Picnic Case Study:
You have decided to celebrate that your 20 member project team has reached a major milestone. You have decided to have a picnic for the team members and their families.
•Write a scope statement to include the reasonable parameters for the picnic (location requirements, numbers of people, entertainment, menu, etc.). This should include the purpose and desired outcomes for the event. It should include the estimated travel (not longer than regular commute) distances for all participants, based on potential requirements of attendees
•Determine the potential population for the picnic and a list of stakeholders.
•Estimate the food, drink requirements for the picnic.
•Create a WBS for the picnic to at least level 3
•Using the work packages from your WBS, create a network diagram for your picnic. Include the associated logistics
•Estimate all the resources for each of the activities on your network diagram
•Create a schedule estimating the total time to complete your plan, all logistics, the picnic and any required cleanup.
•Create a budget for the picnic based on your network diagram
•Create a risk register for the picnic which includes determination of the risk trigger and suitable risk response for each risk.
•Based on the risk register you have created, update your scope, schedule and cost baselines to include risk contingencies.