Project Management Report: Solar Highway Project in China - SBM1201

This report delves into the project management of a solar highway initiative, focusing on key elements such as schedule management, cost control, and resource allocation. It outlines the project's objectives, which include designing energy-efficient roads that store solar energy to reduce reliance on non-renewable sources and facilitate electric vehicle charging. The report details the tools and techniques used for schedule preparation, including Gantt charts, schedule network analysis, the critical path method, and PERT charts, alongside a comprehensive project activity list showcasing milestones, sequences, and resource allocations. Furthermore, it provides an in-depth analysis of the project's critical path, duration, roles, responsibilities, and schedule control mechanisms. The report also covers project cost management, including tools, techniques, budget allocation, and estimation methods, along with a schedule baseline and resource plan. The project aims to design roads that are energy efficient, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and enable electric car driving using solar energy.

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Project management
Name of the Student
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Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
Overview of the project..............................................................................................................2
1. Schedule management plan....................................................................................................2
1.1 Tools and techniques that are used for preparing schedule..............................................2
1.2 Project activity list showcasing milestones, sequence, resources and relationship.........3
1.3 Critical path......................................................................................................................7
1.4 Project duration................................................................................................................8
1.5 Roles and responsibilities...............................................................................................11
1.6 Proper monitoring and schedule controlling..................................................................11
1.7 Schedule baseline...........................................................................................................12
1.8 Resource plan.................................................................................................................13
2. Project cost management plan..............................................................................................14
2.1 Tools and techniques......................................................................................................14
2.2 Project budget.................................................................................................................15
2.3 Estimation method.........................................................................................................20
2.4 Time phase budget.........................................................................................................20
2.5 Monitoring and controlling cost.....................................................................................21
2.6 Cost baseline..................................................................................................................23
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................24

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Overview of the project
The paper mainly reflects on the design of a solar highway in which the solar panel is
generally laid under each part of the ring road that is mainly surrounding the capital. The
main aim of the project is to design solar highway roads for storing solar energy within the
design layers of the road. The project is mainly needed in order to reduce the dependency on
the non-renewable sources of energy which further helps in reducing the design of the solar
road panel. The objectives of the project are mainly listed below:
 To develop as well as design proper structured road that would be helpful in storing
the solar energy within the design layers
 To design road that is very much energy efficient that further helpful in minimizing
the emission rate of the greenhouse gases
 To properly enable the driving of the electric car that helps in taking the electric
energy from the solar energy that is mainly stored within the roads.
1. Schedule management plan
1.1 Tools and techniques that are used for preparing schedule
The various tools and techniques that are mainly utilized in order to prepare the
schedule of the project are mainly listed below:
Gantt chart: Gantt chart are considered as horizontal bar that is helpful in preparing
the project schedule (Bartlett et al. 2015). It is found that the Gantt chart generally helps in
reflecting the task dependencies, availability of the resources, duration needed, and
dependencies of the activity. Furthermore the plan that is reflected by the Gantt chart helps in
showcasing the entire plan of the project.
Schedule network analysis: The schedule network is also considered as one of the
scheduling tool that helps in reflecting the logical interrelationship between the various

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elements in a very much chronological order starting from the initial planning to the closure
phase of the project.
Critical path method: It is found that the critical path of the project is mainly
considered as one of the sequential string that not only helps in reflecting the dependencies
between the tasks but allow arrowed lines in order to represent the activities by representing
the milestone of the project quite effectively (Kerzner 2018).
PERT chart: PERT chart helps in allowing proper as well as better uncertainty. It is
found that for each of the project activities, there are three estimates of time that can be
identified including the shortest time, most likely time as well as the longest time In addition
to this, it also helps in creating proper project schedule and therefore PERT is considered as a
scheduling tool.
1.2 Project activity list showcasing milestones, sequence, resources and relationship
The table that is given below helps in showcasing the milestone, sequence, resources
as well as relationship between the project activities.
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors Resource Names
0
Project schedule for
Solar highways
190 days
Wed 01-
05-19
Tue
21-01-
20
1 Initiation phase 28 days
Wed 01-
05-19
Fri 07-
06-19
1.1
Undertaking
survey of the site
10 days
Wed 01-
05-19
Tue
14-05-
19
Project manager
1.2 Proper meeting 7 days Wed 15- Thu 2 Sponsor

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with the consumers 05-19
23-05-
19
1.3
Taking permission
from the developers
6 days
Fri 24-
05-19
Fri 31-
05-19
3 HR manager
1.4
Getting
permission from the
sponsor
5 days
Mon 03-
06-19
Fri 07-
06-19
4 Project manager
2
Planning phase of
the project
65 days
Mon 10-
06-19
Fri 06-
09-19
2.1
Proper
management of
project resources
26 days
Mon 10-
06-19
Mon
15-07-
19
2.1.1
Determining
both renewable ad
non-renewable
sources
9 days
Mon 10-
06-19
Thu
20-06-
19
5 Material cost[1]
2.1.2
Gathering data
from different sources
8 days
Tue 25-
06-19
Thu
04-07-
19
8FS+2 days Project manager
2.1.3
Undertaking
resource analysis
7 days
Fri 05-
07-19
Mon
15-07-
19
9
HR manager,
Finance manager
2.2 Undertaking
technical
requirement
39 days Tue 16-
07-19
Fri 06-
09-19

