Implementing Online Stud Farm Management System Essay.

Using MS Project, develop a schedule using a high level Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). It should include:

• Milestones for each phase and deliverable
• This will tell everyone associated with the project that the phase or deliverable was completed satisfactorily.
• Define a set of activities tasks that must be completed to produce each deliverable.
• Resource Assignments
• Assign people and resources to each individual activities.
• Estimates for Each Activity
• Develop a time estimate for each task or activity to be completed.

The scope for the project of Implementing Online Stud Farm Management System are given below,

• Accumulating various human and material resources that would be required for the project
• Development of the activities that would be required for the completion of the project  
• Forming the complete design for the online management system for stud farm
• Simple and effective UI development for the online management system for stud farm
• Forming an integrated database for managing the information of the customers on an integrated platform
• Feasible programming the function for the system developed for Stud Farm
• Complete system development within the estimated time and budget
• Forming a deployment plan for the system developed
• Smart system integration and monitoring process for the effective development
• Forming a training program for the staff of Stud Farm favouring the implication of operations

The out of scope items for the project of Implementing Online Stud Farm Management System are given below,

• Any transportation cost for the materials are not included in this project
• Recruitment and selection of the human resources are also not a part of the project

The assumptions of the project of Implementing Online Stud Farm Management System are,

• Resources required for the completion of the project is easily available
• Initial requirements for the project are appropriate and can be used for the initiation of the project
• Project would be completed in the estimated time duration and budget

The constraints of the project of Implementing Online Stud Farm Management System are,

Dependency on the skills and knowledge of the project team members

The estimated budget of $100,000.00 would also act as a primary budget for the project

The time limit of 160 days (113 working days) would be the limit for the project

The scope management plan comprises of diverse operations that are helpful for the management of the project scope items and deliver effective the required project outcome. The in scope items of the project can be managed by the following steps,

Step 1: Identification of the project scope items

Step 2: Analysis of the factors affecting the scope

Step 3: Forming scope integration plan for retaining the scope quality

Step 4: Deployment of the scope plan for improving the operations

Step 5: Monitoring for ensuring that the project scope is achieved

• People

• Technology

Hardware	Computer System, RAM, NIC card, Testing Equipments, Routers, LAN Cables
Software	OS, Programming platform, Designing platform
Network	Intranet, Internet,

• Facilities

The facilities required for the development of the management system for Online Stud Farm include an intranet and internet connectivity infrastructure favouring the implication of the improved information system development with an integrated database development.  

• Other

Travel Requirements	NA (excluded from the project)
Training Requirements	Training Manuals and Training Program for 10 days

WBS	Task Name	Duration	Start	Finish
M1	Initiated	0 days	Thu 1/18/18	Thu 1/18/18
M2	Plan approval	0 days	Mon 2/5/18	Mon 2/5/18
M3	Design Approval	0 days	Thu 2/22/18	Thu 2/22/18
M4	System Development Approval	0 days	Thu 4/19/18	Thu 4/19/18
M5	System Deployment Approval	0 days	Fri 5/11/18	Fri 5/11/18
M6	Project Closure	0 days	Fri 5/11/18	Fri 5/11/18

Resource Name	Type	Initials	Max. Units	Std. Rate
System Analyst	Work	SA	100%	$40.00/hr
Budgeter	Work	B	100%	$40.00/hr
HR Manager	Work	HR	100%	$100.00/hr
Planner	Work	P	100%	$50.00/hr
Designer	Work	D	100%	$60.00/hr
Project Manager	Work	PM	100%	$150.00/hr
System Developer	Work	SD	100%	$130.00/hr
UI Designer	Work	UID	100%	$0.00/hr
Database Admin	Work	DA	100%	$115.00/hr
Database Vendor	Work	DV	100%	$65.00/hr
IT Engineer	Work	IT	100%	$145.00/hr
Risk Analyst	Work	RA	100%	$95.00/hr
Contractor	Work	C	100%	$70.00/hr
Trainer	Work	Tr	100%	$50.00/hr
Trainees	Work	T	100%	$0.00/hr
Database	Material	Da	-	$1,000.00
System	Material	S	-	$2,000.00
Platform	Material	Pt	-	$1,750.00
Design Tools	Material	DT	-	$1,130.00
UI development tools	Material	UI	-	$1,000.00
Testing Tools	Material	TT	-	$500.00
Programming Tools	Material	PT	-	$1,500.00
Documents	Material	Do	-	$150.00

