...SAMPLE WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES VARIOUS TYPES OF PROJECT Applications Development Project Sample WBS Management and support Provide project management Provide quality control Conduct meetings and reviews Materials and supplies Travel and living costs Miscellaneous costs Consulting fees and subcontractor costs Contingency Systems development Requirements specifications Conduct information-gathering sessions Prepare logical data model Prepare logical process model Physical design Prepare physical data model Prepare physical process model Online system Prepare detailed design Program and unit test Document Batch system Prepare detailed design Batch update facility Program and unit test Document Reporting system Program and unit test Document Integration Prepare integration plan System integration and test Integrate batch update and reporting system Conduct systems test on batch systems Integrate batch and online systems Conduct systems test on complete system Prepare user documentation Customer Conduct milestone reviews Review and approve deliverables Conduct user training Acceptance testing Page 1 Printed on: January 27, 2010 SAMPLE WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES VARIOUS TYPES OF PROJECT Prepare acceptance tests Conduct acceptance tests Prepare revisions from acceptance tests Hand over to customer Implementation Prepare implementation plan Provide support for implementation Conduct post-implementation review Page 2 Printed on: January 27, 2010 SAMPLE WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES...
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...Table of Contents Part 1 1) The network diagram 2) Gantt chart 3) The Effect on the duration of the whole project. 4) The purpose of Network diagrams. Part 2 1) The Management Report-Jones LTD 2) Appendix 3) Reference PART 1 1) Draw the network diagram (use activity on the node). (8 marks) Please refer to the appendix. 2) If the project starts on the Monday 6 September 2010 , what is the earliest date it can be completed using a 5 day working week? Assume no other holidays (explain how you calculated the figure). (4 marks) . If the project needs to start on 6th September and it has a constraint using only 5 days This shows that in each week 2 days needs to be cancelled. The earliest date which the project can be completed is 22nd of September as there are no calculation formula so we will use the Gantt chat Please refer to appendix for the diagram 3) If the following happened what would be the effect on the duration of the whole project? Explain the reasons. (6 marks) a) A 1 day delay during activity C. There wont be any delay on activity C as Activity B has more day than C so even if the C is delayed by one day There wont be any problems in the project. b) Activity G is delayed 1 day. There wont be any delay on the activity G as...
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...exclusions 6. Review with customer 2. Step two: Establishing project priorities 3. Step three: Creating the work breakdown structure A. Major groupings found in a WBS B. WBS development 4. Step four: Integrating the WBS with the organization 5. Step five: Coding the WBS for the information system 6. Project rollup 7. Process breakdown structure 8. Responsibility matrices 9. Summary 10. Key terms 11. Review questions 12. Exercises 13. Case: Manchester United Soccer Club Chapter Objectives • To recognize the importance of a complete scope statement acceptable to your customer as a condition for project success • To layout guidelines for creating a WBS for a project • To demonstrate the importance of WBS to the management of projects and how it serves as a database for planning and control • To demonstrate how the OBS establishes accountability to organizational units • To apply a WBS to a case or suggested project Review Questions 1. What questions does a project objective answer? What would be an example of a good project objective? The project objectives answsers what, when, and how much. To replace the Williamette bridge by August 3rd at a cost not to exceed $1.5 million. 2. What is the difference between a project limit and a project exclusion? A limit is a constraint on the project, i.e. work on the bridge can only occur between 11:00pm and 6:00am or customer support is limited to 20 hours of in-house...
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...WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS) Remote Control Rotary Mower YVONNE MILES 06-166 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 627-6 NOVEMBER 15, 2015 INTRODUCTION The WBS is a view into the project which shows what work the project encompasses. It is a tool which helps to easily communicate the work and processes involved to execute the project. The Project Manager and project team use the WBS to develop the project schedule, resource requirements and costs. There are many ways you can present the WBS for your project; this template provides many of the most popular layouts from which you can choose. Depending on where in the Project Plan you're putting the WBS a different layout may be more suitable for you. For instance many Project Managers include a high level WBS within the project plan, then a detailed version as an appendix to the plan. You may find that you prefer one layout for a high level WBS and a different one for a detailed WBS. In order to save space in this template we only developed the WBS examples down to the third level. In your project you will want to develop them down to a much more detailed level using the 8 to 80 rule (where the WBS is broken down to where a work package contains between 8 and 80 hours of work to complete). The Work Breakdown Structure presented here represents all the work required to complete this project. OUTLINE VIEW The outline view presents an easy to view and understand layout for the WBS. It is also a good layout...
