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Project Scope Statement

Project Scope Statement

Project Objective

The main objective of the project is to ensure the provision of cloud computing services to the current and future clients at Future Link within ten months without exceeding the estimated budget. The network infrastructure should be well installed and working and the migration, training and education of staff to be completed within nine months.

Deliverables

· Cloud provider for both PaaS and IaaS including service level agreement.

· Cloud legal and compliance factors like clear definition on who is responsible for data security and compliance of all legal requirements for providing cloud computing services to clients.

· Open source and open license tools.

· Security strategy and security risk document.

· Hardware and software requirements which should include computing power, networking equipment and storage. Hosting software provided by provider.

· Virtual infrastructure to mirror the physical infrastructure with components like servers, network switches, memory, and storage.

· Network accessing devices to ensure viability of Future Link’s network.

· Cloud tools providers for support in programing environment and virtual machine management.

· Cloud Migration strategy document.

· Training and education manual.

· Quality control and assessment plans.

· Testing and review plans.

Milestones

· The design concepts and project definition should be finished by 20th March. This involves agreeing on what will be put on the cloud and what will not.

· Decision on which platform to use should be done by 1st April. The platform chosen should be fast and easy to deploy and able to support business growth. The platforms include PaaS and IaaS.

· The security strategy and security risk strategy should be implemented by 7th April. A clear understanding of who is responsible for data security and the various legal and compliance requirements for the business should also be cleared by this period.

· A provider should be selected and the service level agreements should be agreed and signed by 7th May. This will ensure that a capable cloud service provider is agreed upon and all the relevant documentation signed and issues in the service level agreement are taken care of especially data security and availability.

· The definition of owning recovery should be agreed on by 7th May. In the case of outages should be known in advance who will be responsible for improvement.

· Cloud Migration should be completed by 1st September. The migration will be done in phases to prevent interruptions and reduce risks.

· Training and education should be completed by 1st December. Staff will require preparation and knowledge on how to use the new technology.

· The execution of the project will be done by 31st December. This is when the project will be completed, and the company will be able to offer new services as a third-party provider of cloud computing services.

Technical Requirements

· A cloud service provider should ensure that there are no outages and all the necessary requirements should be done to reduce any risk of power failure. This can be done by ensuring there are sufficient uninterrupted power supply units should be installed to counter power failure.

· Hosting software should be provided by the service provider. This will allow for continuous support of the service by the service provider.

· The three platforms Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS) and Software as a service (SaaS). PaaS will allow client to rent OS, network capacity and storage.

· Data center and security. The cloud application should be able to offer data privacy and world class security to the customers. This will allow compliance to all the security laws and regulations.

· Service provider managed updates at no extra costs enabling the business to make infrastructure integration and support customers.

· Business driven configurations that will allow Future Link make any customizations at no extra cost.

· A good IT infrastructure that includes databases, operating system, network and storage system that will be used to run cloud applications and handle customer data.

· Multi-tenancy that will support Saas delivery architecture eliminating any problems created by software.

Limits and Exclusions

· Cloud migration should be done in phases in order to minimize outages.

· Agreements with service providers will be done by the management of the company.

· The company will be responsible for IT infrastructure and the cost of migration.

Resources

People

The project requires special skills and this will come in the form of skilled technicians in cloud computing in order to achieve the targets. The skilled technicians will be able to guide the team in technological requirements for the project. The project team will also be required as they assist the project manager in the various tasks.

Equipment

The team requires computer equipment, software licenses and technical infrastructure like cabling and switches for the IT equipment. The team will be able to use one of the rooms at the company for their offices.

Financial Resources

The project will incur both fixed and variable costs. Labor costs are variable costs as they are hourly labor. The project will incur direct costs that will include the wages for the skilled technicians who will be able to offer expert opinion on cloud computing and will cost approximately $75 per hour. The project team’s wages are also part of the variable costs being estimated at $40 per hour. The licenses for the various licenses are estimated at $100.

The fixed costs will include the salary of the project manager estimated at $8,500 monthly. The cost of computers to be used during the duration of the project is estimated at $700 per computer.

References

Gallo, T. & Furfaro, Angelo & Garro, Alfredo & Saccà, Domenico & Tundis, Andrea. (2016). Requirements specification of a Cloud Service for Cyber Security Compliance Analysis. 10.1109/CloudTech.2016.7847700.

Kirsten Haaland, Andreas Meiszner & Elmar Husmann. (2010). Cloud-Computing: Business Requirements Analysis. Trustworthy Clouds - Privacy and Resilience for Internet-scale Critical Infrastructure

Kerzner, H. (2014). Project management best practices: Achieving global excellence. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.