Solomon Barney Associates Project
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SOLOMON BARNEY PROJECT
Political Website and Online Book Store
Project Charter
Version 1.5 – 12/05/04
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Solomon Barney Project
Document Revision History
Version Number
Description
11/08/04
First draft of plan created
11/15/04
2nd Draft produced containing updated “project definition” work from 11/08/04 worksession
11/22/04
Contribution and work flow planning finalized. Roles and Responsibilities finalized.
11/29/04
Initial project steps defined and waypoints defined with customer.
12/02/04
Revised final draft containing work from 11/29/04 work session and accepted previous changes
12/05/04
Final Draft accepted.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
PROJECT STATEMENT
PROJECT PLAN PURPOSE
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF PROJECT
CURRENT ENVIRONMENT
PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES
WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
TIMELINE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
BUDGET
COMMUNICATION PLAN
PROJECT RISK/CONTINGENCY PLAN
Preface
Document Version Control: Questions regarding updates and currency of the subject document should be directed to the owner of this document, or the project manager.
This plan was generated by the WSC Project Team. WSC will be implemented and deployed for the Office of Solomon Barney Associates.
Project Stage: WSC will be based on the commercial-off-the-shelf application titled vBulletin. The project is currently in the Development stage of the life cycle.
Approval: A completed stage exit will constitute approval of this plan.
Document Owner: The primary contact for questions regarding this document is:
Dale Gribble, Project Manager/Planner
WSC Project Team
Phone: (555) 555-5555
Internet: [email protected]
Document Change History: (Nature and date of each change are recorded here)
November 15, 2004 – Document Creation.
Privacy Information
This document may contain information of a sensitive nature. In particular, staff names and phone numbers, and E-mail addresses. This document should not be distributed outside of the Project Team.
1. Project Statement
Create a user friendly, customer oriented website for political debate and a digital store front for the sale of political merchandise.
2. Project Plan Purpose
This document provides an orientation on how the Web Site Creation (WSC) project will be managed. It also defines the deliverables, schedules, risks, dependencies, assumptions, estimates, and change management philosophy. This plan will:
Provide a general product description and overview.
Provide a project plan purpose and objectives
Identify a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
Identify a timeline through schedules and activities to be performed.
Identify required resources through a resource allocation plan.
Identify a risk analysis and contingency plan.
Give a detailed budget.
Establish a communication plan.
Provide a basis for management tracking and control.
This plan is an active document and may be formally revised at the end of each of the following stages of implementation:
Research and Testing
Planning
System Integration
Pilot Installation and Testing
Pilot Deployment and Acceptance
Pilot Post-Implementation Assessment
Host wide Implementation
3. Project Objectives
Refine requirements from customer.
Develop an overall plan for project waypoints.
Assign subtasks to the waypoints.
Develop a timeline for completion of each task.
Allow for rework at each waypoint.
Create a preliminary budget for the product, and get customer approval.
Refine the budget.
4. General Overview of Project
4.1 Current Environment
Solomon Barney Associates (SBA) is an investment firm that specializes in creating business opportunities. After market research