Project Plan Group 2 The Data Center Project Plan  Project Overview4 Purpose, Scope, and Objectives4 Stakeholders4 Assumptions and Constraints4 Project deliverables4 Project Plan4 Feasibility Study4 Feasibility Reports4 Infrastructure and Regulations Specifications4 Work Breakdown Structure4 Risk management plan4 Risks4 Project Budget4 Budget Process Analysis4 Budget plans4 Budget Reports4 Costs - Labor and Project Team and Materials and Equipment4 Project Design4 Infrastructure Designs - User needs analysis4 System Designs - Data Center Infrastructure Management System (DciM)4 Locality and Survey of the installation location4 Procurement5 Hardware – Costs and selection Criteria - Weighted5 Software –Costs and Specifications5 Equipment – Costs and Specifications5 Installations5 Hardware configurations and Plans - Selection of the installation Team5 Software Configurations and Installation Plans - Team Selection5 Testing5 Testing of User configurations and needs5 Testing system Functional Needs and System expectations5 Implementation5 User Training and developing Implementation Plans5 Go Live5 Maintenance Plan5 Maintenance Plans5 Policies and Regulations5 The Data Center Project Plan 1. Project Overview a. Purpose a. Scope a. Objectives & goals The project objectives of the company and project team include: · To offer scalable cloud services such as data storage, recovery and security for different web users, electronic and application developers in the community. · The company also focuses on developing a high security management approach into the cloud services of the PaaS. · To reduce the costs of data storage and recovery for the company and its vendors. · To improve the allocation of resources and planning for future similar cases in cloud development and securities. The project goals for the creation of a data center is to: · To develop a cloud based center which offers data recovery, storage and security with the qualifications of a tier IV center. · To develop a Multi-tenancy architecture with PaaS service for future growth of the company and businesses. To become a leader in the data infrastructure focusing on a higher level of security. d. Stakeholders d. Assumptions and Constraints d. Project deliverables 0. Project Plan a. Feasibility Study To be done by me b. Feasibility Reports b. Project Requirements The design and construction of this data center site infrastructure will meet all specifications of the following codes, design and operational standards. · National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes and Standards · Local Construction Codes · Uptime Institute: tier IV classification standard · Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers (ANSI/TIA-942) · Green Certifications (i.e. Energy Star, LEED) (Shapiro, 2016) · Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) Cloud Governance & Audit Principles · ISACA IT Investment and IT Risk Mitigation Principles and Standards · Internationa.

1. Project Plan
Group 2
The Data Center Project Plan
Project Overview4
Purpose, Scope, and Objectives4
Stakeholders4
Assumptions and Constraints4
Project deliverables4
Project Plan4
Feasibility Study4
Feasibility Reports4
Infrastructure and Regulations Specifications4
Work Breakdown Structure4
Risk management plan4
Risks4
Project Budget4
Budget Process Analysis4
Budget plans4
Budget Reports4
Costs - Labor and Project Team and Materials and Equipment4
Project Design4
Infrastructure Designs - User needs analysis4
System Designs - Data Center Infrastructure Management
System (DciM)4
Locality and Survey of the installation location4
Procurement5
Hardware – Costs and selection Criteria - Weighted5
Software –Costs and Specifications5
Equipment – Costs and Specifications5
Installations5

2. Hardware configurations and Plans - Selection of the
installation Team5
Software Configurations and Installation Plans - Team
Selection5
Testing5
Testing of User configurations and needs5
Testing system Functional Needs and System expectations5
Implementation5
User Training and developing Implementation Plans5
Go Live5
Maintenance Plan5
Maintenance Plans5
The Data Center Project Plan
1. Project Overview
a. Purpose
a. Scope
a. Objectives & goals
The project objectives of the company and project team include:
· To offer scalable cloud services such as data storage, recovery
and security for different web users, electronic and application
developers in the community.
· The company also focuses on developing a high security
management approach into the cloud services of the PaaS.
· To reduce the costs of data storage and recovery for the
company and its vendors.
· To improve the allocation of resources and planning for future
similar cases in cloud development and securities.
The project goals for the creation of a data center is to:
· To develop a cloud based center which offers data recovery,
storage and security with the qualifications of a tier IV center.
· To develop a Multi-tenancy architecture with PaaS service for

3. future growth of the company and businesses.
To become a leader in the data infrastructure focusing on a
higher level of security.
d. Stakeholders
d. Assumptions and Constraints
d. Project deliverables
0. Project Plan
a. Feasibility Study
To be done by me
b. Feasibility Reports
b. Project Requirements
The design and construction of this data center site
infrastructure will meet all specifications of the following
codes, design and operational standards.
· National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes and
Standards
· Local Construction Codes
· Uptime Institute: tier IV classification standard
· Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers
(ANSI/TIA-942)
· Green Certifications (i.e. Energy Star, LEED) (Shapiro, 2016)
· Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
Cloud Governance & Audit Principles
· ISACA IT Investment and IT Risk Mitigation Principles and
Standards
· International Organizations for Standardization (ISO)
standards for governance and IT service management (Vael,
2010)
Additional requirements includes building management system
to centrally control HVAC, electrical, fire alarms, and security.
For example a Data Center Infrastructure Management System
(DciM). The Functional and nonfunctional requirements
established in the project charter, as well as subsequent
additional requirements will be used as guidelines for all

