Project: Trip to the Moon

WBS Contingency
Description Estimate
Number (15%)
1 Design the Rocket
1.1 Hire Engineers $100,000 $15,000
1.2 Purchase CAD Software $25,000
1.3 Create Drawings $10,000
Design the Rocket Total $135,000 $15,000

2 Build the Rocket

2.1 Secure a build site $50,000
2.2 Buy the rocket materials $2,500,000 $375,000
2.3 Hire the builders $200,000
2.4 Assemble the parts $80,000
2.5 Transport rocket to test site $4,000 $600
Build the Rocket Total $2,834,000 $375,600

3 Test the Rocket

3.1 Bolt down rocket $3,000
3.2 Buy / Mount sensors to rocket $20,000 $3,000
3.3 Connect sensors to computers $2,000
3.4 Test (initiate burn) $500,000 $75,000
3.5 Generate reports $2,000
Test the Rocket Total $527,000 $78,000

4 Train the Astronauts

4.1 …

Estimate Rollup $3,496,000

Contingency Rollup $468,600
Cost Baseline $3,964,600

Management Reserve (20%) $792,920

Project Budget $4,757,520
From Risk Register
1.1 May have issues finding qualified rocket scientists
2.2 Specialized materials with single sourced suppliers
2.5 May have difficulty moving large structure down roads (may need permits or have to travel at
3.2 Sensors delicate and damage easily
3.4 Extreme heat and pressure may lead to damage of rocket or localized site
ed permits or have to travel at night when traffic is reduced)
WBS #
1.1
2.2
2.5
3.2
3.4

At least 8 risks
At least 3 are High or Extreme

WBS #
Description
Trigger
Contingency plan
Owner

WBS #
Description
Trigger
Contingency plan
Owner

WBS #
Description
Trigger
Contingency plan
Owner
Description
May have issues finding qualified rocket scientists
Specialized materials with single sourced suppliers
May have difficulty moving large structure down roads (may need permits or have to travel at night when traffic is reduced)
Sensors delicate and damage easily
Extreme heat and pressure may lead to damage of rocket or localized site

1.1
Super scary Risk
1 sentence - be specific
1 Paragraph - What are you going to do if the trigger hits
Who is responsible for executing the Contingency plan (Can be PM, can be SME, can be one of the project team - you decide)

2.2
Super scary Risk
1 sentence - be specific
1 Paragraph - What are you going to do if the trigger hits
Who is responsible for executing the Contingency plan

2.5
Super scary Risk
1 sentence - be specific
1 Paragraph - What are you going to do if the trigger hits
Who is responsible for executing the Contingency plan
Probability Impact Risk
4 3 High
4 5 Extreme

<-WBS and Description copied from Risk Register above.