BACKGROUNDINFORMATION:COMMUNITYGARDENPROJECT

The case study for this assignment is the development of a new community gardeninthetownofAshford,England.Thegardenwillbelocatedinavacantlotonthe

corner of Main Street and Elm Street. The garden will be open to all members of thecommunity and will provide a place for people to relax, exercise, and grow their ownfood.

Theprojectteamforthecommunitygardenconsistsofvepeople.Theprojectmanagerisresponsibleforoverallprojectplanningandcontrol.Thelandscape

architectisresponsiblefordesigningthegarden.Thecontractorisresponsibleforbuildingthegarden.Thevolunteersareresponsibleformaintainingthegarden.

Therststepinprojectplanningistodenetheprojectscope.Theprojectscope

denes the work that will be included in the project. The project scopestatement forthecommunitygardenisasfollows:

• The gardenwill belocated onavacant loton thecornerof MainStreet andElmStreet.
• Thegardenwillbeopentoallmembersofthecommunity.
• Thegardenwillbeaplaceforpeopletorelax,exercise,andgrowtheirownfood.
• Thegarden will be built using sustainable materials.
• Volunteers will maintain the garden.

Theprojectscheduleforthecommunitygardenisasfollows:

• Phase1:Acquireland(4weeks)
• Phase2:DesignGarden(3weeks)
• Phase3:Build agarden(10weeks)
• Phase4:PlantGarden(6weeks)
• Phase5:OpenGardento thepublic (1 week)

AdditionalInformation:

In addition to the information provided above, here are some additional detailsaboutthecasestudy:

• A local government grant is funding the project.

• The projectisexpected totake10 monthstocomplete. Theprojectstart dateis10February2023
• Theprojecthasabudgetof75,000.
• Theprojectisexpectedtobenefitthecommunitybyprovidingaplaceforpeopletorelax,exercise,andgrowtheirownfood.

ASSIGNMENTQUESTION

1. Createaprojectschedule,cost andallocateresources.Ensurethatthe

dependenciesareestablished, andmakesureaStart-to-Startrelationshipisusedinthis project.Decompose the phases into a maximum of 20 activities. State all assumptions made.

(50Marks)

1. Youare6monthsintotheprojectbutarecurrently2weeksbehindschedule.

Whatisthecurrentcostvarianceonthisproject?Showthattrackinghastakenplace.

(25Marks)

1. Createanewcopyofthestandardcalendar(perhapscalledbyyourname)andallocateitasthedefaultcalendarforyourproject.Itshouldincludethe

followingdates,whererelevant,asnon-workingdays:

Year2023:
13Feb	15Apr	18Apr	02May	02Jun	13Jul
30Aug	20Dec	22Dec	25Dec	26Dec

Howdoesthisaffecttheprojectschedule?

(25Marks)