Project implementation is arguably the most exciting stage of the project management process. It is during project implementation that project plans begin to come to life and assumptions are able to b
Project Plan Draft 2
Instructions: Fill out each of the sections below with information relevant to your project. Be sure to include the company name associated with your project.
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Project Plan Draft
Network Technology Recommendations
Network Technology Selection Criteria
| Selection Criteria Name | Selection Criteria Description | Selection Criteria Value (Weighting In Points) |
| Cost | We will select our network technology based on cost | Installation and configuration of the network needs to be well done and cheap |
| Network growth | We will consider a network that allows growth | Network needs to facilitate growth due to company expansion |
| Reliability | We will consider a network that is reliable | It needs to be easy to detect faults and isolate them |
| Security | We will consider a network that is secure | Network needs to be secure from cyber threat attacks |
Network Technology Recommendation
| Recommended Network Technologies | Description | Benefits | Aggregate Selection Criteria Score |
| LAN | LAN stands for Local Area Network. This is a network that connects groups of computers within a building or two or three buildings. It uses cables etc. | LAN allows communication between computers on the same network or outside network through the use of routers. | |
| WLAN | WLAN stands for Wireless Local Area Network. It will be used to allow smart devices such as tablets to access the network | Will allow portable devices such as tablets to access the network |
Network Technology Vendor Selection Criteria
| Selection Criteria Name | Selection Criteria Description | Selection Criteria Value (Weighting In Points) |
| Technology solution | We will look at the network technology used by vendors. Some vendors may have superior technology solutions than others while others may only support certain technologies such as Cisco etc. | The network technology solution needs to be current and superior |
| Portfolio | We will look at the portfolio of the vendor and see what they have done in the past years | The company needs to have done a couple of network technology projects |
| Cost | We will look at the price offered by each vendor |
Network Technology Recommended Vendors
| Vendor Name | Vendor Strengths | Vendor Weaknesses | Products / Services Provided To Project | Aggregate Selection Criteria Score |
| Cisco | It’s a well-known brand Its strong point is networking technology | Products are costly for micro enterprises | Installation and configuration of network devices | |
| Extreme networks | Boasts of acquiring Zebra Technologies WLAN and Avaya’s networking business | Not well known in remote areas | Installation and configuration of network devices |
Network Technology Deployment Challenges
| Deployment Challenge | Deployment Challenge Description |
| Compatibility | Some of the new network devices may not work with the old devices |
| Training | If the network devices are new then the network administrator needs to be trained on the working and configuration of the new devices |
Technology Adoption Methods
| Method Name | Method Description |
| Technology Acceptance Method | This is a model that shows how the user will come to accept and use the network system. This is contributed by how easy it is to use the network and also whether the network improves performance of the user and the company at large. |
Cost/Benefit Considerations
| Benefits | Costs | Considerations |
| Communication | It is costly to implement a network | You need to consider bandwidth |
| Transfer of files etc. | You need to consider training of network administrators |
Database System Recommendation
Database System Selection Criteria
| Selection Criteria Name | Selection Criteria Description | Selection Criteria Value (Weighting In Points) |
| Security | We will consider the security of the database system | The database system needs to enforce security of the data |
| Cost | We will consider the cost of the database system | The database system needs to have a reasonable price |
| Performance | We will consider the performance of the database system | The database system needs to have a high performance |
| Reliability | We will consider whether the database system is reliable or not | The database needs to be reliable and recover when failure occurs |
Database System Recommendation
| Recommended Database System | Description | Benefits | Aggregate Selection Criteria Score |
| Oracle database system | Oracle is a database management system that is owned by Oracle Corporation and its used as a database and also for online transactional processing and data warehouse | Oracle offers benefits such as: Data storage, backup and recovery, supports SQL dialect, can scale nicely with increase in data, security etc. | |
| MySQL database system | MySQL is a relational database management system that I open source | MySQL offers benefits such as: Data security, high performance, scalability, availability etc. | |
| Oracle data warehouse | Oracle Autonomous data warehouse is a data warehouse that allows scaling and also quick performance querying | It offers scaling of data and stores historical data | |
| Oracle data mining | Oracle data mining allows future decision making, prediction, anomaly detection etc. | Facilitates prediction e.g. sales prediction and decision making |
Database System Vendor Selection Criteria
| Selection Criteria Name | Selection Criteria Description | Selection Criteria Value (Weighting In Points) |
| Cost | We need to consider the price of database system and installation, training etc. of each vendor | The vendor price needs to be reasonable |
| Support | We need to consider whether the vendor will offer maintenance and support of the database system | The vendor needs to provide support when things go wrong |
Database System Recommended Vendors
| Vendor Name | Vendor Strengths | Vendor Weaknesses | Products / Services Provided To Project | Aggregate Selection Criteria Score |
| Oracle | Oracle boast to be the first database designed for cloud | The database system is costly for production use | Data storage, security of data, backup and recovery of data | |
| MySQL | MySQL database is used widely for website applications | The enterprise editions are costly | Data storage, backup and recovery, data security etc |
Database System Deployment Challenges
| Deployment Challenge | Deployment Challenge Description |
| Training | We will need to train users on how to use the new database system and therefor incurring costs and also time spent on training instead of doing other activities that will benefit the organization |
