You have been asked to be the project manager for the development of an information technology (IT) project. The system to be developed will allow a large company to coordinate and maintain its records of the professional development of its employees. The company has over 30,000 employees, who are located in four sites: Florida, Colorado, Illinois, and Texas. The system must allow employees to locate and schedule professional-development activities that are relevant to their positions. Sophisticated search capabilities are required, and the ability to add scheduled events to the employees' calendars is desired. The system needs to support social networking, which will allow employees to determine who is attending various conferences and events. This will promote the fostering of relationships and ensure that the company has representation at important conferences. Once an activity has been completed, employees will use the system to submit the documentation. The system should support notifications, which will allow managers to receive notice whenever their direct reports have submitted documentation. The system should also notify employees if their deadline to complete a professional-development requirement is approaching and it has not yet been completed. Because the expenditure has been approved for the project, it is now time to justify the start-up of the project with a business case. Using the above scenario, develop a business case and project charter (2–3 pages each). Include the following: Section 1: Business Case (Unit 1) Description of the problem or opportunity being presented to the business Costs and benefits of each alternative solution Recommended solution needed for approval List of alternative solutions, feasibility of each in a table, and the selected solution Section 2: Project Charter and WBS (Unit 1) Identify project vision Define scope of project List project deliverables List roles and responsibilities List risks, issues, and assumptions .

1. You have been asked to be the project manager for the
development of an information technology (IT) project. The
system to be developed will allow a large company to
coordinate and maintain its records of the professional
development of its employees. The company has over 30,000
employees, who are located in four sites: Florida, Colorado,
Illinois, and Texas. The system must allow employees to locate
and schedule professional-development activities that are
relevant to their positions. Sophisticated search capabilities are
required, and the ability to add scheduled events to the
employees' calendars is desired. The system needs to support
social networking, which will allow employees to determine
who is attending various conferences and events. This will
promote the fostering of relationships and ensure that the
company has representation at important conferences.
Once an activity has been completed, employees will use the
system to submit the documentation. The system should support
notifications, which will allow managers to receive notice
whenever their direct reports have submitted documentation.
The system should also notify employees if their deadline to
complete a professional-development requirement is
approaching and it has not yet been completed. Because the
expenditure has been approved for the project, it is now time to
justify the start-up of the project with a business case.
Using the above scenario, develop a business case and project
charter (2–3 pages each). Include the following:
Section 1: Business Case (Unit 1)

2. Description of the problem or opportunity being presented to
the business
Costs and benefits of each alternative solution
Recommended solution needed for approval
List of alternative solutions, feasibility of each in a table, and
the selected solution
Section 2: Project Charter and WBS (Unit 1)
Identify project vision
Define scope of project
List project deliverables
List roles and responsibilities
List risks, issues, and assumptions