Deliverable 7 - JBH Project Plan Deliverable 7 - JBH Project Plan

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Running Head: PROJECT OUTLINE

Project Outline

Brooklyn Maasch

Rasmussen College

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Introduction and Background

Kingston-Bryce Limited (KBL) is a custom furniture manufacturer that specializes in hand-crafted

dining room tables. The organization has identified an opportunity to purchase a competitor that

also specializes in custom furniture. That will enable KBL to expand its operations and triple its

workforce and, it will take 18 months to complete. The project will undergo various phases for to

reach completion successfully. The success of the project depends entirely on the approach that the

project will take. That is a detailed outline of the project as well as the timeline of the project. The

stakeholders expect the project to start in early January the following year and end in 18 months as

planned. The management has recently approved the project to move forward for project initiation.

This project will result in the acquisition of the competitor.

Project Scope

Initiation, planning, execution, and closure of the acquisition of the competitor are the scope of the

project. This project will meet or exceed organizational acquisition standards and additional

requirements established in the project charter. The completion of all documentation, manuals, and

training aids to be used in conjunction with the acquisition are also included in the scope. Project

completion will occur when the acquisition of a competitor is complete. The project team members

will perform all the project work internally. The scope of this project does not include any changes

in requirements to the competitor’s firm.

Project Initiation

Project initiation is the first phase of the project management life cycle and, in this stage,

companies decide if the project is needed and how beneficial it will be for them. The Business case

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and the feasibility study are two metrics that the project manager uses to judge a proposed project.

Also, the project manager uses the two metrics to determine expectations from it.

Project Planning

Project planning is the second phase of KBL's project that involves thinking through the project

and generating ideas that the project team will use in the project. Also, it includes creating a scope

statement, statement of work, project plan, and project schedule. The research will be conducted in

this phase as well as reviewing and approving the plan.

Project execution

This phase involves carrying out the details of the project plan. This phase needs to be effectively

implemented for the project to be successful. The outlined procedures created during project

planning will help in finishing the project on time and under budget. The project execution will be

a priority in this project. The project team members will be assigned clear roles and

responsibilities. The real acquisition of the competitor will take place in this phase.

Project Closure

The closing phase of project management is the final phase of the KBL’s project. This is the stage

where all deliverables are finalized and formally transferred, and all documentation is signed off,

approved, and archived. This phase will offer the project team an opportunity to review and

evaluate the performance of the project to ensure the success of future projects.

Key project stakeholders

These are the people that are involved in taking the project from the start to the end. The following

are the key stakeholders of this project.

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 Project manager

 Project team members

 Project sponsor

 Customers

 Company owners

Project Timeline

Project Timeline

Line chart that plots each milestone on the corresponding timeframe is in this cell.

Project Milestones

Date Milestone Assigned To Position

4/5/2021 Project Start 20

4/5/2021 4/24/2021 4/24/2021 5/1/2021 5/15/2021 5/15/2021 6/15/2021 6/30/2021 7/15/2021 7/30/2021 8/11/2021 8/23/2021 8/31/2021

[CELLRANGE] 4/5/2021

[CELLRANGE] 4/24/2021

[CELLRANGE] 4/24/2021

[CELLRANGE] 5/1/2021

[CELLRANGE] 5/15/2021

[CELLRANGE] 5/15/2021

[CELLRANGE] 6/15/2021

[CELLRANGE] 6/30/2021

[CELLRANGE] 7/15/2021

[CELLRANGE] 7/30/2021

[CELLRANGE] 8/11/2021

[CELLRANGE] 8/23/2021

[CELLRANGE] 8/31/2021

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4/24/2021 Create Business case Project manager 10

4/24/2021 Create Scope Statement Project manager -10

5/1/2021 Create a project plan Project manager 25

5/15/2021 Create a project schedule Project manager -15

5/15/2021 Review and approve the plan Project sponsor 15

6/15/2021 Execute the scope statement Project Team -15

6/30/2021 Manage project

Communication Project manager 15

7/15/2021 Celebrate Project milestones

and motivate team members Project Team -20

7/30/2021 Hold project meetings Project Team 20

8/11/2021 Transfer all deliverables Project manager -15

8/23/2021 Confirm project completion Project manager 10

8/31/2021 Project End 5

Project outline

PROJECT NAME

KBL Acquisition Project PROJECT

MANAGER Mark Green

PROJECT DELIVERABLE

Acquisition of the competitor

SCOPE STATEMENT

Initiation, planning, execution, and closure

START DATE 02/01/2022 END

DATE 01/06/2023

OVERALL PROGRESS

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Initiation Create Business Case

Project manager

02/01 02/01 1 Not started

Conduct Feasibility Study

Project manager

02/01 16/01 14 Not started

Establish Project Charter

Project manager

03/01 04/01 5 Not started

Assemble Team

Project manager

04/01 05/01 1 Not started

Establish Project Office

Project manager

05/01 06/01 1 Not started

Final Review Project manager

06/01 07/01 1 Not started

Planning Create scope statement

Project manager

07/01 08/01 1 Not started

Create a statement of work

Project manager

08/01 13/01 5 Not started

Conduct research

Project team 13/01 15/01 2 Not started

Create a project plan

Project manager

15/01 16/01 1 Not started

Create a Project Schedule

Project manager

16/01 17/01 1 Not started

Review and approve the plan

Project sponsor

17/01 22/01 5 Not started

Execution Define capability needs

Project team 22/01 23/01 1 Not started

Manage the teamwork

Project team Not started

Recommend changes and

Project team 2 Not

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take corrective actions

started

Manage project communication with stakeholders

Project team 5 Not started

Celebrate project milestones and motivate team members

Project team 5 Not started

Hold project meetings

Project team 2 Not started

Document all changes to the project plan

Project manager

2 Not started

Closure Transfer all deliverables

Project manager

5 Not started

Confirm project completion

Project manager

1 Not started

Review project completion

Project team 5 Not started

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References

Kleber, J. M. Project Outline.

Müller, R., Drouin, N., & Sankaran, S. (2019). Modeling organizational project

management. Project Management Journal, 50(4), 499-513.