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INTERSESSION 1 FINAL PROJECT PROJECTION
Shalini Kantamneni
Ottawa University
SUMMARY
The successful implementation of cloud adaptation project requires an effective and efficient team which includes the following.
1. Senior Management - Executive Project Sponsor or Product Owner
The executive project sponsor or product owner is the one who oversees project at the executive level. This person is responsible for setting and prioritizing the goals which drive towards the successful completion of the project and also held accountable for it. He or she will always be the decision maker for any changes happening throughout the project.
2. Legal Department
Legal department has to make sure that the product is built according to regulatory compliances if any, and also making sure accountability and integrity are well-maintained during the entire project implementation. They will also be responsible for finalizing the Terms & Conditions of the product.
3. Information Security
The security team will be responsible for setting up firewalls, anti-virus, encryptions, incident management, escalation procedures, disaster recovery procedures and making sure the product is built as per security standards.
4. Sales and Marketing
This team will be responsible for analyzing current market trends of similar software products in the cloud space, analyze various user bases, build subscription models and strategize marketing for new cloud version of product.
5. Business Users or Subject Matter Experts
The subject matter experts will be responsible for providing the business requirements and technical specifications for the project. They will provide business rules and procedures, represent business needs to the IT team and take the implemented product back to the business teams and customers. They will be responsible for validating the requirements during user acceptance testing phase and provide approval for the changes implemented.
6. Project Management
The project manager will be responsible for planning and execution of the project. He or she will monitor the progress, try to identify the risks and prepare a mitigation plan.
7. Information Technology
The IT team consists of system architect, business analyst, developers and testers. The architect will be responsible for designing the system architecture based on the business requirements. The business analyst will be responsible for gathering and documenting the requirements and also for maintaining them. The developers will be responsible for technical design, coding and implementation. The testers will be responsible for test case creation and execution to deliver a bug free product.
References
· Kale, Vivek. Guide to Cloud Computing for Business and Technology Managers: From Distributed Computing to Cloudwa.. [VitalSource Bookshelf].