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...work breakdown structure A WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS) IS A DECOMPOSITION OF ALL THE WORK NECESSARY TO COMPLETE A PROJECT. A WBS IS ARRANGED IN A HIERARCHY AND CONSTRUCTED TO ALLOW FOR CLEAR AND LOGICAL GROUPINGS, EITHER BY ACTIVITIES OR DELIVERABLES. THE WBS SHOULD REPRESENT THE WORK IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT AND SERVES AS AN EARLY FOUNDATION FOR EFFECTIVE SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT AND COST ESTIMATING. PROJECT MANAGERS TYPICALLY WILL DEVELOP A WBS AS A PRECURSOR TO A DETAILED PROJECT SCHEDULE. THE WBS SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A WBS DICTIONARY, WHICH LISTS AND DEFINES WBS ELEMENTS. The goals of developing a WBS and WBS Dictionary are 1) for the project team to proactively and logically plan out the project to completion, 2) to collect the information about work that needs to be done for a project, and 3) to organize activities into manageable components that will achieve project objectives. The WBS and WBS Dictionary are not the schedule, but rather the building blocks to it. The progression of WBS and WBS Dictionary development is as follows: [pic] The WBS and WBS Dictionary should not be static documents. WBS construction is subject to project management progressive elaboration, and as new information becomes known, the WBS should be revised to reflect that information. A Project Team that has substantial changes to its WBS should reference the project’s Change Management Plan for guidance on management of changes to project scope. Example...
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...* Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 2 The meaning of “project” 2 3 Project stakeholders 4 4 Meaning of project management 5 5 Factors influence on project 5 6 Project management theory 6 7 Project Management Tools and Technique 7 7.1 Cost benefit analysis (CBA) 7 7.2 Gantt chart 8 7.3 Work breakdown structure (WBS) 9 8 Project management software (PMS) 10 9 TQM 11 10 Critical Path Method (CPM) 11 11 Management by Objectives 11 12 Conclusion 12 13 References 12 14 Bibliography 13 Appendix A : Nine Project Management Areas 14 Appendix B : Project lifecycle 17 Appendix C :Common project Management tools and Techniques 19 OVERVIEW OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND CONCEPTS IN A HOSPITALITY & TOURISM ORGANIZATION Introduction Project management (PM) facilitates to a structured approach to managing projects for project managers. PM reduces risk and provides assurance by providing tools at the same time environment to plan, observe, track, and deal with schedules, quality as well as resource.PM can be applied into both soft and hard projects such as personnel projects, IT, construction, finance, sports, and event planning, HR etc. Project management gives advantages like; a. Better control of financial, physical, and human resources b. Improved customer relations c. Shorter development times d. Lower costs e. Higher quality and increased reliability f. Higher profit margins ...
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...PM592 On-line – Study Guide for Final Examination The final is an open book/open notes examination. The final includes nine questions, and is worth a total of 300 points. The sample problems here represent the types of problems that may appear on the final. There are solutions to the problems at the end. There will also be discussion problems. I have provided a list of the topics from which the discussion questions will be taken. On problems, please show all calculations when you complete the final. Problems: (TCO B) Three-point estimate: Problem (TCO B) Contingency Pricing: Problem (TCO G) Crashing: Problem (TCO C) WBS: Problem (TCO E) Resource Allocation/Leveling: Problem (TCO F, G) Earned Value/PMIS: Problem (TCO C) General Budget development, sensitivity: Problem Discussion topics: (TCO D) Accounting, PMIS, and Project Control (TCO A) Budgeting processes and techniques (TCO E) Resource Allocation Matrix (TCO F) Project Control Process (TCO F, G) EVM and EAC: Discussion: Terminal Course Objectives A Given the WBS and work packages develop an understanding of budgeting processes using top-down and bottom-up techniques. B Given the WBS and work packages, analyze the various cost estimating processes and investigate approaches used to justify and allocate contingency funds. C Given the project plan, develop budget estimates in appropriate categories including but not limited to labor, non-labor, overhead...
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...N14C31 Managing Projects 01.10.2012 Lecture 1: Introduction to Project Management & WBS Dr Christos Braziotis Christos.Braziotis@nottingham.ac.uk Module Convenor Dr Christos Braziotis Lecturer in Supply Chain and Operations Management Nottingham University Business School, Room B37, South Building Tel: 115 9514026 Email: Christos.Braziotis@nottingham.ac.uk N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 2 Agenda • Introduction to the Module: – Aims – Resources – Assessment • Introduction to Project Management: – Aspects to consider in Project Management – Work Breakdown Structure N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 3 Introduction to Project Management N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 4 • The word “Project” is frequently used N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 5 • The word “Project” is frequently used N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 6 What is a Project? – Definitions • A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service (US Project Management Institute) • Unique process, consisting of a set of coordinated and controlled activities with start and...