| Resistance | Sometimes people are resistant to change so we may face resistance while deploying the database system |
Technology Adoption Methods
| Method Name | Method Description |
| Technology Acceptance Method | This is a model that shows how the user will come to accept and use the database system. This is contributed by how easy it is to use the system and also whether the system improves performance of the user and the company at large. |
Cost/Benefit Considerations
| Benefits | Costs | Considerations |
| Data storage | It is costly to implement database system | You need to consider training of users |
| Data recovery in case of failure | You need to consider resistance from users | |
| Easy data manipulation | ||
| Security of data is enforced |
Software Application Recommendations
Software Application Selection Criteria
| Selection Criteria Name | Selection Criteria Description | Selection Criteria Value (Weighting In Points) |
| Integration | We will consider whether the software application integrates with other software | The software needs to integrate with other systems |
| Improved sales process | We will consider whether the software has improved the sales process | The software needs to improve the sales process |
| Usability | We will consider whether the software is easy to use | The software needs to be user-friendly |
Software Application Recommendation
| Recommended Software Application | Description | Benefits | Aggregate Selection Criteria Score |
| Sales software application | The sales software application is to improve the sales process of the financial institution | Improved sales process Integration with other systems User-friendly Increased company revenues |
Software Application Vendor Selection Criteria
| Selection Criteria Name | Selection Criteria Description | Selection Criteria Value (Weighting In Points) |
| Time | The time taken to come up with the software | The software application needs to be delivered on time |
| Programming language | The programming language that will be used to come up with the software application | The programming language needs to be cross-platform, current, stable and widely used by enterprises |
Software Application Recommended Vendors
| Vendor Name | Vendor Strengths | Vendor Weaknesses | Products / Services Provided To Project | Aggregate Selection Criteria Score |
| Eleks Company | It is an international software development company It has a lot of customers | It only deals with Java technology | A fully functioning sales software application | |
| End Point Company | It has a lot of clients | It only deals with Java technology | A fully functioning sales software application |
Software Application Deployment Challenges
| Deployment Challenge | Deployment Challenge Description |
| Resistance | The users may resist the changes |
| Training | The users will need to be trained |
Technology Adoption Methods
| Method Name | Method Description |
| Technology Acceptance Method | This is a model that shows how the user will come to accept and use the software application system. This is contributed by how easy it is to use the system and also whether the system improves performance of the user and the company at large. |
Cost/Benefit Considerations
| Benefits | Costs | Considerations |
| A software that integrates with other systems | Time Since requirements may change the software may not be delivered on time | We need to consider the programming language used We need to consider the methodology used |
| A software that facilitates improvement of sales | ||
| A software that is easy to use |
Cloud Services Recommendations
Cloud Services Selection Criteria
| Selection Criteria Name | Selection Criteria Description | Selection Criteria Value (Weighting In Points) |
| Cost | We will consider the cost of the cloud service provider | Will need to select a cloud service provider that offers great services and also saves us money |
| Compliance | We will consider whether the provider complies with all required compliance such as security etc. | Will need to select a cloud service provider that is at per with various compliance such as GDPR, HIPAA etc |
| Type of cloud service | We will consider the type of service that we need e.g. software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, and platform-as-a-service |
Cloud Services Recommendation
| Recommended Cloud Services | Description | Benefits | Aggregate Selection Criteria Score |
| Software-as-a-service | This is where host applications will be available to Chase financial service provider through the use of the internet. | Reduced cost compared to if the applications were on-premise Saas allows scalability |
Cloud Services Vendor Selection Criteria
| Selection Criteria Name | Selection Criteria Description | Selection Criteria Value (Weighting In Points) |
| Cost | We need to consider the price of the service offered by the vendor | Service must be great and cheap |
| Portfolio | We need to consider the clients that the vendor has offered the services to | Service provider must have a good portfolio |
| Compliance | We need to consider viewing the compliance documents if available | Service provider must have compliance documents |
Cloud Services Recommended Vendors
| Vendor Name | Vendor Strengths | Vendor Weaknesses | Products / Services Provided To Project | Aggregate Selection Criteria Score |
| Amazon | Has several services at reasonable prices It has a strong brand | Not well known in developing markets | Software-as-a service product | |
| | Offers a couple of services It’s a well-known brand | Services are costly to micro enterprises | Software-as-a-service product |
Cloud Services Deployment Challenges
| Deployment Challenge | Deployment Challenge Description |
| Internet | Cloud services rely on the internet to access them. If the internet is down may mean lack of access to the services |
| Third party | It may be difficult to have your data saved with third party company especially if it sensitive in nature |
Technology Adoption Methods
| Method Name | Method Description |
| Technology Acceptance Method | This is a model that shows how the user will come to accept and use the cloud-based CRM system. This is contributed by how easy it is to use the system and also whether the system improves performance of the user and the company at large. |
Cost/Benefit Considerations
| Benefits | Costs | Considerations |
| Use of CRM service offered by cloud-based | May be costly to implement since the service is paid monthly or annually | You need to consider training of users on the CRM system |
| You need to consider resistance from users |
