ITC505 ICT Project Management: Social Media Research Centre

Case study: Social Media Research Centre

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Figure 1: WBS of the Project

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Gantt Chart

Figure 2: Gantt Chart of the Project

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Time Phased Budget

The time phased budget based on the project schedule is as follows.

Hence, the total estimated cost is $75000 and for this, the overall budget for the project should be around $80000.

Risk Register

The following table shows the risk register for the project.

Quality Management Plan

Quality Planning

Amid the execution of a project, any project administrator expects the best quality results at any rate conceivable net spend. Thus, keeping in mind the end goal to keep up the quality of the project, an appropriate quality arranging is essential. For this project, the quality arranging will include a few benchmarks for the elements of the site. For the first point, the site ought not crash every now and again that bothers the client as well as upsets the administrations of the site. Furthermore, the site ought to have an alluring however straightforward UI that will enable the clients to use the website without any significant difficulty. Thirdly, the site ought to contain every one of the elements said by the project manager for this project. Finally, the site ought to be protected against outside digital assaults and malwares.

Quality Assurance

The quality assurance process must be finished by the higher authority related to the project team and the developer of the website. The designer must build up the site in view of the quality benchmark set by the venture director. Once more, the designer ought to assume the fault if the quality benchmark for the site is not met. Thus, the primary focus of the engineer ought to be conveyance of the best quality site so that the venture supervisor can show the same to the venture support.

Quality Control

Quality control is a part of the project administration keeping in mind the end goal to keep up a standard quality. The clients dependably search for best quality items or administrations in any event conceivable cost. In any case, planning of the best quality items requires additional assets and expenses than ordinary item. Consequently, the offer cost of the administration or item is expanded naturally. Henceforth, the venture chief ought to guarantee the quality of the site is kept up without much additional cost keeping in mind the end goal to keep up the money saving advantage from the venture.

Closure Checklist and Project Evaluation Plan

The closure checklist will contain the following important points.

• The time schedule for the project has been maintained.
• The project did not exceed the allocated budget.
• Quality of project outcome has successfully crossed the previously set benchmark.
• Payments have been done to the workers and other related project members.

After the project is completed, the stakeholders will meet together for checking the quality of the project. Once a satisfactory outcome is generated, all the stakeholders will sign the closing document and the project manager will give the final signature for successfully closing the project.

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