Homework: The Request for Proposal
Length: 10 to 15 pages.
Instructions
One of the critical stages of a project is planning. Through project management standards and practices, enterprises are conducting and executing information technology solutions implementations. Therefore, project management activities interact with the SDLC, extreme prototype software development, or infrastructure implementations. For this course, you will develop a project plan for an information systems development. This plan will be part of the formal request for proposal (RFP) document. You can work on your own document or use a template provided with the syllabus.
In this final project, you will research, analyze, propose, and design a comprehensive RFP for a complex IT solution or development. You can complete the project plan for the scenario or project worked in homework or select a scenario to work on your information technology development, as part of the requirements and specifications document to be part of the RFP.
For this homework, create a mock request for proposal (RFP) either for the scenario you worked or for a selected IT application design project as suggested. You can use your own document format, use templates published by the Project Management Docs portal supported by PMI, or follow the outline below. In this document, you will provide all the key items anticipated in the closing phase. Include each item using a heading to identify the item and brief sample content under the heading.
Project Plan Outline:
I. Introduction
• Purpose of the project
• Executive summary
o Company at-a-glance
o Project at-a-glance
o Business mission, vision, goals, and objectives
• Project approach
II. Project Scope
• Scope description
• Key milestones and deliverables
• Assumptions and constraints
III. Overview of Applications and Functions
• Description of current operations
• Inventory of current databases and applications
IV. Project Requirements
• Functional Requirements
• Technical Requirements
o Network Infrastructure
o Hardware Requirements
V. Schedule
• Timetable
• Major deliverables
When selecting your project topic, make sure it is not too small or too complex (remember time constraints-this course lasts eight weeks), and avoid choosing an area where you have little or no knowledge. The project should not identify a specific organization or sensitive data; therefore, if you are working with a known scenario, all names, locations, and operations indicators must be protected.
Some sample topic selections are:
• Client Technology Tracking System
• Employee Self-Service Systems
• Network Design Proposal for Casino
• Small Business Network Design
• Small Network for a Physician's Office
• Network Security Policy Implementation for a University Campus
• Home Wireless Network Design
• Campus Secure Virtual Lab.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.