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Ronco, Inc Company Intranet Project
ProposalPresented by:
Dave Kellas, Laura Schneider , Anahita Zamani
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Agenda
Project goal, problem / opportunity definition and proposed solution
Content Management System research and selection
Proposed site layout
Cost / Benefit analysis and proposed budget
Proposed schedule and work breakdown structure
Overview
Questions
Project Goal
Design, Build and Deploy a Company
Intranet called RoncoWeb
Problem / Opportunity Definition
Employees do not have enough access to informationInformation is spread outPeople in different branchesToo much time and effort spent on
searching for informationDepartment heads spend time
answering FAQs
Proposed Solution
Create a company intranet called RoncoWebCentralize location for all employees
to get informationIncrease efficiency and productivityBuild company unityMinimal costsDisseminate company information
quickly
Content Management System Evaluation
CMS systems researchedBig AceCMS MasterDrupalJawsMambo Silver Stripe
CMS Evaluation Results
Drupal 6.8 Open Source Under active
development Many add-ons available Cross platform Security Performance Flexibility Winner of the ‘Best
Open Source CMS’ award
Proposed Site Layout
CMS
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Increased Efficiency Increased Productivity
Tangible Benefits
Intangible BenefitsFaster access to informationUp-to-date informationIncreased sense of team
Proposed Budget
Description CostInternal Labor $8125External Costs $710Hardware and Software
$3099
Training $2295Total $11,934
Business Requirements
Faster communication, wider distribution and greater efficiency for the rapidly growing company.
Accessibility to the resources for all employees regardless of their physical locations.
Easy to maintain intranet for departmental content contributors to edit and add content.
Potential Obstacles
Difficulty changing traditional approach to company communication
Frequent changes from departments
Risks and Mitigation
Risks MitigationsLack of web development resources
Request resources early
Department content mgrs may lack commitment
Demonstration and presentation of benefits
Drupal may be harder to use than we expect
Budget for training
Major Project Activities
Purchasing
Configure Hardware
Configure Drupal
Finalize layout
Design site
Gather departmental requirements
Find dept content
editors
Develop and test site
Training
Define and add users
Deploy and announce site
Ongoing site administration
Proposed Schedule
Activity DateInstall power / cabeling
January 16. 2009
Purchase and install hardware
January 23, 2009
Install and configure system
February 13. 2009
Develop site / site layout
March 6, 2009
Training March 13, 2009Deploy site March 27, 2009
Work Breakdown Structure
Overview
Design, build and deploy RoncoWeb to create a central location where all employees can access information
Employees spend too much time searching for information that will now be found on RoncoWeb
Drupal is a feature rich, open source CMS which is easy to implement, easy to use and easy to maintain
RoncoWeb will have pages for each department with content added by department managers
Low cost project - $12,000
Completed by March 27
Thank You!Questions?