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Project Management Plan Template
3-1 Final Project: Part I
QSO 355: Resource Estimate & Schedule
Michael Chitwood
Southern New Hampshire University
Professor Carlton Parks
2 December 2023
Table of Contents
Introduction
I.
Project Overview
A.
Roles and Responsibilities
B.
Scope and Schedule
II.
Tasks
A.
Description
B.
Time
C.
Dependencies
III.
Resources
A.
Alignment
B.
Evaluation
IV.
Risk
A.
Sources
B.
Strategies
V.
Budget
VI.
Schedule
Introduction
The company A&D High Tech wants to transition into the online marketplace. They already have
a strong business but want to improve it. A & D began expanding to be completed by the holiday
season to maximize their profits.
Background
I.
Project Overview
Purpose of Project Plan:
The purpose of the project for A&D High Tech is to have a successful launch of their online
marketplace before the holiday season of 2003. The plan is a contract by project manager Chris
Johnson, the CEO Ted Walter, the CIO Matt Webb, and other stakeholders.
Background Information:
Since 1988 the company has been selling computer products, accessories, and services to its
customers mostly through physical stores and phone orders. Previous initiative that made this
company successful were the “made-to-order” products. After using pen and paper for years
they finally switched to a software-based approach reducing many errors and lowering
customer callbacks. The need for this project is to continue to stay competitive with other
companies and continue to have an increase in revenue.
Project Approach:
Seeing the problem and knowing something must be done, A&D decided to venture out from just
phone and physical store sales, where they have utilized their customer service approach to their
success and take the leap into the online marketplace. The CEO, Ted Walter, along with Jeff
White, the sales VP, decided to implement this process. They decided they would need a custom
developed program vs. an already built one. They felt this would allow them to tailor it to the
companies’ exact needs. Custom software does cost more upfront, but the benefits outweighed
the cost and risks.
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A. Roles and Responsibilities
See included excel file – “QSO_Project1_combined_Chitwood.xlsx” sheet “Stakeholder_Register”
B. Scope and Schedule
II.
Tasks
A. Description
See included excel file – “QSO_Project1_combined_Chitwood”, sheet WBS_Dict
B. Time
Project Overview:
Seeking to increase their profits, A&D High Tech is looking to expand their sales into an online
marketplace. The stakeholder register will have all the roles and responsibilities this project
entails along with a stakeholder register, and a project schedule.
Scope:
The project scope is to create an online eCommerce store. The goals are to increase sales and
remain competitive among other tech companies. The store needs to be user friendly to
maintain the companies priority of customer service and happiness.
Schedule:
The project will begin May 2003, and the goal is to be completed by end of month November
2023. This short timeline will require some aspects to be completed at the same time to
ensure there are no delays.
Tasks Overview:
A WBS has been created to help show the division of the project and help make the tasks more
manageable by dividing them into smaller tasks. It shows estimated timelines, and who is
responsible for certain tasks.
C. Dependencies
A dependency column has been added to the excel sheet
“QSO_Project1_combined_Chitwood”, sheet WBS_Dict
III.
Resources
A. Alignment
See attached excel file “QSO_Project1_combined_Chitwood”, sheet WBS_Resource_Assignments
B. Evaluation
IV.
Risk
Impact of Time Estimates on Project Schedule:
The estimated timelines should help keep the project on track to meet the holiday deadline. By
having an estimate we can log actual times and see how the project would need to be adjusted to
accommodate.
Resources Overview:
The project manager would assign tasks to the applicable roles. He also needs to manage the
other resources, like computers and servers and their limitations.
Resource Evaluation:
Evaluating the project resources and outlines I feel there is sufficient time and resources to
complete the task before the deadline. There are a few positions that still need to be named, so
that could cause a delay if not chosen sooner than later, but other than that, this project feels
well laid out and with the right discipline the team could complete this project by the holiday
deadline.
Introduce the risk section. Only a couple of sentences are needed. This section should also
indicate the below upcoming subtopics.
A. Sources
See attached risk register named “QSO_Project1_combined_Chitwood”, sheet Risk_Register
V.
Budget
See attached risk register named “QSO_Project1_combined_Chitwood”, sheet Budget
VI.
Schedule
See attached risk register named “QSO_Project1_combined_Chitwood”, sheet Schedule
Risk Overview:
Looking at the risks for this project we try and identify any negative risk to help prepare for them.
We will need to use various tools, like performing a SWOT analysis to provide better risk analysis.
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References
Jeffery, M. (2003). A&D High Tech (A): Managing Projects for Success. Kellogg School of
Management. Retrieved 11/12/23 from
https://services.hbsp.harvard.edu/lti/links/contentlaunch