Consider the situation you addressed in Problem and Exercise 3. Create a sample Project Scope Statement, following the structure shown in Figure 5-10.

Problem and Exercise 3

Assume you are put in charge of launching a new website for a local nonprofit organization. What costs would you need to account for? Make a list of expected costs and benefits for the project. You don’t need to list values, just sources of expense. Consider both one-time and recurring costs.

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Pine Valley Furniture Project Scope Statement General Project Information Project Name: Sponsor: Project Manager: Problem/Opportunity Statement: Prepared by: Jim Woo Date: September 10, 2014 Customer Tracking System Jackie Judson, VP Marketing Jim Woo Sales growth has outpaced the Marketing department's ability to accurately track and forecast customer buying trends. An improved method for performing this process must be found in order to reach company objectives. Project Objectives: To enable the Marketing department to accurately track and forecast customer buying patterns in order to better serve customers with the best mix of products. This will also enable PVF to identify the proper application of production and material resources. Project Description: A new information system will be constructed that will collect all customer purchasing activity, support display and reporting of sales information, aggregate data, and show trends in order to assist marketing personnel in understanding dynamic market conditions. The project will follow PVF's systems development life cycle. Business Benefits: Improved understanding of customer buying patterns Improved utilization of marketing and sales personnel Improved utilization of production and materials