Project Plan For Building A Stylish Home In Perth
- December 27, 2023/ Uncategorized
Project Overview
The project plan is based on building new home for a family in Australia. Due to increase into population, there is requirement of good living standards. People are required stylish home for their living; therefore a new contract is signed for home construction in Perth. The home is built with a goal to use of recycled and reclaimed materials for its construction. The building of the home will strike balance among environment, economics as well as society.
The report analyzes the project constraints, objectives and risks to complete the project plan on time. The schedule is planned using Gantt chart and milestone schedule. The cost of the project is estimated using cost benefit analysis. The quality of the project plan is assured by use of good quality goods and materials for the construction purpose.
Project Scope
The main scope of this project plan is to build a home within nine months by analyzing the needs as well as interests of the stakeholders. The project work is divided into manageable components such as breakdown of the home into smaller components so that the project manager can easily conduct the work. The in-scope of the project are delivery of services within the home, landscaping, secured boundary fencing with construction as well as furnish of the home. The out-of-scope items are land surveying of the construction site, furnishing and maintaining of the property on completion.
Objectives
Following of the objectives of the project plan:
- To clear the site and install of electrical and drainage services for building of new home in two months of initiate of execution phase
- To construct of home in nine months after purchasing of sign of contract
- To identify the possible risks regarding the construction of home
Deliverables
In order to build the new home, the project plan will produce the key deliverables as:
- Provision of electricity as well as drainage services
- Accessing to the new home with higher quality of roads
- Construction of the recycled home with landscaping as well as furnishing
- Construction of 3 bedroom home
- Secured fencing with security gate
- Communal as well as residential landscaping
The project consists of triple constraints such as time, scope and cost. The objective of this project plan is to realize the triple constraint. The main focus of this plan is to complete the building of new home within nine months as mentioned into the contract. Second focus of this project plan is to achieve the target in provided budget and before working into the project, the cost of materials and equipments are estimated such that there is no exceed from provided budget. The estimated budget is $ 31,792 and within this budget, the procurement is done into future. Building of new home with basement, grounds as well as first floor are done. The most important factor of this plan is identification of scope. The project scope is building of home within time as well as budget. The new home must allow for proper roadside parking. It reduces size of the land spaces allocated.
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Risk |
Description |
Likelihood |
Impact |
Status |
Mitigation strategies |
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Quality risk |
The quality of the raw materials used to build new home are not matched with required quality. |
High |
High |
Open |
The project manager should check for the quality of the materials before used into the project work. Backup of the supplier are not identified. |
|
Inflation |
There is an increase into price of the materials and equipments. |
Medium |
High |
Open |
There is reservation of extra money from the risk management. |
|
Stakeholder risk |
There is possibility of change into requirements. The progress of project is not up to the stakeholder’s expectations. |
Medium |
Medium |
Open |
The project plan should focus on stakeholder’s expectations and work again to fill their new needs. |
|
Failure of machinery |
The machinery is not working properly. |
Medium |
Medium |
Open |
Extra machinery is purchased and there is option for backup of machinery. |
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Schedule risk |
There is delay into planning approval resulted into project delay. |
Medium |
Low |
Open |
As earlier as possible, there is required to apply for planning approval and followed to make sure that approval is permitted when required. |
|
Load shedding |
The electricity is affected and then the machinery stopped working because of load shedding. |
Low |
Low |
Open |
There is required to purchase of generator. |
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Impact/Likelihood |
Low |
Medium |
High |
|
High |
Quality risk, |
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Medium |
Schedule risk |
Stakeholder risk, Failure of machinery |
Inflation |
|
Low |
Load shedding |
Table 1: Risk Register
Following are the project assumptions:
- The final permission for the project plan will approve by the project management team in required time.
- There is enough selling of the land for building of new home in time required.
- It is feasible to install of electricity and drainage services within new home.
- All suppliers, services, resources and raw materials are available as needed by the project manager.
