Work breakdown Structure

Figure 1: Work breakdown Structure

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The schedule for the upgradation of website for National Archives Australia is given in the table below which reflects on the unique identifier, phases, descriptive task, milestones, duration as well as resources.

The critical path of the project is provided below:

Figure 2: Critical path

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It is found that the critical path that is reflected in red in the above figure helps in making different types of decision within the project. It is identified that critical path method helps in shortening timelines of the project as well as assists in improving resource management. In addition to this, the critical path method is utilized for comparing the planned progress with the actual progress of the project. With the help of critical analysis, the project managers can be able to determine the tasks that has been already completed with the prediction of the remaining tasks in progress. This further helps the project managers to make proper decision related with the project so that the entire project can be finished within the expected time and budget.

The schedule baseline will be communicated to the stakeholders with the help of methods that are generally elaborated below:

Project reports: Project reports are considered as the most common way of communicating the schedule baseline with the stakeholders of the project. The project report may contain proper information as well as details about the schedule baseline that generally assists in providing proper overview about the project.

Slides and presentation: Slides as well as presentation is another way of visually communicating information related with schedule baseline to the project stakeholders. This method can be utilized for communicating to large group by ensuring that each of the stakeholders can get the same information.

Online tools: Online tools can be utilized for communicating with the stakeholders of the project. It is found that the utilization of Seavus project viewer assists in providing online access of Microsoft project so that the stakeholders can be able to get proper overview about the schedule baseline of the project.

It is found that both planned as well as actual tracking schedule is provided in the form of Gantt chart which reflects the variation between actual as well as planned.

Figure 3:  Planned tracking Gantt chart

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Figure 4:  Actual tracking Gantt chart

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 The options that are available in order to bring the project back are generally listed below:

• Focussing on managing time of the project
• Reviewing the utilization of resources
• Allocating more resources
• Proper management

In order bring the project back to the schedule, a greater number of resources are allocated within the project with proper management so that the entire project can be completed as per the actual plan.

The processes that will be put in place are elaborated below:

 Measure: The time of the project schedule is measured with the help of time tracker as well as percentage of work completed in project.

Record: It is found that in order to track information related with the project, the project manager create project files as well as project documents

Project progress of activities: Periodic review of project schedule must be done in order to know the progress of the project.

 It is found that in order to implement the agreed schedule changes, it is very much necessary to undertake steps that are generally elaborated below:

Updating baseline of the project: It is quite necessary to update the baseline of the project for implementing the agreed schedule changes.

Changing the scope of the project: The scope management plan must be changed due to the addition of agreed changes within the project.

Updating the change log: The change log must be updated for successful implementation of the schedule changes within the project.

 It is identified that the project performance is on time and as per the assumed completion date of the project. This is because, time of the project is managed quite effectively and if schedule slippage is seen in any of the project activities, it is managed by doing extra work so that the next activity of the project can get completed within the assumed time as per the schedule. Moreover, the project managers engage in planning schedule management as well as undertaking earned value analysis for finishing the entire project on time.

The time management issues that are faced or experienced while undertaking the project is elaborated in the table below:

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