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Continue working on the selected project case, this assessment is designed to assess your technical skills in planning and communicating a project effectively. You required to continue working with your group on the selected project and develop and write schedule management plan that includes identify processes, tools and techniques to be used and document to be developed as per your client’s requirements, define activities (activity list, proper activity logic, activities identification), milestones list, activities sequence, relationships (F_S, S_S, S_F, F_F), Lags, leading times, project network and critical path(s), estimating activity duration (basics of estimation, durations, resources estimation and allocation), identifying roles and responsibilities in scheduling, and monitoring and controlling schedule (EVA relevant to project schedule) Just description of the methods and tools. Using your MS project skills, you are required to develop MS project report of schedule plan, and resources plan (sheet and allocation for each activity) and develop schedule baseline. You also require to develop andwrite project cost management plan that includes: plan cost management (identify processes, tools and techniques to be used and project documents to be developed as per your client’s requirements), define cost elements (labour, material, variable cost), identify types of cost (direct, indirect, fixed, variable), determine the estimating method (s): (top-down, bottom-up), use estimating techniques (analogous, parametric, three-point method) to estimate budget (creation): establish time-phased budget, provide a discussion on monitoring and controlling cost (EVA relevant to project cost including forecasting and variances), and establish a cost baseline.


For successful completion of this assessment, you should meet with your group regularly (at least once a week face to face or via Zoom meeting). you require to study the material provided (lecture slides, tutorials, and reading materials), engage in the unit’s activities, and in the discussion forums. The prescribed textbook is the main reference along with the recommended reading material. Groups expected to discuss their work with lecturer and to seek support.

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Dilpreet answered on Sep 02 2021
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SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SYDNEY LIGHT RAIL PROJECT
Introduction:
The purpose of this schedule management plan is to identify the processes of this project and tools and techniques used in this project. Required documents as per the need are also discussed in this plan. Activity list, activity logic and activity identification have been discussed in this management plan. Milestones list along with activity sequence has been included. The F_S relationships between activities have been discussed. Lags, leading times, project network and estimated activity duration have also been considered. Roles and respons
ibilities in scheduling have been stated in this report. Monitoring and controlling the schedules are also incorporated here.
This report also provides an insight into the project’s cost management plan. This section of the report includes cost management plan, cost elements and types of cost. Cost estimating methods along with estimating techniques are also mentioned. Monitoring and controlling of costs has been discussed.
Identification of processes:
The Sydney light rail project is a transport solution build with an investment of $2.1billion and covers a total stretch of 12 kilometers. This project was delivered in two process packages:
1. Laing O’Rourke Construction Australia delivered an early work package. This involved relocation of utilities such as water pipes, telecommunication cables, gas pipes and electricity cables. Certain demolitions were also included in this phase.
2. ALTRAC Light Rail consortium was awarded with a public private partnership for design, construction, operation, maintenance and financing.
Tools and techniques used in the project:
Coordinated approach technique was used in this project. TFNSW and ALTRAC worked as a unified team. Regular meetings were held between TFNSW and ALTRAC. These meetings were critical as they help to identify the issues which have emerged or which may emerge, development of strategies to overcome these issues were developed and lessons learnt were implemented.
Mechanisms for communication were provided by construction environment management plan between TFNSW’s and ALTRAC’s environment and sustainability team.
Regular site inspections were conducted to ensure compliance with environmental requirements.
Regular meetings were held to review the system and share vital information.
Documents required for this project:
Environment and planning documents:
1. Boundary map of the premise
2. Environment management plans
3. Statement of environmental impact
4. Documents related to relocation
5. Design reports
6. Construction documents
Supporting documents:
1. Sydney light rail urban dominance reference group
2. Local access plans
3. Fact sheets
Other documents:
1. Project management schedule
2. Timeline
3. Plan management schedule
4. Cost management documents
Activity List: The following activities have been performed in this project:
1. Collecting requirements: gathering the stakeholders, interview of users and documents required
2. Project planning: project scope development, budget and resource plan construction, conduction of meetings and identifying project requirements
3. Gathering Technical requirements: specification of rail network, specification of software, specification of sub systems and acceptance of technical specifications.
4. Network system design: designing of route, designing of rail system and designing of software and sub system.
5. Network System development: User interface development along with rail system and sub system development.
6. Testing: testing of rail system and preparation of testing reports.
7. Meeting and training: meeting with stakeholders on test outcomes and training to personnel.
8. Estimation of cost: cost which may be incurred, sources and techniques of cost management.
9. Review of project: monitoring of project activities.
Activity logic:
The project was delivered with the following activity logic:
1. In December 2012 the NSW government decided to build the Sydney light rail project.
2. The government then decided to gather stakeholders and other data which would be required to establish the product.
3. The scope of the project was then planned and budget and resources were discussed.
4. Then the focus shifted to the technical requirements of the project. These included specifications of software which will be used, equipments required such as sensors, gateways etc.
5. Next was to construct the network design i.e. route of the light rail and stops which it will cover. This also included designing of software to control this rail system.
6. Network system development was done to develop the rail system and user interface along with the sub system.
7. The system was then tested and testing reports were prepared. The test results decided the acceptance of the project.
8. The cost which may be incurred in this project was calculated and resources were analyzed.
9. Relocation of several utilities was done. There were some demolitions as well.
10. The project was then completed according to the environmental compliances.
11. Review of the project is often done and training is provided to personnels as and when needed.
Milestone list:
SRLP is a huge project and has achieved several milestones till date.
1. Feasibility of the design: feasible design preparation by the service provider considering
Road designs, underground utility services, light rail alignment, stop, interchanging of mode, environmental impact, geology of each corridor etc.
2. Engineering standards Framework: Framework designed by service provider for standards to govern the construction, design and maintenance of all the systems. Any minimum performance requirements are to be mentioned at this stage. The standards developed must be interoperable with the existing standards. The standards developed must be arranged in logical hierarchy.
3. Final feasibility design: based on initial feasibility design. This is used to finalize the preliminary project design along with the estimated cost.
4. Scoping design: this involves identification of technical constraints and...
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