Answer To: Establish the project 1. Provide a Project Charter to initiate the project. Use the template below....
Amar answered on Jun 29 2021
Establish the project
Project Charter:
A. Project Background
This project entails the providing of services for undertaking technical upgrade concerning the website for Destination: Australia pertaining to National Archives of Australia (“National Archives AU”). For the purposes of making sure optimal value with respect to money as well as optimal form of functionality in terms of website as well as affiliated exhibition interactive on a going forward basis, it shall be essential for this website in being transferred to that of widely available CMS inclusive of and not be limited to the Open Source form of CMS from that of current proprietary CMS.
This proposed website development shall enable National Archives AU in collecting the data contributed by users with respect to photographic collection that is featured across the site. This interface shall be required in being modern, user-friendly, as well as engaging, and designed for meeting needs pertaining to people from all groups of ages, as well as differing range in literacy over computer as well as language. This proposed website development needs to enable the interaction to be undertaken in a successful manner with the exhibition interactive by way of prevailing API.
The tender also offers the service provider to possibly host, maintain, as well as, support services for being provided starting from execution of contract till end of December, 2019. The extension for offering support services shall span additional 3 years.
B. Project Purpose and Justification
The key purpose of the project is to aid the customer, that is, National Archives AU, with its responsibility as per the Archives Act of 1983 to undertake the preservation as well as the storage relating to Commonwealth records inclusive of archival resources pertaining to Commonwealth. The purpose of this project is to undertake the website development which shall enable National Archives AU in collecting the data contributed by users with respect to photographic collection that is featured across the site. This interface shall be required in being modern, user-friendly, as well as engaging, and designed for meeting needs pertaining to people from all groups of ages, as well as differing range in literacy over computer as well as language. This proposed website development needs to enable the interaction to be undertaken in a successful manner with the exhibition interactive by way of prevailing API.
The outcome of this project shall make sure optimal value with respect to money as well as optimal form of functionality in terms of website as well as affiliated exhibition interactive on a going forward basis, it shall be essential for this website in being transferred to that of widely available CMS inclusive of and not be limited to the Open Source form of CMS from that of current proprietary CMS.
C. High Level Project Scope Statement Project Objectives and Success Criteria
The specific set of project objectives include the following –
· Re-development relating to the already existing website of National Archives AU “Destination: Australia” to enable National Archives AU in collecting the data contributed by users with respect to photographic collection that is featured across the site.
· The website interface shall be required in being modern, user-friendly, as well as engaging, and designed for meeting needs pertaining to people from all groups of ages, as well as differing range in literacy over computer as well as language.
· This website development needs to enable the interaction to be undertaken in a successful manner with the exhibition interactive by way of prevailing API.
· Software shall be required to be either an open source system or else common-use form of proprietary based Content Management System (“CMS”)
· The overall development process needs to entail a round of website prototype development, with suitable testing as well as feedback
· The website testing process needs to include the review of content
· Final revisions on the basis of testing and feedback need to be undertaken
· Additional level final testing as well as the bug fixes need to be undertaken
· A comprehensive, end-to-end, and seamless handing over of the website
· Undertaking final and comprehensive documentation which shall include the style guides for website, master templates, technical specifications in terms of guideline for administrators / users.
· External hosting as well as ongoing form of support documented service level agreements spanning a period of 3 years shall be undertaken.
· Updates as well as the changes post the implementation as a response towards user feedback will be supported.
· Completion of the project deliverables by December 31st, 2019.
· On-going support for a period of 3 years after delivery
· Completion of the project within the allocated budget of AUD 500,000
As it can be noted that the project objectives adhere to SMART criteria as detailed below –
· Specific: the objectives, deliverables, and business outcome targeted by way of this project is clear and specifically defined
· Measurable: All of the outcomes expected like quality, service delivery, time, and cost are clearly quantifiable and measurable
· Achievable: The objectives defined can be practically undertaken and there is no significant technical complexity to the project deliverables
· Relevant: All of the project elements as well as the overall deliverables of the project reasonable, aligned to the business outcome targeted, and can be successfully undertaken
· Time bound: The completion of the project deliverables needs to be done by December 31st, 2019 and on-going support shall be offered for a period of 3 years after delivery
The success criteria for the project shall be classified under three heads: Quality, Cost, and Time. The same is detailed as followed.
Particulars
Success Elements
Success Criteria
Quality
[1] Re-development relating to the already existing website of National Archives AU “Destination: Australia” to enable National Archives AU in collecting the data contributed by users with respect to photographic collection that is featured across the...