The Carol Web Portal (CWP) Project Planning - Coursework Example

Project Planning and Management Scope of the Project The Carol Web Portal (CWP) is the project perceived and designed for Carol Singer, who works for pop singing duo Val and Tyne Card. This project report will give an overview of the system as it is perceived and will discuss various milestones of the CWP. The software is destined to be a web-based system with several independent modules to be implemented as and when required. These modules include Concert Management Module, Fan Club Module, Inventory Module, Order Management Module and Payroll System. System Stakeholders Following stakeholders are identified for the CWP; a) Carol b) Val and Tyne Card c) Fan Club Members d) Staff e) Website Visitors f) Suppliers Major Milestones a) Requirement Analysis b) System Design Phase-I c) Workflow and Schedules d) Design Phase-II e) Implementation f) Testing g) Training h) Deployment Equipment Requirements As the system is designed to be a complete web portal therefore it has to have following important system components and servers; a) Carol Web Server b) Database server c) Application Server d) Firewall e) 12 Staff PC f) One Printer g) One Scanner Software Requirement The CWP will use visual studio 2005 platform, the frontend will be developed in ASP dotNet, business logic will be implemented using C Sharp and SQL Server 2005 will be used as backend database system for the portal. Contingency Plans The CWP will be developed to sustain many unforeseen circumstances various steps to respond contingency include the availability of Uninterruptable Power Supply system, stand by servers, system maintenance equipment and staff etc. Cost-benefit Analysis The CWP will be complete solution for Carol the singer and it will fully digitize the environment, orders will be placed on line, system generated invoices, fully integrated email system, staff payroll system are some of the important segments of the portal. These systems along with other functionalities will provide value to the system users and will help to establish a paperless environment. Moreover the backups and disaster recovery strategies will ensure prompt system and data recovery. SMART Objectives The CWP is required to support all activities of the Carol Concerts, staff management, fan club management, email management, order and invoice management and other activities related to duo Val and Tyne Card. The success of the system depends on its availability around the clock, functional support for all requisite operations highlighted in the requirement analysis of the system. Gantt chart for CWP Resource Plan for CWP Resource Describe the resource for example: “network engineer.” Skill Level or Material Quality Associated Task(s) Duration Required Available Time Period Cost Unit of Cost (Hour, Day, Week, Month Fixed) Level of Risk High, Medium or Low Project Team      Mr. Thomson  Team Lead  Project Overseer 24 Week 24 Week £10,000 Fixed Medium  Mr. Richardson  Developer  Development 14 Weeks 14 Weeks £5,000 Fixed Low Ms. Julia Developer  Development 14 Weeks 14 Weeks £5,000 Fixed Low  Ms. Katrina  Developer   Development 20 Week 20 Week £6,000 Fixed Low Mr. Davis Graphic Designer Graphics 6 Weeks 6 Weeks £4,000 Fixed Low  Mr. Faiz Web Designer  Web Design 4 Weeks 4 Weeks £3,000 Fixed Low Customer Support      Mr Jackson Business Intelligence  Customer Support 30 Weeks 30 Weeks £8,000 Fixed Low Facilities      Internet High Speed Broadband R&D and Testing 24 Weeks 24 Weeks £3000 Fixed Medium Equipment      Web Server     £2500 Fixed Low  Database Server     £2500 Fixed Low  Firewall     £15000 Fixed High 05 PCs £3000 Fixed Low  Software Tools MS  Visual Studio £1000  MS Visio £300  Anti Virus Licence £2000 Other  Office Rent 30 Weeks £6000  Furniture 30 Weeks £2000 Running Expense 30 Weeks £6000 i) References Church Roy & Quentim Outram 1998, Strikes and solidarity: coalfield conflict in Britain 1889 – 1966, Cambridge University Press, UK. Dzimbiri, Lewis B 2008, Industrial relation in developing society: The case of colonial, independent one party, and multiparty Malawi, Cuvillier Verlag, Gottingen. Grint Keith 2005, The sociology of work 3rd eds, Polity Press, UK Rothwell, Steve 2010, Heathrow Airport Workers Vote to Strike in Pay Tussle, Bloomberg Businessweek, viewed 14 March, 2011, Read More