create a website

03/15/2014

PROJECT CHARTER

Project Authorization

This Charter formally authorizes the website project to develop a new business restaurant website for customer use. A project plan will be developed and submitted to the Project Sponsor for approval. The project plan will include: scope statement; schedule; cost estimate; budget; and provisions for scope, resource, schedule, communications, quality, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management as well as project control. The Project Manager, Natalia Kondekova, will assign all resources.

Project Scope

The purpose of this assignment and PowerPoint presentation is to provide the class a project description that demonstrates what I have learned during my studies here at the La Roche College. One of the things that I have learned is how to code in HTML and create a simple website. I have decided to design a website for my uncle’s business. The main goal is to create a fully functioning, updateable website for customers. 700 Pizza & Gyro House do not have currently a website, so the need for one is very high. The project deliverables shall include a fully built website, help guides to update and further build the website, and all project documents. There is variety of tools to be used. I have decided to use Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Notepad editor, Cascading Style Sheet (CSS), own Images & computer. Hyper Text Markup Language is the main markup language for creating web pages written in the form of HTML elements consisting of tags enclosed in angle brackets. The purpose of a web browser is to read HTML documents and compose them into visible or audible web pages.

Project Manager Role

A project manager is the person responsible for the planning, execution and coordination of whole project. He or she is required to think outside of the box and present innovative and realistic solutions to any problems that might prevent the project achieving its objectives on time and on budget. As a project manager it would be up the person to initiate, supervise and ensure the completion of a project. There are many others, who are included in the web project management such as a database developed, a HTML coder, usability lead or others. In this project, I was the one responsible for all duties to deliver the project to completion. The project sponsor or stakeholder is the person or group responsible for initiating the web site project. In most instances the sponsor is the client or customer for the web site development work, but in smaller in-house department projects such as this, the sponsoring manager and the web project manager may be the same person.

Summary Milestone Schedule

The “700 Pizza & Gyro House Website Project” will be submitted and approved in accordance with the milestone schedule below. Upon approval of the project plan resources will be assigned to the project and work will commence within 3 business days. The high level milestone schedule is:

Feb. 6, 2014 – Project Initiation and Plan Complete and Approved

Feb. 10, 2014 – Design of Website Completed

March 02, 2014 – Website Built and Running

March 05, 2014 – Website Testing and Debugging Completed

March 10, 2014 – Website Documentation Completed

March 12, 2014 – Presentation of Project PowerPoint

Project Budget

There is no cost while this project creation. The technical resources that will be used for development of the project, such as computer, Note editor and images will be provided by project manager through personal needs.

Project Management

As we have learned in class, project management plays an important role in every business project. It is the process and activity of planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals in scientific or daily problems. The primary challenge of project management is to achieve the entire project goal, in my case the deliverable of the website. The web design as every business project introduces the five phases of the project management life cycle: initiation, planning and design, execution, monitoring and controlling, and lastly closure, together with associated courses such as project procurement, risk management, time analysis, finance, planning and scheduling, communication, organization, and team dynamics.

1. Initiation

Initiation is the first and the most important phase in project management. During this state, I will get the project team members assigned ( in my project there were no team members) brief them on the overall project goals and ask the client or project owner as many questions as possible so you can plan a design of the website efficiently. This is also a great time to build team enthusiasm about the project and collect any last minute details and requirements that might influence project planning. Since my uncle is the business owner, I have scheduled a meeting with him and asked him many questions about the website such as what images he would like included on the site, what colors and fonts he prefers, how many pages he would like included in the business site and lastly what the deadline is for the closure of project.

ASSIGNMENT CHART

2. Planning

Once I have initiated the project and gathered all relevant information from my uncle, I will then begin planning my project. Usually, the planning stage depends on the size of your project, how much information need to be organized and how large the project team is. The end result of planning should be a clear project plan or schedule, from which everyone will follow their assigned tasks. I have also included the schedule for my project using a project-planning program such as Microsoft Project or Basecamp which is extremely helpful when planning a project. The decision of tools use is crucial in this phase of project management.

GANTT PROJECT CHART

3. Execution

Now that I have a solid project plan, the team can begin executing the project against their assigned tasks. This is the stage where everyone actually starts doing the work. Usually, the manager wants to officially kick-off the execution stage with in-person meetings to ensure everyone has what they need to begin executing their part of the project. Getting the team started on the right track is integral to project success so articulate the schedule and communications plan clearly. Schedule breakdown chart is an important tool in this phase because it is going to show the whole team how long the particular stage of the project is going to last.

SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN

3. Monitoring & Controlling

While the project is in the execution stage, I will begin monitoring and controlling it to ensure it's moving along as planned. There are a variety of ways available for monitoring and controlling a project. As we have learned already in the class, casual check-ins with team leaders, organized daily "stand-ups", or more formal weekly status meetings are effective. The information that comes out of these meetings or communication channels will inform the feedback loop and ultimately any re-planning and adjustments that are necessary to the project.

4. Closure

Formal close-out is an important and last step in order to ensure the project doesn’t simply continue to run-on forever. Defining a clear end or cut-off point is important to ensure the scope; budget and schedule are managed properly. If I am as a project manager not paying attention to this step, it is very easy for activity on the project to continue and therefore continue to cost. Project closure will involve handing over the deliverables to my customer, passing the documentation to the business, cancelling supplier contracts, releasing staff and equipment, and informing stakeholders of the closure of the project. The project is not truly complete until the end-user has accepted the work and has taken control of it.

700 Pizza & Gyro House Website

Project Manager

Project Manager

Project Manager

Project Initiation, Planning & Closure

Website desing

Testing and Closure