ProjectPlanForContentManagementSystemDocumentRevision#1.3DateofIssue:2008-10-13ProjectManager:SweeperApprovalSignaturesApprovedby:BusinessProjectLeaderApprovedby:IM/ITProjectLeaderSweeperPreparedby:BusinessProjectManagerPreparedby:IM/ITProjectManagerJaneEmmaReviewedby:QualityAssuranceManagerTableofContentsDocumentChangeControlThissectionprovidescontrolforthedevelopmentanddistributionofrevisionstotheProjectCharteruptothepointofapproval.TheProjectCharterdoesnotchangethroughouttheprojectlifecycle,butratherisdevelopedatthebeginningoftheproject(immediatelyfollowingprojectinitiationapproval,andintheearlieststagesofprojectplanning).TheProjectCharterprovidesanongoingreferenceforallprojectstakeholders.Thetablebelowincludestherevisionnumber(definedwithinyourDocumentationPlanOutline),thedateofupdate/issue,theauthorresponsibleforthechanges,andabriefdescriptionofthecontextand/orscopeofthechangesinthatrevision.RevisionNumberDateofIssueAuthor(s)BriefDescriptionofChange0.12008-09-09SweeperBuildDoc0.22008-09-19JaneRevision0.32008-09-20JaneRevision0.52008-09-23SweeperRevision0.62008-09-23JaneRevision0.72008-09-25EmmaLiliJackRevisionandReview0.82008-09-26JaneCheckEnglish0.92008-09-27SweeperRevision1.02008-09-26ProjectTeamReleaseOne1.12008-10-06SweeperAddReviewMeetingsPlan1.22008-10-10JaneReleaseTwo1.32008-10-12SweeperUpdatePlanSyncUpdate11.ProjectOverviewTheprojectplanforContentManagementSystem(CMS)ofManufacturingTradeAssociation(MTA)iswrittenbyFinalFantasyCompanyaccordingtotheoriginalrequirementsoftheproject.Itwillprovideadefinitionoftheproject,includingtheproject’sgoalsandobjectives,etc.Additionally,thePlanwillserveasanagreementbetweenthefollowingparties:ProjectSponsor,SteeringCommittee,ProjectManager,ProjectTeam,andotherpersonnelassociatedwithand/oraffectedbytheproject.1.1.Purpose,Scope,andObjectivesTheprojectisdevelopedforalargeManufacturingTradeAssociation(MTA)withover2000members.ThepurposeforthisprojectisthatMTAworkscloselywithenterprisesofallsizestohelpthemunlockthevalueoftheirunstructuredcontent.TheobjectiveofdeployingtheCMSistofacilitatethecreationandmanipulationofcontentonawebsiteandtoenhancecollaborationbymakingitpossibletocollectinformationgeneratedwithintheorganizationandfacilitateitsdistribution.ThepreliminaryscopeoftheCMSdefinedbyMTAincludes:Toolsformanagingusersandworkflow.Theseparationofcontentandthevisualdisplaymakesiteasiertomaintainaconsistentlook-and-feelacrosstheentirewebsite.Supportcollaborationtoolssuchasdiscussionforumsanddocumentmanagement.Supportcustomizedinformationretrieval-sophisticatedsearchtoolscanallowuserstolocatejusttheinformationtheyarelookingfor.Web-basedinterfacestoselectedinformationinthedatabasescanfacilitatedatasharingbetweentheorganizationanditsstakeholders.Makeiteasierfornon-technicalstafftoaddandeditcontent,thusstreamlinetheprocessofmaintainingawebsite.DevelopingtheCMSwillbeabout4months.Itwillcompletetherequirementresearch,analysis,design,development,test,deployandfinallydeliverable.1.2.Assumptions,ConstraintsandRisks1.2.1.AssumptionsThestakeholdersofMTAinclude:ExecutiveCouncilofMTA,consistingof15executivememberswhomadedecisiononrunningMTAOfficestaffsofMTAwhocarryouttheday-to-dayoperationofMTA,underthedirectionoftheExecutiveCouncilMTAMemberswhoreceivenewslettersandeventannouncementsUniversitieswhichsupportsomeofMTA'seventsOthertradeassociations...
