This is the first of a series of five sequential assignments (the course project) in which you will act as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a hypothetical, e-commerce start-up company of your design. A venture capital group has funded this innovative start-up.The CEO has given you 90 days to deliver an information technology project plan in anticipation of the company relocating to a new facility. Since this is a start-up company, currently no building or technology infrastructure exists to support the business. All information technology (hardware and software) must be implemented in a hosted solution, an on-site solution, or a hybrid model. The CEO expects you to integrate different technologies from a variety of partners and incorporate industry best practices to develop the company’s technological systems.Additional background on the hypothetical companyCompany InformationCurrent StatusGrowth Projections (over next two years)Facility TypeNew facility is a two-story standalone building–Number of Employees1030Revenue$5 million$30 millionThis assignment consists of two parts:Part 1: Project Plan InceptionYou will write a 5-7 page document outlining the project specifics, such as company background information, company business, and an overview of the company’s information systems infrastructure.Part 2: Supporting Gantt ChartYou will use Microsoft Project to create a Gantt chart for your e-commerce company project.Note:You are to create or assume all necessary assumptions to successfully complete this assignment.You must submit both parts as separate files to the assignment area. Label each file name according to the appropriate part.InstructionsPart 1: Project Plan InceptionWrite a 5-7 page business requirements document for their hypothetical e-commerce company in which you:Develop your hypothetical e-commerce company’s background information. (Refer to this article, Top 10 Largest Ecommerce Companies in the US in 2020Links to an external site., when developing your company’s background information, which outlines the major types of e-commerce companies in existence. Use this as a guide when deciding what background information to include about your hypothetical e-commerce company in your project plan inception document.)Document your chosen e-commerce company’s business type, customers, and demographic information.Describe the key elements of your chosen e-commerce company’s information systems infrastructure.Develop a high-level block diagram of your e-commerce company’s information systems infrastructure.Use three sources to support your writing. (Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. Access the library or review library guides for help with research, writing, and citation.)Part 2: Supporting Gantt ChartUse Microsoft Project to create a Gantt chart in which you:Identify the major and minor tasks, illustrating dependency relationships between activities.FormattingThis course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all supports. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Note the following:The preferred method is for the project plan inception portion of your assignment to be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.Include a cover page containing the assignment title, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.Include a source list page. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The source list page is not included in the required page length.Learning OutcomesThe specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:Create a project introduction document and project plan template to initiate a project.
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| 10 to >8.99 ptsExemplaryDeveloped your hypothetical e-commerce company’s background information.8.99 to >7.99 ptsCompetentDeveloped your hypothetical e-commerce company’s background information, but provided information lacked some specific details that would be helpful to investors to know, and included 1–2 incorrect or unrealistic data points.7.99 to >6.99 ptsNeeds ImprovementAttempted to develop your hypothetical e-commerce company’s background information, but left out key background information investors need to know, information provided lacked specific details investors need to know, and included more than five incorrect or unrealistic data points.6.99 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not develop your hypothetical e-commerce company’s background information. |
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| 15 to >13.49 ptsExemplaryDocumented your chosen e-commerce company’s business type, customers, and demographic information.13.49 to >11.99 ptsCompetentDocumented your chosen e-commerce company’s business type, customers, and demographic information, but provided information lacked some specific details that would be helpful to investors to know, and included 1–2 incorrect or unrealistic data points.11.99 to >10.49 ptsNeeds ImprovementAttempted to document your chosen e-commerce company’s business type, customers, and demographic information, but left out either the business type, customers, or demographic information; information provided lacked specific details investors need to know, and included more than five incorrect or unrealistic data points.10.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not document your chosen e-commerce company’s business type, customers, and demographic information. |
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| 25 to >22.49 ptsExemplaryDescribed the key elements of your e-commerce company’s information systems infrastructure.22.49 to >19.99 ptsCompetentDescribed the key elements of your e-commerce company’s information systems infrastructure, but description of key elements lacked some specific details that would be helpful to investors to know and contained 1–2 erroneous or unrealistic data points.19.99 to >17.49 ptsNeeds ImprovementAttempted to describe the key elements of your e-commerce company’s information systems infrastructure, but key elements were missing from the infrastructure description, description of key elements lacked specific details investors need to know and description contained more than five erroneous or unrealistic data points.17.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not describe the key elements of your e-commerce company’s information systems infrastructure. |
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| 15 to >13.49 ptsExemplaryDeveloped a high-level block diagram of your e-commerce company’s information systems infrastructure.13.49 to >11.99 ptsCompetentDeveloped a high-level block diagram of your e-commerce company’s information systems infrastructure but included 1–2 erroneous or unrealistic data points.11.99 to >10.49 ptsNeeds ImprovementAttempted to develop a high-level block diagram of your e-commerce company’s information systems infrastructure, but diagram lacked readability, failed to include key components of the company’s information systems infrastructure, and contained more than five erroneous or unrealistic data points.10.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not develop a high-level block diagram of your e-commerce company’s information systems infrastructure. | ||
| 5 to >4.49 ptsExemplaryMeets the number of required references; all references are high quality choices.4.49 to >3.99 ptsCompetentMeets the number of required references; most references are high quality choices.3.99 to >3.49 ptsNeeds ImprovementDoes not meet the required number of references; all references are poor-quality choices.3.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableNo references provided. |
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| 20 to >17.99 ptsExemplaryIdentified the major and minor tasks, illustrating dependency relationships between activities.17.99 to >15.99 ptsCompetentIdentified the major and minor tasks, illustrating dependency relationships between activities, but missed 1–2 tasks, subtasks, resources, or time related to the project.15.99 to >13.99 ptsNeeds ImprovementAttempted to identify the major and minor tasks, illustrating dependency relationships between activities; however, chart was not developed in accordance with the systems development life cycle (SDLC), failed to outline key aspects of the planning, analysis, design, and implementation phases, and missed more than five tasks, subtasks, resources, or time related to the project.13.99 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not identify the major and minor tasks, illustrating dependency relationships between activities. |
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| 10 to >8.99 ptsExemplaryError-free or almost error-free in terms of clarity, organization, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements (0–2 errors).8.99 to >7.99 ptsCompetentMostly free of errors in clarity, organization, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements (3–4 errors).7.99 to >6.99 ptsNeeds ImprovementPartially free of errors in clarity, organization, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements (5–6 errors).6.99 to >0 ptsUnacceptableSerious and persistent errors in clarity, organization, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements (more than eight errors). |
