Running head: WEDDING PROJECT PLAN 1

Real-Life Proje! "anage#en! Plan Pha$e One

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Real-Life Proje! "anage#en! Plan Pha$e One
A %edding &lan an 'e an e(!en$i)e* e(hau$!ing* and o#&lia!ed &roe$$ !ha! re+uire$
!i#e* #one,* and re$oure$- A $ue$$ful %edding and ree&!ion %ill 'e e(eu!ed %i!hin a
&lanned 'udge! and !i#e on$!rain!$- .o%e)er* a di$a&&oin!ing e(eu!ed &roje! #a, au$e
going o)er !he &lanned 'udge! and falling 'ehind !he &lanned $hedule-
The &ur&o$e of !hi$ &a&er i$ !o de)elo& a %edding &roje! #anage#en! &lan- The &lan
%ill inlude a &roje! $o&e $!a!e#en!* &roje! har!er* and %or/ 'rea/do%n $!ru!ure 0W123- In
addi!ion* !he &lan %ill inlude a de$ign of !he o##unia!ion &lan iden!if,ing !he /e,
$!a/eholder grou&$* !heir &roje! infor#a!ion need$* and a !a'le $u##ari4ing %ha! infor#a!ion
%ill 'e &rodued during !he &roje! life,le- In addi!ion* a &o%er &oin! &re$en!a!ion %ill 'e
&re&ared ', illu$!ra!ing !he &ha$e one &roje! deli)era'le$-
Project Scope Statement
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Tea# A i$ hel&ing John and "ar, !he 'ride and groo# ', &lanning !he en!ire %edding for
!he#- Thi$ %edding i$ a &roje! %i!h a $heduled o'je!i)e dealing %i!h: 'udge!* re$!ri!ed !i#e
fra#e* &roje! #anage#en!* &roje! !ea#* and deli)era'le$- The &roje! $o&e of !hi$ %edding
offer$ !he ou&le %i!h an oa$ion !ha! #ee!$ !heir e(&e!a!ion$ %i!hin !he agreed 'udge!- The
follo%ing deli)era'le$ %ill 'e iden!ified in !he agree#en! in !er#$ of a$$i$!ing !he ou&le %i!h
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The %edding a!!ire
The !,&e of in)i!a!ion$
The !,&e of ere#on,
Loa!ion $earh for !he ree&!ion aording !o ou&le9$ re+ue$! inluding !he food #enu
and en!er!ain#en!0#u$i3* deora!ion* )ideo of !he ere#on, and ree&!ion
The !,&e of %edding !o offer !heir in)i!ee$
The hone,#oon and !ra)elling ao##oda!ion
"ile$!one$:
1- Deiding on !he da!e and loa!ion: food ree&!ion* deora!ion* #u$i* and )ideo
onfir#a!ion
5- "anaging !he in)i!ee$
:- A!!ire onfir#a!ion
;- .one,#oon and !ra)elling ao##oda!ion onfir#a!ion
Li#i!$ and E(lu$ion$
The %edding %ill 'e funded and &lanned aording !o !he e(&e!a!ion #en!ioned in !he
on!ra!
Cu$!o#er Re)ie% and Ae&!ane
WEDDING PROJECT PLAN :
John and "ar,9$ $igna!ure
Project Charter
The %edding &roje! har!er au!hori4e$ !he &roje! #anager !o e$!a'li$h !he goal$ and
o'je!i)e$ of !he &roje!- The 'enefi! of !he &roje! har!er i$ !o faili!a!e !he under$!anding
a#ong all !he %edding $!a/eholder$ in !er#$ of $er)ie deli)era'le$ during !he dura!ion of !he
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The Proje! Char!er iden!ifie$ !he follo%ing:
2o&e
Ti#eline
O'je!i)e
2ue$$ Cri!eria
Re$&on$i'ili!ie$ of !he !ea#
Proje! A$$u#&!ion$
O&en I$$ue$
"ile$!one$
Proje! Na#e: John9$ and "ar,9$ Wedding
Da!e: Jul, 5* 571;
.igh Le)el Proje! De$ri&!ion
To &ro)ide a +uali!, %edding and #ee! !he ou&le$9 $a!i$fa!ion and e(&e!a!ion
Ti#eline: "arh :1* 571>
Objectives:
Eigh! #on!h deadline
Re!ain !he gue$! li$!
