Smart Housing Project in Abu Dhabi

This document presents a comprehensive project management report for the development of ten smart houses in Abu Dhabi. It includes a detailed project description, objectives, success criteria, scope statement, work breakdown structure, Gantt chart, project network, cost analysis, risk assessment, and risk response matrix. The project aims to construct two-story smart houses equipped with thermoelectric AC, fans, lights, and electric heaters, emphasizing efficient resource utilization and adherence to project requirements. The report also addresses potential risks and mitigation strategies, concluding with the importance of cost, time, and quality in project success.

Project Management
Abu Dhabi

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Background..................................................................................................................................1
Project Description.......................................................................................................................1
Project Objectives........................................................................................................................1
Project Success Criteria...............................................................................................................1
Project Scope Statement...............................................................................................................2
Work Breakdown Structure.............................................................................................................3
Gantt chart.......................................................................................................................................5
Project Network & Critical Path......................................................................................................7
Project Cost......................................................................................................................................7
Project Risk......................................................................................................................................7
Project risk response matrix.............................................................................................................8
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................12
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Introduction
Background
Abu Dhabi is considered as a famous city and capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is situated
on a T-shape Island. The city had a population of more than 1.4 milling during 2015. It is a very
beautiful and attractive tourist place.
Project Description
Housing construction in Abu Dhabi is growing very speedily, and there is a high demand for
smart housing development. As a project manager, I am responsible for building 10 smart houses
in Abu Dhabi which will be with 2 floors; each floor should be 200 sq. m. or 400 sq. m. The
smart house should be such which measure temperature and control different functions like
coolers or heaters by utilizing microcontrollers. New smart houses of Abu Dhabi must contain an
Electrical heater, lights, thermoelectric Air Conditioner, and Fan, etc.
Project Objectives
The main aim of the project is to develop 10 new smart houses in Abu Dhabi which will be with
2 floors, or each floor should be 400 and 200 sq. m. Every developed smart house of Abu Dhabi
should have thermoelectric AC, fan, electric heater, lights and Fan. The project management
team of the city want to accomplish the project as per requirements with low cost and low time.
Project Success Criteria
Success criteria of the project can successfully obtain by fulfilling the desired objective of the
project and constructing the new houses as per the demand of individuals (Sears, 2015). There
are following important factors which should be considered:
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 The success of the project highly depends on the experience of the project management
team. If the project management team of the city is strong and experienced, it can
successfully meet the project requirements.
 The absence of coordination and ineffective level of communication sometimes brings in
the failure of the project (Fewings, 2013). So, it is the responsibility of the city
government to choose a highly dedicated team for accomplishing the project in a
successful manner.
Project Scope Statement
Abu Dhabi city wants to enhance the number of smart houses in the city by developing 10 more
smart houses. The market research represented that the city has a potential growth opportunity
for all inclusive and new smart houses in the Abu Dhabi. MASDAR want to establish 10 more
smart houses in the city. These houses should be in the form of 2 floors, and every floor should
be 200 or 400 sq. m. Every house of the city must have a combination of thermoelectric Air
Conditioners, fan, lights, and electric heater. MASDAR require efficient infrastructure works so
that they can fulfil the growing demands. Long-lasting and efficient smart design of new houses
will help the city to deal with growing demands of smart houses of people. This will enhance the
population and growth of the city in the near future.
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Work Breakdown Structure
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Gantt chart
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Project Network & Critical Path
