TAHS Project: Development of Computer Based System-Project Plan

This document provides a comprehensive project management plan for the Training and Apprenticeship program for High School Students (TAHS) initiated by Globex Corporation and managed by Virtucon. The plan details the Measurable Organizational Value (MOV) focusing on strategic, customer, financial, operational, and social impacts, with an emphasis on cost-effectiveness. It includes a defined project scope, resources, and a detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) outlining project deliverables and milestones. The project budget is thoroughly presented, along with a risk analysis and management plan addressing key assumptions and potential risks. Furthermore, the document covers the quality management plan, including verification and validation activities, and concludes with closure and evaluation procedures, ensuring successful project completion. The Gantt chart visually represents the project timeline and dependencies.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Management: TAHS Project
Name of Student
Name of University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Project Description and Overview.......................................................................................3
Part 1: Measurable organizational Value.............................................................................3
1.1. Desired Area of Impact.............................................................................................3
1.2. Identified Project Values..........................................................................................4
1.3. Target and Expectations of the Stakeholders............................................................5
1.4. Timeline for MOV....................................................................................................5
1.5. Summarization of the MOV.....................................................................................5
Part 2: Project Scope and Scope Management Plan............................................................6
2.1. Project Scope............................................................................................................6
2.2. Project Resources......................................................................................................6
Part 3: Deliverables and Work Breakdown Structure..........................................................8
3.1. Work Breakdown Structure......................................................................................8
3.2. Project Deliverables and Milestones......................................................................10
3.3. Project Budget........................................................................................................17
Part 4: Project Risk Analysis and Plan..............................................................................18
4.1. Assumptions...........................................................................................................18
4.2. Risk management....................................................................................................19
Part 5: Quality Management Plan......................................................................................20
5.1. Team’s Philosophy.................................................................................................20

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5.2. Verification Activities............................................................................................20
5.3. Validation Activities...............................................................................................20
Part 6: Closure and Evaluation..........................................................................................21
Bibliography......................................................................................................................22
Appendix............................................................................................................................24

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Project Description and Overview
The Globex Corporation aims in increasing the productivity of the farmers by reducing
the time and cost. This is mainly achieved with the use of a wide range of positioning
technologies that include GPS, laser optical and other important application. Aiming to serve the
community in a better way, Globex has decided to initiate Training and Apprenticeship program
for High School Students. In order to manage the training program in an efficient manner,
Globex has given the responsibility of developing a computer based system to Virtucon. The aim
of this document is to develop a charter that will highlight the major requirements and details of
the project.
Part 1: Measurable organizational Value
The Measurable Organizational Value (MOV) can be described as the goal of a project
that helps in defining the value that a project will bring to the client. The section below discusses
the desired area of impact of TAHS project and identifies its MOV.
1.1. Desired Area of Impact
The desired area of impact of the TAHS project is represented as follows-
Strategy: The Computer based system that is to be developed for the TAHS project aims
in better management of the training program (TAHS).
Customer: The Computer based system will help the students in getting good and useful
experience in work thereby increasing the employment opportunities.
Financial: The system that is to be developed will work for the profit of the organization.

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Operational: The implementation of the computer-based system will help in increasing
the operational efficiency of the project.
Social: The computer based system is expected to enhance the performance and the
management of the training program with the high school students.
1.2. Identified Project Values
The desired area of impact of TAHS project is evaluated on basic of four scales in the
table below-
Value
Impact
Area
Better (On a
scale of 1 to 5)
Faster (On a
scale of 1 to 5)
Cheaper (On a
scale of 1 to 5)
Do More(On a
scale of 1 to 5)
Strategy 3 2 1 2
Customer 3 5 4 4
Financial 1 5 2 4
Operational 2 4 3 3
Social 3 4 5 3

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1.3. Target and Expectations of the Stakeholders
Stakeholders Expectations Target
Globex successfully executing the
computer based system project
for TAHS
To implement the project in a
low cost
Virtucon Developing the computer based
system for TAHS
To implement the project
according to specifications
High School Committee Guiding the project execution
team about specifications
To provide needed guidance
Project Team Successful coordination and
implementation of the project
To ensure appropriate
communication
1.4. Timeline for MOV
1.5. Summarization of the MOV
MOV Description
Desired Area of Impact The impact on the strategy, customer, financial,
social and operational aspect of the project is

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discussed
Identified Project Value The project aims in developing a computer based
system in as much low cost as possible
Target and Expectations of the Stakeholders The target and the expectations of the stakeholders
are set.
Timeline for MOV 214 Days
Part 2: Project Scope and Scope Management Plan
2.1. Project Scope
The scope of the project is as follows-
 To understand the specifications of the project
 To develop a computer-based system
 To execute the project in a minimum cost
The out of scope project are as follows-
 To deploy the developed system
 To train the staffs and the employees
The identified scope of the project will be managed by developing an appropriate project
plan. The team members will be following the project plan in order to implement the project
successfully.
2.2. Project Resources
The list of resources used in this project is represented in the table below-

