Sample System Development Plan

Paper Summary:

This paper gives a sample systems plan for a fitness center that wishes to improve its information and communications technology by purchasing hardware and software. The purpose of the plan is to enable The Fitness Center to obtain competitive advantage over other fitness clubs by providing a system to help members plan a fitness program to meet their particular needs. Specific jobs and teams are described as part of the plan, as are the various stages of implementation. The paper also includes a list of system development guidelines that are to be followed during the project. The paper concludes by mentioning that the plan has support from the staff at The Fitness Center and they intend to let the public know about the new system.

Outline:
Introduction
Purpose and Goal of the Fitness Center Information System
Roles and Responsibilities of the Fitness Center Information System
Roles and Responsibilities of the PMO and Project Team
Project Team Leader
Senior Developers
Developers
Quality Assurance Analyst
Database Administrator
Other Roles
Systems Development Methodology
The Fitness Center Information System (TFCIS) Project Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Systems Investigation
Systems Analysis and Design
Systems Construction and Development
Systems Implementation, Review and Maintenance Schedule
Milestones and Activities
Systems Development Guidelines
Conclusion
Marketing Activities and Future Plans

From the Paper:

"In line with TFCIS Project, the management decided to create a Project Management Office (PMO) to be headed by the Director of Marketing acting as the Project Sponsor and he will assign one of his supervisors to act as the Project Manager. The roles and responsibilities of the PMO is to "provide project management support functions and is responsible for the direct management (Project Management Institute, Inc., 2004)" of the TFCIS Project. The Fitness Center hired the services of one of the city's top software development companies and the software development company directly reports to the PMO. To ensure understanding of roles, responsibilities and deliverables, the following are the software development company's Project Team's duties, responsibilities and deliverables...."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Project Management Institute, Inc. (2004). A guide to the project management book of knowledge: PMBOK(r) guide, third edition. Newtown, CA: PMI Publications.
• Shelley, Gary B., Cashman, Thomas J. and Rosenblatt, Harry J. (2001). Systems analysis and design, 4th ed. Stamford, CT: Thomson Learning.
• Software Engineering Institute - Carnegie Mellon University. (2005). Capability Maturity Model(r) Integration (CMMI(r)) Overview. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University.
• Software Engineering Institute - Carnegie Mellon University. (2002). CMMISM for systems engineering, software engineering, integrated product and process development, and supplier sourcing (CMMI-SE/SW/IPPD/SS, V1.1) - continuous representation. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University.
• Software Engineering Institute - Carnegie Mellon University. (2002). CMMISM for systems engineering, software engineering, integrated product and process development, and supplier sourcing (CMMI-SE/SW/IPPD/SS, V1.1) - staged representation. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University.

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