Project Commencement: A Description Of A Project Manager And Project Management

“Project definition provides a complete understanding of project and serves to guide the project Manager and project team in planning and implementation. It also provides the basis of decision making for executives who need to evaluate the potential for project success and completion on time, within budget, and according to performance specifications.”(Hill 2008)
This report statement defines the requirement of a project. Such as,
• Why it is necessary.
• What will be done?
• How, when and where the project will be accomplished.
• What is the resource requirement?
• And what are standards and procedures to follow.
Project Charter
“Project Charter is signed by the senior manager who has functional authority over all the resources and organizations working on a project. The principal function of the project charter is to name the project manager and authorize him or her to lead the project”. (Meredith & Mantel 1995)
Project Manager’s Name- Miss. Chapa Madanayake
Project Name- New Computer Centre of Commonwealth Institute of Computing (CIC)
Project statement – To expand the institute and provide a better environment for students to learn
Commencement date- 7Th July 2014
Completion Date- 6th January 2015
Estimated Project Expense-Rs.16, 211,050
Estimated Project Duration- 7 months

Purpose of the project

The purpose of this Project Definition Document is to provide a brief overview of the new computer center of Commonwealth Institute of Computing (CIC) to promote a shared understanding of it before a more detailed Plan, Schedule, and Budget is prepared. This document also describes the business reasons for the project and / or the business issues that this project is planning to address.

Problem /Opportunity
Problems-
 Funding ...

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...No major fluctuations in exchange rates.
Constraints
 Lack of adequate resources to perform the tasks
 Technological problems.
 Cannot use heavy machineries with noise.
Risks

 Problems due to unskilled and untrained labor
 Safety issues
 Not being able to conclude the project with in the estimated budget and time.

Estimated cost
Estimated cost of the new computer center project is Rs. 16,211,050.
Estimated Duration
Estimated Duration of the new computer center project is 129 Days. Project Starts from 7th July 2014 and finish the project on 6th Jan 2015

Question 2

Work Break down Structure

Work Break down Structure analyzes a project with the intention to identify the deliverables required to complete the project. WBS, is utilized at the beginning of the project to define the scope, estimate costs and organize Gantt schedules.