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gathering
2.2.1
Installation of
photovoltaic cell
9 days
Tue 16-
07-19
Fri 26-
07-19
10 Technical analyst
2.2.2
Installation of
heating element
8 days
Wed 31-
07-19
Fri 09-
08-19
12FS+2 days Electrical engineer
2.2.3
Installation of
digital signal
transmitter
7 days
Mon 12-
08-19
Tue
20-08-
19
13
Electrical engineer,
Technical analyst
2.2.4
Installation of
on board
microprocessor
8 days
Wed 21-
08-19
Fri 30-
08-19
14 Electrical engineer
2.2.5
Identification of
non-technical
resource gathering
5 days
Mon 02-
09-19
Fri 06-
09-19
15 Contractor
3 Designing phase 47 days
Mon 02-
09-19
Tue
05-11-
19
3.1 System mounting 14 days
Mon 02-
09-19
Thu
19-09-
19
15 Civil engineers
3.2 Proper inspection 20 days
Tue 03-
09-19
Mon
30-09-
19
18SS+1 day Sponsor
3.3 Undertaking
physical inspection
12 days Tue 01-
10-19
Wed
16-10-
19 Additional cost[1]

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19
3.4
Undertaking
technical inspection
14 days
Thu 17-
10-19
Tue
05-11-
19
20 Technical analyst
4 Execution phase 123 days
Thu 25-
07-19
Mon
13-01-
20
4.1
Preparation of
base layer
60 days
Thu 25-
07-19
Thu
17-10-
19
21SF
Sub-contractor,
Workers
4.2
Formation of
electronic layer
35 days
Thu 17-
10-19
Wed
04-12-
19
23 Workers
4.3 Installation of Led 24 days
Mon 21-
10-19
Thu
21-11-
19
24SS+2 days Sub-contractor
4.4
Glass/ roads or
surface construction
37 days
Fri 22-
11-19
Mon
13-01-
20
25
Civil engineers,
Contractor
5 Closure 6 days
Tue 14-
01-20
Tue
21-01-
20
5.1 Sign off
stakeholders
5 days Tue 14-
01-20
Mon
20-01-
26 Project manager

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20
5.2
Submission of
final project draft
1 day
Tue 21-
01-20
Tue
21-01-
20
28 Workers
1.3 Critical path
Critical path is defined as one of the longest sequence of project activities that is
present within a project plan that needs to be finished on the time is assumed before starting
the project. Creating a critical path on the schedule generally involves identification of the
tasks that are important for completing the project work successfully (Svejvig and Andersen
2015). The critical path that is developed for the project designing as well as construction of
solar highway helps in assessing the actual time versus the planned time for tracking the
current progress of the project. The below figure showcases the critical path for the design of
Solar highways and reflects that the entire project is on track.

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Figure 1: Critical path
(Source: Created by Author)
1.4 Project duration
The table that is given below helps in reflecting the duration of the project and as per
which the entire project will get completed within 190 days. The provided below table
generally showcases the time that is required for proper execution of the initiation phase,
planning phase as well as project closure phase with proper initiation as well as completion
date for each of the project phase.

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WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish

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0
Project schedule for Solar
highways
190 days Wed 01-05-19
Tue 21-01-
20
1 Initiation phase 28 days Wed 01-05-19
Fri 07-06-
19
1.1 Undertaking survey of the site 10 days Wed 01-05-19
Tue 14-05-
19
1.2
Proper meeting with the
consumers
7 days Wed 15-05-19
Thu 23-05-
19
1.3
Taking permission from the
developers
6 days Fri 24-05-19
Fri 31-05-
19
1.4
Getting permission from the
sponsor
5 days Mon 03-06-19
Fri 07-06-
19
2 Planning phase of the project 65 days Mon 10-06-19
Fri 06-09-
19
2.1
Proper management of project
resources
26 days Mon 10-06-19
Mon 15-07-
19
2.1.1
Determining both renewable ad
non-renewable sources
9 days Mon 10-06-19
Thu 20-06-
19
2.1.2
Gathering data from different
sources
8 days Tue 25-06-19
Thu 04-07-
19
2.1.3 Undertaking resource analysis 7 days Fri 05-07-19
Mon 15-07-
19
2.2
Undertaking technical
requirement gathering
39 days Tue 16-07-19
Fri 06-09-
19

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2.2.1 Installation of photovoltaic cell 9 days Tue 16-07-19
Fri 26-07-
19
2.2.2 Installation of heating element 8 days Wed 31-07-19
Fri 09-08-
19
2.2.3
Installation of digital signal
transmitter
7 days Mon 12-08-19
Tue 20-08-
19
2.2.4
Installation of on board
microprocessor
8 days Wed 21-08-19
Fri 30-08-
19
2.2.5
Identification of non-technical
resource gathering
5 days Mon 02-09-19
Fri 06-09-
19
3 Designing phase 47 days Mon 02-09-19
Tue 05-11-
19
3.1 System mounting 14 days Mon 02-09-19
Thu 19-09-
19
3.2 Proper inspection 20 days Tue 03-09-19
Mon 30-09-
19
3.3 Undertaking physical inspection 12 days Tue 01-10-19
Wed 16-10-
19
3.4 Undertaking technical inspection 14 days Thu 17-10-19
Tue 05-11-
19
4 Execution phase 123 days Thu 25-07-19
Mon 13-01-
20
4.1 Preparation of base layer 60 days Thu 25-07-19
Thu 17-10-
19