Solomon Barney Associates Project

SOLOMON BARNEY PROJECT

Political Website and Online Book Store

Project Charter

Version 1.5 - 12/05/04

PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

Solomon Barney Project

Document Revision History

Version Number Date Description

1.0 11/08/04 First draft of plan created

1.1 11/15/04 2nd Draft produced containing updated "project definition" work from 11/08/04 worksession

1.2 11/22/04 Contribution and work flow planning finalized. Roles and Responsibilities finalized.

1.3 11/29/04 Initial project steps defined and waypoints defined with customer.

1.4 12/02/04 Revised final draft containing work from 11/29/04 work session and accepted previous changes

1.5 12/05/04 Final Draft accepted.

Table of Contents

PREFACE 1

PROJECT STATEMENT 2

PROJECT PLAN PURPOSE 2

PROJECT OBJECTIVES 3

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF PROJECT 3

CURRENT ENVIRONMENT 3

PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES 4

WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE 5

TIMELINE 8

RESOURCE ALLOCATION 9

BUDGET 10

COMMUNICATION PLAN 11

PROJECT RISK/CONTINGENCY PLAN 12

Preface

Document Version Control: Questions regarding updates and currency of the subject document should be directed to the owner of this document, or the project manager.

This plan was generated by the WSC Project Team. WSC will be implemented and deployed for the Office of Solomon Barney Associates.

Project Stage: WSC will be based on the commercial-off-the-shelf application titled vBulletin. The project is currently in the Development stage of the life cycle.

Approval: A completed stage exit will constitute approval of this plan.

Document Owner: The primary contact for questions regarding this document is:

Dale Gribble, Project Manager/Planner

WSC Project Team

Phone: (555) 555-5555

Internet: bsm@Dalecom.com

Document Change History: (Nature and date of each change are recorded here)

November 15, 2004 - Document Creation.

Privacy Information

This document may contain information of a sensitive nature. In particular, staff names and phone numbers, and E-mail addresses. This document should not be distributed outside of the Project Team.

1. Project Statement

Create a user friendly, customer oriented website for political debate and a digital store front for the sale of political merchandise.

2. Project Plan Purpose

This document provides an orientation on how the Web Site Creation (WSC) project will be managed. It also defines the deliverables, schedules, risks, dependencies, assumptions, estimates, and change management philosophy. This plan will:

* Provide a general product description and overview.

* Provide a project plan purpose and objectives

* Identify a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

* Identify a timeline through schedules and activities to be performed.

* Identify required resources through a resource allocation plan.

* Identify a risk analysis and contingency plan.

* Give a detailed budget.

* Establish a communication plan.

* Provide a basis for management tracking and control.

This plan is an active document and may be formally revised at the end of each of the following stages of implementation:

* Research and Testing

* Planning

* System Integration

* Pilot Installation and Testing

* Pilot Deployment and Acceptance

* Pilot Post-Implementation Assessment

* Host wide Implementation

3. Project Objectives

* Refine requirements from customer.

* Develop an overall plan for project waypoints.

* Assign subtasks to the waypoints.

* Develop a timeline for completion of each task.

* Allow for rework at each waypoint.

* Create a preliminary budget for the product, and get customer approval.

* Refine the budget.

4. General Overview of Project

4.1 Current Environment

Solomon Barney Associates (SBA) is an investment firm that specializes in creating business opportunities. After market research