Additional information for this assessment task:

• As well as the costs identified in the business plan, further costs will be incurred; $3,500 for integration costs in year 1 and $2,000 each year for additional staff training.

Part 1: Develop a plan to introduce cloud computing

Task 1

Introduce the project to implement cloud computing into the business by including:

• A summary of the benefits and key features of using cloud computing in the business (prioritise introduction of cloud computing)
• Reflect on the outcomes of research and feedback from the client, that is what the client wants and how you have met that / solved problems
• refer specifically to organisational policies and procedures to be implemented/updated
• refer to legislative requirements

Task 2

Prepare a 2-year budget showing short-term costs in year one and long-term costs in year two, using the excel file templateBSBSMB412_AE_Sk_3of3_SR_SampleCostBenefitBudget (which you have renamed as per Assessment case study instructions). This is the worksheet named 'Budget-Implementation'.

Task 3

Outline at least two short-term and at least two long-term goals the new system aims to achieve.

Task 4

Outline the steps and activities required for the implementation of cloud computing into the business. These activities should be in chronological order and consider as many tasks as you can think of that will need to be undertaken from start to finish of the implementation project.

Task 5

Organise training and coaching to maximise cloud computing potential

Encourage and support individuals and work groups to become more efficient using cloud computing

Actively reinforces workplace learning by encouraging personnel to expand their computing knowledge