IT 328 Module Two Discussion Post IT Project Phases Review
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Maleka Monono
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IT 328 Module Two Discussion Post IT Project Phases Review
Now that you are familiar with the project phases, apply them to the project you described
in the Module One discussion. In your project, how did you move through the phases? Did
you skip any of them? Did you have a plan at the beginning to get you to the end of the
project? What resources did your project require, and how did you determine the
responsibilities of each team member?
Hey everyone,
The project that I described in Module One discussion was finding a company that could
transport the goods by boat, along a certain route, and under a specific budget. We had an
informal project plan that was not thought out and written down. The same goes for the phases
we subconsciously or informally went through all the phases. We followed all the details for a
scope statement.
For example:
Project Objective: Find a shipping company that transports goods within the given requirements.
Project description: Find a shipping company that transports goods from Dakar to Dallas, under
the specified budget, and with a shipping time of 2 – 3 months.
Acceptance criteria: A reliable shipping company is found. Goods are transported from Dakar to
Dallas.
Key deliverables: The major deliverables are as follows:
Find a reliable shipping company that charges less the specified budget
Shipping company must deliver goods within 3 months
Shipping company must use the route of Dakar to Dallas
Secure a space for goods within the container
Secure containers to store goods in
Exclusions from scope: N/A
Time and cost Estimates: The time estimate is two months to find a shipping company and
coordinate a contract. Costs should stay under the specified budget.
Assumptions:
A shipping company will be found that travels the Dakar to Dallas route
Maleka Monono
Thursday, November 2
nd
, 2023
IT 328 Module Two Discussion Post IT Project Phases Review
Containers for stored goods will be available
There will be space for goods on the shipping container
Constraints:
There is only two months to find a company
Shipping company may sail off later than intended
The five phases of a project are initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing.
Although not formal the initiation and planning phases were done verbally. Additionally, we
encountered some issues during the executing phase, but the project was completed on time and
all deliverables were met. During the monitoring/controlling part of the project one of the risks
(shipping companies not being able to take our cargo due to the size) became very alarming and
slowed the process tremendously. We did have an alternative/solution for this risk if it did persist,
but it didn’t. At no point did we increase our budget nor was the quality reduced. For us the
closing process looked a little different than most projects. It consisted of us having the cargo
shipped of as well as our base in Dallas receiving them. Both factors were achieved. The project
didn’t require many resources at all. Physical resources would be the containers that our cargo
was being shipped in and the car that would take the cargo from our base in Dakar to the
shipping port. Roles and responsibilities were decided by the owner based on our skills and prior
work experience.
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