Wk 5 - Project Management Plan

December 7, 2020

Instructor: Gary Denney

Project Activities and Sequencing Scenario

Work Breakdown Structure and a project schedule are crucial to have a successful outcome for the Acme Shipping and Warehouse company. The Work Breakdown Structure is fundamental because it breaks each task and milestone into more refined, and gives a project manager knowledge to continue the project. Acme Shipping and Warehouse is a company that has outdated software that needs to be updated. This includes the software within the tracking, shipping, and receiving database. Within this paper, we will identify the project's scope, define the needs of the stakeholder, create the Work Breakdown Structure schedule, and list the tools and milestones necessary to complete the project.

Project Scope

Project Stakeholders

The first stakeholder is Acme Shipping and Warehouse company Operations Managers, who are directly affected by the project's success or failure. Next are the customers who acquire products and services, which will cause computer downtime. As presented by SEBoK authors, there is a need from the stakeholders for requirements that will be represented in terms of the individual's view within the business enterprises level of operations (SEBoK authors.2015). The last stakeholder is the project team, who will directly collect the data, oversee the project's execution, and opinions from all involved in its comprehensive software update.

Work Breakdown Structure

Necessary Tools

According to Levin, PMP, PgMP, and Wyzalek, PfMP (2015), launching the strategic plan involves using the organization's many departments and resources in the form of projects" (Chapter 3). First, the project team needs to contact the vendors who supplies the Roadrunner software. Then approval from the department manager of the trainers to release them from their regular duties and spend additional hours administering the updates.

The techniques involved in the issue of the aspects affected are inclusive of the methodology associated with the development of a work breakdown structure. There are two simple stages within the phase to make for the elements of the following topics.

The tools that are available include the example of the instrument which are used for the actualization of the needed process, in this case, include the likes of

1. WBS template

2. Tree diagrams

3. Table

4. Microsoft project

Project Milestones

The milestones of a project are like significant trail markers you insert in your project schedule. In this project, there are five milestones. "Each of those five deliverables—initiation, planning, execution, control, and closeout—branch of the main deliverable" ("The Ultimate Guide To... Work Breakdown Structure", 2020). The project initiation, which included the project charter created and developed. During this milestone, the project goals and initial plan are brought together. Planning of the project, for example, the software purchase. This milestone is also created and developed within the platform of operation. Under this segment is needed to develop a training schedule to charter for the affected issues, which is the software update.

Project launch of the computer software is next. The computers are set-up for installation of the new software. Lastly is the project closeout, which involves testing all computers to make sure it's working correctly.

Project Tasks/Subtask Diagram

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