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CSCI 359 – Systems Analysis & Design

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project Planning

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<Project Name> Project Charter Version: <1.0> <Draft>

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CDC_UP_Project_Charter_Template_v1.1.doc

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction 3

1.1 Systems Request Summary 3

1.2 Business Case 3

2 principal activities and milestones 3

2.1 Work Breakdown Structure 3

2.2 Project Schedule 3

2.3 Visibility plan 3

3 Project Scope 3

4 Assumptions, Constraints And Risks 3

4.1 Assumptions 3

4.2 Constraints 4

4.3 Risks 4

5 Feasibility Study 4

6 Project Roles and Responsibilities 4

6.1 Roles 4

6.2 Responsibilities 4

6.3 Peer Evaluation 4

APPENDIX A: REFERENCES 5

APPENDIX B: KEY TERMS 6

Introduction

Systems Request Summary

[The introduction contains a brief description of the proposed system, the name of the company or client for whom the work will be done, and the name of the person or group who initiated the investigation.]

Business Case

[Make sure to go through the why, what, how, and who that are necessary to decide if the project is worthwhile. You can use SWOT Analysis here.]

principal activities and milestones

Work Breakdown Structure

[Insert the project’s work breakdown structure.]

Project Schedule

[Identify and document the relationships among the project activities/tasks. You need to estimate the duration for each task. You also need to estimate the type and quantity of materials, human resources, equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity. You can use the Gantt and/or PERT chart.]

Visibility plan

[How will you keep in contact with the client and report progress?  How will you communicate among your team?]

Project Scope

[This project scope should be defined as clearly as possible. As systems analysts, you should limit the focus to the problem at hand and avoid unnecessary additions]

The objectives of the <Project Name> are as follows:

· [Insert Objective 1]

· [Insert Objective 2]

· [Add additional bullets as necessary]

Assumptions, Constraints And Risks

Assumptions

1) [Insert description of the first assumption.]

2) [Insert description of the second assumption.]

3) [Add additional items as necessary]

Constraints

1) [Insert description of the first constraint.]

2) [Insert description of the second constraint.]

3) [Add additional items as necessary]

Risks

[You can describe the impact of the risk and its probability.]

1) [Insert description of the first risk.]

2) [Insert description of the second risk.]

3) [Add additional items as necessary]

Feasibility Study

[Please describe the operational, economic, technical and schedule feasibility.]

Project Roles and Responsibilities

Roles

[This section lists the people who will participate in the project, and describes each person’s role. Please keep in mind that I will be acting as your client. Add rows to the table as necessary.]

Name

Project Role

Project Responsibilities

<Name>

<Org>

<Name>

<Org>

Responsibilities

[Please indicate the responsibilities and tasks done by each team member.]

Peer Evaluation

[Each team member evaluates the rest of the team members.]

APPENDIX A: REFERENCES

[Insert the name, description, and physical location of any documents referenced in this document. Add rows to the table as necessary.]

The following table summarizes the documents referenced in this document.

Document Name and Version

Description

Location

<Document Name >

[Provide description of the document]

<URL or Network path where document is located>

APPENDIX B: KEY TERMS

[Insert terms and definitions used in this document. Add rows to the table as necessary.]

The following table provides definitions for terms relevant to this document.

Term

Definition

[Insert Term]

[Provide definition of the term used in this document.]

[Insert Term]

[Provide definition of the term used in this document.]

[Insert Term]

[Provide definition of the term used in this document.]

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