2.2 Prepare a
project charter 19 days Sat 7/20/19 Sat 8/10/19 Project manager $2,280.00
2.3
Vehicle
equipped with RFID
tag
15 days Tue 7/2/19 Thu 7/18/19 Project manager, Project
sponsor $4,200.00
2.4
Communicate
with the project
stakeholders
18 days Mon 8/12/19 Sat 8/31/19 Project manager $2,160.00
2.5
Announce the
project with the
project objectives
6 days Fri 7/19/19 Thu 7/25/19 Project manager $720.00
2.6 Schedule the
entire project 9 days Fri 7/26/19 Mon 8/5/19 Project manager $1,080.00

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2.7 Development of
plan 10 days Tue 8/6/19 Fri 8/16/19 Project manager $1,200.00
2.8
Milestone 2:
Completion of
planning phase
0 days Fri 8/16/19 Fri 8/16/19 $0.00
3 Project design
phase 59 days Tue 7/2/19 Sat 9/7/19 $8,080.00
3.1
Identify the
primary design and
evaluate options to
determine roadway
configuration
8 days Sat 8/17/19 Mon 8/26/19 Technical manager,
Integration manager $1,920.00
3.2
RFID control
system at traffic
signals
6 days Mon 9/2/19 Sat 9/7/19 Project manager $720.00
3.3 Roadway and
landscape design 17 days Tue 7/2/19 Sat 7/20/19
Resource manager,
Technical manager,
Integration manager
$5,440.00
3.4
Milestone 3:
Completion of
design phase
0 days Sat 7/20/19 Sat 7/20/19 $0.00
4
Project
implementation
phase
49 days Mon 7/22/19 Mon 9/16/19 $8,520.00
4.1
Setting the
technolgy in traffic
management
12 days Mon 7/22/19 Sat 8/3/19 Technical manager $1,440.00
4.2
Sensors
installation at
control system
15 days Mon 8/5/19 Wed 8/21/19 Quality Analyst $1,800.00
4.3 Completion of
installation 22 days Thu 8/22/19 Mon 9/16/19
Quality
Analyst ,Technical
manager
$5,280.00
4.4
Milestone 4:
Completion of
implementation
phase
0 days Mon 9/16/19 Mon 9/16/19 $0.00
5 Project testing
phase 73 days Tue 9/17/19 Tue 12/10/19 $7,520.00
5.1 Testing
operations 14 days Tue 9/17/19 Wed 10/2/19 Tester $1,120.00

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5.2 System
integration 14 days Thu 10/3/19 Fri 10/18/19 Quality Analyst ,Tester $2,800.00
5.3 User testing 8 days Sat 10/19/19 Mon 10/28/19 Tester $640.00
5.4 Acceptance
testing 18 days Tue 10/29/19 Mon 11/18/19 Tester $1,440.00
5.5 Document the
test 19 days Tue 11/19/19 Tue 12/10/19 Tester $1,520.00
5.6
Milestone 5:
Completion of
testing phase
0 days Tue 12/10/19 Tue 12/10/19 $0.00
6 Project closure
phase 113 days Thu 8/22/19 Tue 12/31/19 $5,960.00
6.1 Document the
project reports 8 days Wed 12/11/19 Thu 12/19/19 Project manager, Project
sponsor $2,240.00
6.2 Completion of
sign off the report 10 days Fri 12/20/19 Tue 12/31/19 Project manager $1,200.00
6.3 Release the
human resources 12 days Thu 8/22/19 Wed 9/4/19 Project manager $1,440.00
6.4 Project kick off 9 days Tue 9/17/19 Thu 9/26/19 Project manager $1,080.00
6.5
Milestone 6:
Completion of
closure phase
0 days Thu 9/26/19 Thu 9/26/19 $0.00
Risk Analysis
In order to complete the project work successfully, there is identification and mitigation of project risks
which can cause delay in the project. Following are the project risks and its respective solutions are
provided as:
Design risk: At the time of managing the traffic on the road by means of RFID technology, there are
possibility of design risk of the system which cause the project to be delayed and additional cost. It is
solved by proper maintenance of the system equipments and machineries which are required to
implement the RFID technology in the vehicles.
Supplier risk: The supplier is not able to deliver the required materials and products to the client
organization at scheduled time which leads to project delay. Therefore, the organization is required to
implement a schedule for the supplier so that they can deliver the product at right time.
Resource risk: There is lack of resources involved into the project as the organization hired small
number of resources into the project. It is solved by hiring of more resources into the project.
Technology risk: There is failure of the RFID technology which is required to implement traffic control
system such as overlapping of RFID reader and radio interference. It is solved by proper maintenance of
the technology and testing on weekly basis.

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Communication plan
Communication is required among the project team members to improve the project performance and
interaction among the members.
Purpose Person responsible Frequency Communication type
Overall explanation of
the project plan
Project team members Weekly Arrange meeting at the
conference hall every
fortnight
Project progress The project
stakeholders
Monthly Presentation and email
for regular
Final approval of the
project milestones
Management team After completion of each
project phases
Presentation and email
Schedule and budget
approval
Project team members Weekly Reports and calls
Final approval of the
project documents
Project team members Weekly Emails and reports
Project Charter
Project factors Details
Project scope Installation of RFID tags in the vehicles, RFID readers at the traffic signals
and road tolls
Project budget The estimated budget of the project is $50,000AUD.
Project timeline The start time of the project is 1st June 2019 and end date is 31st
December 2019, therefore total duration of the project is 6 months.
Project resources Technical teams for the control system
Traffic police
Wireless RFID system
Database server
Project stakeholders Project Sponsor
Project Manager
Technical Manager
Tester
Quality Analyst
Integration manager
Project risks Technology risk, resource risk, supplier risk and resource risk
Project quality Maintenance of the system and proper raw materials required
Project communication Meetings on weekly basis, progress report is delivered on monthly basis
and emails on regular basis
Project environmental
changes
Design to control pollution from old vehicles
Maintain privacy of driver and vehicle

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Appendix 3
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