Nt1330 Unit 6 Paper
Background:
The Custom woodworking Company has been in the custom furniture business since the early 1950’s. Since their inception they have grown their business and reputation steadily. This growth has demonstrated a need for the company to expand its existing factory floor space. Therefore, the companies stakeholders have agreed to expand the existing property by adding “additional production capacity equivalent to 25% of the existing floor space” (Wideman). Moreover, the floor space would contain “air-conditioning, a dust-free paint and finishing shop, an automatic wood working production train, as well renovated offices for the President and Executive Vice President” (Wideman). The total renovation costs have been outlined not to exceed …show more content…
Task estimations not defined
9. Budget overruns
10. Project timeline exceeded two years
Proposed Solution:
In order to successfully complete the project a five phased approach based on the PMBOK will be taken.
Phase 1 – Initiation
1. Define the project SOW.
2. Requirements gathering.
3. What are the “project goals, budget, timelines, resources, etc?” (Reynolds, 2010)
Phase 2 – Planning/Designing
1. Define the project team. Identify all key roles and responsibilities within the team
2. Complete a “WBS of all the work that must be done to complete the project” (Wysocki, 2009).
3. Design Review meetings
4. Task duration estimates.
5. Estimate project Costs
6. “Build a project network diagram and establish task dependencies using FS, FF, SS, and SF where needed” (Wysocki, 2009).
7. Resource allocation
8. Define critical path(s)
9. Create a project schedule using Microsoft Project. Project schedule will built from and contain the following information:
a. WBS
b. Project Network Diagram which includes tasks, task estimates, task dependencies, resource names, and completion %.
c. Gant Chart
Phase 3 – Execution
1. Establish open lines of communication to internal/external resources, contractors, sub contractors, and
The Custom woodworking Company has been in the custom furniture business since the early 1950’s. Since their inception they have grown their business and reputation steadily. This growth has demonstrated a need for the company to expand its existing factory floor space. Therefore, the companies stakeholders have agreed to expand the existing property by adding “additional production capacity equivalent to 25% of the existing floor space” (Wideman). Moreover, the floor space would contain “air-conditioning, a dust-free paint and finishing shop, an automatic wood working production train, as well renovated offices for the President and Executive Vice President” (Wideman). The total renovation costs have been outlined not to exceed …show more content…
Task estimations not defined
9. Budget overruns
10. Project timeline exceeded two years
Proposed Solution:
In order to successfully complete the project a five phased approach based on the PMBOK will be taken.
Phase 1 – Initiation
1. Define the project SOW.
2. Requirements gathering.
3. What are the “project goals, budget, timelines, resources, etc?” (Reynolds, 2010)
Phase 2 – Planning/Designing
1. Define the project team. Identify all key roles and responsibilities within the team
2. Complete a “WBS of all the work that must be done to complete the project” (Wysocki, 2009).
3. Design Review meetings
4. Task duration estimates.
5. Estimate project Costs
6. “Build a project network diagram and establish task dependencies using FS, FF, SS, and SF where needed” (Wysocki, 2009).
7. Resource allocation
8. Define critical path(s)
9. Create a project schedule using Microsoft Project. Project schedule will built from and contain the following information:
a. WBS
b. Project Network Diagram which includes tasks, task estimates, task dependencies, resource names, and completion %.
c. Gant Chart
Phase 3 – Execution
1. Establish open lines of communication to internal/external resources, contractors, sub contractors, and