research project 2
Research Project 2
Research Project #2
Project Plan: Project Schedule and Budget (Team Assignment):Develop a realistic project schedule taking in account non-workdays and holidays and a realistic budget (including foreign countries if applicable). Conduct research and use selected industry salaries, wages, and costs, etc. Create the schedule and budget in MS Project or MS Excel and transfer to the MS Word document. The MS Project /MS Excel file will be turned in with the MS Word document. Format the paper (in MS Word) according to APA in terms of citations and references
(This is my Part) Project Plan: Risk Analysis and Change Control Management (Team Assignment):Develop a risk management plan identifying at least five primary risks that are relevant to the chosen project. Create a risk assessment matrix table in MS Word and quantify the likelihood and probability of the risk occurring, identify the effect of the risk, provide an overall risk assessment score, estimate when the risk could occur, and provide a risk control matrix, also in MS Word, explaining how each risk will be controlled. Then, develop the change control management plan describing how changes to the project scope, timeline, and budget for the chosen project will be requested, reviewed, approved, reported, and communicated. Additionally, identify who will be responsible for managing the change control process, reviewing and approving the change requests, and communicating the approved changes to project stakeholders and explain the role of change control management and discuss how changes to the project schedule and project budget will be managed. Format the paper (in MS Word) according to APA in terms of citations and references.You are required to cite any paraphrases, quotations, or support for your opinions/assertions; providing appropriate references on the references page.
(This is my Part)
Project Plan: Execution, Monitoring and Control (Team Assignment):In an
essay
, between 1,000 and 1,500 words, identify the steps taken to assemble, develop, and manage the project team and explain how the project execution will be managed and monitored. Explain the importance of project sponsorship and project leadership during project execution, and identify the method and explain the rationale of measuring and reporting project progress and performance. Format the paper (in MS Word) according to APA in terms of citations and references.
Project Plan: Final (Team Assignment):The final project plan will incorporate the previous project management deliverables into a comprehensive and coherent project plan and any additional sections describing the project closedown process the overall project structure. Submit comprehensive project management plan as a MicrosoftWord document. Format the paper (in MS Word) according to APA in terms of citations and references.
NOTE:
1. This is a separate document from your project plan template. Write as an academic essay. The information contained will be later summarized in your project plan.
2. You are required to cite any paraphrases, quotations, or support for your opinions/assertions; providing appropriate references on the references page.
3. SafeAssign check: This will be a similarity checked assignment. After submitting the assignment complete and submit the peer-review (Individual).You are required to cite any paraphrases, quotations, or support for your opinions/assertions; providing appropriate references on the references page. Research Project 1
Research Project # 1 Comment by Dr. K Holland: Add what the project is title
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Team 3
Jeegar Mav
Sneha Bhagat
Ravi Patel
Rinaldo Joseph
University of Cumberlands
Strategic Application in Project Management
RESEARCH PROJECT #1
1
09/18/2020
Describe the importance of PM in various organizational cultures and in various strategies
. Comment by Dr. K Holland: Restructure the paper begin with introduction and details about your project selection; title purpose
Make the paper easier to follow:
Importance of PM in various organizational cultures and in various strategies.
typical phases and processes used in projects and explain the relationship between subject areas, process groups, and processes.
Important factors to project selection
and prioritization, in terms of organizational capability and resource capacity and availability.
The importance of ethics and professionalism throughout a projects life cycle
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Review the instructions add a table of content
Add introduction and more content to explain the project selection
I feel that to best understand the importance of project manager in each organization culture, we need to first understand what actually project management is. Project is nothing but a unique piece of work that is not repetitive nor is an operation. According to PMI, each project should have a defined start date, end date and a goal that everybody is working towards (Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, 8th ed, p. 6). Comment by Dr. K Holland: Remove I this is a group project. Comment by Dr. K Holland: Replace revise the words with a better description and do this throughout the paper.
Project management is nothing but the wat in which the person organizes as well as manages the project along with managing all available resources to complete the project. Each project requires a project manager with specific set of skills that might help team/ organization to achieve the end goal and complete the project on time (Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, 8th ed, p.12).
