An Alpha Betas Production team sought to upgrade and expand their existing database center by acquiring a new building, equipment, and funding. They obtained a $100,000 bank loan and planned to move into a larger facility with new servers and an updated website. The team estimated costs of $86,000 for the project and developed a timeline and phases to acquire the new building, purchase equipment, set up the new servers, conduct testing, and launch the upgraded system. Risks were identified and contingency plans put in place to ensure a successful completion of the project on schedule and under budget.

1. An Alpha Betas Production

2. Chris Drnevich Steven Quenzel Thomas Basenfelder Anthony Martinez

3.  We needed to update our facilities at our old location.
 We acquired 100,000 dollars for this upgrade from a bank loan
 Also we decide to move into another building.
 New equipment
 Updated website

4. Our goals are to take an existing database center, and move/upgrade it
to a newer building. We are trying to get bigger because we regrew out
of our original size. We want to use better equipment so we can get a
bigger customer base. This is part of a larger project.

5. Estimated Labor $0
Estimated Materials $10,000
Estimated Contractors $0
Estimated Equipment and Facilities $75,000
Estimated Travel $1,000
Total Estimated Cost $86,000

6. We are doing this project due to our customer’s demand
for server space and an option of playing a variety of
games on our platforms.
The upgrade will add new servers capable of hosting
multiple gaming servers at once.
This will be a financial gain for the owner as well as a
better gaming experience for the owner.
Word of mouth promotion will help the revenue for the
owner as well.

7.  We are acquiring the building first, on 11/6/2015.
 We will spec out and order equipment on 11/9/2015 and on 11/9/2015 we are setting
up a date for our metro Ethernet.
 We are getting the equipment needed on 11/13/2015.
 We start wiring up the servers on 11/14/2015 and we are getting the installation of
metro Ethernet.
 On 11/18/2015 we will be doing a stress test on the servers to make sure they work
well with high volume
 A beta testing invite to our customers will be on 11/20/15 to 11/22/15.
 On 11/25/15 we are doing an editing and reviewing/bug repair to our servers.
 12/07/2015 is the launch date of our servers.

8.  Phase One
Leasing a datacenter colocation for 20 per U servers, switch and a
router. Site will provide power, HVAC ,onsite security, and multiple
ISP
 Phase Two
Once we have acquired our server colocation we will begin the
process of acquiring our 20 new servers. We have decided to obtain
Dell Power edge R730 Series servers and a Cisco 10 Gigabit Switch
 Phase Three
Called service provider for Metro Ethernet service and set date for
installation, set date for equipment arrival and test prior to
installation.

9.  Phase Four
As installation of servers and switch has been complete we will begin with
the wiring of the servers to the switch and then to our router. We will be using
Category 6A wiring of our network.
 Phase Five
Will begin stress testing the servers and acquire licensing for the server of
the games we will be providing to our customers.
 Phase Six
Will begin BETA test with our customers testing the servers and acquiring any
input via survey in game and also thru website forums. We will also begin
advertising our launch date.

10.  Phase Seven
Take any input from Beta testing and make any improvements on our
servers prior to launch
 Phase Eight
Launch Date will have onsite support,
Servers will be open to all customers
Website will be fully functional

11. 1. Location
1. Find colocation (Anthony)
2. Meet with building owners (Anthony)
3. Decide on necessary rack space (Anthony)
4. Sign Lease
5. Finalize location (Anthony)
2. Hardware
1. Calling Dell for quotes 20 Power Edge R730 Servers (Tom)
2. Purchase in full Cisco 10 Gigabit switch from Amazon.com (Tom)
3. Purchase in full 20 Power Edge R730 Servers (Tom)
4. Purchase in full 1000 foot roll of Cat 6A cable and RJ-45 connectors (Tom)
3. Setup
1. Moving equipment to colocation (All)
2. Put servers in rack (Steve)
3. Put switch rack (Steve)
4. Call local service provider for Metro Ethernet (Anthony)
5. Wiring racks and plug in servers to switch (Chris)
6. Initial software install and operating system installation and webserver setup (Chris)
7. Install Gaming server software and configure Config Files (Chris)
8. Acquire domain name and forward IP address (Chris)
9. Basic stress test to ensure stability (Chris)

12. 4. Beta Testing
1. Website testing and finalizations (Thomas)
2. Invite players to the servers and advertise for the beta testing (Steve)
3. Monitor servers performance (Chris)
4. Fix bugs (Chris)
5. Correct Config Files as needed (Chris)
6. Continue beta test until major bugs are worked out (Thomas)
5. Release
1. Release Full Website (Thomas)
2. Advertise for release (Steve)
1. Advertise on our website (Steve)
2. Advertise on our Facebook and Twitter page (Steve)
3. Advertise using google ads with yearly payments paid in full (Steve)
3. First day patches (Anthony)
6. Close out
1. Continue monitoring servers. (Chris)
2. Watch for bugs and release patches (Chris)
3. Continue advertising until we reach max capacity (Steve)
4. Update to the latest games as they release (Thomas)

13. ID Risk Name Risk Description Impact Probability Risk Ranking Positive/Negative Proactive Response Plan Trigger Event Reactive Contingency Plan
VH,H,M,L,VL VH,H,M,L,VL What is the risk color code ?
Is this a positive or negative risk
from the risk matrix?
What proactively can be attempted to make
the risk happen or prevent it?
What do you think will
trigger the event?
What are your backup plans if the risk
should occur?
1
Servers do not arrive on
time.
If servers do not arrive
on time, the project will
fall behind schedule.
H H Red Negative
Track process of server and making sure
shipment is on time
Parts do not ship on
assigned date.
If possible, have a backup supplier
identified and standing by.
2 Service Provider
Unable to have service
provider activate on time
M L Yellow Negative
Making sure the service provider we want
has service ran into building
Unable to acquire ISP
at a reasonable time
Acquire another ISP
3 Security
Vulnerability to DDOS
and/or breach of data
H M Yellow Negative Basic DDOS protection and Firewall software DDOS attack
Backup Domain name and also verify if
any data has been taken
4 UPS failure UPS battery Failure VH VL Yellow Negative Having a back up UPS , Spare battery for UPSUPS failure Go to site replace unit
5 Equipment failure
Server failure when
booting up
M VL Green Negative Having spare parts for server Parts failure
Replace parts or call vendor for
replacement server
6 Transportation Failure
Unable to move server to
new location
M VL Green Negative Having a back up vehicle for transportation Broken down vehicle Replacement vehicle
7 Software crash
Software fails on server
causing customer to not
enter game servers
VH L Green Negative Back up programs Loss of software Installing back up software
8 Additional Server Cost Bulk order server costs VH L Yellow Positive Research multiple vendors
Purchasing multiple
servers at once
putting extra funds into other part of
project
9 Mass Subscriber Influx of subscriber VH H Red Positive
Advertising exclusive downloads for servers
at a certain price
Hosting over 15,000
subscribers
Adding exclusive content monthly

15. WEEKLY VERBAL COMMUNICATION
WHAT WHEN WHERE OWNER ATTENDEES
SKYPE
(SHARED
SCREEN)
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
TUESDAY
ONLINE PROJECT
MANAGER
PROJECT TEAM
(CHRIS, STEVE, TOM, ANTHONY)
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
WHAT WHEN METHOD OF
DELIVERY
SENDER RECEIVER
UPLOAD TO
DOC SHARING
WEEKLY ELECTRONIC PROJECT
MANAGER
PROFESSOR

16.  In conclusion our team successfully completed our project of a data center upgrade
under budget.