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Part 3: Deliverables and Work Breakdown Structure
3.1. Work Breakdown Structure

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The Work breakdown structure of the -
Computer Based System
for TAHS
Project Starts Requirements Gathering
Setting up a meeting with
Globex
Understanding the
requirements from
Globex
Understanding the
Specifications
Sharing Docuemnts with
the Client
M1: Completion of
Requiremnets Gathering
and Start of the Project
Planning and Initiation
Finanlizing the
Specification of the
Project
Sharing the documents
with Globex
Documentation
Development of the
Project Plan
M2: Approval of the
Project Plan
Implementation
Design
Designing the Interface
Approval of the Interface
Design
Selection of graphical
design
Coding
Coding the Application
Coding the Database '
Linking the Database with
the application
M3: Completion of the
Cosing Phase
Testing
Unit Testing
System Testing
Integration Testing
User Acceptance Testing
Bug Fixing
M4: Completion of Testing
Project Evaluation and
Closure
Project Verification and
Validation
Documentation
Payment Completion
Resource Release
Client Sign off
M5: Project Ends
Figure 1: The Work Breakdown Structure
3.2. Project Deliverables and Milestones
The major deliverables and the milestone of the project is represented in the table below-
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors Resource Names
0
Computer Based
System for TAHS
214 days
Mon 28-
01-19
Thu 21-
11-19
1 Project Starts 0 days
Mon 28-
01-19
Mon 28-
01-19
Project Manager
2
Requirements
Gathering
19 days
Mon 28-
01-19
Thu 21-
02-19
2.1 Setting up a meeting
with Globex
2 days Mon 28-
01-19
Tue 29-
01-19
1 Globex
Team ,Project

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Manager ,Virtuc
on Team
2.2
Understanding the
requirements from
Globex
7 days
Wed 30-
01-19
Thu 07-
02-19
3
Project
Manager ,Virtuc
on Team
2.3
Understanding the
Specifications
7 days
Fri 08-02-
19
Mon 18-
02-19
3,4 Project Manager
2.4
Sharing Documents
with the Client
3 days
Tue 19-
02-19
Thu 21-
02-19
5 Virtucon Team
2.5
M1: Completion of
Requirements
Gathering and Start of
the Project
0 days
Thu 21-
02-19
Thu 21-
02-19
6
3
Planning and
Initiation
17 days
Fri 22-
02-19
Mon 18-
03-19
3.1
Finalizing the
Specification of the
Project
7 days
Fri 22-02-
19
Mon 04-
03-19
7
Globex
Team ,Project
Sponsor
3.2 Sharing the
documents with
2 days Tue 05- Wed 06- 9 Virtucon Team

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Globex 03-19 03-19
3.3 Documentation 3 days
Thu 07-
03-19
Mon 11-
03-19
10 Content Writer
3.4
Development of the
Project Plan
5 days
Tue 12-
03-19
Mon 18-
03-19
11 Project Manager
3.5
M2: Approval of the
Project Plan
0 days
Mon 18-
03-19
Mon 18-
03-19
12
4 Implementation 104 days
Tue 19-
03-19
Fri 09-08-
19
4.1 Design 29 days
Tue 19-
03-19
Fri 26-04-
19
4.1.1
Designing the
Interface
15 days
Tue 19-
03-19
Mon 08-
04-19
13
Designer ,Techni
cal
Expert ,Hardwar
e [1],Software[1]
4.1.2
Approval of the
Interface Design
7 days
Tue 09-
04-19
Wed 17-
04-19
16
Globex
Team ,Technical
Expert
4.1.3 Selection of graphical 7 days Thu 18- Fri 26-04- 17 Designer ,Techni

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design 04-19 19 cal Expert
4.2 Coding 75 days
Mon 29-
04-19
Fri 09-08-
19
4.2.1
Coding the
Application
30 days
Mon 29-
04-19
Fri 07-06-
19
18 Coder
4.2.2 Coding the Database ' 35 days
Mon 10-
06-19
Fri 26-07-
19
20 Coder
4.2.3
Linking the Database
with the application
10 days
Mon 29-
07-19
Fri 09-08-
19
21 Technical Expert
4.3
M3: Completion of the
Coding Phase
0 days
Fri 09-08-
19
Fri 09-08-
19
22
5 Testing 49 days
Mon 12-
08-19
Thu 17-
10-19
5.1 Unit Testing 7 days
Mon 12-
08-19
Tue 20-
08-19
23
Testing
Executive
5.2 System Testing 10 days
Wed 21-
08-19
Tue 03-
09-19
25
Testing
Executive
5.3 Integration Testing 7 days
Wed 04-
09-19
Thu 12-
09-19
25,26
Testing
Executive