- The price of raw materials are not increasing more than 10 percent during the project work
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Type of resources |
Requirement |
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Human Resources |
The human resources required are project manager, team leader, finance manager, project sponsor, quality manager, suppliers, site supervisor, electrician, project supervisor and project staffs. |
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Equipments |
Cutter, Plumping sewerage equipments, |
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Transportation resources |
Trucks required for delivering of materials. |
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Materials |
Cement, steel and sand, wood, |
|
Software resources |
The resources are required to design the home. |
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Roles of human resources |
Responsibilities |
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1. Deliver the project within time and budget 2. Manage the project staff, suppliers as well as customers 3. Undertaking of project activities needed to plan and execute 4. Authority to change the management plan |
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Team Leader |
1. Lead the entire project team 2. Monitor the project work 3. Solve the problems among the team members |
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Finance Manager |
1. Estimate the project budget 2. Authority to inspect cost of each activities 3. Record the balances against the costs |
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Project Sponsor |
1. Lead the project board 2. Approve the project requirements and resources 3. Collect fund for the project 4. Authorize acceptance of the final solutions delivered by the project team member |
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Quality Manager |
1. Authority to check for the quality of the materials used into building work 2. Authority to make changes into quality 3. Review the internal processes of project plan 4. Conduct of periodic management of review the meetings |
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Suppliers |
1. Supply of materials within time and receive the cost 2. Cash, delivery and collecting of mail 3. Report on the project work as scheduled |
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Site Supervisor |
1. Survey the location and site of the construction 2. Assess of a variety of safety risks and fix the hazards 3. Understand the organizational rules and regulations |
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Electrician |
1. Installation and maintenance of wiring and lightning systems 2. Inspect of electrical components 3. Identification of electrical issues with the testing devices 4. Direct the workers to install and maintain electrical wiring and equipments |
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Project Supervisor |
1. Development and implementation of project work plans 2. Review the plan and meet with change requirements 3. Conduct of onsite visits and coordination with the operational personnel 4. Conducting of quality work 5. Supervision and stimulation of procurement activities 6. Support towards cost savings and development initiatives |
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Project Staff |
1. Contribution towards project objectives 2. Completion of project deliverables and project reports 3. Working to meet with business requirements 4. Documentation of the project process |
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WBS |
Task Name |
Duration |
Start |
Finish |
Resource Names |
|
0 |
Project plan on building of home |
196 days |
Mon 9/4/17 |
Mon 6/4/18 |
|
|
1 |
Initiation phase |
25 days |
Mon 9/4/17 |
Fri 10/6/17 |
|
|
1.1 |
Appointment of project team |
3 days |
Mon 9/4/17 |
Wed 9/6/17 |
Project Manager, Team Leader |
|
1.2 |
