EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (ABSTRACT)
Solar technology is fairly new in St.Vincent and the Grenadines, but it can be a very
lucrative business due to the fact that the technology is a truly RE source and among
other things, it can help customers reduce their electricity bills.
In fact energy security is
an important goal to seek to realize as an absolute requirement for economic growth
and stability. There are several solar design company in St.Vincent but SolarTech
design with over 10 years of experience, was approached to design and implement a
Solar PV project in Mayreau.
In a highly competitive commercial industry, SolarTech focused its product on the
engineering designs-implementation process as a marketing strategy to capture the
market share.
Also SolarTech advised customers of the different attractive finacing
options for solar electric systems. Although experienced in engineering designs and
project implementation, SolarTech Designs required the application of formal project
management practices to sucessfully execute the project.
The company used some project management tools along with some international solar
design and construction standards.
The general objective was to develop a Project Management Plan, framed with the
standards of the PMI, to manage the implementation of a Solar PV system.
The specific
objectives were: to create a project management plan to initiate the project and ; to
create a scope management plan that included all the work required to complete the
project; to create a schedule management plan to ensure the project is completed within
the time limits; to create a cost management plan to confirm the project was completed
within the approved budget; to develop a quality management plan that identifed the
quality requirements for the project to ensure the results meet expectations for approval
within the time, cost and scope limits; to create a resource management plan to
manage all identified resources within the project time, cost and scope limits; to
develop a communication management plan to manage SolarTech timely and effective
communication of the project status and other key information; to create a risk management plan to manage the identifed and examined risks for the successful
completion of the project; to develop a procurement management plan to obtain
products, services and results required by the project, and to develop a stakeholder
management plan to manage the identifed and supported stakeholders of the Project
ensuring effective stakeholder engagement.
The methodology used for the research was analytical or explanatory. The main
sources used to gather information included A Guide to the Project Management Body
of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) Sixth Edition and interviews which were held with
members from the client and performing organization.
The information was analyzed to
create each subcomponent of the subsidiary plans used to develop the Project
Management Plan for a Solar PV system.
The Project Management Plan, developed using the PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition,
provided a new methodology for the project team to build a more thorough project
management plan for the project, in order to improve the way the company would
manage the project. It also helps to ensure that the project's overall goal and its
subsequent task and milestines are all align with the organization business
strategy.Overall project management reduces project cost by improving effeciency,
mitigating risks, and optimizing resources.
Even with the added cost of investing in as
project manager, the organization will stand to gain much more.
It is recommended that the project team at SolarTech Designs consider the use of the
planning process and documents developed during the development of the Project
Management Plan for the design and implementation of the Solar PV system as a basis
for developing a methodology for similar projects in the future.
Furthermore, the team at
SolarTech Designs should also seek to utilize and document management and storage
systems, to organize, store and create a central location for project planning documents
and future Organizational Process Assets.
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Estudiante : EARLAN MYERS
Fecha de Aprobaciòn: Mayo 2019
