PROJECT (30%)

BVE3624 PROJECT PLANNING & EXECUTION

Example of cover page should be included this table: -

Student’s Slides (5 Presentation Total (90

Matric ID Assignment Report (80 Marks)
Name Marks) (5 Marks) Marks)
Q1 a) Q1 b) Q2 a) Q2 b)

 Marks to be filled by the lecturer

INSTRUCTIONS:

This assignment contains 2 tasks; Task 1 and Task 2. Answer all the questions given.

Total marks: 90 (30%);

 80 marks for correct answers and good report
 5 marks for the slides
 5 marks for individual presentation

* Prepare cover page including the list of members and contribution of each member.
* Prepare presentation slides and submit in the Kalam as well
* Submit report in Word file, slides (.ppt) and for the Gantt Chart, please upload the Ms. Project
file

Due date: End of Semester

 TASK 1: GANTT CHART & NETWORK/ AON DIAGRAM (30 MARKS)

Table 1: List of activities for an IT project

Code ACTIVITIES DURATION PIC PREDECESS

(DAYS) OR
A Kick-off meeting 2 Adam -
B Business & objective overview 3 Alex A
C Detailed requirements 2 Jacob A
D Hardware requirements 3 Danny B
E Final Resource Plan 4 Jenny C
F Database development 2 Alex D
G API Development 1 Ben B, E
H Development Phase 3 Danny F, G
I Hardware Configuration 2 Pat H
J System UAT & System 4 Ben I
Launching

Table 1 required:

Additional information: -
• Project start date is 1st October 2023.
• Add milestones at activity codes: C and H.

a) Please establish the IT project from the given Table 1 by constructing a Gantt Chart
using the Microsoft Project. Refer to the below changes which are only applied for Gantt
Chart and not for Q1 b).
 For the activity code: G, change the predecessor to B(FS3)
 For the activity code: H, change the predecessor to G only
(10 Marks)

b) Draw a network/ AON diagram based on the given Table 1

(20 Marks)
TASK 2: COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND EVM (50 MARKS)

a) Cost Benefit Analysis (25 Marks)

Table 2: Cost and benefit of a project

Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Cost 43,000 18,00 33,00 35,00 20,000 29,00 24,00
0 0 0 0 0
Benefit 0 32,00 39,00 44,00 47,000 59,00 66,00
0 0 0 0 0

Table 2 required:

i. Develop a cost-benefit analysis table based on the table above. (Use 2 decimal
places in all calculations and all steps must show clearly.)
(9 Marks)

ii. Calculate the Return on Investment (ROI) of this information system project.
(2 Marks)

iii. Compute payback period for this project

(2 Marks)

iv. Use the Present Value Factors (based on discount rate 13% p.a.) to analyse the Net
Present Value (NPV) of the new information system.
(9 Marks)

v. Analyze the project based on the calculated payback period and ROI
(3 Marks)
b) Earned Value Management (EVM) (25 Marks)

i. Estimate the project cost and durations for your proposed project by filling the
Table 3 as below (refer to the example and you are not allowed to use the same
figures/ number as example (Project IT). (Hint: give/ assume any relevant and
logical amount and duration for your proposed project).
(3 Marks)

Table 3: Estimation of cost and duration for the project

Project Estimated Planned Estimated % Weeks Expenditure/

Name Cost (RM) Cost Duration Completion Completion Spent Cost
(RM)/ (RM)
week
e.g. 20,000 1200 10 weeks 60% 5 weeks 12,500
Project IT

i. Analyze EVM this project (hint: calculate PV, EV, CV, SV, CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, VAC
and TCPI).
(20 Marks)

ii. Infer or summarize this project based on the calculated EVM in Q2b) ii. as above.
(2 Marks)