developing a project report based on a case study

Task Instructions Ensure that you have read the chapters of the prescribed text on these topics: • Basic project concepts • Project management and organisational capability • Project integration management • Project scope management PART I Assignment requirements – based on the following Grand Wines case study As the project manager you are required to present an initial project report to the project sponsor that shows how you propose to implement this project. As the project manager you may make any assumptions you think are necessary. You must incorporate, as a minimum, the following specific project outputs: * Project Integration: 1. SWOT analysis for proposed system 2. Project charter – PM, objectives, success measures, roles, approach 3. Stakeholder register and stakeholder analysis * Scope Management: 1. Project scope statement 2. WBS (level 2/3) – Word doc or MS Project As you prepare your report, please don't forget to format it so that it is easy to read and conforms to the standard report format. All referencing in the project material must be in accordance with the APA style guide. Case study – Grand Wines You are an employee of Grand Wines Ltd and project leader of a proposed project to equip each of the company’s 20 sales representatives with a wireless data entry device by which they could instantly communicate customer orders to the company’s central sales database in Sydney. The sales representatives operate over all areas of NSW and service around 400 independent wine and liquor stores in the state. Currently, the sales representatives complete customer orders manually and after leaving a copy with the customer, they forward the customer orders by mail or fax to the sales department in Sydney, where the orders are entered into the sales database and processed through the inventory system for shipment to the customer. The problems with the current process are: • At least one-day is lost in supplying customers with products because of the delays in getting orders into the system. • Sales representatives do not know the latest inventory position of their products when they accept orders from the customer. Delays in delivery can result when orders are placed on “back-order” because of a lack of stock. • Orders are often “lost” or entered into the sales database incorrectly through human error. • The sales representatives and many customers are dissatisfied with the current situation. Competitive wine companies have improved their order systems and are outperforming Grand Wines Ltd in terms of delivery speed, order accuracy, availability of ordered stock and overall customer satisfaction. Your CEO has stressed the importance of the project to the company and asked you to use your skills as a project manager to make sure the project is successful by following the relevant project management processes. You have been assigned a project leader of this project. Your manager has given you guidance that the project needs to be completed within 6 months and that costs should be minimised wherever possible. Note: Include a list of assumptions at the beginning of your submission. Task 1 • SWOT Analysis is Correct (5 marks) • Quality of presentation of answers (5 marks) Task 2 • Project charter format is correct (3 marks) • Project approach makes sense (2 marks) • Provided stakeholder information with their signatures (3 marks) • Quality of presentation of answers (2 marks) Task 3 • Stakeholder register and stakeholder analysis are correct (15 marks) • Quality of presentation of answers (5 marks) Task 4 • Project scope statement format is correct • Project characteristics, requirements and success criteria makes sense • Quality of presentation of answers 3 Task 5 • WBS covers the product life cycle (5 marks) • Execution cycle makes sense (10 marks) • WBS completed with the given number of tasks (3 marks) • Quality of presentation of answers (2 marks)