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PROJECT CHARTER GENERAL SUPPLIES E-COMMERCE WEBSITE

12/07/2015 General Supplies 41, SPRING HILL PKWY SE, SMYRNA, GA-30080

Project Charter Project Name

: General Supplies E-commerce Website

Focus Area online business

: Creation of E-commerce website for the successful operation of

Prepared By

Document Owners

Organizational Roles

Rob Wade

Business Analyst / Project Manager

Josephine

Architect

Prashaanth

Developer

Gayathri

QA Tester

Chuchu

Support Specialist

Project Charter Version Control

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Author

Change Description

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12/07/2015

Rob Wade

Primary Scope and Project Charter

Project Charter

Table of Contents

1. Project Charter Purpose 2. Project Executive Summary 3. Project Overview 4. Project Scope 4.1 Goal and Objectives 4.2 Statement of Work (SOW) 4.3 Project Deliverable 4.4 Project Estimated Costs & Duration 5. Project Conditions 5.1 Project Assumptions 5.2 Project Risks 5.3 Project Constraints 6. Project Structure Approach 7. Project Team Organization Plans 8. Approvals

Project Charter 1. Project Charter Purpose

The project team will determine and identify the required steps for developing an e-commerce website that covers the combination of business models. Our website will establish the process of buying the products of General Supplies company online. We will examines the business model and incorporate it onto the website. The project team will discover possible solutions for the new e-commerce business. The project team will  become knowledgeable on how to develop an e-commerce website

2. Project Executive Summary •

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Project Goal : Creation of new e-commerce website for General Supplies company that will be successful and generate revenues Objectives : To create and maintain a high revenue e-commerce website to capture the business potential of selling General Supplies products online Scope : Deliver a quality e-commerce website within the time, cost and project requirements set by the project team Assumptions : There are lot of e-commerce websites that have been successful in generating the revenues. The e-commerce business has also witnessed growth in the last 5 years Risks : Identify and research possible risks starting up new ecommerce website Costs : Deliver the website within the allotted money for the project. Costs would be considered for website specifications such as human resources, training and other expenses that might arise Timeline : Develop a reasonable timeline by researching other ecommerce websites and determine time taken to complete the entire project. Approach : Project Manager will conduct weekly project meeting The  project manager will be responsible for delegating work and assign project duties. The project manager will communicate via email, phone and conference calls.

Project Charter •

Organization as follows

: Star Associates. The organizational structure of this project is

Rob Wade Josephine Prashaanth Gayathri ChuChu

: Business Analyst / Project Manager : Architect : Developer : QA Tester : Support Specialist

3.Project Overview

Our Project's mission is to develop a new and successful e-commerce website for General Supplies company. The site will feature the products of General Supplies company and will enable online purchase of selected products. We will examine the  possible methods to develop the e-commerce website into premium premiu m online business for General Supplies company

4. Project Scope 4.1 Goals and Objectives Goals •

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Enable General Supplies company to sell their  products online. Gather requirements for the website

Develop website to increase the revenue through online sales Develop the website within allocated cost, time and resources

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Create an e-commerce website selling their products online Research many e-commerce websites to develop ideas and actions point to incorporate onto the developing website The project team will research the best model and design for generating revenue through online sales Complete the website within $275,000.00 before 11/30/2016 with 5 resources

Project Charter 4.2 Departmental Statement of Work  Statement of Work

Responsibility

Due Date

Business case

Business Analyst, Architect

01/14/16

Planning

Business Analyst

02/25/16

Design

Business Analyst, Architect

03/25/16

Build

Developer

05/26/16

Quality Assurance Testing

QA Tester

07/18/16

Implementation

Business Analyst, Architect

07/26/16

Project Website Soft Launch

Developer, Business Analyst

08/17/16

Hard Launch

Developer

08/18/16

Handover

Business Analyst, Architect

08/25/16

Online Support

Business Analyst, Support Specialist

10/14/16

4.3 Project Deliverables Milestones

Sign off Project Schedules and contracts

Sign off business case

Deliverables

Audit E-Commerce objectives Develop project schedule Budget, Risk and Change control planning Contracts and Cross functional requirement High level requirement Business Assessment Technical Specification

Project Charter Milestones

Deliverables

Sign off Planning

Requirement Gathering Content Outline Website Page layout

Sign off Design

Visual Element Design Create Prototype template Design Review

Sign off Development

CSS & HTML Coding Module Integration Content Population Unit Testing Security Implementation

Sign Off Testing

Site Testing Cross Device Testing Performance Testing User Experience Testing

Sign off Soft Launch

Configure production Server Verify Production Server Transfer files to Production Server Final UAT & copy proofing

Project Closure

Completion of Project

Project Estimated Cost and Duration Project Phases

Due Date

Business Case

01/14/16

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Planning

02/25/16

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Deliverables

Cost

High Level Requirement Business Case Assessment Technical Specification

$64,655.00

Requirement Gathering Content Outline Website Page Layout

$25,103.25

Project Charter

Project Phases

Due Date

Design

03/25/16

Deliverables

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Build

06/25/16

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Quality Assurance Testing

07/18/16

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Implementati on

07/26/16

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Project Website Soft Launch

08/17/16

$34,280.00

CSS & HTML Coding Module Integration Content Population Unit Testing Security Implementation

$41,700.00

Site Testing Cross Device Testing Performance Testing User Experience Testing

$32,584.00

Prepare Launch Schedule Register with search Engines Check DNS Entries

$12,360.00

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Hard Launch

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Hard Launch

08/18/16

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Handover

08/25/16

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$800.00 $6,940.00

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Complete Project Documentation Prepare User Manual Site training

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Go Live Support 1

$19,640.00

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10/14/16

Visual Element Design Create Prototype Template Design Review

Configure production Server $14,680.00 Verify Production Server Transfer files to Production Server Final UAT Final copy proofing

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Online Support

Cost

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5. Project Conditions 5.1 Project Assumptions •

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Creation of E-commerce website for General Supplies company incorporates all the General Supplies products available in their retail store Develop alternate revenue generation for General Supplies company by selling their products online E-commerce business has has been successful and grown in the last last 5 years and alternate mode of selling develops General Supplies company business initiatives.

5.2 Project Risks Risk Areas

Likelihoo d /Impact

Risk Owner

Mitigation Plan

Scope Creep

High

Project Manager

Contact project sponsor to determine future project requirements; no more changes to current project.

Custom Coding Overruns

High

Project Manager

Strict guidelines around scope creep, updates on  project documents.

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Budget : The requirement to complete the project under the estimated cost of $275,000.00 Time : Client requires to launch the website before November 30,2016.

Project Charter 6. Project Structure Approach

Project Manager will conduct weekly project meeting. The project manager will be responsible for delegating work and assign project duties. The  project manager will communicate via email, phone and conference calls.

7. Project Team Organization Plans

The constraints of the project are the cost and the time. Hence the team decided to include the associates from India , Prashaanth – Developer and Gayathri- QA tester and ChuChu from Philippines for Online Support Project Team Role

Project Team Members

Business Analyst

Rob Wade

Architect

Josephine

Developer

Prashaanth

QA Tester

Gayathri

Support Specialist

ChuChu

8. Approvals

Approved By

: ----------------------------------- ------(Project Sponsor : Mr. John Smith)