Project Management

Project Management

Introduction

The objective of the presented case study is to improve the performance of coding in existing projects of IT dept with a cost of £150,000 within 6 months. The purpose is to reduce the number of large computers and hence the overall cost of IT projects. In order to satisfy these criteria, as a manager, there are three scopes that can be the basis of the decision. First is to upgrade/modify the code that suits the personal computers. Second is to re-test the upgraded code so that it works on personal computers. And third is to deploy and operate the upgraded software products. The potential projects are:

1. Online Six Sigma Training Program: Since the CEO wants to train many employees in Six Sigma very quickly; your team thinks it makes sense to provide much of the training in an online format. You have researched several suppliers and you believe you could outsource much of this project.

2. Coding Performance Improvement Project: Even though Megabyte Computers is in the computer industry, the information technology department does not think it uses computing power economically because many programs are not coded for efficiency. The company spends hundreds of millions of pounds for supercomputer and mainframe computing power, and you believe that this project can reduce the number of large computers the company needs.

3. Web Site Redesign Project: The Company’s corporate Web site has grown tremendously in the last few years, and you are not sure that the current design is attracting new customers or meeting current customer needs very well.

4. Wireless Technology Project: There have been great advancements in wireless technologies, and you believe that the company is not taking advantage of developing or using various wireless products.

5. Supporting Office Project: As company is making use of lots of resources for data entry purposes, you believe in setting up a supporting office in developing country like China or India, so that data entry overheads can be reduced to a greater extent.

Project Evaluation

Project

Features and

Support and

Ability

Strength and

Functionality

Services

(Budget)

Consistency

Online Six Sigma Training Program

collaboration

online access

easy access

manipulation

Web Site Redesign Project

administration

security or personal

costly

can be accurate

Wireless Technology Project

partnership with

availability

average

can adjust

telecommunications

of the wireless products

cost

in the changes

Supporting Office Project

security for data

open book with

can be costly

can stand through

gathered

limitation

based on the features

the changes

Multi-Weighted Scores

Bar Chart

Result

The project is in favor of Wireless Technology Project, although it cannot promise the strength and consistency because of the impact of changes within the internal and external business environment. The organization needs to fund this type of project in order to achieve the benefits that are available in its features. Based on the evaluation conducted in the project, the collaboration with the telecommunications companies delivers an advantage in the organization in terms of utilizing the wireless technologies. Since every people around the globe has an access in the wireless technologies, it is another opportunity for the organization that should be missed.

Project Proposal 1: Coding Performance Improvement Project (Six Sigma)

Months

Costs

Activities

(£000s)

Define

Measure

Analyze

Improve

Control

Evaluation

£150, 000

*The activities involved in the Six Sigma project are taken from the learning that is associated in the training.

Project Proposal 2: Continuation of Coding Performance

Months

Costs

Activities

(£000s)

*The activities are assumed to be the process of involved in the project

The Project Team and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Tasks

People

Tasks Dependencies

Background

Manager 1

Organizational overview

HRM

Solid HR practices

Stockholder (if necessary)

Trust and credibility

Finance Officer

Salient financial status

Features

Web Designer

Virtual effects

Encoder

Effective coding solution

Advertiser

Promotion, ads, and marketing

Security

Web Designer

Anti-virus, hacks, and others

Interface

Web Master

Dialogue box

Automation

Statisticians

Statistic results

Data Analysts

Representation of results

Publication

Manager 2

Publication of the updates

Process Breakdown Structure (PBS)

Activities

Week

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4

Team 5

Team 6

In developing the Gantt chart for the project, it is advised that you should refer to the chart prepared beforehand (Project Proposal 2). It is for the reason that the network of responsibilities of the team and the duration of the tasks are included. The dependencies of the team member are also included in the WBS section of the paper in order to provide the appropriate approach according to the position of the people.

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