The ResearchColab project aims to create a web-based platform to assist researchers in manuscript review, data sharing, and idea discussions, with a focus on addressing the lack of services available in Bangladesh. Project goals include delivering a functional platform, clear strategies for using the service, and ongoing content management to support publication success. The project will involve a team with designated roles, set timelines for completion, and a budget estimation totaling 723,500 BDT.

1. Project
Charter
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2. Project Charter: Researchcolab
Part I: Project Overview
Project Name Researchcolab
Creation Date 29/09/2016
Project Charter Status
(Pending/Approve/Reject)
Project Sponsor Signature Date of Project Approval
Proposed Project Start &
End Date
Start: 03/10/2016
End Date: 19/11/2016
Part II: Project Details
Project
Description
The Researchcolab.com project will include the following activities:
 Review management
- Review research manuscript requested by researchers
- Professional and qualified reviewer provide feedback on
manuscript with review report and get payment
 Data Sharing
- Researcher can share and sell data
 Idea/Problem discussion
- Researcher can share their idea/problem through public and private
discussion rooms on different topics
 Profile management
- Maintain and update profile information of professional reviewers.
Project Purpose Writing a successful research paper is a tough job. Well-structured papers stand a
much greater chance of being accepted by top international journals. Effective
reviewing of research papers plays a very important role in the publication of a
research paper. Research paper review not only requires a high-level of editing but
it also demands comprehensive knowledge of the research subject area. There are
also cases when researchers may want to share different perspective and thoughts
about their work. In some researches, data are difficult to find or time consuming to
construct. Moreover, online research paper review service is completely unavailable
in Bangladesh where researchers can avail these facilities using local payment
options. This project aims to address all these needs and result in a web based
platform that is, research collaboration and data collection platform, a full range of
professional research paper review services to assist researchers towards publication
success.
Project Goals &
outcomes
The outcomes of this project will be:
 A web based platform where researcher can easily get their draft papers
reviewed by the related subject experts.

3.  A clear strategy for how to post review request, choose reviewer and payment
option.
 A data sharing platform where researcher can share/sell research related data
 A platform where researchers/potential researchers may create both public and
private discussion rooms on different topics
 Develop and maintain website content with latest research trend on
an ongoing basis
Project Scope The Researchcolab.com project will include the SRS, design, testing, and delivery
of web based platform of a professional research paper review services to assist
researchers towards publication success. All personnel, hardware, and software
resources will be managed by the project team. All project work will be
independent of daily and ongoing operations and all required testing will be done in
the IIT laboratory. All project funding will be managed by the project manager up
to and including the allocated amounts in this document. Any additional funding
requires approval from the project sponsor. This project will conclude when the
final report is submitted within one week after the web based platform is tested and
final exam, all documentation is complete and submitted to course teacher.
Project
Deliverables
The main deliverable of this project will be:
 A web based platform that is usable, compliant with requirements, and more
manageable.
 All project related documents:
- Project Initiation
- Domain Analysis
- Business Case
- Project Plan
- BRD/SRS
- Design
- Risk Management
- Configuration Management
- Release Document
- Change Management
- Quality Assurance (Test Plan)
- Project Summery
Benefits  The researchers will be able to get their draft papers reviewed easily via this
web based platform. This will reduce the time and effort greatly.
 The paper reviewers are experts in the related fields. The researchers can get a
quality paper review from them. This will increase the chance of getting their
paper accepted by reputed journals.
 The researchers can get critical research related data from this platform. They
can use it in their research to increase the accuracy of their results.
 The researchers can also get financial benefit by selling premium data.
 The researchers can discuss research related issues with field experts and
generate effective solution to their problems.
 The paper reviewers will get financial benefit by reviewing research paper.
 The reviewers will get remark on provided review by the researchers which will
enrich their professional profile.

4.  The developers will develop this project commercially. Thus, they are expected
to gain revenue from this project.
 The developers will gain a first-hand experience in developing industrial project
with all the required documentation and effective project planning.
Stakeholders  Researchers
 Paper reviewers
 Developers
Constraints /
Risks
 There are limited secondary data available for necessary market analysis of this
project. Due to time constraint, primary data collection is also out of scope of
this project.
 There is limited time to complete the project and time limitation for the project
can be changed anytime due to external situation.
 There are limited human resource working on this project. Absence of team
member will hinder project work as there is no backup resources.
 Developers may have technical limitations (platform, coding language).
Assumptions This project is based on the following assumptions:
 All developer and project team will have specialized skills and knowledge about
new technology required by the project.
 All project team members will be available during the project timeframe.
 Funding is available for purchasing hardware/software for web-based system.
 Project owner and facilitator will provide necessary support for successful
project completion.
 Project has executive-level support and backing.
 Client will test the website.
 Project team will successfully manage to produce deliverables within scope,
budget, and project schedule.
Project Team Name of team member Roll no. Role in the project
Md. AdiluzzamanAdil 0514 Project Manager (PM)
Minhas Kamal 0509 System Analyst
KishankumarGanguly 0505 Development
Md. Rakib Hossain 0516 Quality Assurance
Mostaque Ahmed 0530 Documentation
A.H.M. AzimulHaque 0519 Communication and Collaboration
IsratFatemaShantu N/A Documentation
Summery
Budget
Project Component Component Cost
 Project staffing 63,000/= BDT
 Logistic 11,500/= BDT
 Utility 7,000/=BDT
 Miscellaneous 2,000/=BDT
 Laptop 2,80,000/=BDT
 Desktop 1,20,000/=BDT

5.  Premises 2,40,000/=BDT
Total anticipated costs 7,23,500 /=BDT
Communication
Plan
Product
(what)
Target
(who)
Media
(how)
When Responsible
Product
(what)
Project
Planning
Discussion
Meeting
Project
group
IIT
Premises
30/09/2016
Project
Manager
Project
Planning
Discussion
Meeting
Project
Status
Meeting
Project
group
IIT
Premises
and
Online
5/10/2016
10/10/2016
Project Team
Project Status
Meeting
Project
Documen-
tation
Meeting
Project
Manager
and
Docume-
ntation
Team
IIT
Premises
16/10/2016
26/10/2016
2/10/ 2016
8/10/2016
16/10/2016
Documen-
tation Team
Project
Documentation
Meeting
Develop-
ment Status
Meeting
Develop-
ment
Team
IIT
Premises
and
Online
12/10/2016
15/10/2016
Development
Team
Development
Status Meeting
Q/A
Meeting
Develop-
ment and
Q/A
Team
IIT
Premises
15/10/2016
Q/A Engineer Q/A Meeting
Project
Timeline
Milestone/Deliverables Target Date
Project start 03/10/2016
Project Plan Review and Completion 10/10/2016
Project Initiation 15/10/2016
Planning Complete 30/10/2016
Execution Complete 11/11/2016
Monitoring & Control Complete 17/15/2016
M6/Project Completion 19/11/2016