Question: Using your new methodology, SCC would like you and you to complete the following project: Scope: The scope of the project consists of 9 applications

Using your new methodology, SCC would like you and you to complete the following project:

Scope: The scope of the project consists of 9 applications

Initial Development Cost (YR 0)Year 1 IncomeYear 2 IncomeYear 3 IncomeYear 4 IncomeYear 5 Income
Application 1$ 350,000.00$ 65,000.00$ 74,750.00$ 89,700.00$ 94,185.00$ 95,126.85
Application 2$ 275,000.00$ 52,000.00$ 62,400.00$ 68,640.00$ 70,012.80$ 71,413.06
Application 3$ 500,000.00$ 65,000.00$ 79,300.00$ 83,265.00$ 89,926.20$ 94,422.51
Application 4$ 450,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 65,000.00$ 69,550.00$ 73,723.00$ 77,409.15
Application 5$ 300,000.00$ 130,000.00$ 143,000.00$ 145,860.00$ 160,446.00$ 170,072.76
Application 6$ 450,000.00$ 82,000.00$ 94,300.00$ 95,243.00$ 96,195.43$ 100,043.25
Application 7$ 750,000.00$ 230,000.00$ 287,500.00$ 301,875.00$ 316,968.75$ 323,308.13
Application 8$ 550,000.00$ 75,000.00$ 91,500.00$ 93,330.00$ 100,796.40$ 103,820.29
Application 9$ 250,000.00$ 65,000.00$ 85,800.00$ 88,374.00$ 93,676.44$ 95,549.97

Given the critical nature of the project, the company has developed a high-level budget and potential income for each application.

  • Year 0 is the projected cost the company has estimated for the build of the component. This includes a 15% overhead cost for project management work
  • Year 1-Year 5 is the amount of revenue the company has estimated for the product
  • The Acceptable Rate of Return for all projects with the company is 10%

Step: Manage a project

  • Describe the process that your team will use to elicit and decompose the requirements for the project
  • Develop a Project Overview Statement document for the project
  • Create a WBS for the project. Remember your WBS is a deliverable base, so there should be a section of your WBS that outlines our project management deliverables
  • Using the following information develop a Gantt chart
    Optimistic EstimatePessimistic EstimateMost Likely Estimate
    Application 14 months9 months6 months
    Application 21 month5 months3 months
    Application 35 months10 months7 months
    Application 41 month7 months4 months
    Application 55 months10 months8 months
    Application 62 months9 months5 months
    Application 75 months12 months7 months
    Application 83 months13 months9 months
    Application 94 months11 months8 months
  • Describe strategies you can use to bring the project timeline to 12 months.
  • Develop a team agreement
  • Using your defined prioritization process, prioritize each application.
  • Using the defined organizational structure, create a pictorial and narrative description of the organizational structure for the project.
  • Identify at least ten potential stakeholders for your project.
  • Identify at least five risks including both threats and opportunities associated with the project. For each risk, please include the following information:
    • Category
    • Impact
    • Probability
    • Description of the risk
    • Mitigation Strategy
  • Describe the process your team can use to determine if the projects are making the appropriate revenue.

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