Development of Internet Website for Social Media Research Center

Question: Discuss about the ICT Project Management Development of Internet Website for Social Media Research Center. Answer: Objective of the project Development of internet website for Social Media research Center. The project will allow the center to produce focused researches which ensures high quality. The time duration for the project is 8 months which will begin from 1st April 2017. The budget decided for the development of website application and intranet is AUD 45000. The website application will consist of internet website and intranet for the members of the institution. Apart from this, it should contain details about research projects, reports, conferences, journals papers, Projects of Master and PhD students and the list of supervisors. It will allow the students to get updated about different events, programs, conferences etc. They can easily access the website at any time which will help them to improve and gather more knowledge (Boud, Cohen Sampson, 2014). It will provide clear identity to the unit in terms of scholarly research output which they have been lacking. The senior executives of David have suggested him to develop a research center which will improve collaboration. The website application can be similar to the Australian National University. It is essential for the internet website development project to consider the current trends in the information technology which will provide advantages to the Social Media research Center. Furthermore, they will be able to meet the growing demands of Master and Doctoral students. The internet website will have members account for each student and faculty members. It will enable them to update their reports and projects. It will reduce burden on the faculty members as they can give their online feedbacks to the students. Sonia reed will be the application manager for the internet website and she will update all the information on the portal. The event manager can share the details of any event or conferences which can be uploaded on the web portal so as to communicate with all the members of the research center. Moreover, it will help in promotion of the research center. Application manager can include recorded presentations, programs, information and publications for different activities organized in the research center (Burke,2013). The website application will improve communication with all the stakeholders including students, faculty members, members etc. Aspects of Measurable Organizational Value The project of website development for Social Media research Center will allow David to establish clear identity for the unit. It will improve the communication system of the entire unit which will benefit them in the long run. The research center has not been able to develop closely related high quality researches and reports (Gido, Clements, 2014). The present project will eliminate the problem and it will bring additional benefits to the unit. The measurable organizational value for the website development project has been given below. It has been mentioned according to the importance of different aspects. Operational impact: The project of website development will have positive impacts on the operations of the research center. It will help them to generate high quality closely related researches. Apart from this, it will reduce their cost and their efficiency will improve significantly (Walker, 2015). The performance of the center will improve as compared to Australian National University. Customer impact: The customers of research center include all the stakeholders who are associated with it. Website development and intranet will have positive influences on the stakeholders. It will improve the communication and their access to research information. Furthermore, there has been growing demand for the internet website done many master and PhD students (Turner, 2016). Social impact: Website development will have significant social impact because it will provide information and material to the students. It will allow the students to increase their knowledge base and execute extensive research in their filed. Similarly, it will have positive impacts on the society as well (Saunders, Lewis, 2014). Strategy impact: Social Media Research Center can use internet website for their promotion as well. They can give details about their events and conferences to public (Schwalbe, 2015). The students ad scholar will also be benefited which will increase their level and standards in the country. Financial impact: In short term, the project will increase the expenses of the organization. It will cost them AUD 45000. But it will give many benefits to them in the long run. It will gradually reduce their cost and expenses. Values in the project Improved quality: The website development project was initiated to improve the quality of the researches in the center. After the completion, it will significantly improve research output quality for the unit. Cheaper expenses: The present project will reduce overlapping of activities and it will cost of operations. There will be less of documentations which will allow members to work on their core tasks (Leach, 2014). Furthermore, it will provide ease to the students who can upload their work. Stakeholders metrics for research center The main stakeholders in the project include: Senior executives including David: David has been feeling pressure because his units have not been able to develop quality research projects. The development of website application will improve communication process which will solve this problem for him. Students: They will be able to get access fro updated information and knowledge about different projects and researches. Researchers and scholars: They can upload their work on the website which is also accessible to the faculty members. It will help them to get feedback on their progress which will increase the quality of their investigation (Kerzner, 2013). Members: Website application will reduce the work load of members as there will be less paperwork. The criteria for acceptance The project will be successful if its produces all the deliverables required by the research center. It should be completed in the given budget of AUD 45000 and in eight months duration. It should be started on 1st April 2017. The main objective of the project is to create a website application and intranet which will help the unit to deliver high quality researches. It will improve the operational efficiency by improving the existing communication channel (Turner, 2014). Assumptions and constraints The assumption for the project is that the required resources and laborer will be available on time. The main constraints of the project are time limit, budget and technology. All these things have to considered by the project manager to successful achieve the objective. Stakeholders list Name Position Roles and responsibility Address and phone number Bruce Project Manager Managing all day to day activities and planning. David Senior Executive Ensuring the deliverables and progress of the project. Sonia Reed Application manager Managing effective collaboration with event manager and other departments to collect information and uploading it on the website. Ramen Software Developer Development of website application and intranet support for Social Media Research centre. Johnson Project Engineer Ensuring proper installation and configuration Lessons from project Website development is the main objective of the project. The project manager should ensure that it is completed in the desired time and budget. He has to track the progress of the project to avoid any delays and to ensure that all the deliverables are produced according to the schedules. All the systems have to integrate with each other at the final stage of the project (Heagney, 2016). Project managers have to collaborate the efforts of all the workers and team members to complete it in the given timescale. Charter sign off The charter has to be signed by all the stakeholders and senior executives of the Social Media research Center. Communication Plan The project manager has to develop a communication plan for the project to ensure team work and coordination. He can use different method and channels for communication. The method can be telecommunication, mails, personal meetings and teleconferencing (Verzuh, 2015). Apart from this, he has to maintain excellent communication with sponsor, senior executives and other stakeholders. List of Stakeholders Information to be shared Frequency Communication techniques Description Project manager Tasks and processes of the website development Daily Personal meeting and telephone Information about the progress and various activities associated with the project. Software Developer Requirements of the research center Once in a week Personal meeting, emails and telephone The needs and requirements of the client. Senior Executives Progress reports and time schedules Once a month Personal meeting, emails and teleconferencing Information about the progress, deliverables, time scales and other updates. Sponsor Progress reports and time schedules Once a month Personal meeting, emails and teleconferencing Information about the progress, deliverables, time scales, stakeholder management and other updates. Application manager Information to be uploaded on the site Once in a week Personal meeting, emails and telephone Content to be uploaded on the websites. 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