In this project, Sisense is looking to develop a new and advanced business intelligence tool that will have a wide range of features and will be able to transform the regular operations of the business organizations completely. The specific targets / users of the project are the various large scale business organizations that will be able to utilize the business intelligence tool to enhance their business operations.
There are a number of internal and external stakeholders who will be involved in this particular project. These stakeholders are listed as follows.
Internal Stakeholders – The internal stakeholders are those who will work from within the organization and perform various activities in the project.
External Stakeholders – The external stakeholders are personnel working outside of the organization but will have certain roles to play in the project.
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Internal Stakeholders |
External Stakeholders |
|
Project Manager |
Project Sponsor |
|
Project Finance Manager |
Customers |
|
Chief IT Officer |
Business Consultant |
|
Senior Business Analyst |
– |
|
Resource Manager |
– |
The stakeholder register for the project is presented in the following table.
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Name |
Position |
Internal / External |
Project Role |
Contact Information |
|
PLEASE FILL |
Project Manager |
Internal |
Management, planning and monitoring of the project |
PLEASE FILL |
|
PLEASE FILL |
Project Finance Manager |
Internal |
Managing funds for the project |
PLEASE FILL |
|
PLEASE FILL |
Chief IT Officer |
Internal |
Managing the IT aspects of the project |
PLEASE FILL |
|
PLEASE FILL |
Senior Business Analyst |
Internal |
Marketing, business feasibility testing |
PLEASE FILL |
|
PLEASE FILL |
Resource Manager |
Internal |
Procurement and management of project resources |
PLEASE FILL |
The stakeholder management strategy for Sisense is shown in the following table.
|
Name |
Role |
Level of Interest |
Level of Influence |
Potential Management Strategies |
|
PLEASE FILL |
Project Manager |
High |
Very High |
Manage all aspects of the projects, no work will be done without his authorization |
|
PLEASE FILL |
Project Finance Manager |
Medium |
High |
Manage the budget allocated for the project |
|
PLEASE FILL |
Chief IT Officer |
High |
High |
Evaluate system requirements, provide advice regarding new hardware or software requirements |
|
PLEASE FILL |
Senior Business Analyst |
Very High |
Medium |
Analyze whether project is feasible, conduct marketing of the product |
|
PLEASE FILL |
Resource Manager |
Medium |
Medium |
Procure necessary resources required for the project |
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Key Milestone |
Estimated Completion Date |
|
Meeting with Sisense Board |
14/12/2017 |
|
Authorization of Project |
22/12/2017 |
|
Go Ahead for Project |
10/1/2018 |
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Connect BI Portal with Central Server |
9/4/2018 |
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Project Handover |
24/4/2018 |
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Official Closing |
11/5/2018 |
The project work breakdown structure is shown in the following diagram showing all deliverables, sub-deliverables and work packages.
The activity list of the project is follows.
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1 |
Development of New Business Portal for Sisense |
|
1.1 |
Project Planning |
|
1.1.1 |
Survey of Existing Services |
|
1.1.2 |
Meeting with Sisense Board |
|
1.1.2.1 |
Determination of New Features of Proposed Business Portal |
|
1.1.2.2 |
Prepare Project Plan |
|
1.1.3 |
Authorization of the Project |
|
1.2 |
Project Initiation |
|
1.2.1 |
Appoint Stakeholders for Project |
|
1.2.2 |
Develop Project Charter |
|
1.2.2.1 |
Determine Project Scope |
|
1.2.2.2 |
Determine Project Deliverables |
|
1.2.2.3 |
Make Assumptions |
|
1.2.2.4 |
Evaluate Constraints |
|
1.2.2.5 |
Check for Business Feasibility |
|
1.2.2.6 |
Calculate Overall Project Budget |
|
1.2.3 |
Go Ahead for Project |
|
1.3 |
Project Execution |
|
1.3.1 |
Assign Roles to Stakeholders |
|
1.3.2 |
Hire System Developers |
|
1.3.3 |
Procure Budget for Project |
|
1.3.4 |
Initiate Development |
|
1.3.4.1 |
Upgrade Software and Hardware |
|
1.3.4.2 |
Develop Software Platform |
|
1.3.4.3 |
Add All Required Features |
|
1.3.4.4 |
Develop Business Intelligence Portal |
|
1.3.4.5 |
Connect the Portal with Central Server |
|
1.3.5 |
Run the System |
|
1.3.5.1 |
Identify Errors and Bugs |
|
1.3.5.2 |
Debugging |
|
1.3.5.3 |
Risk Management |
|
1.3.5.4 |
Final Testing |
|
1.3.5.5 |
Project Handover |
|
1.4 |
Project Closing |
|
1.4.1 |
Review of Project |
|
1.4.2 |
Appraisal |
|
1.4.3 |
Documentation of Project |
|
1.4.4 |
Stakeholder Sign Off |
|
1.4.5 |
Official Closing |
Each of the activities in the project requires various resources that include human and material resources. While the human resources are required to perform activities in the project, the material resources are required to achieve the goal of the project. The detailed resource breakdown structure is shown in the following diagram.
