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The hardware upgrade is essential for any company that needs to improve its efficiency and effectiveness in computer services. The following work breakdown will be followed in the hardware upgrade

1.1 ABC Company Hardware Upgrade Project

1.2. Upgrade Requirements

I. Internal business requirements-This will include all the internal business operations that will require the upgrade of computers, printers, and scanners

II. External business requirements- This will evaluate how the upgrade will affect the customers of the company

III. Technical- The expertise and the person needed in the upgrade process will be selected

1.3. Acquisition

Hardware- The hardware the needs the upgrade will be accessed and replaced with new ones

I. Request for Tender (RFT) will be issued to all the potential suppliers of the hardware

II. The qualified supplies will be selected for the supply of the hardware

III. The company will then purchase the hardware from the suppliers

Software- Software that is compatible with the new hardware will be access

I. Software suppliers will be issued with Request for proposal forms (RFP)

II. The most qualified bidder will be selected

III. The purchase will be done.

1.4. Installation

The installation process will follow the following breakdown

Hardware installation

I. Site preparation- The site preparation will focus on the workstation layout, removing the existing hardware that requires upgrade and labeling the workstations

II. Rack allocation- The workstations will be allocated the new hardware

III. Networking- the Local Area Network (LAN), as well as wireless local area network (WLAN), will be installed for the new hardware

IV. Testing- After the installation has been done testing will be done to determine the effectiveness

Software Installation

The new software that is compliance with the new system will be implemented, patched and tested to ensure that it works correctly with the hardware

1.5. Implementation

I. Implementation plan-The IT will develop an implementation plan for all the phases of the system upgrade project

II. Window Notification Maintenance- The window used will be constantly monitored to ensure it works correctly

III. Database migration- The original data will be moved to the upgraded system

IV. Testing- when all the data has been moved to the new system a test will be done to determine its functionality

V. Contingency plan- the IT department will create a risk management plan for the new system

VI. Switch Over of applications- All the applications will be transferred to the new system and tested for functionality

VII. Switch over of operations-The tasks that were performed using the old system will be moved to the new system and tested for the

VIII. Documentation- The new system will be documented for future reference

IX. Customer notification-All the customers will be notified of the upgrade through emails (Burke, 2013).

References

Burke, R. (2013). Project management: planning and control techniques. New Jersey, USA.