Project Management Plan for Transport for London's Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta Event

Task 1: Developing a Business Case and Methodology

A recent permission granted by Ealing Council to Transport for London (TfL) to develop some of our Land along Bollo Lane to create more than 800 new homes in Acton. Transport for London aim to undertake road projects to create safer, greener and more attractive streets, as well as improve the entire bus network across London – Ealing Council. Following this approval, TfL are inviting project management plan for the staging of one of the famous operettas of playwright William G. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan to be submitted for consideration. The event is also aimed at celebrating the 40th anniversary of G&S Society and to unveil TfL strategic direction. The event will be funded by TfL in collaboration with the University’s Student Council. I wanted to thank you for taking on this contract at short notice, but to express my confidence in your ability to provide Transport for London project management plan.

Task 1

1) The project management plan must begin by providing a justification for the project i.e. A compelling business case – project objectives and deliverables. Followed by a critical analysis of what methodology would be appropriate for this project and why? Support just justification with examples of where this methodology has been previously used as well as the benefits of using this methodology in your project.

Task 2

2) (i) Develop a network diagram manually, AS TAUGHT (activities on arrows) clearly showing the relationship between all the activities listed above, the dependencies, the likely duration for each activity, the likely completion date (expected total project time). Calculate the earliest starting time, the latest starting time (EST,LST) and the earliest finishing time and latest finishing time (EFT, LFT) for each activity including an outline description of the critical path, highlighting the critical activities and the shortest possible time in days in which the project can be completed as scoped above. (give reasons for your choice).

(ii) Using microsoft project i.e. MS Project, represent the activity list above in a Gantt Chart

Task 3

Undertake a stakeholder analysis for this project. This should clearly identify internal and external stakeholder, group stakeholders according to their interest and power i.e. stakeholder management matrix, communication strategies.

Task 4

Using the activity list above, develop a clearly numbered Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) alongside an organizational structure for this music event

Task 5

You are required to prepare a Risk Analysis for 20 different risks that could affect your project. Analyse the risks involved and develop strategies for dealing with them in detail. Present your Risk Analysis and Risk Management strategies/mitigations in the form of a table, AS TAUGHT in class.

Task 6

You are required to determine what the quality expectation, acceptance criteria, quality specification, and what measures would be put in place to control the event. In other words you write up in this section must cover these heading.

Evaluate and explain the major factors and performance requirements of project management. Plan projects using appropriate project management software Analyse and critically evaluate projects using an appropriate industry standard methodology.