Set up the project plan |
5 days |
Thu 9/7/17 |
Wed 9/13/17 |
Project Manager, Team Leader |
|
1.3 |
Review the project stakeholders |
7 days |
Thu 9/14/17 |
Fri 9/22/17 |
Project Manager |
|
1.4 |
Conducting weekly meeting |
10 days |
Mon 9/25/17 |
Fri 10/6/17 |
Finance Manager, Project Manager |
|
2 |
Document review and revision |
29 days |
Mon 10/9/17 |
Thu 11/16/17 |
|
|
2.1 |
Review and finalize th plan |
5 days |
Mon 10/9/17 |
Fri 10/13/17 |
Project Manager, Team Leader |
|
2.2 |
Finalize the project specifications |
4 days |
Mon 10/16/17 |
Thu 10/19/17 |
Project Manager |
|
2.3 |
Finalize the site plan |
4 days |
Fri 10/20/17 |
Wed 10/25/17 |
Project Manager |
|
2.4 |
Printing of construction drawings |
10 days |
Fri 10/20/17 |
Thu 11/2/17 |
Site Supervisor |
|
2.5 |
Approval of the revised plans |
10 days |
Fri 11/3/17 |
Thu 11/16/17 |
|
|
2.5.1 |
Approval of revised specifications |
10 days |
Fri 11/3/17 |
Thu 11/16/17 |
Project Manager |
|
3 |
Bids and contracts |
28 days |
Fri 11/17/17 |
Tue 12/26/17 |
|
|
3.1 |
Making copies of project plan |
8 days |
Fri 11/17/17 |
Tue 11/28/17 |
Project Manager, Site Supervisor |
|
3.2 |
Making copies of specifications |
6 days |
Wed 11/29/17 |
Wed 12/6/17 |
Project Manager |
|
3.3 |
Distribution of plans and specifications |
6 days |
Thu 12/7/17 |
Thu 12/14/17 |
Project Manager |
|
3.4 |
Receiving and reviewing of bids |
8 days |
Fri 12/15/17 |
Tue 12/26/17 |
Project Manager |
|
4 |
Site work |
94 days |
Wed 12/27/17 |
Mon 5/7/18 |
|
|
4.1 |
Clearing the lot |
29 days |
Wed 12/27/17 |
Mon 2/5/18 |
|
|
4.1.1 |
Excavating for foundation |
19 days |
Wed 12/27/17 |
Mon 1/22/18 |
Site Supervisor |
|
4.1.2 |
Location survey |
10 days |
Tue 1/23/18 |
Mon 2/5/18 |
Quality Manager |
|
4.2 |
Electricity rough in |
8 days |
Tue 2/6/18 |
Thu 2/15/18 |
|
|
4.2.1 |
Electricity installation |
8 days |
Tue 2/6/18 |
Thu 2/15/18 |
Electrician |
|
4.3 |
Roofing |
14 days |
Fri 2/16/18 |
Wed 3/7/18 |
|
|
4.3.1 |
Roofing paper installation |
6 days |
Fri 2/16/18 |
Fri 2/23/18 |
Project Manager |
|
4.3.2 |
Finishing of exterior |
8 days |
Mon 2/26/18 |
Wed 3/7/18 |
Project Manager |
|
4.4 |
Interior works |
43 days |
Thu 3/8/18 |
Mon 5/7/18 |
|
|
4.4.1 |
Floor finishes |
20 days |
Thu 3/8/18 |
Wed 4/4/18 |
Team Leader, Project Staff |
|
4.4.2 |
Install of floor |
6 days |
Thu 4/5/18 |
Thu 4/12/18 |
Project Staff, Quality Manager |
|
4.4.3 |
Install of carpet |
6 days |
Fri 4/13/18 |
Fri 4/20/18 |
Project Staff, Project Supervisor |
|
4.4.4 |
Paint |
8 days |
Fri 4/13/18 |
Tue 4/24/18 |
|
|
4.4.5 |
Install of interior doors |
9 days |
Mon 4/23/18 |
Thu 5/3/18 |
Project Staff |
|
4.4.6 |
Kitchen installation |
2 days |
Fri 5/4/18 |
Mon 5/7/18 |
Project Staff |
|
5 |
Closure phase |
20 days |
Tue 5/8/18 |
Mon 6/4/18 |
|
|
5.1 |
Final review |
7 days |
Tue 5/8/18 |
Wed 5/16/18 |
Project Manager, Project Sponsor |
|
5.2 |
Prepare project report |
5 days |
Thu 5/17/18 |
Wed 5/23/18 |
Project Manager, Team Leader |
|
5.3 |
Sign off the project plan |
8 days |
Thu 5/24/18 |
Mon 6/4/18 |
Finance Manager, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Quality Manager |
Gantt chart
Figure 1: Gantt chart
(Source: Created by author)
Milestones
|
Activities |
Expected start date |
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Milestone 1: Completion of initiation phase |
Fri 10/6/17 |
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Milestone 2: Document review and revision |
Thu 11/16/17 |
|
Milestone 3: Completion of bids and contracts |
Tue 12/26/17 |
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Milestone 4: Completion of site work |
Mon 5/7/18 |
|
Milestone 5: Completion of closure phase |
Mon 6/4/18 |
Budget of project
|
WBS |
Task Name |
Duration |
Resource Names |
Budget |
|
0 |
Project plan on building of home |
196 days |
$31,792.00 |
|
|
1 |
Initiation phase |
25 days |
$6,160.00 |
|
|
1.1 |
Appointment of project team |
3 days |
