Project Charter, Business Case, Work Breakdown Structure, Costs, Stakeholder Analysis, and Risk Mana

Project Charter

Required:

You are to assume the date is now 1 July 2018, and that you will source the boat for the coming summer. Write a report addressed to TOTS management which includes the following:

1. A project charter

This should be a maximum of 1 page, concisely setting out:

· The background of the project and its purpose

· Scope (this should be high level)

· A statement of the requirements of the project

· Identifying the sponsor or client

· Constraints

2. A business case using the Better Business Case (BBC) model, applying the 5 different elements of this model to TOTS situation. (A Paragraph on each of the 5).

3. A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the project. (in Exel is fine if properly labelled)

4. Costs for selected tasks

Estimate the total cost of each of the following tasks, which should align with the work packages in your WBS. Use the information provided below and in the appendix. Show your workings and breakdown of costs for each task.

a) Sailing the boat from Fiji to Nelson

Use a PERT analysis to estimate the costs of:

i) The three one-way flights to Nadi (Fiji); and

ii) One night’s accommodation in Fiji, for each crew member, staying in in a 3-star or higher hotel (standard room).

You should search the internet to determine the most likely costs for this exercise, and use an appropriate optimistic and pessimistic cost.

b) Calculate the procurement percentage (on the equipment) from the figures provided and the total cost for the purchase and installation of a hydraulic boarding ramp

c) Registration and safety check by Maritime NZ

Using the information about the ship’s specifications provided in the case study, determine the total costs of the registration and safety check by Maritime NZ.

d) Practice run

Use the information in the appendix to estimate costs for this task. You will be required to research the price of diesel for the amount required.

Note: You are NOT required to estimate the costs of any of the other tasks.

5. Stakeholder analysis

You should identify FOUR main stakeholders in this project and briefly describe their interests. You should identify TWO primary stakeholders and TWO secondary stakeholders.

6.  A risk management plan

You should identify at least FIVE major risks for this project and outline strategies to address or mitigate them most effectively.