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5.4
User Acceptance
Testing
15 days
Fri 13-09-
19
Thu 03-
10-19
27
Testing
Executive
5.5 Bug Fixing 10 days
Fri 04-10-
19
Thu 17-
10-19
28
Testing
Executive
5.6
M4: Completion of
Testing
0 days
Thu 17-
10-19
Thu 17-
10-19
29
6
Project Evaluation
and Closure
25 days
Fri 18-
10-19
Thu 21-
11-19
6.1
Project Verification
and Validation
10 days
Fri 18-10-
19
Thu 31-
10-19
30
Project
Manager ,Qualit
y Manager
6.2 Documentation 5 days
Fri 01-11-
19
Thu 07-
11-19
30,32 Content Writer
6.3 Payment Completion 3 days
Fri 08-11-
19
Tue 12-
11-19
33 Project Manager
6.4 Resource Release 2 days
Wed 13-
11-19
Thu 14-
11-19
34
Resource
Manager
6.5 Client Sign off 5 days
Fri 15-11-
19
Thu 21-
11-19
35 Project Manager

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7 M5: Project Ends 0 days
Thu 21-
11-19
Thu 21-
11-19
36
The milestone of TAHS project are marked in green, in the above table.
The Gantt chart of the project is as follows-

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Figure 2: Representing the Gantt chart of the TAHS Project
3.3. Project Budget
WBS Task Name Duration Resource Names Cost
0 Computer Based System
for TAHS 214 days $110,920.00
1 Project Starts 0 days Project Manager $0.00
2 Requirements
Gathering 19 days $11,520.00
2.1 Setting up a meeting
with Globex 2 days
Globex Team ,Project
Manager ,Virtucon
Team
$2,000.00
2.2 Understanding the
requirements from Globex 7 days
Project
Manager ,Virtucon
Team
$5,320.00
2.3 Understanding the
Specifications 7 days Project Manager $3,360.00
2.4 Sharing Documents
with the Client 3 days Virtucon Team $840.00
2.5
M1: Completion of
Requirements Gathering
and Start of the Project
0 days $0.00
3 Planning and Initiation 17 days $8,840.00
3.1 Finalizing the
Specification of the Project 7 days Globex Team ,Project
Sponsor $5,040.00
3.2 Sharing the documents
with Globex 2 days Virtucon Team $560.00
3.3 Documentation 3 days Content Writer $840.00
3.4 Development of the
Project Plan 5 days Project Manager $2,400.00
3.5 M2: Approval of the
Project Plan 0 days $0.00
4 Implementation 104 days $59,120.00
4.1 Design 29 days $35,120.00
4.1.1 Designing the
Interface 15 days
Designer ,Technical
Expert ,Hardware
[1],Software[1]
$27,000.00
4.1.2 Approval of the
Interface Design 7 days
Globex
Team ,Technical
Expert
$3,920.00
4.1.3 Selection of graphical 7 days Designer ,Technical $4,200.00

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design Expert
4.2 Coding 75 days $24,000.00
4.2.1 Coding the
Application 30 days Coder $9,600.00
4.2.2 Coding the Database ' 35 days Coder $11,200.00
4.2.3 Linking the Database
with the application 10 days Technical Expert $3,200.00
4.3 M3: Completion of the
Coding Phase 0 days $0.00
5 Testing 49 days $17,640.00
5.1 Unit Testing 7 days Testing Executive $2,520.00
5.2 System Testing 10 days Testing Executive $3,600.00
5.3 Integration Testing 7 days Testing Executive $2,520.00
5.4 User Acceptance
Testing 15 days Testing Executive $5,400.00
5.5 Bug Fixing 10 days Testing Executive $3,600.00
5.6 M4: Completion of
Testing 0 days $0.00
6 Project Evaluation and
Closure 25 days $13,800.00
6.1 Project Verification and
Validation 10 days
Project
Manager ,Quality
Manager
$8,000.00
6.2 Documentation 5 days Content Writer $1,400.00
6.3 Payment Completion 3 days Project Manager $1,440.00
6.4 Resource Release 2 days Resource Manager $560.00
6.5 Client Sign off 5 days Project Manager $2,400.00
7 M5: Project Ends 0 days $0.00
Part 4: Project Risk Analysis and Plan
4.1. Assumptions
Certain assumptions are considered for development of the computer based system for
TAHS project. These assumptions are as follows-
1. Globex has clearly specified the requirements of the project and the requirement will
not be altered once the project is in the execution phase.

