Assignment 5

Objectives Covered

• understand the project life cycle: initiation, planning, executing, controlling and closing
• describe project management knowledge areas and process groups
• apply project management software to help plan and manage information technology projects.

You are required to provide a professional business report to the CEO and board of directors such that they are able to formulate strategies and allocate resources for the implementation of the project. This is a report for the implementation plan and it must not exceed 2000 words. This is a business report, fully researched and developed with supporting arguments sourced from credible journals. It must contain:

1. a comprehensive pre and post implementation plan of the new customer systems for the organisation;

2. an implementation plan detailing time, cost and resource schedules. This is a project management document and you must fully demonstrate your skills in presenting a project management plan;

3. an identification of resources required to implement the above project plan;

4. a highlighting of potential risks (including challenges) and how these risks can be mitigated;

5. strategies to tracking project progress (including cost) for the project; and

6. a set of recommendations as to how the project can be successfully implemented.

The above components are to be presented to the CEO, and therefore need to be succinct and meaningful. The assignment should be thoroughly researched, with evidence provided through references. The CEO is keen to see a well-argued case, highlighting insights as to the key aspects, and would like to see strong points arguing your case as to the tactics and strategies for project tracking.

The above documents should be developed clearly using project tools that are available to you. As per the presentation, use your imagination to make any assumptions necessary for your report (e.g. solution cost) - you are required to state your assumptions clearly and package the documents in a professional report to management for their consideration.

Attachment:- Assignment.rar