Project Planning

Project Plan Forecast

“A project monitoring system involves determining what data to collect; how, when, and who will collect the data; analysis of the data; and reporting current progress. Gray and Larson (2006).”

A communications plan. addressing how progress will be reported to the various project sponsors and executives

“When giving a status report to superiors, project managers must present the most positive image possible without stretching the truth. They should adapt their communication pattern to that of the senior group, making it a point to use buzzwords and jargon valued by superiors in their presentations. Gray and Larson (2006)”

Project communication plan is a way updating and keeping in touch with sponsors and executive, to give them the progress of the project. Constant and effective communication among all project stakeholders, sponsors and executives are always lending factors to a successful project. For the Jamba Juice project, the external stakeholders will be kept informed of the progress at all times, the communication plan will be detail enough for the stakeholders and most important be able to manage the stakeholders expectations. Before the report the Jamba Juice project manager will be able to find out what information they need, why, when in what detail and what medium will best accomplish the information.

There will quarterly meeting and presentation to keep Jamba Juice project stakeholders update with the a progress report. The progress report will include the following, introduction, which will always remain the stakeholders, the purpose of the report and its intended audience. Work completed, Work schedule, problem encounter, changes in requirements and summary of an overall assessment, which will be a conclusion needed to opinion of how the project is an on going project and the project is yet to be finished.

A schedule for the project with tasks, duration, effort, resources and dependencies

ID Task Name Duration Start Finish Resource Names Predecessors

1 Jamba Juice 159 days 6/1/2007 0:00 1/9/2008 0:00

2 Phase 1- Project Plan 65 days 6/1/2007 8:00 8/30/2007 17:00 Vice President

3 Project Opportunity 20 days 6/8/2007 8:00 7/5/2007 0:00 Vice President

4 Research the market and completion 3 days 6/8/2007 8:00 6/12/2007 17:00 Vice President 11

5 Interview owners of similar business 3 days 6/13/2007 8:00 6/15/2007 17:00 Vice President 4

6 Interview owners of other Jamba Juice stores 3 days 6/18/2007 8:00 6/20/2007 17:00 Vice President 5

7 Identify need resources 3 days 6/21/2007 8:00 6/25/2007 17:00 Vice President 6

8 Identify operating cost 3 days 6/26/2007 8:00 6/28/2007 17:00 Vice President 7

9 Choosing a location 5 days 6/29/2007 8:00 7/5/2007 17:00 8

10 Licenses 25 days 6/1/2007 8:00 7/5/2007 17:00

11 Building Permit 5 days 6/1/2007 8:00 6/7/2007 17:00 Government Agency

12 State Inspections 5 days 6/8/2007 8:00 6/14/2007 17:00 Government Agency 11

13 Fire Deartment 5 days 6/15/2007 8:00 6/21/2007 17:00 Government Agency 12

14 Amercan Disp. Act 5 days 6/22/2007 8:00 6/28/2007 17:00 Government Agency 13

15 Food Inspection and Licenses 5 days 6/29/2007 8:00 7/5/2007 17:00 Government Agency 14

16 Insurances 15 days 7/6/2007 8:00 7/26/2007 17:00

17 Liability 5 days 7/6/2007 8:00 7/12/2007 17:00 Insurance Agency; lawyer 15

18 Fire Insurance 5 days 7/13/2007 8:00 7/19/2007 17:00 Insurance Agency; lawyer 17

19 Theft Insurance 5 days 7/20/2007 8:00 7/26/2007 17:00 Insurance Agency; lawyer 18

20 Top Management 45 days 6/29/2007 8:00 8/30/2007 17:00 Vice President

21 Hiring Staff 25 days 6/29/2007 8:00 8/2/2007 17:00 Vice President

22 Project Manager 5 days 6/29/2007 8:00 7/5/2007 17:00 Vice President 35

23 Human Resouces 5 days 7/6/2007 8:00 7/12/2007 17:00 Vice President 22

24 Banker 5 days 7/13/2007 8:00 7/19/2007 17:00 Vice President 23

25 lawyer 5 days 7/20/2007 8:00 7/26/2007