Table of Contents
Introduction.
Main Body.
Conclusion.
References.
The goal of this project is to change the company website of Dressed by Saab from its current stable website to a dynamic, modern, and interactive website. Besides that, the end product of the project is expected to bring growth in sales for an organization through achieving new markets because it will start selling from online stores as well as physical stores. After launching the new website, Dressed by Saab will try to find stakeholders with a large local courier organization to facilitate home delivery of the bought product. Before beginning on a project, this is important to make a plan that will guide those stakeholders involved. Moreover, project planning is the most important initial and key step for project development (Lückmann and Färber, 2016).
Stakeholder analysis
This analysis reveals the breakdown of large project beneficiaries and influencers. In this case, the stakeholders can be referred to the person either who will contribute to the process or those who will be influenced by it (Babar, 2019). The following are the key stakeholders:
Internal |
External |
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Affected by the process |
Tim Wolf - CEO |
Suppliers (of catering services) Supplier of Internet services |
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Affected by the result |
Tim Wolf - CEO |
Customers |
Sarah Wolf – Sponsor
Sarah Wolf, together with her spouse Tim Wolf, co-owns the company. Even though she is not a director in the organization, she owns some equity. Further, she is going to be the key investor of the project.
Kevin Strutter - Project Manager
He is the project manager. He will be in charge of the project’s affairs from planning to delivery of the final product.
Tim Wolf-CEO
He is the top executive officer of the company as well as the one who requested the upgrade.
Table: Stakeholder identification and prioritization matrix
Stakeholder Identification and Prioritization Matrix |
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What is important to this stakeholder: |
CEO |
Sponsor |
PM & Developers |
The courier company |
Power |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Interest |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Influence |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Impact |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Urgency |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Legitimacy |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Total |
6 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
Priority: |
Key |
Other |
Key |
Key |
Stakeholder |
Interest in project |
Priority |
Support strategies |
CEO |
Ensure PM & team are on the track of all time |
Key |
Constant communication and reporting from PM |
Sponsor |
Look at the project finished effectively as planned |
Other |
Give the essential incentives and economic support |
Project manager (PM) |
Provide a successful project |
Key |
To organize his team members and encourage them |
Project developers |
Deliver the successful project |
Key |
Work according to PM’s strategies |
Courier company |
See the online sales component working |
Key |
Provide insights on logistics and functional design considerations |
Supplier of internet and Catering service |
Provide internet and catering services to the team during development respectively |
Other |
Make sure the team has a consistent high-speed connection in the entire project, ensure the team has access to meals and snacks as needed. |
Project decision-making guide
During the project, different stakeholders will naturally have to make different decisions regarding the project, which will normally be intended to maintain or bring the project back on track (Davies et al. 2018).
Project decision-making guide |
|
Person/ method |
When |
CEO decides |
Overall project progress is critical |
Project manager decides |
Time, budget, or other resources are critical |
A team member decides |
Decision impact daily affairs; no long-term impact on the project, like extend the day to complete some task |
The project team discusses with the PM |
A critical decision affecting all developers needs to be made like a formal extension of work hours to meet the deadline |
Sponsors decide |
The budget has been overrun |
Team members collectively decide |
To enhance their effectiveness, like by reducing overheads and enhancing internal communication and collaboration |
Stakeholder engagement, assessment matrix
This assessment is intended for assessing the levels to which various stakeholders are involved in the project. In case, stakeholders are at a level of involvement beyond the expectations, steps need to be taken to reach the desired level. Moreover, these steps may include actions for example explaining project modules to the related stakeholders (Demirkesen and Ozorhon, 2017).
Note: C refers to the current engagement level while D is the desired engagement level.
Stakeholder engagement, assessment matrix |
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Stakeholder |
Unaware |
Resistant |
Neutral |
Supportive |
Leading |
CEO |
C, D |
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Sponsor |
C |
D |
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PM |
C, D |
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Developers |
C |
D |
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Courier company |
C |
D |
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Internet providers |
C, D |
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Catering service providers |
C, D |
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Customers |
C |
D |
Stakeholder communication matrix |
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Stakeholder |
Learn from |
Share with |
Timing |
Method |
Owner |
CEO |
Project plan |
Daily guidelines |
At the start, at milestones |
Meetings |
Sponsor |
Sponsor |
CEO, PM |
PM |
At the start, as required |
Phone, email |
Sponsor |
PM |
Project plan |
Project team |
Weekly, as required |
Meetings, Crisis meetings |
PM |
Developers |
Project plan: PM |
PM |
Weekly, as needed |
Meeting, personally |
PM |
Courier company rep. |
PM, Project goals |
PM, the project team |
As needed |
Meetings |
CEO |
Internet and other service providers |
PM |
PM |
At the start, as needed |
Meetings, phone |
PM |
Customers |
Developers |
Project team |
As needed |
Phone |
Project team |
Project meeting
Advance agenda
Project team: Client and executive stakeholders
Date: 18th November 2020
Time: 11.00 am
Purpose: To set the criteria for selecting the project team
Topic |
Person |
Time |
Review agenda |
CEO |
3 minutes |
Lay guidelines |
PM |
5 minutes |
Meeting evaluation |
Sponsor |
1 minute |
Meeting minutes
Project team: Client and executive stakeholders
Date: 18th November 2020
Time: 11.00 am
Present:
Kevin Strutter - Project Manager.
Tim Wolf - CEO.
Sarah Wolf - Sponsor.
An Kloumikov -Senior developer
Apologies:
Ann Kurtis – Developer
Decisions made:
It is agreed that experience and dynamism should be considered when deciding on the development of team members and the possibility of higher education for the maintenance team should be considered. Furthermore, it was also settled that the development team should not be more than 10 people and not less than 7.
Meeting evaluation
The meeting addressed the agenda effectively. Some issues about the number of project developers arose, but they were resolved (Niazi et al. 2016).
Issues log
Open issues |
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Name |
Date opened |
Originator |
Potential impact |
Progress |
Project team motivation |
18th November 2020 |
PM |
Slowing project progress |
To be determined in the next meeting |
Working hours |
18th November 2020 |
CEO |
Budget overrun from overtime |
PM to discuss with the selected team at the later time |
Lack of dedicated meeting room |
18th November 2020 |
PM |
Disruption of the meeting schedule |
To be determined by the CEO before the subsequent meeting |
Closed Issues |
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Name |
Date opened |
Originator |
How solved |
Date closed |
Number of project developers |
18th November 2020 |
Sponsor |
Proper clarification to sponsor |
18th November 2020 |
Involvement of external stakeholders |
18th November 2020 |
An Kournikov - Senior developer |
External stakeholder to be made a demand on when required |
18th November 2020 |
Project meeting plus-delta evaluation
This evaluation explores what went well in the meeting as well as what can be better in the following meetings. We must acknowledge that motivation is important in project development and so the requirement to ignore the negative comment about the project (Teixeira et al. 2016).
Plus |
A |
Members arrived on time |
We can attend only on the schedule next time to save more time at the time of the meetings |
Arising issues were resolved effectively |
Subject professionals ought to be tasked with addressing problems within their spheres in the future |
This project plan includes the basics needed to start a project. Moreover, it has recognized project communication strategies, stakeholders, meeting formats, and issue resolution. All these elements can be considered based on whether the project can follow the next development steps. Further, the project plan also creates decision-making strategies that are an important component of any project. Once the plan is complete, the initial stakeholders can follow the next steps scheduled at the meeting.
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