Project management lifecycle consist of mainly 4 phases (Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, 8th ed, p. 9): Comment by Dr. K Holland: More content is need, dont just list the phases
1. Initiation
2. Planning
3. Execution
4. Closure
For a project to be successful, it is very important that it has a strong project manager. Main duty Comment by Dr. K Holland: This entire section needs more work, dont just list items, analysis and put into your own words to show you grasped the content
of any project manager when comes to managing the project is to plan and manage each and
every task of the project so a project can be successfully achieving its all deliverables and reach
the goal.
To do so project manager might have to do following tasks:
1. Identifying as well as managing risks
2. Resource management
3. Budgeting
4. Managing team members
5. Managing stakeholders
6. Maintaining communication
7. Scope/ requirement management etc.
Project Culture:
Organization culture is nothing but the personality of an organization. Culture is generally made up of assumptions, values, artifacts, benefits (Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, 8th ed, p. 84). Organizational culture is the only thing that sets one organization apart from other
organizations. Culture generally defines how employee in an organization will behave, talk,
judge other resources in an organization. Type of project culture (Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, 8th ed, p. 87)
Each organization is different and has a different organizational culture. One thing common between them is each organization has a culture which has been defined based on 4 main types. Comment by Dr. K Holland: Need more content dont simply list items
1. Clan Culture
2. Adhocracy Culture
3. Hierarchy Culture
4. Market Culture
Importance of project manager
Once the project culture has been defined it is very important that everyone in an organization follows that culture and do no perform any task outside the defined culture. This is where project manager plays an important role.
Following are some task where PM is important to maintain culture of an organization:
1. Project manager is the one that defines how stakeholder needs to be contacted and how
the decision will be made and approved by stakeholders. Project manager will be the one
defining the levels of approval and also define criterias and values that might help
simplify the approval process.
2. Project manager will define how the communication will flow and what will the formal
communication process.
3. Project manager define what will be the medium of communication that a team will be
using.
4. Project manager is responsible to manage team and make sure each team member is
following the guidelines and also make sure that good relationship is maintained within
the team.
5. Project manage is responsible for defining the priorities.
6. Project manager will be the one who will be responsible for dealing with resolving the
conflicts.
7. Last thing I can think where project manager is important is to make sure the planning is
realistic and not just done to achieve the goal.
Describe the typical phases and processes used in projects and explain the relationship between subject areas, process groups, and processes.
In any project management, there is much of processes and phrases that it undergoes in
order to be a complete project. Project management has the following phases; initiating,
planning, executing, regulating and closing. During the phases, there is regular monitoring and
reporting and this bring in the concept of project management. Without the tool of project
management, one would be scrambling in order to collect actionable information, tract progress
and adhere to deadlines (Mark Mullaly & Thomas, 2008).
Initiation where the project starts and at this point, the worth of the project is identified together with its feasibility. Prior to confirmation of the project or its rejection, business case and feasibility study in order to sell the operation to stakeholders or investors. Planning is the second phases where the team members of the project are assembled to help in planning to manage the project. During this period, the project offers direction and scope, definition, tasks schedule, expense, quality, organization, staff, communication, risk and procurement as the main essentials during the project progress.
The third phase is the execution where the project needs to be done after planning. The following step comes in as monitoring and controlling the project. During this phase, there is need for reporting, monitoring the scope, quality, schedule, expense and risks likely to encounter the project. The final phase is closing as the project cannot be termed as achieved or accomplished once the project objectives and goals have met. During this stage another set of procedures comes in. It entails scope and administration (Meredith, Shafer & Mantel, 2017).
Various processes need to be implemented during project management for it to be complete and as per the concerned people. Projects are then managed according to the agreed methodology and leaders who have faced and understanding of those approaches. During the processes, one has to survey the typical project types, analyzing the details of the project, determining the sectors that requires improvements with the group and hence executing the project management processes following the given phases of the project management. Giving the relationship between project processes and phases of the same, it is very hard. This is because as one tries to operate without project management software, he or she is looking for challenges. This is because during the starting of the project, there is need to test the viability of the project, plan how the project will operate, assign the team members from the views of the project manager, monitor and control and then close the project. Having effective instruments and understanding if project phases and processes makes management of a project to be very easy. Many organizations rely on project manager.com as a software that acts with real time information features in order to assist with every project phase.
