The real cost of SA’s most expensive website The budget for South Africa’s most expensive web site yet makes for startling reading, writes Arthur Goldstuck, who pins down its cost.More was spent on the planning of the Free State government website than most South Africancorporates have ever spent on the full development and implementation of their web sites.The tender was awarded by the Free State Province on 24 February 2012 for the “Redesign/Relaunch of a comprehensive and integrated website” to the “Cherry Ikamva-Jugganaut Joint Venture”. It includes four phases prior to implementation, followed by implementation, maintenance and “content generation and management”.The tender award document, supplied yesterday to Radio 702 by the Office of the Director General of the Free State Provincial Government, makes for startling reading.Phase one, for “planning, conceptualisation, research & information development”, allocates the following funds for financial year 2011/12: 1.R350 000 per site for departments and Metro 2.R300 000 per site for larger Local Municipalities 3.R200 000 per site for Entities and District Municipalities 4.R150 000 per site for other Local Municipalities The Free State Provincial Government comprises 11 departments, including the Office of the Premier. Along with the Metro, the first line item therefore comprises 12 sites, for a total cost of R4 200 000.By way of comparison, the website of the South African Presidency (http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/), which is somewhat more complex than that of the Free State provincial Government, was built and maintained by Absol Internet Business Solutions (which hosts the Gadget website and content management system) at a total cost of about R250 000 over the past four years. Question 1 To ensure project quality, your superior advised that you engage with stakeholdersin the Free State governmentabout the adopting the Six Sigma approach. Describe the Six Sigma approach andbriefly explain its phases.
The real cost of SA’s most expensive website
The budget for South Africa’s most expensive web site yet makes for startling reading, writes Arthur Goldstuck, who pins down its cost.More was spent on the planning of the Free State government website than most South Africancorporates have ever spent on the full development and implementation of their web sites.The tender was awarded by the Free State Province on 24 February 2012 for the “Redesign/Relaunch of a comprehensive and integrated website” to the “Cherry Ikamva-Jugganaut Joint Venture”. It includes four phases prior to implementation, followed by implementation, maintenance and “content generation and management”.The tender award document, supplied yesterday to Radio 702 by the Office of the Director General of the Free State Provincial Government, makes for startling reading.Phase one, for “planning, conceptualisation, research & information development”, allocates the following funds for financial year 2011/12:
1.R350 000 per site for departments and Metro
2.R300 000 per site for larger Local Municipalities
3.R200 000 per site for Entities and District Municipalities
4.R150 000 per site for other Local Municipalities
The Free State Provincial Government comprises 11 departments, including the Office of the Premier. Along with the Metro, the first line item therefore comprises 12 sites, for a total cost of R4 200 000.By way of comparison, the website of the South African Presidency (http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/), which is somewhat more complex than that of the Free State provincial Government, was built and maintained by Absol Internet Business Solutions (which hosts the Gadget website and content management system) at a total cost of about R250 000 over the past four years.
Question 1
To ensure project quality, your superior advised that you engage with stakeholdersin the Free State governmentabout the adopting the Six Sigma approach. Describe the Six Sigma approach andbriefly explain its phases.
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