You are the project manager for the Cloud Computing Project. The company’s CIO, Ben, is the project sponsor, and Ito is the IT manager for the Cloud Computing Program. Now you need to put together your project team and get to work on this high-visibility project. You will work with Ben to hand-pick your team. Ben had already worked with the HR department to advertise team openings internally and outside the company. Ben also used his personal contacts to let people know about this important project. In addition, you are encouraged to use outside consultants and other resources as appropriate. Initial estimates suggest that about $200,000 of the funds budgeted for this project will go to internal staffing, and the rest will go to outside sources. You will
You are the project manager for the Cloud Computing Project. The company’s CIO, Ben, is the project sponsor, and Ito is the IT manager for the Cloud Computing Program. Now you need to put together your project team and get to work on this high-visibility project. You will work with Ben to hand-pick your team. Ben had already worked with the HR department to advertise team openings internally and outside the company. Ben also used his personal contacts to let people know about this important project. In addition, you are encouraged to use outside consultants and other resources as appropriate. Initial estimates suggest that about $200,000 of the funds budgeted for this project will go to internal staffing, and the rest will go to outside sources. You will produce formal project proposals to implement cloud-computing technologies. You are expected to tap into resources that are available from the various cloud-computing providers, so you need to include some of those resources in your project budget. Proposals are quite detailed as well; they often reference other research and include a detailed business case.
Remember the goals of the project: 1 Migrate all unclassified systems to a cloud-computing provider in order to reduce operating costs.
2 Provide extensive reports and timelines, including detailed financial analysis and recommendations for the migration to cloud-computing technologies.
3 Complete project without exceeding budget of $600,000, and finish within the eight-month time frame.
You should list the goals clearly in the justification and success areas of scope statement so that anyone can read the scope statement and have a good understanding of the project and it's goals.
Develop a scope statement for the project using the template provided below (scope_statement.docx). Be as specific as possible in describing the cloud computing project/case characteristics and deliverables. Refer to the example of the scope statement provided in chapter 3 of the book to guide you.
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You are close. Here are some tips to add to the scope. These are the goals of the project: 1 Migrate all unclassified systems to a cloud-computing provider in order to reduce operating costs. 2 Provide extensive reports and timelines, including detailed financial analysis and recommendations for the migration to cloud-computing technologies. 3 Complete project without exceeding budget of $600,000, and finish within the eight-month time frame. The scope statement should reiterate the goals of the project. Please re-read the case and resubmit a corrected scope statement for an updated grade. You should list the goals clearly in the justification and success areas of scope statement so that anyone can read the scope statement and have a good understanding of the project and it's goals. The success criteria should be to complete the project in 8 months, on budget, with successful migration of all the systems listed in the case. If you have any questions please email me. Examples of project management-related deliverables: business case, charter, team contract, scope statement, WBS, schedule, cost baseline, status reports, final project presentation, final project report, lessons-learned report, and any other documents required to manage the project. Product-related deliverables: research reports, design documents, software code, hardware, etc. 1. Successful migration of all Order processing software capabilities and related documents. 2. Order processing program fully implemented and functional by agreed upon date. 3. Successful migration of all accounts payable software capabilities, client data, payment history, and any other related documents. 4. Accounts Payable program fully implemented and functional by agreed upon date. 5. Successful migration of all accounts receivable software capabilities, customer information, and all related documents and data pertaining to our accounts receivable department. 6. Accounts Receivable program fully implemented and functional by agreed upon date. 7. Successful migration of all Payroll related software capabilities, all employee records, and any item related to our payroll departments ability to execute their responsibilities. 8. Payroll program fully implemented and functional by agreed upon date 9. Successful migration of all Sales and Purchasing software capabilities and related documents. 10. Sales and Purchasing related software fully implemented and functional by agreed upon date. 11. Closing of our server housing. 12. Securely disposing of all data located on our previously hosted servers as to not allow for the information to be leaked. 13. Training program developed to facilitate our employees transition to the new software. This includes the creation of software manuals and guides for employee use. For success criteria you should have all systems migrated successfully, on-time, and within budget. Which you have.
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