Expand All Collapse All Print Version ITC306 - Project Preparation Session 1 2017 Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences School of Computing and Mathematics Internal Mode Subject Coordinator Rajasekaran Lakshmiganthan Email [email protected] Phone 0399357900 Campus To be advised. Building/Room number To be advised. Welcome to a new session of study at Charles Sturt University. Please refer to the University’s Acknowledgement of Country. This subject outline is accessible through mobile devices from http://m.csu.edu.au. Consultation procedures Any questions concerning the teaching of this subject can be made by contacting your Subject Lecturer. Lecturer Name : Ather Saeed Lecturer Email : [email protected] Email is the best option. Please send a brief message regarding the issue and include the subject name and subject code in your email –it really helps to know which class you belong to, before I respond to your query. 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A brief overview [Show] Prescribed Text [Show] Subject and Assessment Schedule [Show] Subject Delivery [Show] http://interact.csu.edu.au/sakai-msi-tool/content/bbv.html?subjectView=true&siteId=ITC306_201730_SM_I 22/3/17, 6K54 am Page 1 of 14Subject Delivery [Show] Assessment Items [Hide] Item number Title Type Value Due date* Return date** 1 Project Charter and PMP Assignment 20% 13-Mar-2017 04-Apr-2017 2 Requirements Specification - Feasibility Study Assignment 15% 03-Apr-2017 27-Apr-2017 3 Draft Design - Detailed PMP Assignment 25% 01-May-2017 22-May-2017 4 Final Documentation & Presentation Assignment 40% 22-May-2017 13-Jun-2017 * due date is the last date for assessment items to be received at the University ** applies only to assessment items submitted by the due date Assessment item 1 Project Charter and PMP Value: 20% Due date: 13-Mar-2017 Return date: 04-Apr-2017 Submission method options Alternative submission method Task Project Charter and Project Management Plan In this assessment item you have to define the high-level goals and objectives of your project. The Project Charter is a contract between you and the client. It specifies the goals the client wants your project to achieve and items that are in and out of scope for this particular project. All the other phases of the project will be based on the goals specified in this Charter. In addition to the Charter, you also have to devise an initial Project Management Plan. This plan will document the resources (people and budget) for the project as well as a timeline for the different project phases and project milestones. In the Project Management plan you also have to evaluate potential risks that your project may face and propose risk migration strategies. The templates for the Project Charter and Project Management Plan are located in the resources section of the ITC306 Interact site. Rationale Demonstrate the student's ability to identify the different steps in the project development, as well as develop the main artifacts of the process, using project management tools. Demonstrate effective communication skills. Marking criteria Criteria HD DI CR PS FL Project steps are correctly identified (4) All required project steps are correctly identified and appropriately contextualised for the selected All required project steps are correctly identified and are applied to the selected project with some All required project steps are correctly identified and are applied to the selected project Most required project steps are correctly identified and applied to the selected Multiple project steps are missing or not applied to the selected project http://interact.csu.edu.au/sakai-msi-tool/content/bbv.html?subjectView=true&siteId=ITC306_201730_SM_I 22/3/17, 6K54 am Page 2 of 14the selected project some contextualisation project selected project project Project charter contains all required information (4) Effectively builds upon supplied template to provide all relevant information Supplied template is adapted to provide all requested information and additional relevant information Supplied template is accurately completed with all requested information Supplied template is accurately completed with most requested information Supplied template not completed accurately or completely Project charter demonstrates effective written communication skills (4) Consistent application of industry standard language and formatting Well written with some demonstration of industry standard language and formatting Well written with demonstration of academic standard language and formatting Well written but lacks acceptable formatting Writing is not of an acceptable standard. Project management plan contains all required information (4) Effectively builds upon supplied template to provide all relevant information Supplied template is adapted to provide all requested information and additional relevant information Supplied template is accurately completed with all requested information Supplied template is accurately completed with most requested information Supplied template not completed accurately or completely Project management plan demonstrates effective written communication skills (4) Consistent application of industry standard language and formatting Well written with some demonstration of industry standard language and formatting Well written with demonstration of academic standard language and formatting Well written but lacks acceptable formatting Writing is not of an acceptable standard. Assessment item 2 Requirements Specification - Feasibility Study Value: 15% Due date: 03-Apr-2017 Return date: 27-Apr-2017 Submission method options Alternative submission method Task Network Engineering / Systems administration Requirements Specification and Research Report on Candidate Technologies The purpose of a Requirements Specification document is to provide a thorough and complete description of the requirements for your project. It should contain in detail specifics of any existing constraints as well as provide a detailed discussion of the business requirements, functional requirements and technical requirements. The purpose of the Research Report on Candidate Technologies is to provide an overview of candidate technologies that may be incorporated into your solution. You are required to submit the following: Requirements Specification Research Report on Candidate Technologies IT Management /Business Analysis students