Chapter 4, Project Integration Management
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- Perform a financial analysis for a project using the format provided in the book(IT Project Management, Revised 6e). Assume that the projected costs and benefits for this project are spread over four years as follows: Estimated costs are $200,000 in Year 1 and $30,000 each year in Years 2, 3, and 4. Estimated benefits are $0 in Year 1 and $100,000 each year in Years 2, 3, and 4. Use a 9 percent discount rate, and round the discount factors to two decimal places. Create a spreadsheet or use the business case financials template on the companion Web site to calculate and clearly display the NPV, ROI, and year in which payback occurs. In addition, write a paragraph explaining whether you would recommend investing in this project, based on your financial analysis.

1. Develop an outline (major heading and subheading only) for a project management plan to create a Web Site for your class, and then dill in the details for the introduction or overview section. Assume that this Web site would include home page with links to a syllabus for the class, lecture notes or other instructional information, links to the Web site for the books that we are using in the class, links to other Web sites and all links to personal pages for each member of your class and future classmates. Also, include a bulletin board and chat room feature where students and the instructor can exchange information. Assume your instructor is the project’s sponsor, you are the project manager, your classmates are your project team and you have three months to complete the project.
Project Title: Class Web Site
Date of Authorization: September 1,2017
Project Start Date: September 4,2017
Projected Finish Date: December 4,2017
Key Schedule Milestones:
• Complete version of the web site
Budget Information: The firm has allocated P50,000 for the entire project.
Project Manager: Jovelyn P. Antonia (antonia1.ja@gmail.com)
Project Objectives: To create an educational web site that is all about the information of students, course and their respected instructor. This web site will include links to the books and other references they are using. The schedule, syllabus, list of students and their instructor will be included.
Approach:
• Purchase all required hardware upgrades within 2 weeks
• Hold weekly progress review meetings with the core project team and the sponsor.
• Conduct thorough software testing per the approved test plans.
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1. Write a short paper based on the chapter’s opening case. Answer the following questions (Information Technology Project Management, 7e, page 140, Opening Case):
a. What do you think the real problem was in this case?
The real problem in this case was the unwillingness of Nick Carson to learn new things. Being good in something doesn’t mean you cannot learn from other thing.
b. Does the case present a realistic scenario? Why or why not?
Yes. Because I believe that a situation like this is happening everywhere.
c. Was Nick Carson a good project manager? Why or why not?
For me, No. Because even though they had a successful project, he still didn’t acted as a project manager.
d. What should top management have done to help Nick?
Top management must had guided Nick Carson about how to be a project manager. They are responsible for helping and supervising all whoever in their lower level.
e. What could Nick have done to be a better project manager?
Nick must had tried to be a project manager. He must tried to act as a project manager. He must had tried to do what a project manager must be doing. He must had pursued himself to try his very best just to be a good project manager.