Yaohan Sun
AD 642: Project Management
Professor: Virginia A. Greiman
Boston University
Abstract
Marry is one of the most important thing in one’s life. A wonderful marriage ceremony can give people a deep impression and fantastic memory. How people have a wonderful marriage ceremony with limited budget is the primary question to most family. How long people should prepare for the marriage and how to distribute time to different activities is very confused to many new couples. This paper is my imaginary marriage in the future. It details a project vision, goals and scope, including when, where, who and what. A detailed work breakdown structure provides the activities. A project network is constructed which identifies the critical path. Recommendations are offered to potential risk and make sure the project is completed on time with scope and budget.
Key words: marriage, scope, WBS (work breakdown structure), network
Scope and Specification
Objective
Host a wedding Ceremony on February 21, 2015 at a cost not to exceed 130,000
At Swiss Hotel in Panjin, Liaoning Province, China (My home town)
Deliverables
Food, drinks, and snacks
Soft drinks, Wines, Chocolates, and candies
Some decorations, candles, and photos
Dresses and shoes
Accessories and cosmetics
Gifts to guests
Invitations to guests
Milestones
Select the date of the marriage: November 3, 2014
Select the wedding planning company: November 11, 2014- November 21, 2014
Send invitations: December 2, 2014
Contract with the venue and make sure the food: February 12, 2015
Prepare Completed: February 19, 2015
Marriage: February 21, 2015
Work Breakdown Structure
Network
Contents and Schedule:
Select the date of the marriage
1 day
Mon 11/3/14
Tue 11/4/14
Select the venue
3 days
Tue 11/4/14
Fri 11/7/14
Select the wedding planning company
5 days
Tue 11/4/14
Tue 11/11/14
Make sure the
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