http://interact.csu.edu.au/sakai-msi-tool/content/bbv.html?subjectView=true&siteId=ITC306_201730_SM_I 22/3/17, 6K54 am Page 3 of 14You are required to complete a feasibility study, using a TELOS framework, that investigates moving all of the services required by your client to the Cloud. You will need to investigate cloud-based alternatives for file shares, directory services, desktop applications and any other requirements as identified to meet the business requirements set out in the project briefing. You are required to submit this study in a report format (Word limit 2000). Rationale Demonstrate student’s ability to analyse and document requirements using appropriate modelling techniques and tools. Demonstrate student’s ability to evaluate and determine suitable technologies to be used in the project. Demonstrate student’s ability to identify and analyse standard testing parameters used in evaluating system performance. Demonstrate effective communication skills. Marking criteria Marking criteria (all students) Criteria HD DI CR PS FL Business requirements are correctly analysed and documented (4) All business requirements are correctly analysed and professionally documented All business requirements are correctly analysed and documented Most business requirements are correctly analysed and documented Key business requirements are correctly identified and documented Key business requirements have not been identified Functional requirements are correctly analysed and documented (4) All functional requirements are correctly analysed and professionally documented All functional requirements are correctly analysed and documented Most functional requirements are correctly analysed and documented Key functional requirements are correctly identified and documented Key functional requirements have not been identified Non Functional requirements are correctly analysed and documented (3) All non functional requirements are correctly analysed and documented to an industry accepted standard All non functional requirements are correctly analysed and documented Most non functional requirements are correctly analysed and documented Key non functional requirements are correctly identified and documented Key non functional requirements have not been identified Technical requirements are correctly analysed and documented (4) All technical requirements are correctly analysed and professionally documented All technical requirements are correctly analysed and documented Most technical requirements are correctly analysed and documented Key technical requirements are correctly identified and documented Key technical requirements have not been identified Technologies that meet project technical requirements of project are identified, evaluated and documented (3) All technologies that are likely to have capacity to meet project requirements have been identified, accurately evaluated and professionally documented Most technologies that are likely to have capacity to meet project requirements have been identified, accurately evaluated and professionally documented Key technologies that are likely to have capacity to meet project requirements have been identified, accurately evaluated and professionally documented Key technologies that are likely to have capacity to meet project requirements have been identified, evaluated and documented Evaluation and documentation omits key technologies http://interact.csu.edu.au/sakai-msi-tool/content/bbv.html?subjectView=true&siteId=ITC306_201730_SM_I 22/3/17, 6K54 am Page 4 of 14Assessment item 3 Draft Design - Detailed PMP Value: 25% Due date: 01-May-2017 Return date: 22-May-2017 Submission method options Alternative submission method Task Network Engineering / Systems administration Solution Design Document (Draft) and Test Plan The purpose of a Solution Design Document is to provide a thorough and complete description of your proposed solution. It has to include the logical (network topology, addressing, naming, VLANs, VPNs etc) as well as the physical design (which equipment to use, chosen LAN and WAN technology etc) for solution and provide information on how the design is to be implemented (Installation plans, user guides, administration plans etc). The design decisions that you have made need to be justified by referring back to the customer requirements set out in the Requirements Specification. You will need to show how your proposed design is a valid solution to fulfill these requirements. An electronic copy of the templates for the Design Document can be found in the resources section of the ITC306 Interact site. Test plan The purpose of a test plan is to clearly document the testing parameters for the system you are building in order to ensure the system is accurately evaluated against the system requirements documented in Assessment Item 2. IT Management /Business Analysis You are required to submit: Detailed Project Management Plan An updated detailed Project Management Plan that includes: Quality Management plan High level WBS and budget Change Control plan Reporting Templates Templates for your team submissions including: Change request forms Change log, Issue log, Team meeting agenda and minutes other templates as identified http://interact.csu.edu.au/sakai-msi-tool/content/bbv.html?subjectView=true&siteId=ITC306_201730_SM_I 22/3/17, 6K54 am Page 5 of 14other templates as identified Rationale Network Engineering / Systems administration Demonstrate student’s ability to apply appropriately the different steps in the project development, as well as develop the main artifacts of the process. IT Management /Business Analysis Demonstrate student’s ability to apply appropriately the different steps in the project development, as well as develop the main artifacts of the process. Marking criteria Network Engineering / Systems administration Criteria HD DI CR PS FL Design matches documented project requirements (10) Design correctly addresses all project requirements using an industry standard solution (with the exception of approved work arounds) Design correctly addresses all project requirements using a solution that will work but isn’t aligned with what happens in industry (with the exception of approved work arounds) Design correctly addresses almost all (80%+) project requirements Design correctly addresses all key project requirements Design fails to adequately address all key project requirements Implementation plan matches documented project requirements (5) Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet all project requirements without any further clarifications Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet all project requirements with minimal clarifications Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet all project requirements with some minor clarifications Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet most project requirements with some minor clarifications Implementation plan would not allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet most project requirements with some minor clarifications Testing parameters for evaluation of system performance against business, functional and technical requirements are correctly identified and analysed (5) Testing parameters will allow for accurate testing of all business, functional and technical requirements Testing parameters will allow for accurate testing of most business, functional and technical requirements Testing parameters will allow for accurate testing of key business, functional and technical requirements Testing parameters will allow for accurate testing of essential business, functional and technical requirements Testing parameters will not allow for accurate testing of one or more essential business, functional and technical requirements Documentation quality (5) All documentation is at or above industry standard including a table that links project requirements to design section. Most documentation is at or above industry standard with the remainder at a high academic standard. Documentation meets all expected academic standards but missing formatting or content that would be Documentation meets most expected academic standards. Documentation fails to meets most expected academic standards. http://interact.csu.edu.au/sakai-msi-tool/content/bbv.html?subjectView=true&siteId=ITC306_201730_SM_I 22/3/17, 6K54 am Page 6 of 14design section. would be expected in industry. IT Management /Business Analysis Criteria HD DI CR PS FL PMP contains all required information (10) Effectively builds upon supplied template to provide all relevant information Supplied template is adapted to provide all requested information and additional relevant information Supplied template is accurately completed with all requested information Supplied template is accurately completed with most requested information Supplied template not completed accurately or completely PMP demonstrates effective written communication skills (5) Consistent application of industry standard language and formatting Well written with some demonstration of industry standard language and formatting Well written with demonstration of academic standard language and formatting Well written but lacks acceptable formatting Writing is not of an acceptable standard. Templates contain all required information and are clear, easy to use, consistent formatting (10) All templates developed. Templates capture all relevant information. Well designed. Consistent application of industry standard language and formatting Most or all templates developed. Templates capture most of the required information. Well designed with some demonstration of industry standard language and formatting Most or some templates developed. Some design issues or inconsistencies. Written with some demonstration of industry standard language and formatting Most or some templates developed. Design issues or inconsistencies. Not all relevant information captured. Templates are not of an acceptable standard. Requirements Assessment item 4 Final Documentation & Presentation Value: 40% Due date: 22-May-2017 Return date: 13-Jun-2017 Submission method options Alternative submission method Task All Students In addition to the specific tasks detailed below, for this assessment item you and your team must present and also submit a recorded presentation. The presentation should be 10-15 min in length (10-15 slides) and targeted at your client. The purpose of the presentation is to show the client that you understand the business problem and vision for the project, that you have identified the requirements, scope and risks for the project, and that you have a solution that will suit the client. This means that your presentation should be delivered in a manner and http://interact.csu.edu.au/sakai-msi-tool/content/bbv.html?subjectView=true&siteId=ITC306_201730_SM_I 22/3/17, 6K54 am Page 7 of 14that will suit the client. This means that your presentation should be delivered in a manner and using language that your client will be able to understand. It should include a general overview of your design and how it meets the specified business goals, and may discuss specific technical design issues or trade-offs that you have made in your design. Network Engineering / Systems Administration students, your presentation should also include a short proof of concept/prototype demonstration that makes it clear that you are on track to deliver a fully working solution in ITC308. An electronic copy of the templates for the Design Document and Presentation can be found in the resources section of the ITC306 Interact site. Network Engineering / Systems administration Final Solution Design Documentation and Proof of Concept Prototype Presentation You are required to submit a revised Solution Design Document based on the feedback from Assessment Item 3. This assessment item is your final Design Document documenting the entire solution that you propose for your project. You should now be able to implement your project based on this Design Document. IT Management / Business Analysis Definitive Cost Estimates, WBS, Procurement Management and Presentation Based on your approved design, you are required to prepare a definitive cost estimate and WBS utilizing MS Project, incorporating the allocation of costs and resources. Your MS Project submission should also be baselined. You are also required to submit a Procurement Management Plan. Rationale Demonstrate student’s ability to apply appropriately the different steps in the project development, as well as develop the main artifacts of the process, using project management tools to assist in timely completion of milestones; Demonstrate effective communication skills. Marking criteria Network Engineering / Systems Administration Criteria HD DI CR PS FL Logical design matches documented project requirements (6) Logical design correctly addresses all project requirements Logical design correctly