project documentation

BSA/425 v1.3

Project Plan Draft

Fill out each of the sections below with information relevant to your project. Be sure to include the company name associated with your project.

Company Name: XYZ Bank

Network Technology Recommendations

Network Technology Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria Name

Selection Criteria Description Selection Criteria Value (Weighting in Points IN a Scale of 10)

LAN It connects a number of computers or low- voltage devices across a short distance.

5

WAN Long distance computer connection 5

WLAN Does not require the physical devices as it operate like Wi-Fi

8

Network Technology Recommended Vendors

Vendor Name

Vendor Strengths

Vendor Weaknesses

Products/Services Provided to Project

Aggregate Selection Criteria Score

Cisco Very fast, best customer service

Expensive Heavy network in the organization 9

Alloys Cheap, better customer service

Poor network Encryption of user data 5

Aruba Cheap, superb network

Poor network Software for organizational services

4

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Network Technology Deployment Challenges

Deployment Challenge

Deployment Challenge Description

Physical vs logical deployment

The appliances in physical networks are connected via protocols, but in logical networks, other traffics are used which are indifferent to physical networks and must be run.

Scalability and automatic deployment

Not only must the networks be automated, but they must also be scalable.

Bringing separate own network

When installing a network in a data center architecture, an automated and quicker deployment is preferable.

Technology Adoption Methods

Method Name Method Description

Strategy and Technology Alignment

The proposed technology must meet the organizational needs

Analysis of the present system

This will help the management to determine the need of the proposed technology

Training of employees

Organization employees’ needs be trained on the internet and how to use it so that they can accept it more quickly.

Cost/Benefit Considerations

Benefits Costs Considerations

Increase the number of employees $3000 High productivity

Construction of new block $50000 Installation of the proposed system and components

Database System Recommendation

Database System Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria Name

Selection Criteria Description Selection Criteria Value (Weighting in Points)

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Terms of reference definition

The purpose of the project 5

Products shortlisting

Selecting the best database management system (DBMS)

8

Products evaluation

Thorough analysis of the selected DBMS 4

Recommendation Findings and analysis of the right organization

9

Database System Recommendation

Recommended Database System

Description Benefits Aggregate Selection Criteria Score

Desktop Entering and logical storage of user data

High speed in data processing 4

Relational Tables arranged in schemas in a particular server

Storage of multiple data 5

Normalization Processing and breaking up of data

Ais in sorting of database documents based on defined criteria

7

Database System Vendor Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria Name

Selection Criteria Description Selection Criteria Value (Weighting in Points)

Cost Cost effectiveness must be considered 5

Security Data must be well protected from attacks 9

Convenience Data must be utilized without previous errors

7

Database System Recommended Vendors

Vendor Name

Vendor Strengths

Vendor Weaknesses

Products/Services Provided to Project Aggregate Selection

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Criteria Score

Oracle Support cloud services, very powerful

N/A Cloud database management as well as employee training

8

Microsoft SQL

Widely used globally

N/A Easily integrated with Microsoft products such as Word, Excel etc

6

Database System Deployment Challenges

Deployment Challenge

Deployment Challenge Description

Data and information security

Currently there are numerous cyber security attacks

Performance The performance of the system can face issues

Technology Adoption Methods

Method Name Method Description

Strategy and Technology Alignment

The proposed database must meet the organizational needs

Analysis of the present system

This will help the management to determine the need of the proposed database technology

Training of employees

Organization employees’ needs be trained on the database management and how to use it so that they can accept it more quickly.

Cost/Benefit Considerations

Benefits Costs Considerations

Purchase of the new database system

$5000 It will assist the firm in better storing and retrieving its expanding volumes of data.

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Software Application Recommendations

Software Application Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria Name

Selection Criteria Description Selection Criteria Value (Weighting in Points)

Industry and business expertise

This is the proportion of employees having IT expertise in the firm.

8

Program management

The program and project must be complicated, and the organization must be competent to handle it.

5

Understanding the market

Our program must be compatible with our business's market.

7

Software Application Recommendation

Recommended Software Application

Description Benefits Aggregate Selection Criteria Score

Browsers Such as Chrome Accessing the internet 7

Microsoft office suite

Consist of Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access among others

Management of organization documents

6

Mobile application

Like Skype Communication 7

Software Application Vendor Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria Name

Selection Criteria Description Selection Criteria Value (Weighting in Points)

Broad needs definition

Type of the required application is checked 5

Report capabilities checking

The selected software has to define the company summary well

8

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Software Application Recommended Vendors

Vendor Name

Vendor Strengths

Vendor Weaknesses

Products/Services Provided to Project Aggregate Selection Criteria Score

Amazon Web Services

Includes all kind of software products revenue

Other service revenue not included

It supplies advanced software for the firm. 9

SUN GUARAD

Revenues from FIS worldwide are supported

Maintenance of the software is not included

The transactions are computed using a derived value, that is the same as a direct software license.

8

Salesforce Includes all kind of sales service software

Other service revenue not included

It includes revenue-generating marketing apps and a cloud app.

7

Software Application Deployment Challenges

Deployment Challenge

Deployment Challenge Description

Data security The software can be attacked by cyber criminals

Performance The performance of the software can face issues

Insufficient knowledge

The users of the software may not have sufficient knowledge on their usage

Technology Adoption Methods

Method Name Method Description

Strategy and Technology Alignment

The proposed software applications must meet the organizational needs

Analysis of the present system

This will help the management to determine the need of the proposed software applications

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Training of employees

Organization employees’ needs be trained on software control and how to use it so that they can accept it more quickly.

Cost/Benefit Considerations

Benefits Costs Considerations

New computers buying $2000 The new computers will be installed the new software applications

Employing new staff $3000 The new employees will make sure that the software is properly utilized.

Cloud Services Recommendations

Cloud Services Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria Name

Selection Criteria Description Selection Criteria Value (Weighting in Points)

Cost Cost effectiveness must be considered 4

Security The software applications must be well protected from attacks

9

Convenience The software applications must be utilized without previous errors

8

Cloud Services Recommendation

Recommended Cloud Services

Description Benefits Aggregate Selection Criteria Score

Google Drive 15GB capacity Best in team collaborations 10

Dropbox 2GB limit Best in small devices like smartphones 8

Box 10GB limit Best in enterprise solutions 7

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Cloud Services Vendor Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria Name

Selection Criteria Description Selection Criteria Value (Weighting in Points)

Standard compliance

The cloud service providers must comply with the government set standards

8

Data security The service providers must ensure the user data is protected

9

Service roadmap

The organization objectives must be met through project implementation

7

Cloud Services Recommended Vendors

Vendor Name

Vendor Strengths

Vendor Weaknesses

Products/Services Provided to Project Aggregate Selection Criteria Score

Amazon Web Services

Includes all additional computer and database storage

N/A Business integration is made easier for users

9

Google cloud

Famous worldwide

N/A Best in google searches and YouTube services

8

Cloud Services Deployment Challenges

Deployment Challenge

Deployment Challenge Description

Data security The cloud servers can be attacked by cyber criminals

Performance The performance of the cloud servers can face issues

Insufficient knowledge

The users of the cloud services may not have sufficient knowledge on their usage

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Technology Adoption Methods

Method Name Method Description

Strategy and Technology Alignment

The proposed software applications must meet the organizational needs

Analysis of the present system

This will help the management to determine the need of the proposed software applications

Training of employees

Organization employees’ needs be trained on software control and how to use it so that they can accept it more quickly.

Cost/Benefit Considerations

Benefits Costs Considerations

Increase the number of employees $1000 The new employees will be responsible for controlling the cloud services.

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