Homework: Project Plan Inception
Overview
This is the first of a series of five sequential homeworks (the course project) in which you will act as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a hypothetical, e-commerce start-up company of your design. A venture capital group has funded this innovative start-up.
The CEO has given you 60 days to deliver an information technology project plan in anticipation of the company relocating to a new facility. Since this is a start-up company, currently no building or technology infrastructure exists to support the business. All information technology (hardware and software) must be implemented in a hosted solution, an on-site solution, or a hybrid model. The CEO expects you to integrate different technologies from a variety of partners and incorporate industry best practices to develop the company's technological systems.
Additional background on the hypothetical companyCompany InformationCurrent StatusGrowth Projections (over next two years)Facility TypeNew facility is a two-story standalone building--Number of Employees1030Revenue$5 million$30 million
This homework consists of two parts:
Part I: Project Plan Inception
You will write a 5 to 7 pages document outlining the project specifics, such as company background information, company business, and an overview of the company's information systems infrastructure.
Part II: Supporting Gantt Chart
You will use Microsoft Project to create a Gantt chart for your e-commerce company project.
Instructions
Part I: Project Plan Inception
In a 5 to 7 pages project plan inception document, you are to:
A. Develop your hypothetical e-commerce company's background information.
a. Refer to this article: Top 10 Largest Ecommerce Companies in the US in 2020, when developing your company's background information.
i. This article outlines the major types of e-commerce companies in existence. Use this as a guide when deciding what background information to include about your hypothetical e-commerce company in your project plan inception document.
B. Document your chosen e-commerce company's business type, customers, and demographic information.
C. Describe the key elements of your e-commerce company's information systems infrastructure.
D. Develop a high-level block diagram of your e-commerce company's information systems infrastructure.
E. Use three sources to support your writing.
a. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate.
b. Access the library or review library guides for help with research, writing, and citation.
Part II: Supporting Gantt Chart
Use Microsoft Project to create a Gantt chart identifying the major and minor tasks, illustrating dependency relationships between activities.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.