The diagram below shows the network diagram generated through MS Project. The critical path is
shown in red.
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Project Cost
The project cost and other related variables are shown in the report below (generated through MS
Project):
Task Name Fixed Cost Fixed Cost
Accrual Total Cost Baseline Variance Actual Remaining
Project Initiation
Phase $0.00 Prorated $5,500.00 $0.00 $5,500.00 $0.00 $5,500.00
Project Evaluation
and
Recommendation
$1,200.00 Prorated $1,200.00 $0.00 $1,200.00 $0.00 $1,200.00
Project Objective
Identification $1,500.00 Prorated $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00
Development of
Project Charter $1,600.00 Prorated $1,600.00 $0.00 $1,600.00 $0.00 $1,600.00
Project Charter
Approval $1,200.00 Prorated $1,200.00 $0.00 $1,200.00 $0.00 $1,200.00
Project Planning $0.00 Prorated $8,700.00 $0.00 $8,700.00 $0.00 $8,700.00
Project Scope
statement
development
$1,800.00 Prorated $1,800.00 $0.00 $1,800.00 $0.00 $1,800.00
Kickoff team
meetings $2,400.00 Prorated $2,400.00 $0.00 $2,400.00 $0.00 $2,400.00
Project Plan
development $3,500.00 Prorated $3,500.00 $0.00 $3,500.00 $0.00 $3,500.00
Project Plan
approval $1,000.00 Prorated $1,000.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 $1,000.00
Project Execution $0.00 Prorated $172,600.00 $0.00 $172,600.00 $0.00 $172,600.00
Collect Smart
House requirements $1,500.00 Prorated $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00
Identification of
Functional and Non-
functional
Requirements
$1,600.00 Prorated $1,600.00 $0.00 $1,600.00 $0.00 $1,600.00
Prepare
Conceptual Project
Design
$1,500.00 Prorated $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00
Development of $4,500.00 Prorated $4,500.00 $0.00 $4,500.00 $0.00 $4,500.00
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Criteria &
Conceptual Design
Reviews
Construction
preparation $21,000.00 Prorated $21,000.00 $0.00 $21,000.00 $0.00 $21,000.00
Engineering
Support during
Construction
$23,000.00 Prorated $23,000.00 $0.00 $23,000.00 $0.00 $23,000.00
Building $85,000.00 Prorated $85,000.00 $0.00 $85,000.00 $0.00 $85,000.00
Processes &
Service Systems &
Equipment
$32,000.00 Prorated $32,000.00 $0.00 $32,000.00 $0.00 $32,000.00
Quality Assurance $2,500.00 Prorated $2,500.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 $0.00 $2,500.00
Project Control $0.00 Prorated $24,350.00 $0.00 $24,350.00 $0.00 $24,350.00
Post construction
deployment
meetings
$6,500.00 Prorated $6,500.00 $0.00 $6,500.00 $0.00 $6,500.00
Project Monitoring
and result gathering $4,500.00 Prorated $4,500.00 $0.00 $4,500.00 $0.00 $4,500.00
Update project
planning template
with risk and other
outcomes
$1,500.00 Prorated $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00
Risk Management $11,850.00 Prorated $11,850.00 $0.00 $11,850.00 $0.00 $11,850.00
Project Closure $0.00 Prorated $4,500.00 $0.00 $4,500.00 $0.00 $4,500.00
Complete
Documentation $1,500.00 Prorated $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00
Update all records $1,500.00 Prorated $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00
Signoffs $1,500.00 Prorated $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00
Project Risk
The below-mentioned table provides a detail description of risk available in the project:
Risk Category Risk Description Risk Mitigation
Planning Poor resource
utilization and
Increased budget
Prepare a budget and hire resource analyst.
Develop an appropriate project plan and take
approvals from the concerned stakeholders.
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Scope Putting activities out
of scope and that
leads to enhancement
in budgeted cost and
delay in delivery
(Hajdu, 2013)
Talk to the sponsors and public and set up an exact
scope to avoid scope creep later
Dependency Fail to identify
dependency on other
teams
Dependencies should highlight during the work
breakdown structure phase. It ensures that there is
no change to the plan frequently.
Stakeholders Lack of
responsiveness and
Negative attitude
Timely documenting the issues and meetings at
every step of the project to avoid them in next
phase.
Team and
Resources
Higher Rate of
Attrition
Keep team involved and give importance to every
team member for the successful accomplishment
of the project objective.
Layout Poor Layout of the
house is making it
difficult for both
owner and user to
manage.
Evaluate the existing houses and involve the
public in the development phase to judge their
requirement. Develop a smart house and receive
their approval about the environment and layout.
Development Security, extensibility
Stability, availability,
scalability, usability,
Develop separate plan for an extension, working
on the server, up gradation, security flaws,
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long-lasting,
environment-friendly
environmental concerns, conceptual designs, etc.
Project Quality
Risk
Low Quality of
project will trigger
rework that can
consume both time
and money.
Check the quality of smart house facilities, and
infrastructure, etc.
Project risk response matrix
The below-mentioned table is risk response matrix of project risks: (Chou, 2012)
Risk Event Response Contingency
Plan
Trigger Who is
Responsible
Planning Reduce Proper
utilization of
available
Information and
Resources
Still possible
after some time
Project Manager
Scope Reduce Plan steps as per
the
predetermined
project scope to
avoid any task
Ignorance of
assigned task
still possible
Project Team
Members
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