Project Planning

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Refer to the business information system proposed in Week 1 power point presentation. Based on the requirements determined in the previous week, develop a project plan for the proposed business system along with an economic feasibility analysis for the proposed system. Please use Figure 4-12 in the text book to format your project plan. Additionally, develop a project scope statement, as described in Figure 4-13 of the text. Note: You don’t have to create these separately, include each section of the business plan and scope statement within your presentation.

The format of your PowerPoint presentation should be: 

Slide 1: Title of PowerPoint, Course, Instructor, Date Submitted, Student Name

Slides 2-4: Consider the requirements you determined in the previous week, list and describe first two sections of the project plan for the proposed business information system (Use Fig. 4-12 in the text as a guide): Introduction (Project overview and recommendation) and System Description (alternatives and System Description).

Slides 5-7: Describe first two sections of the project plan for the proposed business information system (Use Fig. 4-12 in the text as a guide): Feasibility Assessment and Management Issues. Describe the feasibility of the proposed business information system in terms of schedule and perform a cost-benefit analysis. What type of cost-benefit analysis method you selected and why? Additionally, address any other feasibility concerns that you may have.

Slides 8-9: Create a project scope statement for the proposed business information system, see Chapter 4 (Fig. 4-13) for example. Discuss the proposed schedule for this business information system project and what will be the deliverables of the project.

Slide 10: Reference List

Project Planning PowerPoint 

• Must have a minimum of eight slides inclusive of speaker notes on each slide (not including title and references page slide) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of Power Point
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.