The project is regarding the development and implementation of an e-commerce website. The website will include the selling of the various items such as customized mugs, greeting cards along with several other gift items and accessories. There are several phases that will be present during the project and a number of different resources will be engaged with the project. The report covers the various aspects of the project such as details of the team members, budget, schedule, methodology and a lot more.
- Successful deployment and implementation of the e-commerce website so that the customers may be able to access the same for purchasing of the various gift items.
- Completion of the project in the budget that has been estimated during the planning and analysis phase of the project.
- Completion of all the project activities in the schedule that has been estimated during the planning and analysis phase of the project (Chaves, 2015).
The project shall include the following items as in-scope activities.
- The e-commerce website that is developed shall have the login functionality implemented for the end users.
- The various items and products provided by the company shall be displayed on the website under the product catalogue and the information related with each product shall be present.
- The website shall have the abilities such as search functionality, addition of products in the cart, purchasing of the product and payment of the same.
- The project team shall carry out design, development along with the integration and deployment activities associated with the project (Gasik, 2015).
- The maintenance and post-production support shall also be provided by the project team members.
|
Department |
Team Member |
Roles and Responsibilities |
|
Management |
Project Manager |
The manager will be responsible for planning the activities related with the e-commerce website and will also carry out communication tasks along with the closure tasks associated with the project. |
|
Executive |
Business Analyst |
The resource will be responsible for the analysis activities regarding the project such as development of the business strategies along with execution of the feasibility studies |
|
Executive |
Finance Officer |
The budget of the project will be created and managed by the resource |
|
Technical |
Designer |
The UI aspects along with the design specification of the e-commerce website will be done by the resource |
|
Technical |
Developer |
The developer will develop the source code for the e-commerce website and will execute unit test cases |
|
Technical |
Test Engineer |
The test engineer will carry out various testing activities on the system such as system and integration testing along with load and sanity testing |
|
Technical |
Implementation Engineer |
Implementation of the website will be done by the resource along with management of the changes |
|
Technical |
Technical Writer |
Preparation of the technical documents such as the system documents will be done by the resource |
|
Technical/Operational |
Trainer |
The training will be provided by the resource to the end users on the functionalities related with the system |
The following technological requirements shall be fulfilled to make sure that the project activities are executed successfully.
- Computer systems for carrying out project activities.
- Development and design tools
- Testing tools such as Bugzilla for defect reporting and management (Rose, 2013)
- Resource tracking tools
There will be several costs that will be associated with the project that will include the cost of the resources, cost of tools and operational costs.
The cost of the resources has been assigned as per the table below.
The bottom up estimation technique has been used for the estimation of the costs that are related with the project. An overall budget of $84,104 has been estimated for the project.
|
WBS |
Task Name |
Cost |
Duration |
|
1 |
E-commerce website - Gift Items and Accessories |
$84,104.00 |
208 days |
|
1.1 |
Phase 1: E-commerce Website Initiation |
$9,440.00 |
18 days |
|
1.1.1 |
Technical feasibility study of the website |
$960.00 |
3 days |
|
1.1.2 |
Operational and economical feasibility analysis of the website |
$1,440.00 |
3 days |
|
1.1.3 |
Analysis of the feasibility results |
$1,920.00 |
4 days |
|
1.1.4 |
Project charter preparation |
$3,200.00 |
5 days |
|
1.1.5 |
Submission and approval of the charter |
$1,920.00 |
3 days |
|
1.1.6 |
Milestone 1: Project Charter |
$0.00 |
0 days |
|
1.2 |
Phase 2: E-commerce Website Planning |
$20,000.00 |
35 days |
|
1.2.1 |
Project Scope - In-scope and out of scope finalization |
$6,400.00 |
10 days |
|
1.2.2 |
Risk identification and analysis |
$2,880.00 |
6 days |
|
1.2.3 |
Website budget estimation |
$1,760.00 |
4 days |
|
1.2.4 |
Estimation of project schedule |
$1,920.00 |
4 days |
|
1.2.5 |
Communication activities |
$3,200.00 |
5 days |
|
1.2.6 |
Team selection and allocation |
$3,840.00 |
6 days |
|
1.2.7 |
Milestone 2: Project Plan |
$0.00 |
0 days |
|
1.3 |
Phase 3: E-commerce Website Project Execution |
$32,544.00 |
91 days |
|
1.3.1 |
Design of the website - UI and design specifications |
$4,896.00 |
18 days |
|
1.3.2 |
Source code development |
$14,400.00 |
45 days |
|
1.3.3 |
Unit testing of the source code |
$3,200.00 |
10 days |
|
1.3.4 |
Reviews and feedback |
$1,440.00 |
3 days |
|
1.3.5 |
Incorporation of the changes |
$8,288.00 |
14 days |
|
1.3.6 |
Release of the build |
$320.00 |
1 day |
|
1.3.7 |
Milestone 3: Source code |
$0.00 |
0 days |
|
1.4 |
Phase 4: E-commerce Website Project Control |
$11,584.00 |
40 days |
|
1.4.1 |
Testing of the website and defect reporting |
$2,240.00 |
10 days |
|
1.4.2 |
Integration of the website |
$2,560.00 |
8 days |
|
1.4.3 |
Implementation of the website |
$3,072.00 |
12 days |
|
1.4.4 |
Reviews and feedback |
$1,920.00 |
3 days |
|
1.4.5 |
Management of the changes |
$1,792.00 |
7 days |
|
1.4.6 |
Milestone 4: Defect Report |
$0.00 |
0 days |
|
1.5 |
Phase 5: Project Control |
$10,536.00 |
24 days |
|
1.5.1 |
System Documentation |
$3,200.00 |
10 days |
|
1.5.2 |
Training of the end users |
$2,856.00 |
7 days |
|
1.5.3 |
Acceptance of deliverables and sign offs |
$1,280.00 |
2 days |
|
1.5.4 |
Closure report preparation and submission |
$3,200.00 |
5 days |
|
1.5.5 |
Milestone 5: Closure Report |
$0.00 |
0 days |
There are other resources that will also be required during the project such as project environment in terms of the technical, development and production environments (Chin, 2012).
