Task:

Case 1

Read the following case study carefully and analyze the situation:

Assume that you are going to design and develop an inventory management system for a multinational company which is involved in automobile parts & accessories manufacturing, spread across various geographies. The company is in the process of developing a system to integrate the production and sales processes into an automated system .The main aim of this project is for the standardization of key processes to achieve the business objectives. The system must take care of publishing tenders on various automobile parts to a set of preferred vendors automatically based on the inventory rules set in the system. It also processes the quote from each vendor for the tender and automatically assigns the tender to the best quote.

Case 2:

Read the following case study carefully and analyze the situation:

Most of the drivers feel that parallel parking or rearward parking is one of the most cumbersome parts of their driving experience. It takes years of driving experience and rigorous practices to avoid a fender bender or an ugly scratch across the bumper. Assume that you are going to develop a car Parking Controller with your knowledge in electronics and technologies .This device will make the life of drivers a little bit easier and also to avoid common accidents during parking. This will guide the driver get a sense of how far his or her car is away from a wall or an object behind the car with the help of ultrasonic transmitter. The Parking controller can detect an object within a range of 40cm with accuracy. The device must adapt to any environment and affordable for all types of customers.

Case 3:

Read the following case study carefully and analyze the situation:

"You as a System project Manager has been assigned to set up a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) network for Mr.Smith Family's Home. They want to set up a small network allowing access for all computers to the Internet. Mr.Smith, an electronics engineer who runs a business that has many branches; he wants to control and monitor all the business activities from home as a Head office. His wife also runs a small business, which also needs to be controlled from home, and she likes to send emails to friends and family. His son Rick is a fourth year University student-studying bachelor of Computer Science. He also uses the computers for video editing and to carry out other projects in his discipline."

CASE STUDY ASSESSMENT DELIVERABLES

Choose any one of the above case study and complete the tasks given.

Prepare a document, which defines all major aspects of the project and forms the foundation for project management. This document can also be used as an assessment of overall project success. It MUST include the following:

- Problem Definition with respect to each case
- Scope of the project
- Requirements Specifications
o Functional Requirements
o Resource Requirements &
o Quality Requirements

- Project methodology and Scheduling plan - Work Breakdown structure-task list for this project (show predecessors and duration of activities include Gantt chart & Network Analysis Diagram- using MS Project)
- Risk Identification and Mitigation plan (minimum six with three technical risks).
- Costing Plan/Estimation plan (should include all types of overheads)
- Resource Plan (include manpower requirements)
- Training Plan (this will ensure that staff can able use the product effectively)
- Acceptance plan (this should include the criteria which will be used by the management to check project completion and implementation)

You are required to work on the case study as a team (three members only) and work by dividing the tasks.

Report details:

Develop your proposal as a group of three members into a professional document of not more than 12 to 15 Pages, and create a PowerPoint presentation to discuss the Case study requirements. The document should include a Title page, Table of Contents, Main report section, Appendix (optional) and Bibliography.

1. Case study work proposal submission :
Submit a work proposal for this case study by the end of week 10th, which must include:
- Selecting the team member
- What team member will do - Identifying minimum four tasks each team member will do and the dates by when they will be completed
- Understanding of deliverables - a detail description of deliverables
- General overview of proposed plan - initial understanding of solution to all the tasks
- Resources identified

Guidelines:
i. The document should not be more than 12 to 15 pages in (size A4) paper.
ii. The document should be well presented and neatly done.
iii. It should be computer typed using Calibri size 12 font and the Softcopy is to be submitted through Moodle.
iv. The report must have a Title Page, table of contents, reference, bibliography and page number.
v. Heading should be with Font Size 14, Bold, and Underline.
vi. You are welcome to discuss about the case study with the lecturer in his/her office hours.