Individual Project: .
Week 4 Individual Project
Individual Project: . Your final project (due in Week 8) will include the following:
A formal change request
An evaluation of the impact of the change (as submitted to the Change Control Board)—time and labour only. Note: It will be necessary to create the original project schedule and budget to analyse the impact of the change request. Consider that the additional wing will be built concurrently.
A list of all the assumptions made
An analysis of risk factors due to the change request
A new project schedule that shows:
The additional time required
The additional labour cost
The new completion date
A statement of work for one contractor
A contract closure process description for one contractor
A project closure process description
The project details are as follows:
The Smiths decide to build a house on a piece of land that they have purchased. They have consulted with an architect and have the blueprints created. You are a general contractor and have agreed to build the house for them. The Smiths inform you that they had been considering the addition of an extra wing in the house but have now decided against it as the additional space is unnecessary. The original blueprints that the Smiths gave you did not have the additional wing.
You have projected that it will take you 12 weeks to complete the house. However, you need a buffer to accommodate the uncertain weather conditions, and you tell the Smiths that you will need 14 weeks. The Smiths are really anxious to move into their new house. Although they agree for 14 weeks, they also want to put in a penalty for late completion. You agree, provided they also put in a bonus for early completion. You reach an agreement with the Smiths, and the contract is signed. You have figured the project duration and effort as follows:
Task Duration (days) Effort (staff days) Comments Get a building permit. 5 1 Clear the site. 5 20 Dig the foundation and…