There will also be requirements and specifications that will be necessary for the completion of the project activities.
|
WBS |
Task Name |
Duration |
Start |
Finish |
Predecessors |
Resource Names |
Cost |
|
|
1 |
E-commerce website - Gift Items and Accessories |
208 days |
Tue 7/11/17 |
Thu 4/26/18 |
$84,104.00 |
|||
|
1.1 |
Phase 1: E-commerce Website Initiation |
18 days |
Tue 7/11/17 |
Thu 8/3/17 |
$9,440.00 |
|||
|
1.1.1 |
Technical feasibility study of the website |
3 days |
Tue 7/11/17 |
Thu 7/13/17 |
Developer |
$960.00 |
||
|
1.1.2 |
Operational and economical feasibility analysis of the website |
3 days |
Fri 7/14/17 |
Tue 7/18/17 |
3 |
Business Analyst |
$1,440.00 |
|
|
1.1.3 |
Analysis of the feasibility results |
4 days |
Wed 7/19/17 |
Mon 7/24/17 |
4 |
Business Analyst |
$1,920.00 |
|
|
1.1.4 |
Project charter preparation |
5 days |
Tue 7/25/17 |
Mon 7/31/17 |
5 |
Project Manager |
$3,200.00 |
|
|
1.1.5 |
Submission and approval of the charter |
3 days |
Tue 8/1/17 |
Thu 8/3/17 |
6 |
Project Manager |
$1,920.00 |
|
|
1.1.6 |
Milestone 1: Project Charter |
0 days |
Thu 8/3/17 |
Thu 8/3/17 |
7 |
$0.00 |
||
|
1.2 |
Phase 2: E-commerce Website Planning |
35 days |
Fri 8/4/17 |
Thu 9/21/17 |
$20,000.00 |
|||
|
1.2.1 |
Project Scope - In-scope and out of scope finalization |
10 days |
Fri 8/4/17 |
Thu 8/17/17 |
7 |
Project Manager |
$6,400.00 |
|
|
1.2.2 |
Risk identification and analysis |
6 days |
Fri 8/18/17 |
Fri 8/25/17 |
10 |
Business Analyst |
$2,880.00 |
|
|
1.2.3 |
Website budget estimation |
4 days |
Mon 8/28/17 |
Thu 8/31/17 |
11 |
Finance Officer |
$1,760.00 |
|
|
1.2.4 |
Estimation of project schedule |
4 days |
Fri 9/1/17 |
Wed 9/6/17 |
12 |
Business Analyst |
$1,920.00 |
|
|
1.2.5 |
Communication activities |
5 days |
Thu 9/7/17 |
Wed 9/13/17 |
13 |
Project Manager |
$3,200.00 |
|
|
1.2.6 |
Team selection and allocation |
6 days |
Thu 9/14/17 |
Thu 9/21/17 |
14,10,11,12,13 Project Manager |
$3,840.00 |
||
|
1.2.7 |
Milestone 2: Project Plan |
0 days |
Thu 9/21/17 |
Thu 9/21/17 |
15 |
$0.00 |
||
|
1.3 |
Phase 3: E-commerce Website Project Execution |
91 days |
Fri 9/22/17 |
Fri 1/26/18 |
$32,544.00 |
|||
|
1.3.1 |
Design of the website - UI and design specifications |
18 days |
Fri 9/22/17 |
Tue 10/17/17 |
15 |
Designer |
$4,896.00 |
|
|
1.3.2 |
Source code development |
45 days |
Wed 10/18/17 |
Tue 12/19/17 |
18 |
Developer |
$14,400.00 |
|
|
1.3.3 |
Unit testing of the source code |
10 days |
Wed 12/20/17 |
Tue 1/2/18 |
19 |
Developer |
$3,200.00 |
|
|
1.3.4 |
Reviews and feedback |
3 days |
Wed 1/3/18 |
Fri 1/5/18 |
20 |
Business Analyst |
$1,440.00 |
|
|
1.3.5 |
Incorporation of the changes |
14 days |
Mon 1/8/18 |
Thu 1/25/18 |
21 |
Designer, Developer |
$8,288.00 |
|
|
1.3.6 |
Release of the build |
1 day |
Fri 1/26/18 |
Fri 1/26/18 |
22 |
Developer |
$320.00 |
|
|
1.3.7 |
Milestone 3: Source code |
0 days |
Fri 1/26/18 |
Fri 1/26/18 |
23 |
$0.00 |
||
|
1.4 |
Phase 4: E-commerce Website Project Control |
40 days |
Mon 1/29/18 |
Fri 3/23/18 |
$11,584.00 |
|||
|
1.4.1 |
Testing of the website and defect reporting |
10 days |
Mon 1/29/18 |
Fri 2/9/18 |
23 |
Test Engineer |
$2,240.00 |
|
|
1.4.2 |
Integration of the website |
8 days |
Mon 2/12/18 |
Wed 2/21/18 |
26 |
Developer |
$2,560.00 |
|
|
1.4.3 |
Implementation of the website |
12 days |
Thu 2/22/18 |
Fri 3/9/18 |
27 |
Implementation Engineer |
$3,072.00 |
|
|
1.4.4 |
Reviews and feedback |
3 days |
Mon 3/12/18 |
Wed 3/14/18 |