Project Manager, Team Leader |
$840.00 |
|
1.2 |
Set up the project plan |
5 days |
Project Manager, Team Leader |
$1,400.00 |
|
1.3 |
Review the project stakeholders |
7 days |
Project Manager |
$1,120.00 |
|
1.4 |
Conducting weekly meeting |
10 days |
Finance Manager, Project Manager |
$2,800.00 |
|
1.5 |
Milestone 1: Completion of initiation phase |
0 days |
$0.00 |
|
|
2 |
Document review and revision |
29 days |
$4,840.00 |
|
|
2.1 |
Review and finalize th plan |
5 days |
Project Manager, Team Leader |
$1,400.00 |
|
2.2 |
Finalize the project specifications |
4 days |
Project Manager |
$640.00 |
|
2.3 |
Finalize the site plan |
4 days |
Project Manager |
$640.00 |
|
2.4 |
Printing of construction drawings |
10 days |
Site Supervisor |
$560.00 |
|
2.5 |
Approval of the revised plans |
10 days |
$1,600.00 |
|
|
2.5.1 |
Approval of revised specifications |
10 days |
Project Manager |
$1,600.00 |
|
2.5.2 |
Milestone 2: Document review and revision |
0 days |
$0.00 |
|
|
3 |
Bids and contracts |
28 days |
$4,928.00 |
|
|
3.1 |
Making copies of project plan |
8 days |
Project Manager, Site Supervisor |
$1,728.00 |
|
3.2 |
Making copies of specifications |
6 days |
Project Manager |
$960.00 |
|
3.3 |
Distribution of plans and specifications |
6 days |
Project Manager |
$960.00 |
|
3.4 |
Receiving and reviewing of bids |
8 days |
Project Manager |
$1,280.00 |
|
3.5 |
Milestone 3: Completion of bids and contracts |
0 days |
$0.00 |
|
|
4 |
Site work |
94 days |
$9,584.00 |
|
|
4.1 |
Clearing the lot |
29 days |
$1,864.00 |
|
|
4.1.1 |
Excavating for foundation |
19 days |
Site Supervisor |
$1,064.00 |
|
4.1.2 |
Location survey |
10 days |
Quality Manager |
$800.00 |
|
4.2 |
Electricity rough in |
8 days |
$640.00 |
|
|
4.2.1 |
Electricity installation |
8 days |
Electrician |
$640.00 |
|
4.3 |
Roofing |
14 days |
$2,240.00 |
|
|
4.3.1 |
Roofing paper installation |
6 days |
Project Manager |
$960.00 |
|
4.3.2 |
Finishing of exterior |
8 days |
Project Manager |
$1,280.00 |
|
4.4 |
Interior works |
43 days |
$4,840.00 |
|
|
4.4.1 |
Floor finishes |
20 days |
Team Leader, Project Staff |
$3,200.00 |
|
4.4.2 |
Install of floor |
6 days |
Project Staff, Quality Manager |
$720.00 |
|
4.4.3 |
Install of carpet |
6 days |
Project Staff, Project Supervisor |
$480.00 |
|
4.4.4 |
Paint |
8 days |
$0.00 |
|
|
4.4.5 |
Install of interior doors |
9 days |
Project Staff |
$360.00 |
|
4.4.6 |
Kitchen installation |
2 days |
Project Staff |
$80.00 |
|
4.4.7 |
Milestone 4: Completion of site work |
0 days |
$0.00 |
|
|
5 |
Closure phase |
20 days |
$6,280.00 |
|
|
5.1 |
Final review |
7 days |
Project Manager, Project Sponsor |
$1,680.00 |
|
5.2 |
Prepare project report |
5 days |
Project Manager, Team Leader |
$1,400.00 |
|
5.3 |
Sign off the project plan |
8 days |
Finance Manager, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Quality Manager |
$3,200.00 |
|
5.4 |
Milestone 5: Completion of closure phase |
0 days |
$0.00 |
Cost of human resources
|
Resource Name |
Max. Units |
Std. Rate |
|
Project Manager |
100% |
$20.00/hr |
|
Team Leader |
100% |
$15.00/hr |
|
Finance Manager |
100% |
$15.00/hr |
|
Project Sponsor |
100% |
$10.00/hr |
|
Quality Manager |
100% |
$10.00/hr |
|
Suppliers |
100% |
$7.00/hr |
|
Site Supervisor |
100% |
$7.00/hr |
|
Electrician |
100% |
$10.00/hr |
|
Project Supervisor |
100% |
$5.00/hr |
|
Project Staff |
100% |
$5.00/hr |
Payback calculation
|
Month |
Total Investment |
Revenue |
Cumulative cash flow |
|
|
Development phase |
$ 31,792.00 |
$ (31,792.00) |
12.59 |
|
|
Month 1 |
$ 20,000.00 |
$ (11,792.00) |
months |
|
|
Month 2 |
$ 22,000.00 |
$ 10,208.00 |
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|
Month 3 |
$ 24,200.00 |
$ 34,408.00 |
||
|
Month 4 |
$ 26,620.00 |
$ 61,028.00 |
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|
Month 5 |
$ 29,282.00 |
$ 90,310.00 |
||
|
Month 6 |
$ 32,210.20 |
$ 122,520.20 |
||
|
Month 7 |
$ 35,431.22 |
$ 157,951.42 |