Describe and evaluate important factors to project selection and prioritization, in terms of organizational capability and resource capacity and availability.
In my opinion, the best way to choose a project is to determine which project meets that
organization' s goals. Prioritizing multiple projects requires precise evaluation to assess them worth and follow with the organization's goals. The scoring methodology helps prioritize tasks based on criteria that the organization considers useful for its strategy. (Larson, EW & Gray, CF (2021). Using a scoring model provides a holistic view of The impact of potential projects on the organization helps decision-makers in better project selection (Larson, EW & Gray, CF (2021). However, it is essential to identify many constraints (experience and support) that can inhibit decision-makers from choosing unique projects even if they join with organizational purposes. An added integral part of project selection is the evaluation of the risks associated with the projects. It helps project managers set fair and sensible expectations and determine if they can execute (Larson, E. W. & Gray, C. F. (2021). Furthermore, project managers can face ethical issues throughout the project life cycle. They need to make moral decisions in the project and its best interests, the project team, and stakeholders (Larson, EW & Gray, CF (2021). Comment by Dr. K Holland: Correct typos
I believe being responsible, courteous, ethical, and impartial in all behaviors, the project managers and team members should show. Making good choices helps build trust, diminish risk, sidestep conflict, and strengthen reputation (Larson, EW & Gray, CF (2021). Ultimately, projects are essential efforts that leverage strategic goals to add value to businesses and help them achieve their short and long-term aims. Project management empowers companies to prioritize and select valuable projects that match their goals, policies, and culture. Using expertise in knowledge areas and making the right decisions, project managers can successfully coordinate and achieve project processes (Larson, E. W. & Gray, C. F. (2021). I believe successful projects are essential for staying competitive in today' s world. Comment by Dr. K Holland: This is a group project remove I
Evaluate and assess the importance of ethics and professionalism throughout a projects life cycle; include factors that influence moral conduct.
Throughout a project`s lifecycle, ethics and professionalism are issues that need to be upheld. Project execution is all about trust and doing what is right without having to be supervised. Being ethical is more than just good practice. Ethics are important as they enable stakeholders and other project parties to be in peace, knowing that the project managers are held within specific standards. It may not necessarily be a thing that has been spelled out but a belief that the project managers will do their best and make ethical decisions.
Professionalism goes together with ethics, whereby they help project managers make the right decisions regardless of how challenging the situation may be (Lehmann, 2018). Every project works under a code of conduct and professional conduct, which will guide the project managers and other team members how they will conduct themselves in terms of honesty, fairness, and even responsibility. These aspects are, therefore, crucial when carrying out any project regardless of the size. Ethics and professionalism are all about moral conduct, and a person doing what they feel is right. However, there are specific factors that affect how an individual will behave while undertaking a project. One of the factors that affect moral behavior is social factors whereby one borrows from what the community and the close friends are doing (Kanabar, 2016).
Cultural norms will guide one in whatever ways they want to take, which means in a project scenario, one will act with regards to the cultural behaviors they have grown with. The other factor affecting moral behavior is individual aspects, including values and personality. One will most likely act according to what they feel is right regardless of the one watching. It all in one`s perception as opposed to what others would want. The last factor affecting moral behavior is business ethics or the ethical conduct that guides the operations in a certain firm. It is therefore important for project managers to enhance the issue of ethics and professionalism as it ensures the success of the project regardless of the risks involved.
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Project Scope Statement
Work Breakdown Structure
Communication Plan
Reference Comment by Dr. K Holland: Correct the order of all references
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Mark Mullaly, P. M. P., & Thomas, J. (2008, December). Researching the value of project management. Project Management Institute.
Meredith, J. R., Shafer, S. M., & Mantel Jr, S. J. (2017).Project Management: A Strategic Managerial Approach. John Wiley & Sons.
Erik Larson and Clifford Gray. Project Management: The Managerial Process (8th ed). Oregon
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Mark Mullaly, P. M. P., & Thomas, J. (2008, December). Researching the value of project
management. Project Management Institute.
