Cis 590 Project Deliverable 1: Project Plan Inception

After the solution has been agreed and funding allocated, a project is formed. The Terms of Reference defines the vision, charter, scope and deliverables for the project. It also provides the plan tree diagram, which is a summarized plan of the activities, resources and funding required to undertake the project. Finally, any risks, issues, planning assumptions and constraints are listed.

Remember the old saying, "A project plan is not a schedule until resources are committed." This exercise illustrates this subtle, but very important, difference.

1. In relation to your current business environment (or one that you are familiar with), identify at least two different types of information technology that may be used when completing work tasks.

Congratulations! You have just completed the project charter, scope statement, and WBS. Now that you know what needs to be done, as the Project Manager, you are now ready to begin planning your project.

1) There are multiple goal statements (see the highlighted statement in the body of your paper). What is the ultimate goal and thesis statement for this project?

For the purpose of grading the project you are required to perform the following tasks:

For the purpose of grading the project you are required to perform the following tasks:

This Project Charter describes the purpose, scope, objectives, estimated cost/ effort/ duration, risk and constraints, assumptions, approach and organization.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

You have been hired by a medium size (approximately 200 employees) widget manufacturing company to do a complete evaluation of their computer needs and make recommendations to them about an information system to support their business. Currently several of their support departments are using manual processes and they wish to automate their accounting and human resources business processes. They also want to harness the power of the Internet in their business.

* Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

* Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Example Internal Deliverables Name Project Charter Business Requirement Specification Weekly Reports Prototypes x 3 Etc. Description Document identifying how the project will be managed Document identifying the requirements for the project Status reports to be issued weekly Three prototypes will be allowed for in the development.

Use this section to identify the design documents that have been developed and summarizes the overall solution design in a succinct statement. Also, define why each of these design documents is necessary for the project.

This report will consist of the recommended sections a project plan should possess. These sections include a framework, necessary