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2. The identified resources of the project will be readily available while the project
execution.
4.2. Risk management
The most significant risks associated with the development of the computer based
system, description of risks, its severity, mitigation strategy and risk owner is indicated in the
table below-
Risk Description Probability Impact Risk Owner Strategy for
Management
Technical
Issues in the
System
The system
developed
failed to
perform in the
way it should.
High High Coding team,
Technical
Expert
The system is
needed to be
redeveloped
Budget Issues
in Project
Implementatio
n
The project is
not completed
within the
budget
allocated
Medium High Resource
management,
Project
Manager
The remaining
budget is
needed to be
managed in an
efficient
manner

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Unavailability
of the
Resources
The resources
remain
unavailable
during project
execution
Low Medium Resource
Manager
Over allocation
of the
resources is
needed to be
minimized
Inappropriate
Project Quality
The quality of
the project
delivered is
unacceptable
Medium Medium Quality
manager,
Project Team
The quality
should be
tested in every
phase
Issue in time
allocated for
project
implementation
The project
could not be
implemented in
the time
allocated
Low Medium Project Team The scheduling
of the project
should be
appropriate.
Part 5: Quality Management Plan
5.1. Team’s Philosophy
The objective or the philosophy of the entire team of Virtucon is to ascertain that the
TAHS project is completed in as much less cost as possible.
5.2. Verification Activities
The project team will check whether the system that is developed meets the specification
of the project as highlighted by Globex.

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5.3. Validation Activities
As a part of the validation activity, the Virtucon team will ensure that the software
developed is able to meet the specifications of the TAHS project.
Part 6: Closure and Evaluation
Project closure and evaluation is one of the most significant part of project
implementation as the project evaluation deals with an appropriate assessment of the objectives
and specification of an ongoing project (refer to appendix).

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Appendix
Marcelino-Sádaba, S., Pérez-Ezcurdia, A., Lazcano, A. M. E., & Villanueva, P. (2014).
Project risk management methodology for small firms. International journal of
project management, 32(2), 327-340
According to Marcelino-Sádaba, et al. (2014), one of the effective processes of risk
management is project evaluation. This is particularly because project evaluation checks whether
an ongoing project is able to meet the requirements and the specifications of the client or the
owner of the project. Risk Management is related to project evaluation is a number of aspects.
The process of risk management is associated with the process of identifying and managing the
risks related to a project. The concept of project evaluation is slightly different from the
evaluation of any project. Project evaluation checks whether any project fulfils the identified
objectives and the specifications of a particular project. Therefore, both project evaluation and
risk management is equally important to consider for successful completion of a project. Any
major risks in a project might affect the normal implementation process of a project and
therefore, the project is expected to be completed in the successful manner, given the risks in the
project are mitigated. Evaluation of different risk mitigation approaches is therefore necessary.
Thus project evaluation is contemplated to be a vital aspect of project management as it ensures
project closure as well.
Todorović, M. L., Petrović, D. Č., Mihić, M. M., Obradović, V. L., & Bushuyev, S. D.
(2015). Project success analysis framework: A knowledge-based approach in project
management. International Journal of Project Management, 33(4), 772-783.

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According to Todorović, et al. (2015), the success of any project depends on its
appropriate implementation. The author discusses a knowledge based framework for
implementation of a project in a successful manner. Every success analysis of a project reveals
the need for ensuring appropriate project evaluation and closure in order to validate whether a
project is able to meet its objective and the specifications. Therefore, it can be concluded that
appropriate project evaluation can only be possible after collection of accurate information about
the needs and the specifications of a project. It becomes essential to identify the project needs
and specifications prior to the implementation of the project. Knowledge based approach can
possibly help in ensuring appropriate project evaluation. Researchers prove that team members
gather new knowledge while working in different projects. The evaluation of any project is
therefore related to understanding the project requirements and checking whether the developed
system is capable of fulfilling the project requirements. The evaluation process associated with a
project therefore provides a critical examination of all the components associated with a project
for improving the effectiveness of the same. The project evaluation process can be improved
significantly by following a systematic analysis of the data gathered.
Serra, C. E. M., & Kunc, M. (2015). Benefits realisation management and its influence on
project success and on the execution of business strategies. International Journal of
Project Management, 33(1), 53-66.
According to Serra and Kunc, (2015), one most significant business strategies is to
ascertain that the project is delivered in a successful manner. Therefore, it is essential for the
organizations to ascertain that the project is implemented as per the given specifications of the
project. Since project success is vital for an organization, appropriate project evaluation is
necessary. According to the author, appropriate project management is necessary for ensuring

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successful project execution. The process of project evaluation aims in ensuring that a project
meets all the specifications of a particular project. The evaluation phase analyses the impact of
the changes occurred in a project along with the project constraints. If the project is able to
address all the constraints, it will be considered as successful. Therefore, the process of project
evaluation play a significant role in project management. It is the role of a project manager to
ascertain appropriate project evaluation process prior to the closure of a project.