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|
Month 8 |
$ 38,974.34 |
$ 196,925.76 |
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|
Month 9 |
$ 42,871.78 |
$ 239,797.54 |
Figure 2: Chart of payback period
(Source: Created by author)
It is seen that the budget and total investment of the project plan is $ 31, 792. Payback period is estimated to determine the time in which initial cash outflow of the total investment i.e. $ 31,792 is expected to recover from the cash inflow generated by investment. The formula used to calculate the payback period is:
Project Constraints
Payback period= Initial investmentcash flow per period
With use of this formula, the payback period is estimated as: 12. 59 months.
The benefit of meeting with the quality requirements of the project includes of less rework, low cost, increase into satisfaction of stakeholders as well as higher productivity. Quality assurance is provided for cost efficiency, good quality of materials, schedule, entire project work and allocation of human resources at scheduled time. Performing of quality control is used to analyze the work of the project management processes. The products those are used to build the home have negative impacts, and then the quality manager should inspect cost as well as schedule variances. The quality assurance plan is shown into following table:
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Process |
Description |
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Time management |
All the project team members are allocated to the project will record the actual project time with use of timesheets. Weekly meetings are conducted among the project manager as well as team members such that all possible quality issues are discussed and it is mitigated on time. Weekly meetings are conducted among the project manager as well as team members such that all possible quality issues are discussed and it is mitigated on time. |
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Cost management |
Weekly report on cost performance is issued that help the finance department to lessen the project cost. Inspection and control chart is used to analyze the project cost performance. |
|
Risk management |
Risk register enables monitors and controls the risks status into project plan. |
|
Procurement management |
All the project goods are procured from the external suppliers to review and approve before the manager issues payment related to the invoice of the suppliers. |
|
Acceptance management |
The client approves the deliverables so that the team member marks it as 100 percent completed. |
Conclusion
It is concluded that the project plan develops a new home into Australia for a family that includes of a recycled infrastructure and landscaping. The project plan produces of deliverables in order to achieve the project objective within 25 days of initiation. The project schedule provides the process to identify the activity, duration and resource requirements. The duration of the plan is 9 months with basement of ground floor as well as first floor. The scope statement develops a detailed analysis of the product. This particular project plan documents all required actions plus integrates and coordinates the plan. It defines of project execution, monitoring as well as controlling with closing it.
Following are the recommendations suggested to the project manager for successful completion of the building work of new home into Australia:
- It is required to determine of final budget before entering into the process of building of new home.
- The client should require understanding about the fund that bank releases to pay for new home building.
- The client should take time to understand polices of the council on building of new home. As various councils have various interpretations on building code and standards, therefore it is required.
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