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The project involves the replacement of the old system with a new decision support system. It was agreed upon that the best way to implement the new change would be in phases so that the change does not cause any inconveniences to the productivity of the organization. The first week involved the hiring of the IT experts and scraping away the first part of the system which was the user interface. The parts replaced were also tested and the employees were trained in using the new system. The second week would see the beginning of the second phase of the change.

Project Task for this week:

· Finish up the remaining part of phase one

· Startup replacement of second phase

· Eliminate some of the employees that would no longer be needed

· Test the second phase

· Introduce new data storage methods that are compatible with the system.

· Train employees on how to use the second part of the system

Project Task accomplished this week:

· The second phase of the project was finished successfully

· New data storage methods were introduced

· The second phase was tested.

· The employees were trained on using the second phase of the system

Project Issues:

· We lost one of the IT experts working on the project

· More cost was incurred to employ a new expert.

· The time frame was not met.

Project tasks planned for next week:

· Finish up the remaining part of phase two

· Immediately start-up on phase three

· Test the system that will be half completed.

· Train employees on how to use the system

References

Clarke, A. (1999). A practical use of key success factors to improve the effectiveness of project management. International journal of project management, 17(3), 139-145.

Chapman, C., & Ward, S. (1996). Project risk management: processes, techniques, and insights. John Wiley.