addresses most project requirements Logical design correctly addresses all key project requirements Logical design correctly addresses all essential project requirements Logical design fails to correctly address one or more essential project requirements Physical design matches documented project requirements (6) Physical design correctly addresses all project requirements Physical design correctly addresses most project requirements Physical design correctly addresses key project requirements Physical design correctly addresses essential project requirements Physical design fail to address one or more essential project requirements Implementation plan matches documented project requirements (8) Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet all project requirements Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet all project requirements with Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet all project requirements with Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet most project requirements with Implementation plan would not allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet most project http://interact.csu.edu.au/sakai-msi-tool/content/bbv.html?subjectView=true&siteId=ITC306_201730_SM_I 22/3/17, 6K54 am Page 8 of 14requirements without any further clarifications requirements with minimal clarifications requirements with some minor clarifications requirements with some minor clarifications most project requirements with some minor clarifications Presentation demonstrates clear understanding of different steps in project development (4) All steps in project development are clearly and accurately presented in the context of the project Most steps (including all key steps) in project development are clearly and accurately presented in the context of the project Most steps (including all key steps) in project development are clearly and accurately presented Key steps in project development are accurately presented One or more key steps in project development are not presented Presentation provides evidence of timely completion of project milestones (8) Evidence is presented that proves all project milestones were satisfactorily completed on time Evidence is presented that proves most project milestones were satisfactorily completed on time Evidence is presented that proves key project milestones were satisfactorily completed on time Evidence is presented that proves most key project milestones were satisfactorily completed on time No evidence of most key project milestones being satisfactorily completed on time is presented. Presentation demonstrates effective communication skills (8) A well structured, professionally communicated presentation with excellent use of visual aids. Sequence and communication of information is good with appropriate use of visual aids. Sequence of information is generally well organised but more clarity of communication is required. Visual aids generally used appropriately. Content is loosely connected, transitions lack clarity. Ineffective use of visual aids. No apparent logical order of presentation, unclear focus. Little or no use of visual aids. IT Management / Business Analysis Criteria HD DI CR PS FL WBS matches documented project requirements (8) WBS design correctly addresses all project requirements WBS design correctly addresses most project requirements WBS design correctly addresses all key project requirements WBS design correctly addresses some essential project requirements WBS design fails to correctly address one or more essential project requirements Definitive cost estimate covers documented project requirements (8) Definitive cost estimate correctly covers all project requirements Definitive cost estimate correctly covers most project requirements Definitive cost estimate correctly covers key project requirements Definitive cost estimate correctly covers essential project requirements Definitive cost estimate fails to cover one or more essential project requirements Procurement Management plan meets documented project procurement requirements (4) Procurement Management plan documents at a detailed level all documented project procurement requirements Procurement Management plan documents at a detailed level documented project procurement requirements Procurement Management plan documents at a high level most project procurement requirements Procurement Management plan documents at a high level some project procurement requirements Procurement Management plan fails to cover one or more essential project procurement requirements Presentation demonstrates clear understanding of different steps in project development (4) All steps in project development are clearly and accurately presented in the context of the project Most steps (including all key steps) in project development are clearly and accurately presented in the Most steps (including all key steps) in project development are clearly and accurately presented Key steps in project development are accurately presented One or more key steps in project development are not presented http://interact.csu.edu.au/sakai-msi-tool/content/bbv.html?subjectView=true&siteId=ITC306_201730_SM_I 22/3/17, 6K54 am Page 9 of 14development (4) project presented in the context of the project presented Presentation provides evidence of timely completion of project milestones (8) Evidence is presented that proves all project milestones were satisfactorily completed on time Evidence is presented that proves most project milestones were satisfactorily completed on time Evidence is presented that proves key project milestones were satisfactorily completed on time Evidence is presented that proves most key project milestones were satisfactorily completed on time No evidence of most key project milestones being satisfactorily completed on time is presented. Presentation demonstrates effective communication skills (8) A well structured, professionally communicated presentation with excellent use of visual aids. Sequence and communication of information is good with appropriate use of visual aids. Sequence of information is generally well organised but more clarity of communication is required. Visual aids generally used appropriately. Content is loosely connected, transitions lack clarity. Ineffective use of visual aids. No apparent logical order of presentation, unclear focus. Little or no use of visual aids. 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