28 |
Project Manager |
$1,920.00 |
|
|
1.4.5 |
Management of the changes |
7 days |
Thu 3/15/18 |
Fri 3/23/18 |
29 |
Implementation Engineer |
$1,792.00 |
|
|
1.4.6 |
Milestone 4: Defect Report |
0 days |
Fri 3/23/18 |
Fri 3/23/18 |
30 |
$0.00 |
||
|
1.5 |
Phase 5: Project Control |
24 days |
Mon 3/26/18 |
Thu 4/26/18 |
$10,536.00 |
|||
|
1.5.1 |
System Documentation |
10 days |
Mon 3/26/18 |
Fri 4/6/18 |
31 |
Technical Writer |
$3,200.00 |
|
|
1.5.2 |
Training of the end users |
7 days |
Mon 4/9/18 |
Tue 4/17/18 |
33 |
Trainer |
$2,856.00 |
|
|
1.5.3 |
Acceptance of deliverables and sign offs |
2 days |
Wed 4/18/18 |
Thu 4/19/18 |
34 |
Project Manager |
$1,280.00 |
|
|
1.5.4 |
Closure report preparation and submission |
5 days |
Fri 4/20/18 |
Thu 4/26/18 |
35 |
Project Manager |
$3,200.00 |
|
|
1.5.5 |
Milestone 5: Closure Report |
0 days |
Thu 4/26/18 |
Thu 4/26/18 |
36 |
$0.00 |
||
There are a number of project development methodologies that are present such as Rapid Application Development (RAD), Agile, Scrum and many others.
The recommended methodology for the case of the e-commerce website is the agile methodology. This methodology has been recommended as it will provide many advantages to the project and the project team engaged with the project.
- The e-commerce website may have many changes that will be required to be implemented such as changes in terms of the requirements along with the changes in the technology that is used. These changes will be easily applicable and incorporated through the agile methodology.
- The e-commerce website that will be developed will have the attributes such as flexibility and scalability present in it (Hewagamage, 2011).
- The project resources will not be confined to the defined set of processes and procedures during the project and will have the freedom to carry out ad-hoc methods.
- The feedback will be regularly collected from the project client and therefore the changes will be applicable with much case. Also, the end result will be as per the expectations and specifications.
Version control will be necessary for the e-commerce website along with all of the system documentation associated with the website.
The following step of actions will be taken for making sure that version control is carried out:
- Automated tools will be used for tracking and maintenance of the version control of the website and the system documentation.
- There will be reviews and inspections that will be carried out at regular intervals. These processes will be carried out by the senior management and leadership.
- The version control will be collaborated with the security mechanisms to make sure that there are no version specific attacks executed.
The collaboration activities associated with the e-commerce activities shall be done using Teambox as the collaboration software.
Teambox is the open source project management and collaboration software which shall be used as the tool has the adequate functionalities and also comes for free of cost. The UI of the tools has a great degree of interactivity present in it and there are provisions that are present which may be used for easier communication with the project resources and other entities associated with the project.
There is an in-built calendar that is present in Teambox which may be used for tracking of the project activities and for keeping track of the upcoming events as well.
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