Project Implementation
...Examination Cycle: March 2005
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Class: Computing and Information System Year Two
Semester B
Submission Date: 14th February 2005
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CONTENTS
ASSUMPTIONS 4
HISTORY 4
CHOICE OF LIFE CYCLE 5
FEASIBILITY STUDY 7
INTRODUCTION 7
OBJECTIVE 7
SCOPE 8
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENT 9
SYSTEMS DESIGN VIEW OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTION 11
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS 13
Cost Considerations 13
Benefits Realized 14
TECHNICAL/FEATURES COMPARISON TABLE 15
EVALUATION 16
CONCLUSION 17
DETAIL PROJECT PLAN 18
PROCUREMENT 21
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESSES 22
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT 24
PROJECT MONITORING AND CONTROL 26
ESTIMATING METHODS 28
COMMON METHODS FOR ESTIMATING PROJECT DURATION AND COST 28
OFF THE SHELF ESTIMATION SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 31
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE METHODS 34
RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE PROJECT ESTIMATING PROCESS 37
APPENDIX A 38
GANTT CHART 38
APPENDIX B 39
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS TABLE 39
BIBLIOGRAPHY 40
BOOK REFERENCES: 40
WEBSITES REFERENCES: 40
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History
The Shandice Cosmetics International was established in Trinidad in 1993. The organization has grown with two points of presence in the Caribbean:
Trinidad - the headquarters
Barbados
The headquarters in Trinidad is the nerve centre of the operations. The organization has a staff complement of ten (10) office staff and five (5) mobile sales staff. The office building has two stories, with a floor space of three thousand square feet (3000) per floor on the ground floor and two thousand square feet (2000) on the upper floor. The Executive President of Shandice Cosmetics Inc. approached the Marketing and Sales Manager of Rentel Business Communication Systems Ltd to implement a network for the office staff with an effective accounting application and database, which will be access by the mobile sales...
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