Project Deliverable 1: Project Plan Inception
This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a project introduction and a Gantt chart or project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment for which it is written. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
You have been made the Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer (CIO / CTO) of an innovative e-Commerce start-up company that a venture capital group has funded. The CEO has given you sixty (60) days to deliver an information technology project plan in anticipation of the company locating to a new facility. Since this is a start-up company, there is currently no building or technology infrastructure to support the business. All information technology (hardware and software) must be implemented in either a hosted solution, on-site solution or a hybrid model. The CEO is expecting you to integrate different technologies from different partners and incorporate industry best practices in connection with the development of technological systems. The new facility is a two-story stand-alone building. The company currently consists of ten (10) employees with revenues of $5 million but is expected to grow to thirty (30) employees with revenue of $30 million over the next two (2) years.
Section 1: Project Introduction
1.Write a two to four (2-4) page project introduction that includes the following:
a.Background information of the company.
b.The type of business in which the company is involved.
c.A description of the information systems that the company should have to support the business. The description should include the following:
i.databases
ii.systems analysis
iii.security
iv.networking
v.computer infrastructure
vi.human computer interaction
vii.Web design
d.The use of at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Assignment must follow the attached formatting requirements:(Strayer Writing Standard)
Assignment must also follow grading rubric attached.
20190118021147strayer_writing_standards
20190118021159cis_498_assignment_1_rubric
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Section 1: Project Introduction
Background Information of the Company
Sax Inc. is an e-commerce business company that deals with clothing and fashion wear trading over the internet. Recently introduced, the company is still new and consists of only ten employees at the moment, with revenue of 5 million dollars. However, the company is projected to grow its revenue and workforce to 30 million dollars and 30 employees in the period of two years. It is also expected that in five years, Sax will expand its business internationally, so that it can be able to make shipments of products to customers in other foreign countries.
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