Senior management at Global Development Systems (GDS) requests to implement a Project Management Office (PMO) Cloud Application for the company. Management would like for you to assist the project manager in determining the feasibility of this project and prepare a Business Case and Project Charter to gain project approval.
You will perform a feasibility study of this project by using a spreadsheet to create a budget that considers subtotals for hardware, software, and labor and perform a cost-benefits analysis to report the Net Present Value (NPV), return on investment (ROI) and breakeven.
The project will be delivered three months after approval within a budget of $350.000.00. GDS expects 20% return on investment with 10% interest rate.
Using information from the feasibility study, prepare a Business Case and Project Charter to gain project approval.
Instructions
Perform a feasibility study of this project by using the provided templates, to create a budget that considers subtotals for hardware, software, and labor. Perform a cost-benefit analysis to report the Net Present Value (NPV), return on investment (ROI) and breakeven. Prepare a Business Case and Project Charter to gain project approval.
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· Using an Excel Spreadsheet template, create a budget that considers the totals for Hardware, Software, and Labor.
· Hardware Requirements:
· Front-end web server- $2,999.00
· Application server -$2,999.00
· SQL Server -$2,999.00
· Software Requirements:
· Database server (SQL Server) & CAL- $20,000.00
· Project Server 2016 Enterprise & CAL – $50,000.00
· SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise & CAL – $40,000.00
· Windows Server 2012(64-bit) – CAL- $9,000.00
· Labor: $175.000.00
· Using an Excel spreadsheet template, perform a Cost Benefits Analysis by determining the Net Present Value (NPV), Return on investment (ROI) and Breakeven/ cost point.
· Using the provided template found in the zip file from above, create the Business Case and Project Charter for the PMO Cloud Implementation Project
Resources
· If you need software tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Project or Visio, downloads are free to students at this website:
· Microsoft Downloads
· Need help with Business Writing and Executive Summaries, these websites can help:
· Business writing
· For help writing an Executive Summary – How do I write and properly format an executive summary?