PMBOK Added Task Duration Justification

Process

INITIATION 1. Project Objectives 1 day Only 1 meeting is required with Mo

Mulundi
2. Develop 2 days 1 days is required for setting expected
Performance results and another day for Key
Criteria Performance Indicators (KPI) List
3. Establish Key 1 day Most project details are available at this
Assumptions and point.
Constraints
4. Research 1 day This will only involve contacting software
Outsourcing developers and gather information to use
Options for outsourcing.
5. Team Selection 1 day Hold interviews/talks with team
members/stakeholders. This should take a
day. Done after identification of key
stakeholders.
6. Determine a 1 day Communication infrastructure is already in
communication existence. The methods and procedures
protocol have to be determined, e.g. chain to follow
when making a complaint and methods of
communication, i.e. email or fax or
WhatsApp
7. Investigate Legal 2 days With the help of a legal advisor this usually
Issues takes 2 days.

PMBOK Added Task Duration Justification

Process

PLANNING 1.Scope Management 1 day Will involve 1 meeting for requirements

Plan documentation, a day for a traceability
matrix and 3 days for documentation.
2.Financial Analysis 1 day A day is sufficient to do financial analysis.
3. Contents Updates 1 day 1 day is sufficient since most of the data is
and Site Maintenance available at this point.
Planning
4.Prepare Working 4 days This will involve creating office space, online
environment sharing platform (i.e. shared drive, calendar)
4 days is the most likely duration for this.
5.Plan Integration of 4 days The development of the new system may
existing system with the interfere with the existing one. Planning for
new intranet site this is required. 4 days is adequate based on
previous case studies.
PMBOK Added Task Duration Justification
Process

Execution 1. Creation of a 7 days A manual for an intranet of this magnitude

system is required. Since most of the components
maintenance and will involve set up procedures for users
user manual and troubleshooting based on the design,
7 days should be adequate.
2. Conduct 10 days This will involve contacting sellers and
procurements waiting for their responses and comparing
the options. This should take at least a
week since it is mostly software being
compared.
3. Debugging 2 days Sufficient given the development time.

PMBOK Process Added Task Duration Justification

Monitoring & 1. Net Present Value Once a week The value of the
Control Analysis project needs to be
checked on a weekly
basis
2. Risk Once a week An update of the risk
Control/Assessment is a good way to
monitor and control.
It will coincide with
the weekly project
reports and the NPV
analysis.
3. Stakeholder Once a month A monthly meeting
engagement to update the
stakeholders is
necessary.

PMBOK Process Added Task Duration Justification

Closing 1. Work 1 day Formulated from

performance existing progress
Formulation reports. Not a lot of
work is required.
2. Intranet 7 days Survey results are
Survey collected quickly if an
Evaluation & online platform is
feedback used.