Project Management Assignment: Website Development Project Analysis

This project management assignment presents a comprehensive analysis of a website development project. It begins with a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to decompose the project into manageable tasks, followed by a detailed project plan outlining timelines, durations, and dependencies. The assignment includes a resource allocation plan, a Gantt chart for visual representation of the project schedule, and a resource sheet detailing the different resources needed, including human resources and materials. A cost report provides a breakdown of the project's financial aspects, including costs associated with each task and resource. The analysis also includes a network diagram and critical path determination to identify the project's longest path and minimum duration. The project is planned to be completed in 210 days, with a total cost of £19,500. The assignment concludes with references to relevant literature on project management principles.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of the website project.........................................................1
Proposed project plan for developing new website.....................................................................1
Allocation of resources................................................................................................................4
Gantt chart, resource sheet and cost report of website development project...............................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Project plan for new website development........................................................................1
Table 2: Critical path.......................................................................................................................4
Table 3: Resource sheet...................................................................................................................5
Table 4: Cost sheet of the website development project.................................................................6
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Work breakdown structure for website development project..........................................1
Figure 2: Network diagram..............................................................................................................3
Figure 3: Resource allocation..........................................................................................................4
Figure 4: Gantt chart for website development project...................................................................5
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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of the website project
Work breakdown structure can be defined as a hierarchical decomposition of different activities which needs to be executed by
entire project team for completing a specific project (Darren, 2012). WBS for website development project of The Institute of Beauty
and Health is as follows:
Figure 1: Work breakdown structure for website development project
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Proposed project plan for developing new website
As per the requirement of the client project manager needs to complete this project within
10 months or 210 days (Dey, Clegg and Bennett, 2010). So, project manager will use the
following plan for developing new website for the Institute of Beauty and Health:
Table 1: Project plan for new website development
Project Plan for development project
WB
S Task Name Duratio
n Start Finish Predecessor
s
Resource
Names Cost
1
Website
development
project
210
days
Mon
2/22/16
Fri
12/9/16
£19,500.0
0
1.1 Preliminary
activities 40 days Mon
2/22/16
Fri
4/15/16 £900.00
1.1.1 Market
research 20 days Mon
2/22/16
Fri
3/18/16
Research
executive £200.00
1.1.2
Determining
needs and
requirements of
client
20 days Mon
3/21/16
Fri
4/15/16 3 Project
manager £700.00
1.2 Initial
activities 65 days Mon
3/21/16
Fri
6/17/16 £1,200.00
1.2.1
Data
collection and
analysis
25 days Mon
3/21/16
Fri
4/22/16 3 Research
executive £200.00
1.2.2
Development of
business
requirement
report
20 days Mon
4/25/16
Fri
5/20/16 4,6 Project
manager £700.00
1.2.3
Developing
report of all
technical
requirements
20 days Mon
5/23/16
Fri
6/17/16 4,7 Technical
analyst £300.00
1.3 Designing 50 days Mon
5/23/16
Fri
7/29/16 £5,900.00
1.3.1 Developing
a site map 30 days Mon
5/23/16
Fri
7/1/16 7
Website
designer,
Hardware
[1]
£3,300.00
1.3.2 Developing
script board 15 days Mon
6/20/16
Fri
7/8/16 7,8 Website
designer £300.00
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1.3.3 Preparing
navigation map 15 days Mon
6/20/16
Fri
7/8/16 8 Website
designer £300.00
1.3.4
Documentation
and submit
design of
website
15 days Mon
7/11/16
Fri
7/29/16 10,11,12
Website
designer,
Project
manager,
Internet
[1]
£2,000.00
1.4 Implementatio
n plan
35 days Mon
7/11/16
Fri
8/26/16 £4,500.00
1.4.1
Developing
template of
website
20 days Mon
8/1/16
Fri
8/26/16 13
Website
developer
,
Software
[1]
£3,300.00
1.4.2
Preparing
navigation
system
10 days Mon
7/11/16
Fri
7/22/16 12 Website
developer £300.00
1.4.3 script
development 5 days Mon
7/11/16
Fri
7/15/16 11 Website
developer £300.00
1.4.4
Preparing
necessary
arrangement of
multimedia
elements
8 days Mon
8/1/16
Wed
8/10/16 13 Website
developer £300.00
1.4.5
Developing
navigation
pages
12 days Mon
7/25/16
Tue
8/9/16 12,16,17 Website
developer £300.00
1.5 Testing
activities 25 days Mon
8/29/16
Fri
9/30/16 £3,300.00
1.5.1
Testing
technical
requirements of
website
10 days Mon
8/29/16
Fri
9/9/16 15,19,18
Project
manager,
Quality
analyst
£1,100.00
1.5.2 Usability
testing 10 days Mon
9/12/16
Fri
9/23/16 21
Project
manager,
Quality
analyst
£1,100.00
1.5.3
Testing
against
requirement of
client
5 days Mon
9/26/16
Fri
9/30/16 22
Project
manager,
Quality
analyst
£1,100.00
1.6 Project
control
15 days Mon
10/3/16
Fri
10/21/1
£1,150.00
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1.6.1 Monitoring
and control 10 days Mon
10/3/16
Fri
10/14/1
6
23 Project
manager £700.00
1.6.2 Change
management 5 days
Mon
10/17/1
6
Fri
10/21/1
6
25 Technical
engineer £450.00
1.7 Project
execution 35 days
Mon
10/24/1
6
Fri
12/9/16 £2,550.00
1.7.1
Final
updates in
developed
website
15 days
Mon
10/24/1
6
Fri
11/11/1
6
26
Technical
engineer,
Project
manager
£1,150.00
1.7.2 Documentation
and recording
10 days
Mon
11/14/1
6
Fri
11/25/1
6
28 Project
manager £700.00
1.7.3 Project
closer 10 days
Mon
11/28/1
6
Fri
12/9/16 29 Project
manager £700.00
Network diagram for the website development project:
Figure 2: Network diagram
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Critical path can be defined as longest path and minimum duration which is required to
complete this website development project in effective manner (Kloppenborg, 2011). As per the
above network diagram critical path for this project is as under:
Table 2: Critical path
Critical path Critical duration
3-6-7-8-11-12-13-15-21-22-23-25-26-28-29-
30
210 days
Allocation of resources
Project manager has required different types of resources for completing this project such
as human resources, materials, etc (Darren, 2012). Allocation of different resources are as
follows:
Figure 3: Resource allocation
Gantt chart, resource sheet and cost report of website development project
Gantt chart:
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Figure 4: Gantt chart for website development project
Resources Sheet:
Table 3: Resource sheet
Resource
Name Type Materia
l Label
Initial
s
Grou
p
Max.
