1. Assuming that you are the project manager of this database system development project for EasyDrive School of Motoring.

a. Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) by Phase for this project. Break down the tasks to level 2 or 3 as appropriate.

• There is no fixed answer for this.A good answer should be:
  • Complete - the project is finished when all the tasks are executed;
  • Comprehensive - includes all the necessary tasks for the project in sufficient levels of details.

b. Identify 5 key stakeholders or stakeholder groups with explanation. Who is most suitable to be the project sponsor for this project? Give your reasoning.

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Appendix A -The EasyDrive School of Motoring Case Study

The EasyDrive School of Motoring was established in Glasgow in 1992. Since then, the school has grown steadily and now has several offices in most of the main cities of Scotland. However, the school is now so large that more and more administrative staff are being employed to cope with the ever-increasing amount of paperwork.Furthermore, the communication and sharing of information between offices, even in the same city, is poor.The Director of the school, Dave MacLeod, feels that too many mistakes are being made and that the success of the school will be short-lived if he does not do something to remedy the situation.He has approached your company to develop a database system to support the day-to-day operation of the school.In addition, he would like to part of the system to be open to their customers, so that customers can perform booking and inquiry functions online, without the need for administrative support.

Initial estimates suggest a budget of HK$2 million for the project. Of the budget, $400,000 is for the software, and $800,000 for hardware costs. The rest is for consultingand developmentservices. The annual maintenance would be 15% of the hardware cost, and 12% of the software costs.

You estimate that the benefits resulting from this project are mainlysavings in administrative costs of HK$500,000 for year 1, HK$600,000 for year 2, and HK$800,000 for years 3 to 5.

Ref:adopted fromDatabase Systems - A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management(5^th ed.) byT.Connolly and C. Begg, 2010