Project: New Garden Beds

Project Definition

The project is defined as the design, planning, and

construction of a new garden beds in my backyard. This

project has the goals of 1) a cost no greater than $3,000

and 2) a start-to-finish time no greater than one months.

The construction of the garden beds will commence on

October 1. There will be multiple work forces and trades

working on the project at any given time, and the Project

Manager has the right to increase/decrease the work force

at his discretion.

Organization

Project Manager

Responsible for the overall planning, organization,

management, and tracking of the project

All changes to scope, schedule, or budget must be

approved by the PM

All contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and third

parties will report to and be subject to the direction of the

PM

The PM will maintain the master schedule and will be

responsible for keeping it up-to-date with completed work

and changes

The PM will be responsible for signing all close-out and

completion documentation and no contractor may

demobilize from the site prior to receiving completion

notice

Contractors

Responsible for delivering their scope of work to the

specifications and plans

Will be the primary contact point and responsible for

working collaboratively with the Project Manager

Detailed scopes and specifications can be found in the

Work Breakdown Structure

Roster

Name Role(s) Organization Contact Information

Myself Project Manager NA NA

TBD Design

TBD Ground Work

TBD Prepare soil

TBD Planting Plants

TBD Landscaping

Major Deliverables

Milestone Major Deliverable Responsible Party

1

Design complete Design

2

Design approved Project Manager

3 Finance completion Project Manager

4 Ground work Landscaper 5

Soil, garden beds, planting, landscaping

Landscaper

6

Final approval Project Manager

Project Plan

Work Breakdown Structure

Step Planning Ground work

Prepare soil

Planting Landscaping

1 Design Mark the area

Add rich organic compost, manure and fertiliser

Place plants before planting

Grass seeding

2 Fund arrangement

Get rid of grass

Blend new ingredients

Find the exact spots

3 Solicit Contractors

Dig it up

Turn the beds

Plant in the ground

4 Confirm Contractors

Edge the beds

Add fresh garden soil with organic

Spread mulch

5 Fix garden beds

Mix new soil with old

Water it in

6 Leave for couple of weeks

7 Remove weeds

8 Dig again

9

Risk Assessment

Risk Register

Priority

Description

Consequence

Impact

Likelihood

Risk Score

Mitigation Plan

Owner

High Design delays

Measuring the areas, taking idea, drawing

30 40 12 Be proactive and diligent in

Project Manager

the requirements and fund arrangement will affect for the entire project

getting the project fully designed and finance ready

High Delay in Planning

Design selection, find an appropriate contractor will take time and it will affect for the rest of the flows

25 40 10 Prioritise the planning

Project Manager

High Delay in ground work

The equipment availability, rock removal, ground preparat

25 15 3.8 Prioritise the ground work

Contractor

ion and weather can be affected

Moderate

Delay in prepare soil

This will affect for the following processes

30 10 3 Contractor

Moderate

Delay in planting

This can leads to seasonal changes and not growing as expected

15 5 .75 Contractor

Moderate

Delay in landscaping

landscaping scope will only affect the final outcome of my project

0 0 0 Contractor