Resource Name	Work	Standard Rate	Cost
System Analyst	24 hrs	$40.00/hr	$960.00
Budgeter	48 hrs	$40.00/hr	$1,920.00
HR Manager	40 hrs	$100.00/hr	$4,000.00
Planner	80 hrs	$50.00/hr	$4,000.00
Designer	88 hrs	$60.00/hr	$5,280.00
Project Manager	64 hrs	$150.00/hr	$9,600.00
System Developer	112 hrs	$130.00/hr	$14,560.00
UI Designer	32 hrs	$0.00/hr	$0.00
Database Admin	80 hrs	$115.00/hr	$9,200.00
Database Vendor	40 hrs	$65.00/hr	$2,600.00
IT Engineer	168 hrs	$145.00/hr	$24,360.00
Risk Analyst	24 hrs	$95.00/hr	$2,280.00
Contractor	48 hrs	$70.00/hr	$3,360.00
Trainer	144 hrs	$50.00/hr	$7,200.00
Trainees	104 hrs	$0.00/hr	$0.00
Database	1	$1,000.00	$1,000.00
System	1	$2,000.00	$2,000.00
Platform	1	$1,750.00	$1,750.00
Design Tools	1	$1,130.00	$1,130.00
UI development tools	1	$1,000.00	$1,000.00
Testing Tools	4	$500.00	$2,000.00
Programming Tools	1	$1,500.00	$1,500.00
Documents	2	$150.00	$300.00

The assumptions of the project of Implementing Online Stud Farm Management System are,

• Resources required for the completion of the project is easily available
• Initial requirements for the project are appropriate and can be used for the initiation of the project
• Project would be completed in the estimated time duration of 113 working days and budget of $100,000.00

Risk ID	Description	Probability	Impact	Rate	Assigned To	Response Strategy	Threat or Opportunity
		Upto 99%	5 (for high); 3 (for medium); 1 (for low)	Probability * Impact	Should be a role not a name	Mitigate or Accept or Transfer or Prevent	Threat
RF-001	Shortage of Resources: The shortage of resources is a major factor that would form the impact on completion of the project	75%	3	225	Budgeter	Can be Prevented by using Resource Management Plan	Threat
RF-002	System Errors: The system developed for the online data management would act as the major factor of risk for the project	60%	5	300	System Developer	Can be Mitigated by implementing various testing methods like prototyping	Threat
RF-003	Design Flaws: The flaws in the design would result in forming the major issues for the deployment of the activities and system development	70%	5	350	Designer	Can be prevented by using Simulation process	Threat
RF-004	Time Delay: The delay in operations had resulted in forming the overall delay of the project final outcome	93%	1	93	Planner	Can be Accepted for achievement of good quality	Opportunity
RF-005	Lack of Skilled workers: Absence of skilled workers would result in forming the major problem for the completion of the project.	82%	3	246	HR Manager	Can be prevented by deploying effective training programs	Threat

The completion of the project would result in forming the implication of the effective utilization of the operations for forming the integrated management system for Stud Farm. The deployment of the improved operational development would align with the development of the operations and formation of the activities forming the utilization of the operations.

Verification Activity	When?
Financial Analysis	Initiation Phase
Test Results of Processes	System Development Phase
External Analysis	Contract Procurement Analysis

Validation Activity	When?
Test Results	Completion of test results
Design Simulation	End of design phase
NPV analysis	Cost Budget Estimated Phase

Checklist Item	Check?
Project Plan is feasible for the deployment of the effective system development	þ
System design is developed effectively for the formation of the effective alignment	þ
Analysis of the test results have resulted in forming improved operation development	þ
System Integration has allowed the utilization of the supportive activities	þ
All functions are working properly and efficiently	þ

Evaluation Criteria	Option
Feasible Project Plan	Yes     No
System Design is feasible	Yes     No
Appropriate Test Results	Yes     No
Functions are Aligned successfully	Yes     No
Operations of the organization is working feasibly	Yes     No

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