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(Remove all this text to put your information in) The Executive Summary provides high level view of the situation and its impact on the organization and overview of Business strategy. – The greater the detail on this an every other section the better the grade on this assignment – if you provide basic information you will get a basic grade. You may (should) conduct some research into the product and requirements)

Solution Overview

(Remove all this text to put your information in) Provide a brief overview of the CHOSEN solution and what it will do for the organization and how it will align with the Business Strategy

Stakeholder Analysis

Name

Role in Org.

Level of Impact/Influence

High or Low

Attitude about Project

For or Against

Chris P. Bacon

CIO

High/High

For

Assumptions

(Remove all this text to put your information in) List any assumptions for the project – Assumptions are supposed to be true, but may not always end up true (Examples: Equipment will be delivered by a certain date or Electrical Power and Ethernet capabilities will be in place before project begins- remember, assumptions are risks if it is found they are not true)

Constraints

(Remove all this text to put your information in) List any limitations that may constrain this project- DO NOT put Non-Functional Requirements here. (Examples: Budge is X amount of $, or you only have so many hours that personnel can work on the project, any other roadblocks that constrain the project -which may also be risks)

Requirements

Functional Requirements:

(Remove all this text to put your information in) List out all Functional requirements – Anything that effects HOW the system BEHAVES (Remember they shall have the word shall, they should conform to the “Good Requirement” listed on the course slide presentation (examples given below-yes you can keep these if they fit but you need to add more)

EXAMPLE: The system shall have query the database and provide a response within 3ms

The system shall…

Non-Functional Requirements:

(Remove all this text to put your information in) List out all Non-Functional requirements, anything that does not impact the functionality, such as security, again use the words shall

EXMPLE: The system shall have an easy to use common user interface for ease of access and familiarity in usage when switching between programs

The system shall….

Alternative Analysis

No Project (Status Quo)	Reasons for Not Selecting Alternative
Keep the current system
Alternative Option	Reasons for Not Selecting Alternative
Solution #2
Alternative Option	Reasons for Not Selecting Alternative
Solution #3
Chosen Solution

Project Recommendation

Schedule/Milestones

(Insert a screen shot of MS Project schedule)

Risks

(Risk score is Frequency multiplied (Do NOT touch this table; Entries are in the next table)

Frequency	Numeric	Description	Severity	Numeric	Description
Frequent	5	Happens most of the time	Catastrophic	5	Failure of project
Probable	4	Will probably happen	Critical	4	Potential for severe delay
Occasional	3	May happen in some form	Moderate	3	Potential for moderate delay
Remote	2	Possible but unlikely	Minor	2	Potential for minor delay
Improbable	1	Very unlikely to happen	Negligible	1	No significant delay

(What are the risks that can keep the project from being completed? Risk score= Frequency x Severity)

Risk #	Risk Name	Description	Factors	Effect	Freq	Sev	Risk Score	Trigger	Mitigation	Contingency
1	Hardware	Hardware may not show up on time	Using new vendor	May cause schedule delay	3	3	9	Vendor provides receive date later than required	Contact vendor to find out lead time for early ordering	Order from Secondary Vendor and pay for overnight shipping

Justification

Benefits

(Remove all this text to put your information in) What are the benefits of this project such as Financial (how), Morale, Competitive Advantage, Innovation (What is the return on investment)

Organizational Impact

Impact

(Remove all this text to put your information in) Are there any policy, governance, or employee changes (hiring/layoffs)

Personnel Requirements

(How many individuals are proposed for this project and what are their skill sets (best to insert a two column table (Type of person (engineer, project manager, etc) and their cost… Labor cost is hourly not annually)

Type of Personnel	Burdened Labor Cost = hourly cost plus 50%
Project Manager	$100
Desktop Support	$80
Sever maintenance	$120
Trainer	$50
Security Analyst	$90
Customer Support	$50

Cost Benefit Analysis

TCO

Conclusion & Recommendation

(Remove all this text to put your information in) Provide your conclusion & recommendation here.. Brief overview of situation, chosen solution, costs, benefits, changes to org and any other reason you are recommending this project) (AND Cite any websites, articles you used for research during the building of this business case)

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