Meredith, J. R., Shafer, S. M., & Mantel Jr, S. J. (2017).Project Management: A Strategic
Managerial Approach. John Wiley & Sons. WBS
Work Breakdown Structure for Opening a new Restaurant
1. Preparation & Analysis 1.1 Planning charter and Scope Statement Green For Growth – vegan/ vegeterian restaurant
1.2 Market Worth
1.3 Location
1.4 Budget Distribution
1.5 Resource Management
1.6 Apply for Licenses
2. Production 2.1 Dine-In Area
2.2Storage and Warehouse
2.3Washroom 1
Preparation & Analysis 2
Production 3
Locating & Fixing 4
Software Expansion 5
Resources Obtaining 6
Human Resources 7
Marketing & Advertisement 8
Final
2.4Reception
2.5Kitchen 1.1
Planning charter and Scope Statement 2.1
Dine-In Area 3.1
Lights 4.1
Contract Software Developer 5.1
Ingredients & Spices 6.1
Hire Staff 7.1
Magazine Subscription 8.1
Final Examination
3. Locating & Fixing 3.1 Lights
3.2 Kitchen Applications 1.2
Market Worth 2.2
Storage and Warehouse 3.2
Kitchen Applications 5.2
Vehicle for Delivery 6.2
Administrative Staff 7.2
Brochures 8.2
Cleaning of Restaurant
3.3Fire Extinguishers
3.4WiFi Connection 1.3
Location 2.3
Washroom 3.3
Fire Extinguishers 5.3
Cutlery & Dishes 6.3
Manager 7.3
Newspaper 8.3
Punch List
3.5Furniture
3.6TV & Music System 1.4
Budget Distribution 2.4
Reception 3.4
WiFi Connection 6.4
Receptionist 7.4
Social Media 8.4
Walk through with Support
3.7 Visa Debit/Credit Card Machines
4. Software Expansion 4.1Contract Software Developer 1.5
Resource Management 2.5
Kitchen 3.5
Furniture 6.5
Chefs and Cooks
5. Resources Obtaining 5.1 Ingredients & Spices
5.2 Vehicle for Delivery 1.6
Apply for Licenses 3.6
TV & Music System
5.3 Cutlery & Dishes
6. Human Resources 6.1 Hire Staff 3.7
Visa Debit/Credit Card Machines
6.2Administrative Staff
6.3Manager
6.4Receptionist
6.5Chefs and Cooks
7. Marketing & Advertisement 7.1 Magazine Subscription
7.2 Brochures
7.3 Newspaper
7.4 Social Media
8. Final 8.1 Final Examination
8.2 Cleaning of Restaurant
8.3 Punch List
8.4 Walk through with Support
WBS Code Deliverable Name Definition
1 Preparation & Analysis It includes the planning and definition of the perimeter as well as the determination of market values.
1.1 Planning charter and Scope Statement Final official agreement between the project manager and the project manager. Contains a detailed scope and summary of limitations, assumptions, and risks.
1.2 Market Worth Evaluate the market value of the restaurant on-site and estimate the profits.
1.3 Location Determine the location.
1.4 Budget Distribution It contains project cost management, which shows how the budget allocates to the different planning stages.
1.5 Resource Management The HRM and purchase of various materials.
1.6 Apply for Licenses Apply for a permit.
2 Production Construction begins
2.1 Dine-In Area Design a dining room with a good vibe.
2.2 Storage and Warehouse Construction of a warehouse for the storage of goods and ingredients.
2.3 Washroom Construction of individual toilets for men and women.
2.4 Reception Design area for the reception at the entrance of the restaurant.
2.5 Kitchen Create space for kitchen appliances and tools.
3 Locating & Fixing This stage includes the acquisition and installation of various indoor devices and appliances.
3.1 Lights Installation of Lights.
3.2 Kitchen Applications Purchase and installation of kitchen appliances in the kitchen
3.3 Fire Extinguishers Fire extinguishers are essential for safety reasons.
3.4 WiFi Connection WiFi installation for customers convenience.
3.5 Furniture It includes buying and installing tables and chairs.
3.6 TV & Music System TV system setup and music for entertainment.
3.7 Visa Debit/Credit Card Machines Payment will be accepted by debit/credit/cash.
4 Software Expansion Development of a mobile application and website for usability, marketing, and advertising purposes
4.1 Contract Software Developer Designate a software developer to develop websites and mobile applications.
5 Resources Obtaining After the configuration and installation of the building and furniture, essential resources allocate.
