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27. Move will occur 12 months from that date.

Assumptions You have the following assumptions:

Employees are supportive of the move.

Moving companies are available during the move week.

Employees will have personal belongings packed and removed from premises
prior to move.

Furniture is delivered on time.

All sites will provide reasonable access for installers and movers.

Constraints December 31 completion date

$450,000 budget

You discovered new deliverables and a stakeholder who was missed during the

initiating phase. You also changed one of the deliverables (procure moving
company) to begin nine months prior to the move rather than six. The information
technology (IT) team is integral to the success of this project as all employee
workstations and phones must be set up and functioning before returning on
January 2. The IT manager has been added to the stakeholder matrix and invited

to all future meetings. Additional deliverables and assumptions have been added
to the scope statement.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) This list represents your abbreviated,
sample WBS.

1. Communicate move purpose with employees.

1.1 Define communication methods and channels.

1.2 Write communication content.

1.3 Publish communication content to each channel.

2. Procure moving company services.

2.1 Research moving companies who specialize in office moves.

2.2 Research reviews and referrals of at least three moving companies.

2.3 Interview moving companies.

2.4 Reserve move dates.

2.5 Develop and approve contract with moving company.

3. Determine seating charts.

3.1 Meet with functional managers to determine needs.

3.2 Obtain building blueprints.

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