ABC Company Extreme Lawn Mower
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Project Management Final Project
Prepared for:
Professor Georgina Gill
MGMT 6084
Prepared by:
Bhavya Arora
Nicole Chanthiam
Bellur Shruthi
PROJECT CHARTER
Background
A niche market segment of 10% has been identified for a high-performance riding style lawn mower. The launch of this lawn mower will contribute to the company’s long-term strategies.
Goals
- High efficiency lawn mower with 35 HP engine
- To be designed in riding style with luxurious cab
- High quality and durable cutting blades
- High speed cutting
- Flexible gauges for adjustments
Scope
To design and manufacture a high-end, high efficiency lawn mower with a 35 HP engine. A riding style mower will be designed and released on or before 30th March 2019 without exceeding a budget of $1million.
Key Stakeholders
Customers | All customers of ABC Company |
Sponsor | Georgina Gill |
Project Manager | Bellur Shruthi |
Project Team | Bhavya Arora, Nicole Chanthiam |
Project Milestones
Milestones | Due Date |
Project Exploration | 12th April 2018 |
Market study | 25th April 2018 |
Approval of proposal | 01 May 2018 |
Equipment Design | 14th June 2018 |
Go-no-go | 23rd June 2018 |
Supplier selection & raw material | 02th July 2018 |
Product Development | 18th Oct 2018 |
Go-no-go | 30th Oct 2018 |
Assembly | 15th Dec 2018 |
End user testing | 09th Jan 2019 - 25th Feb 2019 |
Launch & Monitoring | 06th March 2019 |
Marketing | 14th March 2019 |
Project Budget – Not exceeding $1 million
Project Time – Not exceeding 1 year
Constraints, Assumptions and Risks
Constraints | Budget of $1 million, Time of 1 year |
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Escalation Matrix
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Team Norms
- Project members and managers to abide to rules set in team norms which is duly signed.
- Mandatory for project team to attend weekly review meetings.
- In an event where a meeting is to be missed, an email to all relevant stakeholders and members will be sent with updated action items if any assigned were to absentee.
- Delays to be identified at least 5-7 days in advance.
- If delays in deadline are expected, Project Manager has to be notified on email backed with reasons for delay.
- Communication regarding project will strictly be through emails. Offline media will be not be treated as official communication.
- Weekly review meetings can also be attended over conference call in case the employee is travelling or out of office.
- Have a positive and professional attitude. Assist teammates clear roadblocks and build rapport with cross functional teams.
- Maintain a healthy and respectful work environment.
- Treat conflicts as professional and creative differences.
Approval Signatures
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[Georgina Gill], Project Sponsor | [Bellur Shruthi], Project Manager |
Date: 10th April, 2018 (casual.pm, n.d.)