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...By Jeffrey K. Pinto CHAPTER FIVE PROJECT PROFILE — Airbus A380: Plane of the Future or Enormous White Elephant? Introduction 5.1 CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT The Statement of Work 5.2 THE SCOPE STATEMENT The Work Breakdown Structure Purpose of the Work Breakdown Structure The Organization Breakdown Structure The Responsibility Assignment Matrix 5.3 WORK AUTHORIZATION 5.4 SCOPE REPORTING Project Management Research in Brief: IT Project Failure – Burying Our Heads in the Sand 5.5 CONTROL SYSTEMS Configuration Management 5.6 PROJECT CLOSEOUT Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Problems Case Study 5.1: Calcutta’s Metro Case Study 5.2: Project Management at Dotcom.com Cas Study 5.3: Runaway Scope – The Bradley Fighting Vehicle Internet Exercises MSProject Exercises Integrated Project – Developing the Work Breakdown Structure Bibliography TRANSPARENCIES 5.1 ELEMENTS IN PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT 1. Conceptual Development - Problem statement - Information gathering - Constraints - Alternative analysis - Project objectives - Statement of Work (SOW) 2. Scope Statement - Goal criteria - Management plan - Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) - Scope baseline - Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) 3. Work Authorization - Contractual requirements - Valid consideration - Contracted terms 5.1 ELEMENTS IN PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT (Con’d) 4. Scope Reporting - Cost, Schedule, Technical...
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...CAPM Mock Exam 1: Open Everything 1. | Daniel is managing the development of an ecommerce website for his organization. Daniel enjoys coercive powers and has assigned Julie, a project team member, to facilitate the team meetings. During any team meeting, Julie must? A. Influence team members to support the project manager's decisions B. Support the team members to challenge the project manager's decisions C. Negotiate with team members to achieve the project objectives D. Remain neutral and facilitate the meetings | | 2. | You are a consulting project manager and have been contracted by an investment bank to run a large information technology project that is expected to last 15 months. During the Direct and Manage Project Work process, you discover that several regulatory requirements have not been addressed in the project management plan. Failure to meet these requirements could result in legal action against the company. However, implementing the technology to comply with these regulations exceeds the budget and scope of the project, and could result in the cancellation of the project. What should you do? A. Submit a change request to incorporate the missed requirements to the project's scope. B. Do not do anything as these requirements are not a part of the scope baseline. C. Request additional funds to implement these requirements. D. This is a classical example of scope creep and such requirements must be ignored. | | 3. | A fundamentally functional...
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...Management Effective project management is crucial to the success of any project regardless of the size or complexity. Project management experts Karen Tate and Paula Martin said, “Trying to manage a project without project management is like trying to play football without a game plan” (Martin & Tate, 2001, pg 9). Project managers have a difficult job. Their jobs are often times made more difficult by the dynamic environment in which they must work. Project managers must take a project through the entire project management life-cycle, from an idea to a fully developed deliverable. While the job is difficult, there are many tools and processes that have been developed to assist in project management. While they are responsible for the leadership of the project, they have many, such as the project sponsor and project team members, who are there to assist them in ensuring the job gets done. In addition to the personnel who will help him, there are many different project management tools as well. Project scope, work breakdown structures, contingency plans and project management software are all tools that, if used properly, can ensure that a project can be completed within time and budget. Project management is not an easy job but if a project manager understands his project and his roles and responsibilities along with the tools that he has available to him, no project or task is out of reach. Project Life-Cycle Management There are several different effective schools of...
