Project

PROJECT PROPOSAL 2

Project Proposal

Lacretia Fordham

Bus 375

Introduction

The project will be a community playground to be created at the 0.5-acre wooded lot centralized in the middle of the neighborhood. The playground will be divided into three areas; one for swings, one for toddlers, and on for kids under the age of 10. Each section will have age appropriate playground equipment. Additionally, there will be picnic tables and benches for parents to relax at while watching their children play and interact with other kids.

Goal and Objectives

The overall goal of the project will be to create and build a community playground for children age 10 and under. This goal can be broken down into the three goals of planning the playground and getting approval from the homeowners’ association (HOA); prepping the land for the playground; and purchasing and installing the playground equipment. Objectives support the goals and provide opportunities to track progress. Some of the objectives of this project would be to hire a tree cutting crew to remove trees and stumps from play areas, determining the layout of the playground, picking up the equipment from suppliers and implementing safety measures.

Stakeholders

A stakeholder is the “person, or organization that is actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project. A stakeholder may also exert influence over the project and its deliverables” (Cooper, n.d.). Some common stake holders in projects are project manager, customers, communities, and users. The customers of the community playground are the families in the neighborhood community who want a safe place for their children to play close to home. Three of the primary stakeholders aside from the customers are contractors, the homeowners’ association (HOA), and sponsors who are financing the playground project.

Milestones and Deliverable

A milestone is defined as “scheduled event that indicates the completion of a major deliverable event (or a set thereof) of a project” (Milestone, n.d.). The milestones of a project serve as a measurement of work and progress. Milestones are measurable, observable, and independent of time. Since milestones are independent of time, they are not associated with work or consumption of resources. The major milestones involved in this project are park construction plans accepted by customers, land cleared and prepped, playground equipment purchased, playground equipment installation completes, and the park opened to the community. Each of these milestones and the delivery of the park o the community marks a key completion point of the projects and makes it possible to move on to the next objective.

High-level Timeline

A high-level time line is a graphical representation of the projects key tasks and deadlines. The timeline is typically divided into chunks, each ending with a milestone. The time line for this project would depict that clearing and prepping the land will take 15 days; equipment assembly and installation will take 10 days, and final inspection will take 1 day.

Project Cost Estimate

The project’s overall costs consist of amounts charged by land clearing company, cost of equipment, and salaries of the assembly team constructing the playground. The cost for clearing land is estimated at $0.50 per square foot or $10, 890. The cost of the playground equipment and other costs are estimated at $18,000. The salaries of the construction team are estimated to be $5,000. This makes the project’s overall estimated cost $33,890. The key staffing that will be needed for the project will be the land clearing team to clear the wooded area and the construction team that will build the playground. The non-staffing resources needed will be the sand and playground equipment.

Greatest Challenge

The greatest challenge for this project will keeping the timeline with the constant weather changes that South Carolina experiences. Rain could delay the land being cleared and prepped in time. It also present problems with assembling and installing the playground equipment. One way to address this challenge would be to leave additional time in the timeline for clearing and prepping the land. Finishing early is always better than finishing late. A second way to address the problem with rain would be to construct the covered sitting area first that way if it rains or is too hot, the shaded area can be used to assemble the equipment prior to it being installed.

References

Cooper, B. (n.d.). What You Must Know About Stakeholder Management. Retrieved from http://www.corpedgroup.com/resources/pm/WhatMustKnowStakeholder.asp

Milestone. (n.d.). In BusinessDictionary.com. Retrieved from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/milestone.html