Case study - Social Media Research facility
Task
This assignment follows from the case study used in Assessment . For the same case study, complete the following tasks by creating the following:
WBS first using indented format.
Gantt chart-Take the WBS you have already developed. Define all of the activities that will be necessary to create each deliverable in your WBS.
Create a schedule for your project. First create the schedule by hand using Post-it Notes, and then put the information into MS Project.
Take screenshots of the schedule to be pasted in your word document that you are submitting. Be sure to include all of the summary rows (including the first row for the project title) and any key milestones. Make sure the critical path is easy to see.- 10 marks
Create a time-phased budget for your example project using bottom-up estimating. To the extent your sponsor will supply rates for workers, use those.
Approximate rates for ones you cannot get. Ask your sponsor how they treat indirect costs. Be sure to include direct labour costs for you and your team mates and add 20% for fringe. State all assumptions and constraints you have used when creating your budget.
State how confident you are in your estimates and what would make you more confident. Give examples of known knowns and known unknowns on your project. Tell how you have budgeted for both of them plus how you have budgeted for unknown unknowns.
Create a risk register ( 4 risks- 3 negative and 1 positive risk)for your example project.
Quality Management Plan.
It should include:
A short statement that reflects your team's philosophy or objective for ensuring that you deliver a quality system to your client.
Develop and describe 3 quality issues related to this project that your project team could implement to ensure quality
Closure checklist and project evaluation.
Develop a closure checklist that the project team will use to ensure that the project has been closed properly.
Develop a project evaluation -outline and discuss how your project's MOV will be evaluated.
Case Background
As the project manager you are required to present an initial project report to the project sponsor that shows how you propose to implement this project. As the project manager you may make any assumptions you think are necessary.