Project Plan

Week 3 – Project WBS Feedback for Team Assignment Team: Team 2 – Projecteers Feedback:

• You are on the right track with your WBS but you omitted several key elements and others need to be updated/expanded.

• I highlighted those in the comments below.

• When building the WBS, you need to think of it as a roadmap for the work that needs to be done. The key is to include everything in a logical flow that can become a schedule in the future.

• Please make changes to your MS Project file to reflect the input below.

• You may use any part of my WBS or substitute mine as the starting point for the Week 4 assignment.

• Please email me if you have any questions.

For level 2 WBS tasks, please refer to the chart above. 1.0 Manage Project:

• Change the summary task to “Manage Project”. It should not be called “Initial Planning”

• You included some PM tasks, but please ensure you’ve accounted for all of these tasks.

Task Name Duration

Manage Project 1 day?

Project Charter 1 day

Create Charter 1 day

Charter Signed 1 day

Project Management Plan 1 day?

Create Draft 1 day?

Revise Project Management Plan 1 day?

Finalize Project Management Plan 1 day

Direct & Manage Project Work 1 day

Manage Vendors 1 day

Manage Project Team 1 day

Manage Stakeholders 1 day

Manage PM Knowledge 1 day

Monitor & Control Project Work 1 day?

Monitor Budget 1 day

Monitor Schedule 1 day?

Perform Integrated Change Control 1 day?

Manage Scope Changes 1 day

Update Scope 1 day?

• Move PM recurring tasks from “Develop Resource Plan” to this area. 2.0 Design IT Solution:

• You need to include a summary task to account for the system design of your upgrade.

• Add tasks to account for an IT solution design, such as:

Task Name Duration

Design IT Solution (Phase 1) 1 day?

Facilities Layout 1 day?

Dining Area 1 day?

Customer Service Area 1 day?

Admin Area 1 day?

Kitchen Area 1 day?

Network Design 1 day?

Wired Network Design 1 day?

Wireless Network Design 1 day?

Services Requirements 1 day?

Inventory 1 day?

Bookkeeping 1 day?

Website 1 day?

Online Ordering 1 day?

Card Processing 1 day?

Office Automation 1 day?

• You must have a plan before your can order equipment. 3.0 System Hardware:

• This area must account for POS terminals, ordering kiosks, and similar equipment.

• You need to account for vendor selection, ordering, shipping and receiving of equipment.

• The IT Solution summary task will be the key input to this section.

Task Name Duration

System Hardware (Phase 2a) 1 day

Hardware Acquisition 1 day

Determine Hardware Requirements 1 day

Select Hardware Vendor(s) 1 day

Order Hardware 1 day

Order Admin Workstations 1 day

Order Printers 1 day

Order POS Terminals 1 day

Order Ordering Kiosks 1 day

Order Payment Terminals 1 day

Receive Hardware 1 day

Receive Admin Workstations 1 day

Receive Printers 1 day

Receive POS Terminals 1 day

Receive Ordering Kiosks 1 day

Receive Payment Terminals 1 day

Hardware Installation 1 day

Install Admin Workstations 1 day

Install Printers 1 day

Install POS Terminals 1 day

Install Ordering Kiosks 1 day

Install Payment Terminals 1 day

4.0 System Software:

• You need to determine your requirements from the IT Solution section.

• You need to account for vendor selection and shipping.

• Account for other software as needed.

Task Name Duration

System Software (Phase 2b) 1 day?

Software Acquisition 1 day?

Determine Software Requirements 1 day?

Select Software Vendor(s) 1 day?

Order Software 1 day?

Receive Software 1 day?

Software Installation 1 day?

Admin Workstation Software 1 day?

Other Software 1 day?

5.0 IT Services:

• You need to determine what services you will need.

• You need to add tasks for IT services, such as:

Task Name Duration

IT Services (Phase 2c) 1 day?

Determine Services Requirements 1 day?

Broadband Internet 1 day?

Web Hosting 1 day?

Admin Services (MS365) 1 day?

Contract for Services 1 day?

Broadband Internet 1 day?

Web Hosting 1 day?

Admin Services 1 day?

• Website design should be included in this section.

• It is likely that a vendor will handle website design and implementation for you. 6.0 System Networking:

• You have some of these tasks in “System Installation”

• You can move those tasks into this section and add others as needed.

• This section needs a logical flow, such as:

Task Name Duration

System Networking (Phase 3) 1 day?

Networking Acquisition 1 day?

Determine Network Equipment Requirements 1 day?

Select Network Equipment Vendor(s) 1 day?

Order Network Equipment 1 day?

Receive Network Equipment 1 day?

Install Wired Network 1 day?

Plan Installation 1 day?

Install Wired Network Infrastructure 1 day?

Test Wired Network Infrastructure 1 day?

Install Wireless Network 1 day?

Plan Installation 1 day?

Install Wireless Network Infrastructure 1 day?

Test Wireless Network Infrastructure 1 day?

7.0 System Validation:

• The “System Implementation” task covers some of this.

• You need to handle testing and training separately.

• Expand your testing section to account for all equipment testing needed, such as:

Task Name Duration

System Validation (Phase 4) 1 day?

Develop Validation Plan 1 day?

Hardware Validation Plan 1 day?

Networking Validation Plan 1 day?

Software Validation Plan 1 day?

Services Validation Plan 1 day?

Conduct System Validation 1 day?

Hardware Validation 1 day?

Networking Validation 1 day?

Software Validation 1 day?

Services Validation 1 day?

8.0 System Transition:

• Move the training tasks to this section.

• Add user acceptance tasks.

Task Name Duration

System Transition (Phase 5) 1 day?

User Training 1 day?

Develop Training Plan 1 day?

Conduct User Training 1 day?

User Acceptance 1 day?

Develop UAT Plan 1 day?

Conduct UAT 1 day?

9.0 Post-Implementation Support:

• Add post-imp support.

Task Name Duration

Post-Implementation Support (Phase 6) 1 day?

Plan Post-Implementation Support 1 day?

Conduct Post-Implementation Support 1 day?