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Re!ain !he loa!ion for !he %edding and ree&!ion
Re!ain !he 'udge!
2!a, under !he 'udge! of ?;7*777
"a/e $ure !he gue$! li$! re#ain$ a! 577 gue$!$
Wedding Planners:
Proje! 2o&e 2!a!e#en!: @ad, "an$our
Proje! Char!er: @ali$hia 2ha#'r,
De$ign Co##unia!ion Plan: La!o,a .ill
Wor/ 1rea/do%n 2!ru!ure: El$a Ohoa
2u##ari4a!ion Ta'le: John Doe
Pre$en!a!ion for !he Clien!: Jo$e&hine Doe
Project Assumptions
Proje! #a, e(eed ?57*777
In)i!ee$ li$! #a, e(eed >7 gue$!$
Ree&!ion $ea!ing a&ai!, 58> gue$!$
Project Risks
E(!ra o$! for une(&e!ed in)i!ee a!!endane
Pending Issues
No! a)aila'le
Summary ilestone Schedule
"ile$!one: Due Da!e
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Work !reakdo"n Structures #W!S$
The follo%ing %or/ 'rea/do%n $!ru!ure 0W123 a!egori4e$ !he #ain goal$ of !he
%edding &roje! and iden!ifie$ !he re+uired !a$/$ !o e(eu!e !he o'je!i)e$- The 'rea/do%n*
deri)ed fro# u$!o#er re+uire#en!$* illu$!ra!e$ !he )aria'le$ needed !o en$ure a $ue$$ful
%edding #ee!ing all end goal$ of a 'eau!iful %edding* $!a,ing %i!hin 'udge!* and on !i#e-
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Communication Plan
Tea# A i$ o#&le!ing a %edding &roje! for John and "arr,- We ha)e o#&iled a
$heduled o'je!i)e* 'udge!* fi(ed run !i#e* &roje! !ea# and deli)era'le$- The #ain
$!a/eholder$ of !he %edding &lan are John and "ar,* !he 'ride and groo#- A gra&h de!ailing
eah $!a/e holder* and !he de!ail$ of our o##unia!ion !hroughou! !he %edding &lanning
&roe$$ i$ $ho%n 'elo%- The &roje! $o&e* &roje! har!er* !he %or/ 'rea/do%n $!ru!ure$* and
rea& of !he &roje! life,le %ill 'e di$u$$ed and re)ie%ed %i!h !he ou&le !o $u&&or! !heir
&lan$ for !he %edding da,- Al$o* #odifia!ion on !he &lan nee$$i!a!e$ !heir feed'a/ and
a&&ro)al $hould !he ou&le re+ue$! hange$- The follo%ing i$ !he o##unia!ion de$ign !ha!