4. activities/tasks undertaken throughout the project. These
requirements also serve as key indicators for quality control and
assurance management of the project.
d. Work Breakdown Structure
( Image of WBS)
e. Project schedule
Project Schedule
A comprehensive project schedule is imperative for effective
time management during the project.
The deliverables/products are identified based on the project
scope, contract, work breakdown structure (WBS), project
network diagram, and other relevant information (Saylor, 2007,
p.28). Detailed activities/tasks are defined and sequenced with
tools such as a detailed task list. After the project team has
created a WBS, each activity is reviewed and evaluated. The
time and resources needed to complete each activity is then
determined. Additionally, milestones are identified to specify
the key dates that are indicative of project completion phases. A
critical path, which by definition, is the chain of critical
activities from the beginning of the project to project
completion (Olson, 2014, p.117). The sum of the activity
durations in the Critical Path is equal to the Project’s Duration
(Kramer & Jenkins, 2006). Our project schedule is developed
with the consideration of project logic, task interdependencies,
float and so forth. Lag time is scheduled in anticipation of
possible risks and changes. The project schedule is presented in
a Gantt chart format, and is developed with MS Project 2016.
The schedule can be used throughout the project life for
monitoring, tracking and reporting progress. It will also be used
for resource management.
( Insert Gantt Chart for MS project)
f. Risk management plan
To be done by me
Project Risks

5. There are different risks associated with the project. These
include:
· Inability to fully deliver the project deliverables based on the
project timelines,
· Lack specific detail pertaining to end-user needs and technical
specifications to effectively address the client’s requirements,
· The project is being collaborated on across a wide geographic
area; telecommunications is the primary method of facilitating
this collaborative effort, therefore poor communication in the
team can lead to a demise in project quality
· Industry standards & regulatory compliance challenges
· Supply chain failure
· Malicious interference, either from within the project team or
from an external entity,
· Natural disaster
· Licensing complications
· Theft of equipment or intellectual property
Risks will be identified during the project team meetings, audits
or discussion with other stakeholders. Once identified, these
risks will be assessed regarding the likelihood of occurrence
and impact on the project. Mitigating strategies will be
developed to address potential risks with a high likelihood of
occurrence. Tools such as a risk tracking list will be
incorporated as part of the risk management.
0. Project Budget
Project Cost Estimation
Three estimating methods were employed in our cost estimation:
bottom-up estimating, analogous, and parametric estimating.
The detailed task list, and WBS enable us to estimate the cost
for completing each task. Cost aggregation is made based on the
work packages. Historical information from other comparable
data center construction projects were used for our analogous
estimating of some equipment and work packages. Project team
members with expert knowledge in project management and
data center construction contribute significantly in analogous

6. estimating. Contractor/supplier’s bids were another source we
used in predicting the costs for this project. The budget for our
project includes contingency reserves
(Insert resources-cost view for MS project)
0. Project Design
a. Infrastructure Designs
b. System Designs - Data Center Infrastructure Management
System (DciM)
c. Locality and Survey of the installation location
0. Procurement
a. Hardware: servers, – Selection Criteria - Weighted
b. Software
c. Equipment – Costs and Specifications
0. Installations
a. Hardware configurations and Plans - Selection of the
installation Team
b. Software Configurations and Installation Plans - Team
Selection
0. Testing
a. Testing of User configurations and needs
b. Testing system Functional Needs and System expectations
0. Implementation
a. User Training and developing Implementation Plans
b. Go Live
0. Maintenance Plan
Whats role of project management in Maintenance? To be done
me
a. Maintenance Plans
a. Policies and Regulations

7. Project: Constructing a 10,000 square feet, multi-tenant, PaaS
supported, centrally governed and managed tier IV data center.
1.0 Data Center Project
Deliverables / Tasks
Subtasks
Duration
23 mth total
Resource
Cost
6m
1.1 Project Plan(Develop a project management plan)
2mo
$120,000
1.1.1 conduct feasibility, user analysis
(Feasibility, user analysis)
1 week
· Project team
· 40hrs
$12,000
1.1.2 define project charter ( purpose, scope, objectives)
(project charter)
1 week
· Project team
· 40hrs
$12,000
1.1.3 develop control plans ( communication plan, change
management plan, & risk management plan)

8. (control plans)
4 weeks
· Project team
· 160 hrs
$48,000
1.1.4 create disaster recovery plan
(disaster recovery plan)
1 week
· Project team
· 40hrs
$12,000
1.1.5 get project plan approved
(project approval)
1 week
· Project team
$12,000
Other Project Management Costs ( for cost estimation only)
$ 24,000
1.2. Site Assessment
1.5mo/
$100,000
1.2.1 assess site for physical security vulnerabilities and
implement countermeasures
(site security assessment )
1 week
· DCIM team
· Building code consultants & contractors
· 40hrs

