This assignment requires a final project plan with three sections to be submitted over three separate files. Section 1 is an 8-10 page executive summary describing the project scope, goals, cost analysis, and value of the IT implementation. Section 2 is an updated Gantt chart or project plan template tracking all tasks. Section 3 is a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation illustrating the executive summary and including speaker notes to present to executives and investors. The project aims to gain approval for the proposed IT solution.

1. Final Project: Project Plan
Due Week 10 and worth 300 points
This assignment consists of three (3) sections: a written project
plan, a revised Gantt chart or project plan, and a project plan
PowerPoint presentation.
You must submit the three (3) sections as separate files for the
completion of this assignment.
Label each file name according to the section of the assignment
for which it is written. Additionally, you may create and / or
assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of
this assignment.
While taking all business and project parameters into
consideration, make quality assumptions to support the
following requirements.
Section 1: Written Project Plan
You are now in the final stage of the project plan development.
All previous documentation will be combined into one (1)
document that will serve as the statement of work for the
project. Your goal is to have the project approved by the
executive team and the venture capital group. The project plan
is very detailed which is appropriate to accomplish the
monumental task of implementation. However, the executive
team is only interested in a ten (10) minute summation.
Therefore, you also must create a compelling executive
summary that is supported by your detail that convinces the
executive group that your solution is optimal.
1. Write an eight to ten (8-10) page executive summary in which

2. you provide a high-level technical overview of your project
where you address the following:
Describe the scope of the project and control measures.
Describe the goals and objectives of the project.
Give a detailed, realistically estimated cost analysis of the
entire project.
Relate the value of the project plan solution to the competitive
advantage that information technology will afford your
organization.
Provide all aspects of the information technology
implementation into the project plan.
Use at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires use of
Strayer Writing Standards (SWS)
. The format is different than other Strayer University courses.
Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for
details.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.

3. Include charts or diagrams created in MS Visio and MS Project
as appendix of the Word document. Make reference of these
files in the body of the Word document.
Section 2: Revised Gantt Chart / Project Plan
Use Microsoft Project or an open source alternative, such as
Open Project, to:
2. Update the Gantt chart or project plan (summary and detail)
template, from Project Deliverable 4: Infrastructure and
Security, with all the project tasks.
Section 3: Project Plan PowerPoint Presentation
Additional to your detailed executive summary you must present
your findings to the executive team and the venture capital
group that, along with the executive summary, will convince the
group that your solution is optimal.
3. Create a ten to fifteen (10-15) slide PowerPoint presentation
in which you:
a. Illustrate the concepts from your written report in Section 1
of this assignment.
b. Create
bulleted
speaking notes for your presentation to the executive board in
the Notes section of the PowerPoint.
Note
: You may create or assume any fictitious names, data, or
scenarios that have not been established in this assignment for a
realistic flow of communication.

4. c. Use a professional technically written style to graphically
convey the information.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Demonstrate an understanding of existing and emerging
information technologies and strategic impact on organizational
operations.
Evaluate the issues and challenges associated with information
technology integration.
Summarize the competitive advantage that information
technology affords to organizations.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
information technology.
Write clearly and concisely about strategic issues and practices
in the information technology domain using proper writing
mechanics and technical style conventions.