Units
Std.
Rate
Overt
time.
Rate
Cost/Use Accrue
At
Base
Calendar
Research
executive Work R 100% £0.00/hr £0.00/hr £200.00 Prorated Standard
Project
manager Work P 100% £0.00/hr £0.00/hr £700.00 Prorated Standard
Technical
analyst Work T 100% £0.00/hr £0.00/hr £300.00 Prorated Standard
Website
designer Work W 100% £0.00/hr £0.00/
hr £300.00 Prorate
d Standard
Website
develope
r
Work W 100% £0.00/hr £0.00/
hr £300.00 Prorate
d Standard
Quality Work Q 100% £0.00/hr £0.00/hr £400.00 Prorated Standard
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analyst
Technical
engineer Work T 100% £0.00/hr £0.00/hr £450.00 Prorated Standard
Hardware Materia
l H £0.00 £3,000.0
0 Prorated
Software Materia
l S £0.00 £3,000.0
0 Prorated
Internet Materia
l I £0.00 £1,000.0
0 Prorated
Cost Report:
Table 4: Cost sheet of the website development project
Tasks All
Data
Year Quarter Resources Type Cost
Cumulative
Cost
2016 Q1 Research executive Work 400 400
Research executive
Total 400 400
Project manager Work 700 700
Project manager
Total 700 700
Q1
Total 1100 1100
Q2 Research executive Work 0 400
Research executive
Total 0 400
Project manager Work 700 1400
Project manager
Total 700 1400
Technical analyst Work 300 300
Technical analyst
Total 300 300
Website designer Work 900 900
Website designer
Total 900 900
Hardware Material 3000 3000
Hardware Total 3000 3000
Q2
Total 4900 6000
Q3 Research executive Work 0 400
Research executive 0 400
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Total
Project manager Work 2800 4200
Project manager
Total 2800 4200
Technical analyst Work 0 300
Technical analyst
Total 0 300
Website designer Work 300 1200
Website designer
Total 300 1200
Website developer Work 1500 1500
Website developer
Total 1500 1500
Quality analyst Work 1200 1200
Quality analyst
Total 1200 1200
Hardware Material 0 3000
Hardware Total 0 3000
Software Material 3000 3000
Software Total 3000 3000
Internet Material 1000 1000
Internet Total 1000 1000
Q3
Total 9800 15800
Q4 Research executive Work 0 400
Research executive
Total 0 400
Project manager Work 2800 7000
Project manager
Total 2800 7000
Technical analyst Work 0 300
Technical analyst
Total 0 300
Website designer Work 0 1200
Website designer
Total 0 1200
Website developer Work 0 1500
Website developer
Total 0 1500
Quality analyst Work 0 1200
Quality analyst
Total 0 1200
Technical engineer Work 900 900
Technical engineer
Total 900 900
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Hardware Material 0 3000
Hardware Total 0 3000
Software Material 0 3000
Software Total 0 3000
Internet Material 0 1000
Internet Total 0 1000
Q4
Total 3700 19500
2016
Total 19500 19500
Grand
Total 19500 19500
As per the above discussed cost sheet project will be completed in £19500. Report has
concluded that website development project of the institute of health and beauty has started on
22 February 2016 and submitted on 30 March 2016. Overall, it has completed in 210 days (Dey,
Clegg and Bennett, 2010).
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Darren, D., 2012. The nature of project management: A reflection on The Anatomy of Major
Projects by Morris and Hough. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business.
5(4). Pp. 643 - 660.
Dey, K. P., Clegg, T., and Bennett, J. D., 2010. Managing enterprise resource planning projects.
Business Process Management Journal. 16(2). pp.282 – 296.
Kloppenborg, T., 2011. Contemporary Project Management. 2nd ed. Cengage Learning
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