9. $20,000
1.2.2 Assess & prepare site according to NFPA codes and
standards
(NFPA codes and standards compliance)
2 weeks
· DCIM team
· building & fire code consultants
· 80hrs
$30,000
1.2.3 Assess & prepare site for utility power supply
( power supply assessment)
1 week
· DCIM team
· Utility contractors
· Energy Star consultant
· 40 hrs
$20,000
1.2.4 Assess & prepare site for climate control equipment
installation
(Climate control measures)
2 weeks
· DCIM team
· 80hrs
$30,000
1.2.5 Site assessment complete
0 day

10. 1.3 Physical Infrastructure Design Documents
3mo/
$300,000
1.3.1 design & create physical floor layout
(physical floor layout design)
9 weeks
· Engineering team
· Building contractors
· 360 hrs
1.3.1.1 design & create power architecture
(power architecture design)
2 weeks
· Electric engineers & technicians
· 80hrs
$50,000
1.3.1.2 design & equipment area layout
(equipment area layout design)
3 weeks
· Engineering team
· IT team
· 120hrs
$100,000
1.3.1.2.1 design & create cabinet/pod model
(cabinet/pod model design)
2 weeks
· Engineering team
· IT team
· 80hrs

11. $80,000
1.3.1.3 design cabling infrastructure
(cabling infrastructure design)
2 weeks
· Cable contractor
· 80hrs
$40,000
1.3.2 design & create physical security model
(physical security model)
3 weeks
· DCIM team
· 120hrs
$30,000
1.3.3 Design complete
0 day
1.4 Data Center Equipment
3mo/ 60 days
$3m
1.4.1 Create a master procurement list for selected
equipment(i.e. server cabinets, racks, stand-alone equipments)
(master procurement list)
2 weeks
· Procurement team
· Various contractors
· 80hrs
$14,050

12. 1.4.2 Establish procurement contracts
(procurement contracts)
3 weeks
· Procurement team
· Business team
· 120hrs
$21,050
1.4.3 create purchase orders
(purchase orders)
1 week
· Procurement team
· 40hrs
$ 2,922,750
1.4.4 Receive shipments
(shipments)
6 weeks
· Business team
· Procurement team
· 240 hrs
$42,150
1.4.5 Procurement complete
0 day
1.5 Data Center
9 month
$2m
1.5.1 Prepare construction site
(site preparation)
1 month

13. · Engineering team
· Building contractors
· DCIM team
· 160 hrs
$64,000
1.5.2 Conduct site construction
(construction and installation work)
8 months
1.5.2.1 Build fit-out features on the site
(builder’s fit-out work)
5 months
· Building contractors
· 640 hrs
$400,000
1.5.2.2 Install electrical works
(electrical works)
3 weeks
· Electricians
· 120 hrs
$200,000
1.5.2.3 Install environmental controls
(Environmental controls)
3 weeks
· Cooling system contractor
· 120 hrs
$348,000
1.5.2.4 Install cabling
(cabling works)

14. 3 weeks
· Cable contractors
· 120 hrs
$400,000
1.5.2.5 Install fire-prevention system
(fire-prevention works)
2 weeks
· DCIM team
· 80hrs
$200,000
1.5.2.6 Install site security control system
(security control works)
1 week
· DCIM team
· 40hrs
$200,000
1.5.2.7 Install & configure IT systems
(IT systems)
3 weeks
· IT teams (server & software development, coding &
programming, database & network development)
· 120 hrs
$176,000
1.5.3 document all installations
(detailed installation documentation)
1 week
· Project team
· 40hrs
$12,000
1.5.3 Construction complete

15. 0 day
1.6 Quality Assurance
3mo/ 60 days
$197,000
1.6.1 Inspect data center
(Data center Inspection)
2 weeks
· QA team
· DCIM team
· 80hrs
$15,000
1.6.2 conduct integrated system testing
(system testing)
1 month
· IT testing team
· Project coordinator
· 160 hrs
$50,000
1.6.3 modify system components based on test results
(system modification)
5 weeks
· Project team
· IT team ((server & software development, coding &
programming, database & network development)
· 200 hrs
$120,000
1.6.4 review and approve data center by (stakeholders
approvals)

16. 1 week
· Project team
· 40 hours
$12,000
1.6.4 Q&A complete
0 day
1.7 Data center Commissioning
2mo/ 40 days
$68,000
1.7.1 bring system online for client use
(system go-live)
1 month
· Project Team
· 160 hours
$10,000
1.7.2 develop standard operating procedure and operational
training
(operational procedure & training documents)
3 weeks
· Project Team
· 120 hours
$36,000
1.7.3 Hold commissioning ceremony
(commissioning ceremony )
1 day
· Project Team
· 8 hours?
$10,000

17. 1.7.4 conduct lessons learned
(post evaluation)
3 days
· Project Team
· 24hours
$12,000
1.7.5 Project complete
0 day
Contingency Reserves
$215,000
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