Hello, can you please help with this Project Time Management Overview report?

Scenario: John Readings Pty. Ltd. Re-design Bookstore Caf John Readings is an Australian book publisher, distributer and retail business with stores located throughout Australia and New Zealand and a large online business. At present a total of ten retail outlets located in state capitals contain Cafes. As part of the company's future development plans all retail outlets will soon have Cafes located within them. However, before this can happen, the current Caf design for the ten retail outlets need to be refreshed and upgraded. The upgrade includes a fresh new menu, new furniture and layout design as well as a play area for children.

You have undertaken the project kick off meeting with the project steering committee (Procurement Director, Marketing Director, the Director of Finance and the Caf Operations Manager). The project has been approved by the Project Sponsor, CEO, Damian Black.

An architect has been contracted to design the new look and feel and this has been approved by the steering committee.

The architect and building contractor have provided updated costing estimates for each of the ten stores on which the project budget is being based. They have advised, in order to minimise business disruption, the order of works will be:

Stage 1 - Two days (no business disruption) - Playground fit out and flooring - Fencing and shade sail installation - Landscaping and new outdoor furniture Stage 2 - Two days (caf closure) - Removal of booths - Repainting of caf dining area interior - Laying of floating floor over existing tiled floor caf dining area only - New dining furniture and artwork

The Procurement Director has identified preferred suppliers for furniture and fit outs including the playgrounds. Damian Black, CEO has advised the following: It is assumed the marketing staff will contribute to the project, helping with the branding and other promotional items as required. The existing team is able to fully participate in training where required. It is assumed construction can take place simultaneously with other project deliverables. Constraints - budget and time are sufficient for the project, all products purchased for the caf and playground will meet with the organisational quality standards and safety standards. Only approved preferred suppliers will supply equipment and furniture. The project is dependent on external dependencies, which involves consultation with the architect, building contractor and consultant chef.

Building contractor was chosen based on his assurance that caf shutdown times would be minimised to two days and the trade of the attached bookstore would be able to continue. Kitchen modifications, equipment and fit out work will not be included in the project and any requirements will need to be drawn from the operational budget for repairs/maintenance/equipment. You are responsible for liaising the HR and individual caf managers and staff in regard to caf shut down periods. Payroll has agreed to place information on payslips for individuals employed by each store notifying them of their cafe's shutdown period. During the shutdown period for each caf the HR team will organise a venue for new menu training which will be facilitated by the consultant chef.

A revised budget has been developed in consultation with the Finance Manager of $200,000 for nine stores with the tenth store requiring a budget of $250,000 and an extra two day shutdown period. The project is scheduled to commence on 10/01/2021 and be completed by 10/05/2021. You are now ready to develop the work breakdown structure and implement the project schedule.

Can you please help answer the below questions:

1. Based on the case study information, explain the estimation techniques you will use to determine task duration and resource effort and who you will consult with. 2. Based on your understanding of the requirements, explain the procedure you will use to identify the critical paths. 3. The committee has asked you to develop a short PowerPoint presentation to explain the project life cycle phases. They have also asked you to include in this presentation three best practice time management methodologies, their capabilities, limitations, applications and outcomes. You will present this to them at your next steering committee meeting. 4. Describe a minimum of two key tools you will use for project scheduling and how they best suit this project. 5. Explain your chosen methodology for the project schedule and how this will help support the management of the project schedule. Your report must include the process for gaining approval from the steering committee. 6. Create a procedure for managing project baselines, establishment and variance for this project. 7. Explain how you will review progress throughout the project life cycle for this project. 8. Explain how you will implement agreed schedule changes for this project.