PM Comm Plan

Individual Term Project Part 2

Shannon Brain

Yorkville University

BUSI 3623 Project Planning Essentials

February 1, 2020

Project Scope Statement

1. The project name: Family House Construction Project

2. The project charter

This project focuses on designing, developing, and completing a detached house for a family in Toronto, Ontario. The house shall be constructed in full compliance with the City Planning Regulations, as well as the recommended construction safety standards. As part of the construction process, the road to the building will be planned and will be wholly surfaced. Moreover, potable water will be piped from the mains municipality water supply. The piped water will be connected by designing a canal to the front of the plot or site. Once complete, electric power connection will be linked to the house from the mains supply.

3. The project owner, sponsors, and stakeholders

The project is owned by Dominic Schwab, a businessman based in Toronto. Manning is the client whose house should be completed. The key stakeholders of the project include: employees, who include architect, engineer, trade contractor, as well as material suppliers. While the project is fully owned by the client, it is partly sponsored by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, partly sponsors the development of decent housing for the low- and middle class societies.

4. Problem Statement

The housing crisis among the low- and middle-class populations is increasingly becoming a major concern for both Federal and Provincial Governments. In the last five years, The Canada and US has witnessed an upsurge in shanty houses. The mushrooming of slums across different towns and cities is indicative of the increase in the number of low- and middle-income people who cannot afford decent housing (Fields & Hodkinson, 2018). Moreover, government regulators and authorities are concerned with the need to prevent rental homes from being converted to market-rate housing or demolished to keep them affordable and available to low-income households. Policymakers also seek to develop interventions that can increase access to affordable housing facilities for low-income families.

5. The project goals and objectives

Goals

a) To complete a five-bedroom house for a family within 6 months.

b) To develop a high-quality house.

Objectives

a. To assess the site and determine the housing needs for the family

b. To examine the budget for each item and resources

c. To design the foundation and complete the building

d. To conduct quality and safety assessment of the completed building

e. To connect water and electricity to the completed house

6. The project requirements

Requirements are the resources and activities that will be needed to complete the project. Determining the project requirements is a critical step in determining what the project team can use to successfully implement the construction project (Sokowski, 2015).  The key requirements for the project will include:

a. Labor requirements

b. Financial requirements

c. Construction equipment

d. Construction machines

e. Building materials

7. The project deliverables

Project deliverables refer to the outputs that should be completed upon closure of the project. It is the task of the project manager to determine, track, and manage project deliverables for each task that has been assigned (Moustafaev, 2014). For this particular construction project, the list of project deliverables includes:

a. Engineering project reports

b. Product quality checks report

c. Design documents

d. Proposals

e. Drawing

f. House assessment report

g. The completed family house

h. Power connection

i. Water connection

j. Progress Reports

8. The project non-goals (what is out of scope)

The purpose of the project will be to complete a 5-bedroom family house. As such, there are various items that will be out of the scope for the project. Examples of items that will be out of scope include:

a. Fencing the construction site

b. Furnishing the house

c. Landscaping the compound

9. Milestones

10. Cost estimates

References

Fields, D. J., & Hodkinson, S. N. (2018). Housing policy in crisis: An international perspective.

Journal of Housing Policy Debate, 28 (1), 1-5.

"Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing." www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-municipal-affairs-housing.

Moustafaev, J. (2014). Project scope management: A practical guide to requirements for

engineering, product, construction, IT and enterprise projects. New York: Auerbach

Publications.

Sokowski, D. (2015). Mastering Project Management Integration and Scope: A Framework for

Strategizing and Defining Project Objectives and Deliverables. New York: FT Press.