INTRODUCTION Currently, Verizon Wireless has two major billing systems: I2K and VISION. In accordance with the strategic goals of the company and taking into consideration the corporate vision and credo, The executive management decided that having one billing system would be congruent with the objectives of the organization as a whole and the IT group in particular. After several months of deliberation, using techniques such as brainstorming, receiving expert opinions of SME (Subject matter experts) and taking into consideration the Payback period and ROI (return on Investment) it was decided that the I2K customers would be converted into the VISION billing system. There will be 20 million customers that will be converted with the data …show more content…
A statement of Work (SOW) and work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is identified, which includes a hierarchical set of phases, activities and tasks that needs to be performed. After the WBS has been agreed, an assessment of the effort required to undertake the activities and tasks is made. The activities and tasks are sequenced, resources are allocated and a detailed project schedule is formed. This project schedule will become the primary tool for the Project Manager to assess the progress of the project. In estimating timeframes the Critical Path Method (CPM) will be used. The Critical Path is the chain of activities that links the start to the finish of the project, and for which any delay will cause the project to be delayed by the same amount of time. 2. Develop Resource Plan We will allocate the resources required to undertake each of the activities and tasks within the Project Plan. As it is estimated that an additional 20 head-count will need to be hired for this project and a server farm (5 Servers) need to be purchased for the new platform, a detailed resource assessment is required to identify the resource needed. A schedule for each type of resource will ensure that the resource can be assessed at each stage in the project. 3. Develop Financial Plan With a proposed budget of $5M, a Financial Plan is prepared to identify the quantity of money required for each stage in the project. The total cost of
After several months of deliberation, using techniques such as brainstorming, receiving expert opinions of SME (Subject Matter Experts) and taking into consideration the Payback period and ROI (Return on Investment) it was decided that the I2K customers would be converted into the VISION billing system. There will be 20 million customers that will be converted with the
Following the September 5th meeting, below the list of the key activities in a form of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), to easily identify the tasks and subtask to be achieved:
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) contains the different activities within a project. Every activity necessitates outputs from several experts following different measures and timelines. The total of these activities represent the end deliverable. In order to control the task effectively the project supervisor must track the logical order of the various parts. He must visualize the final project deliverable. Views regarding project management, benefits and restrictions, bottlenecks, changes to risk or time in a
1. Setting a goal. Project goal setting goes beyond overall scope development to include setting the project baseline plan. The project baseline is predicated on an accurate. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) process. Remember that WBS establishes all the deliverables and work packages associated with the project, assigns the personnel responsible for them, and creates a visual chart of the project from highest level down through the basic task and subtask levels. The project baseline is created as each task is laid out
A work breakdown structure (WBS) will develop for this project and the WBS is based on the project charter, scope statement, and other relevant information. Gantt chart and network diagram also will be well prepared for this project. While preceding the planning stage, the resource usage cash flow report will showing the hours each person is assigned to work on each task each week. Furthermore, the probability/ impact matrix and list of prioritized risks for the project will be included in the project
The critical path method was first developed at Dupont during the 1950's. CPM analysis consists of using a lot of diagrams to look at the activity, time needed and result. We advise you to read a CPM based book in conjunction with reading this section to see how the diagrams develop. We shall now briefly discuss CPM logic.
Determine the critical path. The critical path is determined by adding the times for the activities in each sequence and determining the longest path in the project. The critical path determines the total calendar time required for the project. If activities outside the critical path speed up oe slow down (within limits), the total project time does not change. The amount of time that a non – critical path activity can be delayed without the project is referred to as a slack time. If the critical path is not immediately obvious, it may be helpful to determine the following four quantities foe each activity: ES – Earliest Start time EF - Earliest Finish time LS – Latest Start time LF - Latest Finish time These times are calculated using the expected time for the relevant activities. The earliest start and finish times of each activity are determined by working forward through the network and determining the earliest time at which an activity can start and finish considering its predecessors activities. The latest start and finish times are the latest times that an activity can start and finish without delaying the project. LS and LF are found by working backward through the network. The difference in the latest and earliest finish of each activity is that activity’s slack. The critical path then is the path through the network in which none of the activities have slack. The variance in the project completion time can be calculated by
Critical Path Method has been extensively used for planning and scheduling construction work for decades. As mentioned earlier, the study conducted by Tavakoli and Riachi (1990) results from responding industries has shown overwhelming satisfaction of using the CPM technique for planning and scheduling projects.
• Critical Path Method – The critical path method calculates the longest path of planned activities to the end of the project – the “critical path” – and the earliest and latest date that each activity can start and finish without extending the project. Any activity delay on the critical path impacts the planned project completion date. A network diagram visually conveys the critical path. This visibility into the critical path allows project managers to prioritize activities and take appropriate corrective actions to meet schedule deadlines.
The AGP project has used the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to show how the tasks relate to each other through the connections between the lines. By using WBS, corporate can identify all the tasks and the exact scope of the project work. Form this information is it possible to carry out a preliminary estimate of the costs of doing the project. It also allows the sequence of the project is understood, especially how tasks interrelate to each other and where tasks can run in parallel. The project control system, accountability, and milestones have been identified detail and clearly
Size: The size of the project is Medium-Large as staff from a lot of different technical departments across the organization will be involved in the project.
Critical Path Method has been extensively utilised for planning and scheduling construction for decades. As mentioned earlier, the study conducted by Tavakoli and Riachi (1990) results from responding industries has shown overwhelming satisfaction of using the CPM technique for planning and scheduling projects.
A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a methodical model of the work/undertakings to be performed in a venture that is sorted out in a various leveled structure. The WBS is incredibly necessary tool that helps keep an summary of the project because it forms the premise for organization and coordination within the project as a well because it shows the number of labor allotted to resources, time needed and prices concerned within the project.
Resources are allocated with respect to the Work Breakdown Structure and network diagram for production of the project. Figure is the expression of the resource sheet defined in the project.