on!ri'u!e$ !o !he %edding-
WEDDING PROJECT PLAN =
Stakeholder What In%ormation When &o" Who is Responsible
1rideAGroo# Proje! 2!a!u$ i$$ue$
A&&ro)al$
Agenda
Wee/l,
A$ Needed
@ae-!o-@ae
E-#ail
Phone
Wedding
Coordina!or
I##edia!e @a#il, Agenda "on!hl, E-#ail Wedding
Coordina!or
1rideAGroo#
Wedding Par!, Agenda
A!!ire
1i-"on!hl, @ae-!o-@ae
E-#ail
Wedding
Coordina!or
1rideAGroo#
Gue$!$ Agenda One "ail 1rideAGroo#
Bendor$ Proje! 2!a!u$
Agenda
1i-Wee/l, @ae-!o-@ae
E-#ail
Phone
Wedding
Coordina!or
Offiia!e Agenda "on!hl, @ae-!o-@ae
Phone
Wedding
Coordina!or
1rideAGroo#
The &ri#ar, for# of o##unia!ion %ill 'e e#ail and fae !o fae- The gue$!$ %ill
reei)e o##unia!ion !hrough #ail- All $!a!u$ u&da!e$* o##unia!ion i$$ue$* and %edding
hange$ %ill fir$! 'e a!!e#&!ed !hrough fae-!o-fae on!a!C e#ail %ill 'e u$ed a$ a $eond
o&!ion* %i!h all o!her &ar!ie$- An, i#&or!an! gli!he$ or %hen $o#e!hing goe$ %rong !he &ri#ar,
$!a/eholder$ 0John and "ar,3* %ill 'e i##edia!el, on!a!ed- In addi!ion* !he &ri#ar,
$!a/eholder$ %ill onl, a&&ro)e an, 'udge! hange$ or unfore$een inrea$e$ ', &hone* or fae-!o-
fae on!a!-
Project 'i%ecycle
1a$ed on !he &roje! life,le* !he 'ride and groo# an forea$! !he !i#e re+uired !o
o#&le!e !he %edding &roje!- Eah $!age of !he &roje! life,le genera!e$ an i#&or!an! re&or!-
Curren!l,* !he &roje! i$ in !he defining $!age a$ !he &roje! $!a!e#en! $o&e and har!er are 'eing
de)elo&ed- In addi!ion* during !he defining $!age* !a$/$* and re$&on$i'ili!ie$ are 'eing a$$igned a$
&ar! of !he W12* and !he final o##unia!ion &lan i$ de)elo&ed-
Defining Planning E(eu!ing Clo$ing
2e! Wedding o'je!i)e$ 2hedule Change re&or!$ In)oie$ !o &a,
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loa!ionAda!e
Ta$/$Ao'liga!ion$ 1udge! 2!a!u$ re&or!$ A$$e$$#en!
Wedding Par!, I$$ue re&or! Le$$on learned
The lo$ing &ha$e u$uall, inlude$ !he dou#en!a!ion of !he %edding &roje! !hrough
%hih a &roedure !ha! $!ar!$ %hen deli)era'le$ are relea$ed ', !he &roje! #anager and
offiiall, reei)ed ', John and "ar,- All !he &a&er%or/ i$ o#&le!ed ', !he $igned on!ra!
dou#en!$ of ae&!ane 0<er4ner* 577=3-
Conclusion
Planning a %edding i$ no! an ea$, !a$/- .o%e)er* %i!h a de!ailed &lan* !i#e* #one,* and
re$oure$* &lanning a %edding an 'e a grea! e(&eriene for all in)ol)ed- The &ur&o$e of !hi$
&a&er %a$ !o rea!e a %edding &roje! #anage#en! &lan- The &lan inluded a &roje! $o&e
$!a!e#en!* a &roje! har!er* and a %or/ 'rea/do%n $!ru!ure$ 0W123 in "iro$of! Proje!- The
&lan al$o inluded a o#&rehen$i)e o##unia!ion &lan a!egori4ing !he /e, $!a/eholder
grou&$* !heir &roje! infor#a!ion need$* and a !a'le $u##ari4ing !he infor#a!ion &rodued
during !he &roje! life,le- The &roje! onlude$ %i!h a &o%er &oin! &re$en!a!ion illu$!ra!ing
our &roje! deli)era'le$- A %edding an 'eo#e )er, o)er%hel#ing* 'u! &ro&er &lanning*
re$earh and e(eu!ion i$ ruial !o $ue$$-
WEDDING PROJECT PLAN D
WEDDING PROJECT PLAN E
Re%erences
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Wile, and 2on$-
<er4ner* .- 0577=3- Proje! "anage#en!: A 2,$!e#$ A&&roah !o Planning* 2heduling* and
Con!rolling* Ee- .o'o/en* NJ: John Wile, 6 2on$* In-
Lar$on* E- W-* 6 Gra,* C- @ 057113- Project management: The managerial process 0>!h ed-3-
Ne% For/* NF: "Gra%-.illAIr%in-