Objective:
You are encouraged to see the role of a project manager within the broader perspective of strategic business management, understanding where projects come from and why they are selected.
Outcomes:
1. Identify and explain the changing social and organizational effects, on both individuals and society as a whole, of information systems and technology projects.
2. Evaluate the tools and techniques that need to be applied for the effective and successful implementation of a computer based project
Tasks: Read the following tasks, understand and present your response in a document not more than 10 to 12 pages.
Assume that you are a project manager in ABC Systems Development Company which is located in KOM. ABC Company undertakes projects based on specific client requirements. These projects typically include development of:
- Management information Systems
- HR Systems
- Hospital Management Systems
- Banking Information Systems
- Inventory Management Systems
- Payroll Systems
Task 1:
Write the scope statement for the selected project. Your scope statement must include:
- Specific objectives
- Cost
- Duration
- Proposed technology that will used in the project
You can read the article "Improve Project Success with Better Scope Management" by Avneet Mathur which highlights the key aspects needed to consider while capturing the scope of the project.
Task 2:
The Risk Management Plan - Risk Analysis and Plan
After reviewing your project plan, AbuWisam Construction LLC management has decided that the project schedule needs to be cut by 10% and project budget must be reduced by 20%. For example, if your original project plan estimated that the project would be completed in 100 days, you need to revise your plan so that the will now be completed within 90 days. If the project budget was estimated to be RO 50,000, it is now has to be revised so that the project does not cost more than RO 45,000.
Provide a professionally-looking document that includes:
a. Using the IT Risk Framework in Figure 8.2, page no. 212, of Information Technology Project Management text book by Jack T. Marchewka as basis, Identify a total of four risks for each of the five phases of the IT project methodology depicted in the outer rink of the framework. Then, use the frame work for analysing each risk by moving from the outer ring to the center.
b. For each of the four risks identified, describe a strategy for managing each particular risk.
Task 3:
Identify any two Project Management software (excluding MS-Project) and present a synopsis showing a comparison between the two. Highlight the strengths and weakness of the PM tools under consideration in your own words.
The synopsis should not be more than one page and should be competently presented. Any referenced extra resource should be added as appendix.