Assignment : Case 2

Case 2

This is to continue from my previous posting (17-November) after Project Deliverables.

To recall back, Project Deliverables are specific things that you'll need to do or achieve in order to meet the Project Objectives and deliver the project to your customer.

In the context of this assignment, you have to ask yourself; what are the individual things that need to be done by your customer (Touprom) to open the 2nd depot 250 miles down south in order to meet their objective of strategic expansion?

Always remember, the depot we are talking about here does not only consist of the physical warehouse. It also involves the 'software' part i.e. various systems such as IT system, logistics system, goods handling system, management system etc. These systems are important as the company is in the business of renting construction equipment to their customers.

On top of that, the mobilisation of resources (people, office, equipment etc.) and products from the 1st depot to the 2nd depot is also a major deliverable by itself.

In your report, describe briefly what these deliverables are (say, one short paragraph for each)? How do you propose to measure the completion of these deliverables? In project management, completion of any deliverable is ususally considered a milestone in the overall project; bringing the project closer to completion. As an example, handover of the completed warehouse from the appointed contractor to the owner i.e. Touprom can be considered as milestone.

6. ) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

WBS will be discussed with you in Lecture No.3. Nevertheless, I will briefly highlight about it here.

Here's some important points about WBS:

a.) WBS is a systematic process to 'breakdown' the whole project into small tasks or work packages.

b.) WBS is to be carried out after the Project Deliverables have been identified and described.

c.) WBS is the first thing that should be done in project planning. It should preceeds all other planning work such as project scheduling, network digramming, project team formation, project costing/budgeting etc.

c.) Each task or work packages can then be assigned to different people in the Project Team. These tasks may be carried out by the company's staff or sub-contracted out.

d.) WBS allows the whole project to be easier to plan, schedule, monitor and progress to be measured.