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...applications in this course. In the past we required the use of MS Project for this course but removed it as a requirement when we rewrote the course. The reason we removed it was that MS Project has a very steep learning curve for all but the most basic functions. The software is very expensive and is not web-based so it requires installation on your computer. This posed many issues for our students. In this course the assignments were designed so that students could complete them without using any project management software at all. For example, the WBS can be done using MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, or VISIO. The same is true of the Gantt chart and network diagram although it does take more time to do them this way than it would if you used software that automatically draws the Gantt and network diagram from the WBS. There are a number of free tools and helpful websites available for creating project Gantt Charts. Here is a sample you might want to explore. How to create a Gantt Chart in MS EXCEL http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/present-your-data-in-a-gantt-chart-in-excel-HA010238253.aspx?CTT=1 Free Gantt Chart template for MS PowerPoint http://www.free-power-point-templates.com/articles/simple-gantt-template-for-powerpoint/ SmartSheet https://www.smartsheet.com/s/online-gantt-chart?s=1&c=73&m=3000&a=30089352307&k=%2Bgantt%20%2Bchart&mtp=b&adp=1s1&net=s&dev=c&devm=&plc=&gclid=CI73hvzXsrwCFUJo7AodWFsA-A...
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...Request for Proposal for Supply and Delivery of Personal Computers for RMIT Higher Degree Research Students Submitted by: ACBMW Consulting Group Date: 05.05.2016 Table of Contents 1.0 Abstract 3 2.0 Introduction 4 3.0 Scope of Work 5 3.1 Project Objective 5 3.2 Deliverables 5 3.3 Technical Requirements 5 3.3.1 Laptop Specifications 5 3.3.2 Desktop (All in one) Specifications 5 3.4 Milestones 6 3.5 Limits and Exclusions 6 3.6 Review with the Client 6 3.7 Project Accomplishment Strategies 6 4.0 Deliverables description 7 5.0 Project Schedule 13 7.0 Time Phased Budget 17 8.0 Risk Management 21 8.1 Risk Identification 21 8.1.1 Planning and initiating 21 8.1.2 Products/Services 22 8.1.3 Procurement process 22 8.1.4 Suppliers 22 8.1.4 Contracting 22 8.1.5 Delivery 22 8.1.6 Management 22 8.2 Risk Analysis and Assessment 22 8.3 Risk Mitigation Plan 25 8.4 Contingency Plan 27 9.0 Conclusion 27 10.0 References 28 1.0 Abstract This Request for proposal (RFP) has been prepared for RMIT University procurement department to facilitate procurement activities within RMIT. The procurement department of RMIT received order from College of Business to procure and deliver fifty laptops and fifty desktops for the new hundred higher degree research students. RMIT procurement has invited potential project management companies to submit request for proposal to facilitate this project. As a project management company ACBMW Consulting Group has prepared this...
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...4 2.2. Objective 4 2.3. Deliverables 4 2.4. Approach and Milestones 6 2.4.1. Approach 6 2.4.2. Milestones 7 2.5. Technical Requirements 8 2.6. Limits and Exclusions 8 2.7. Client Review and Acceptance Process 9 3. Work Breakdown Structure 10 3.1. Key Work Packages 11 4. Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) 12 5. Bibliography 14 Document Control and Conventions Document History Date | Version | Status | Summary of Changes | Feb 18, 2013 | 0.1 | Draft | Create and format document. | Feb 19, 2013 | 0.2 | Draft | Add sections provided by team members | Feb 24, 2013 | 0.3 | Draft | Add final updates from Team members | Feb 25, 2013 | 1.0 | Final | Complete document | Document Contributors Name | | | | | | Project Description Introduction Project JAMBR is a project that has been initiated and funded by the town of Awesomeville. This document describes in detail the following: * Objective * Deliverables * Milestones * Technical Requirements * Limit and Exclusions * Work Breakdown Structure. . Objective To construct and landscape a public park within a pre-existing, developing subdivision in the town of Awesomeville. The park is to include a high quality children’s play structure and is to be completed within 9 months at a cost not to exceed $500,000. Deliverables The following chart outlines the project deliverables required to achieve each milestone for each phase of the project. Phase | Deliverables...
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...project will take six months to complete and that the budget is $500,000. Use the project charter template (charter.doc) and examples of the project charters in Chapters 3 and 4 of your textbook (Schwalbe, 2016) as guidelines. 2. Develop a scope statement for the project using the template (scope_statement.doc). Be as specific as possible in describing product characteristics and deliverables. IT7400 Assessments – Assignment 2-2 1 3. Develop a work breakdown structure (WBS) for the project. Break down the work to level 3 or level 4, as appropriate. Use the (wbs.doc) template as guides. Be sure to base your WBS on the project scope statement, stakeholder requirements, and other relevant information. Remember to include the work involved in selecting the rest of your project team and outside resources as well as coordinating with the Environmental Technologies Program. Use the project management process groups as level 2 WBS items or include project management as a level 2 WBS item to make sure you include work related to managing the project. 4. Use your...
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