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 8 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 Ashford 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.

  The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references slide that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.