The activity duration estimates are shown in the following table.
|
Activity Name |
Duration |
Start |
Finish |
|
Development of New Business Portal for Sisense |
112 days |
Thu 12/7/17 |
Fri 5/11/18 |
|
Project Planning |
12 days |
Thu 12/7/17 |
Fri 12/22/17 |
|
Survey of Existing Services |
5 days |
Thu 12/7/17 |
Wed 12/13/17 |
|
Meeting with Sisense Board |
7 days |
Thu 12/14/17 |
Fri 12/22/17 |
|
Determination of New Features of Proposed Business Portal |
2 days |
Thu 12/14/17 |
Fri 12/15/17 |
|
Prepare Project Plan |
5 days |
Mon 12/18/17 |
Fri 12/22/17 |
|
Authorization of the Project |
0 days |
Fri 12/22/17 |
Fri 12/22/17 |
|
Project Initiation |
13 days |
Mon 12/25/17 |
Wed 1/10/18 |
|
Appoint Stakeholders for Project |
2 days |
Mon 12/25/17 |
Tue 12/26/17 |
|
Develop Project Charter |
11 days |
Wed 12/27/17 |
Wed 1/10/18 |
|
Determine Project Scope |
1 day |
Wed 12/27/17 |
Wed 12/27/17 |
|
Determine Project Deliverables |
1 day |
Thu 12/28/17 |
Thu 12/28/17 |
|
Make Assumptions |
1 day |
Fri 12/29/17 |
Fri 12/29/17 |
|
Evaluate Constraints |
1 day |
Mon 1/1/18 |
Mon 1/1/18 |
|
Check for Business Feasibility |
5 days |
Tue 1/2/18 |
Mon 1/8/18 |
|
Calculate Overall Project Budget |
2 days |
Tue 1/9/18 |
Wed 1/10/18 |
|
Go Ahead for Project |
0 days |
Wed 1/10/18 |
Wed 1/10/18 |
|
Project Execution |
74 days |
Thu 1/11/18 |
Tue 4/24/18 |
|
Assign Roles to Stakeholders |
2 days |
Thu 1/11/18 |
Fri 1/12/18 |
|
Hire System Developers |
2 days |
Mon 1/15/18 |
Tue 1/16/18 |
|
Procure Budget for Project |
2 days |
Wed 1/17/18 |
Thu 1/18/18 |
|
Initiate Development |
57 days |
Fri 1/19/18 |
Mon 4/9/18 |
|
Upgrade Software and Hardware |
2 days |
Fri 1/19/18 |
Mon 1/22/18 |
|
Develop Software Platform |
10 days |
Tue 1/23/18 |
Mon 2/5/18 |
|
Add All Required Features |
20 days |
Tue 2/6/18 |
Mon 3/5/18 |
|
Develop Business Intelligence Portal |
25 days |
Tue 3/6/18 |
Mon 4/9/18 |
|
Connect the Portal with Central Server |
0 days |
Mon 4/9/18 |
Mon 4/9/18 |
|
Run the System |
4 days |
Tue 4/10/18 |
Fri 4/13/18 |
|
Identify Errors and Bugs |
2 days |
Tue 4/10/18 |
Wed 4/11/18 |
|
Debugging |
2 days |
Thu 4/12/18 |
Fri 4/13/18 |
|
Risk Management |
5 days |
Mon 4/16/18 |
Fri 4/20/18 |
|
Final Testing |
2 days |
Mon 4/23/18 |
Tue 4/24/18 |
|
Project Handover |
0 days |
Tue 4/24/18 |
Tue 4/24/18 |
|
Project Closing |
13 days |
Wed 4/25/18 |
Fri 5/11/18 |
|
Review of Project |
5 days |
Wed 4/25/18 |
Tue 5/1/18 |
|
Appraisal |
2 days |
Wed 5/2/18 |
Thu 5/3/18 |
|
Documentation of Project |
5 days |
Fri 5/4/18 |
Thu 5/10/18 |
|
Stakeholder Sign Off |
1 day |
Fri 5/11/18 |
Fri 5/11/18 |
|
Official Closing |
0 days |
Fri 5/11/18 |
Fri 5/11/18 |
i. Management of the Schedule
For the management of the schedule for the project, the estimated schedule is being developed using the scheduling software and the Gantt chart. In this schedule, all the activities of the project have been broken down into deliverables, sub-deliverables and work packages. These work packages are to be performed and completed within the allocated time frame mentioned in the Gantt chart.
j. Other Information Related to Time Management
In addition to the project scheduling, a change control document is to be developed. During execution of the project, there may occur some unforeseen incident that delays a particular work package. As a result, the entire schedule for the remaining part of the project will have to be changed. These changes will be documented in the change control document.
Regarding the enterprise environment, the external environment may significantly affect the progress and cost benefit of the project. The external environment includes market factor, inflation, rise of competitors, cheaper alternatives and others. These factors will also have significant effect on the overall timeline of the project.
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