Project Timeline: Planning

Task
Initiation Phase
Identify Project Team
Project Kickoff
Prepare Business Case
Confirm Acceptance of
Business Case
Planning Phase
Define WBS
Define Timeline
Define Cost Baseline
Identify & Prioritize Risk
Execution Phase
User Requirement
Definition & Confirmation
Detail System Design
Development Phase 1
Progress Update 1
Development Phase 2
System Test
Progress Update 2
Prepare Test Scripts
Perform User Acceptance
Testing Phase 1
Deployment
Progress Update 3
UAT Phase 2
Progress Update
Monitoring & Maintenance
Closing

Jan

Feb

Mac

April

May

June

July

August

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

FIGURE 1.0
QUESTION 1
Based on Figure 1.0 above answer the followings :
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which task may best indicate a milestone shown in the timeline for this project? (5 marks )
What are the possible impact of not meeting the project milestones?
(3 marks)
Based on your opinion when would be the critical paths? Why?
(2 marks)
Do you think that the project is well planned? Why?
(5 marks)

Project Timeline: Progress

Task
Initiation Phase
Identify Project Team
Project Kickoff
Prepare Business Case
Confirm Acceptance of
Business Case
Planning Phase
Define WBS
Define Timeline
Define Cost Baseline
Identify & Prioritize Risk
Execution Phase
User Requirement
Definition & Confirmation
Detail System Design
Development Phase 1
Progress Update 1
Development Phase 2
System Test
Progress Update 2
Prepare Test Scripts
Perform User Acceptance
Testing Phase 1
Deployment
Progress Update 3
UAT Phase 2
Progress Update
Monitoring & Maintenance
Closing

Jan

Feb

Mac

April

May

June

July

August

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

FIGURE 2.0 : Project Progress

QUESTION 2
Answer the followings based on FIGURE 2.0
a) Figure 2.0 shows the performance of project implementation after several months.
Summarize the progress
(6 marks)
b) What do you think can be done to mitigate this?
(4 marks)
c) What are the missing items in the preparation of WBS and cost plan to address the risk of delay and
incentives to manpower.
(5 marks)

QUESTION 3
Case: A private agency in one the Klang Valley has decided to launch a commercial Web Application
initiative to support and promote their businesses of its country's entrepreneurs. There are about 2000
entrepreneurs around the Klang Valley Region and who have set up their own companies and
enterprises, supported by funding from this agency. The products and services aim is to promote
products produce by villagers in Selangor State. Your group has been appointed by this agency to
develop the web application to host online business activities within the cost about RM 1 million. You
were given about 24 months to complete the project.
As part of the management team of the project, you and the human resource department has set the job
requirement with the minimum experiences are as follows:
Position

Minimum Experience

Project Manager

5 year experiences in the development and

management of Web Application Development

Technical Manager

3 year experiences in technical aspects of Web

Application Development

Graphic designer

2 year experiences in web-designing

Senior System Analyst 1

3 year experiences in the development Web

Application

System Analyst 2

2 year experience in software development

System Analyst 3

Fresh Graduate

System Analyst 4

Fresh Graduate

Network Engineer

2 year experience

Programmer 2@1000

2 year experience in software development

Technical assistance 350 x 2

1 year working experience

TABLE 1.0
a. Identify the list of the stakeholders of the project.
(3 marks)
b. To improve the quality of the project and delivery, state reason why these activities needs to be carry
out:
i.
Meeting with the stakeholders;
ii.
Suggest a "good business practice" to be implemented for this project;
iii.
The need of user requirement and acceptance endorsement on the design and the system.
(7 marks)