We are a local carpenter company known as WindRight, and we have been contacted by local farmers to, refurbish a total of 3 medium tool sheds. This project is projected to take about 1-2 weeks, and requires us to reconstruct everything from the foundation (wood floor), to the new shelves they want constructed inside. WindRight has set a budget of around 5 thousand dollars, which will include the cost of purchasing new wood and some extra expenses.
Material is predicted to be about 2.5 thousand which includes the wood, hardware (nails), and shingles. We must outsource the repairing of roof shingles to the local roofing company, and be ready to outsource some extra help from the local job offices. After we have meet most of these needs, we must schedule the order in which we will refurbish the sheds, and how long we will take to get them to the farmer's liking.
Mission/ Purpose
What is your project going to accomplish? How does this project relate to overall strategic goals and objectives of the company? Is it part of a program or larger project?
Project
Description and Project Product
What will this project create? What are the outcome products being created with this project? At a high level, how do you plan on completing the work required for this project? List at least five high-level deliverables (outputs) that will be generated from the execution of this project. This section will help to prepare for your project scope and WBS later in the course.
Objectives
What objective is this project designed to meet? List a high-level objective statement for the overall project and at least three to five goals required to meet this objective. These must be measurable. For example, if an objective of the project is the cut cost, then by how much will costs be cut?
Business Need
Why should we do this project? What will be gained, changed, or modified? Is there a financial or business reason to do this project? Explain, in detail, how this project will be beneficial to the project owner.
Milestones
What are the key milestone dates associated with the project? Milestones may show the completion of a set of major deliverables or phases. List at least 10 milestones and provide estimated end dates for each. Milestones must have associated dates.
User Acceptance Criteria
What are the minimum success criteria as defined by the key stakeholders? How will you monitor and measure the project quality? How will the project owners determine if the project is a success or not? These must be detailed and measureable.
High-Level Project Assumptions
What are the assumptions on which the project is based? What 7-10 statements do you believe to be true or will become true about the project during project execution but cannot be sure at this time?
High-Level Project Constraints
What are the major limiting factors that affect the project? What 8-10 rules, regulations, requirements, laws, processes, or procedures are you bound by on this project?
Exclusions and Boundaries
What are the boundaries of the project? To ensure that your project scope is properly constrained, identify 8-10 things that will be excluded from the project plans. What items will be not be included in the project?
Major Risks
What are the major risks affecting the project? List a minimum of 7 to 10 risks. These risks must occur during the project, not after the project finishes or before the project starts. The risks defined should be directly associated with the project implementation.