5.1 Ingredients & Spices Supply of ingredients and spices for cooking meals.
5.2 Vehicle for Delivery Purchase of vehicles for online delivery.
5.3 Cutlery & Dishes Purchase of crockery and cutlery for serving and cooking meals
6 Human Resources This phase includes hiring, training, and managing employees.
6.1 Hire Staff We are hiring employees for restaurant management.
6.2 Administrative Staff Hire key staff who can carry out the daily task
6.3 Manager Hire a manager to manage accounts, employees, and resources.
6.4 Receptionist Hire a receptionist to greet and inform customers.
6.5 Chefs and Cooks Hire cooks and helpers to cook new recipes and prepare food
7 Marketing & Advertisement Marketing and advertising are essential for increasing sales and attracting more customers.
7.1 Magazine Subscription Receive subscriptions to various magazines to attract and attract new customers.
7.2 Brochures Print flyers so customers can enjoy special meals and restaurant discounts.
7.3 Newspaper Advertising of restaurant information in newspapers.
7.4 Social Media Create social media accounts to attract multicultural people from the area and get feedback to improve our services’ quality.
8 Final The final phase incudes the finish of the project and the review of the project proposer’s requirements.
8.1 Final Examination Inspection of the entire restaurant before presentation to the project managers
8.2 Cleaning of Restaurant Inspection of the entire restaurant before presentation to the project managers
8.3 Punch List Document preparation at the end of the list of project works that do not meet the contractor’s contract specifications must complete before the final payment.
8.4 Walk through with Support Show the restaurant to the sponsor before the opening ceremony.
Project Schedule
# Phase Title Dependendies % Complete Duration Start Date End Date Complete Date Assigned To Critical milestone
1 Demand Size Project/ Risk Assessment
2 Create Project Charter
3 Get Project Charter Approved
4 Create Demand Request
5 Initiation Develop Communication Plan
6 Create high level project plan
7 Plan Kick Off Meeting
8 Create staffing plan
9 Create budget
10 Planning Develop architecture Plan
11 Do Risk Analysis and Create Risk Tracker
12 Perform Security Analysis
13 Develop Budget Tracker
14 Prepare and Route E CAR for approval
15 Apply for License
16 Sign Lease agreement for the Location
17 Develop Architecture Plan – Dining Area
18 Develop Architecture Plan – Kitchen
19 Develop Architecture Plan – Storage & Warehouse
20 Develop Architecture Plan – Washroom
21 Develop Architecture Plan – reception/ Waiting area
22 Execution Update Project Plan
23 Business/ Functional Requirement
24 Purchase Raw material – Lightning
25 Purchase Raw material – Kitchen Appliance
26 Purchase Raw material – Seating/ Dining area
27 Purchase Raw material – Bathroom Fittings
28 Purchase Raw material – Music/ TV/ Internet
29 Purchase Raw material – Paint
30 Painting entire area
31 installing Bathroom Fixtures
32 Instal Electric Fixture
33 Setup Kitchen
34 Set Up Dining Area
35 Setup Music and TV insturuments
36 Set Up reception and Waiting area
37 Install Visa and Debit Card machine
38 Develop Web and Mobile Based Application
39 Purchase Cutlery, Dishes & cooking utensils
40 Conduct Interview for hiring chef
41 Conduct interview for hiring Manager & Receptionist
42 Conduct Interview for hiring administrative Staff
43 Print Brochures and start marketing/ Advertising
44 Finalize Menu and Print them
45 Final touch up to interior
46 Closing Start Closing the Project and do Final Cleaning
47 Develop Final Budget Report
48 Stakeholder/ Owner Acceptance
49 Archive Documents
50 Grand opening
Budget
