Assignment 4
Outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
Unit Outcomes:
• Create the budget, schedule, quality measures and risk
assessment for the Capstone Project
• Prepare development work on the Capstone Project
Course Outcomes:
IT499-3: System Specifications: Design information systems.
Assignment Instructions:
Prepare a Microsoft Word document outlining your
Implementation Plan. Microsoft Excel® and Microsoft
Project can be used to supplement your plan. If you do not
use Excel, make sure to put your budget in a Word
table format.
This document should follow a structured approach, and you
should use the following outline. The items in
BOLD should be your paragraph headings for your paper. What
follows the headings should be the content of
that section of the paper.
1. Project Background: Title and contact information of your
client. A short summary of your project
background. This should be repeated from previous documents.
2. Project Timeline: This will include milestones,
tasks/deliverables, resources assigned, and
dependencies. This can be done with Microsoft Project, if
you wish, or with Microsoft Excel. It should
either be cut and pasted into the document at this point or
embedded in your document.
3. Budget: This budget should contain multiple itemizations
and should include all costs and expenses.
The budget should be detailed and use realistic (and
referenced) figures. The student’s time is
considered a billable expense. Normally a budget would be
done with Excel. If so, in this case, either
cut and paste the budget into your paper or embed the
spreadsheet in your document.
4. Project Risks: Some common risks may include deviations
from schedule, reduced budget, scope
creep, content development delays, and compromised data
security. Consider an alternative plan to
help mitigate the risks.
5. Schematic/Wireframe/Flowchart: Include one schematic,
wireframe, or flowchart. Could be used to
demonstrate development cycle, interface design, network
topology, sitemap flowchart. Choose visual
guide appropriate for your project. Use software of your
choice. Embed graphics into paper; do not
upload as a separate file.
6. Conclusion and references: A brief concluding paragraph
describing this Assignment. Also, include
the references for your vendors and suppliers used to create
your budget.
