IFSM 634 Group Project Requirements Deliverable 1 Baseline Project Plan The objective of this deliverable will be to describe the proposed project in detail and to determine whether it is worth pursuing Each systems analysis group is required to conduct an examination of the organization with which they are working and produce a report that contains the following components Title of the project A description of the organizational environment for which this system is being developed including name location s size approximate major areas of business or activity organizational type commercial non profit governmental educational etc You may include other aspects that will enhance your overall understanding of the organization Baseline Project Plan Introduction A detailed Problem Statement that documents the problem or opportunity that is motivating this project The problem statement should include what aspect of the current organizational situation will be improved or ameliorated by carrying out the project If relevant a brief description of current information systems that provide services to the organization could be included Scope statement a brief description of the people business functions or processes and locations that will be impacted by this undertaking This should also describe the manner in which each of these entities and functions will be impacted by this system It should also include if appropriate related issues that are not within the scope of the project A brief section on your group s recommendation This should include the decision to go ahead with this project or not as well as a summary of the justification for the decision If your team has changed the definition of the project in any way as a result of your feasibility analysis please describe these changes here System Description A brief description of the obvious solution to the problem outlined above i e the system that you believe at this point will probably be recommended after the analysis phase It is this belief or assumption that underlies the feasibility analysis that comes later This description should only be as detailed as your current thinking about it An outline of alternative solutions that will also be investigated Feasibility analysis Economic feasibility identify all relevant costs and benefits indicating which are tangible and which are intangible which are one time and which are recurring and quantify at least some aspects This information should be well organized and presented clearly Technical feasibility describe the technical issues that will be relevant in this project and discuss whether or not your team has the capabilities required or if others will have to be involved Operational feasibility address at least briefly the relevant issues affecting operational feasibility including whether or not the problem can be solved how users are likely to accept a new or modified system and if there are any compatibility issues with other existing systems Legal and contractual feasibility address at least briefly the relevant issues affecting legal and contractual feasibility Political feasibility address at least briefly the relevant issues affecting political feasibility Schedule feasibility include a preliminary schedule of the entire project not just this semester s work but all the way to implementation and testing and your assessment of the probability that the schedule will be met Management issues Team members for each member of the project team include name work and educational background brief special skills relevant to the project and major role the member is expected to play on the project team Identify any risks or constraints on the project These may be schedule budget policy or any other constraints or risks that your group can identify in the preliminary assessment of the organization These should include anything that you think may become a problem or obstacle to the successful completion of this project A Statement of Work written for your customer give them a copy that states precisely what they should expect from you This should be written in terms that the customer will understand well It should include a version of your problem and scope statements and possibly a simplified description of the obvious solution you ve identified although you must also say that other alternatives will be investigated and the final solution may be different Also outline what you expect will be necessary in terms of customer contact i e how many hours of their time will you require A brief description of the manner in which you gathered information for forming this report Specifically this should identify the fact finding approaches you used to support this deliverable the sources of information you used and any other techniques you used to identify and clarify problems opportunities and goals Finally you are free to provide any materials that will support your findings and conclusions in this report Important Requirements for your Report Your deliverable must be well organized with clear headings delineating the sections and the sections in the order listed above All deliverables must be submitted in a single file whenever possible not broken up into separate files If separate files are necessary please send me an email explaining why the deliverable is broken up into different files and what each file contains These requirements apply to all deliverables on this project