The document is a proposal from Team C Consultants to develop a website for the Riptide Swim Team. It includes a statement of need, project definition, approach, schedule, and costs. The swim team needs a website to efficiently communicate schedules and results and promote the team's successes. Team C will develop the site using a waterfall methodology. The project will start on October 21, 2013 and be completed by January 17, 2014 at a cost of $37,040.08. Key deliverables include pages for meets, practices, photos, coaching staff, and administration capabilities.
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IT Project for Swim Team
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ITEC 640 Section 9081 Semester 1309
Group Project – Team C
Brian Palmer
Pamela Rich
Zach Salwen
Marcus Taite
Rahul Tanwar
DUE DATE: December 8, 2013
University of Maryland University College
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October 15, 2013
Mr. Joe Smith
Riptide Swim Team
101 Main Street
Bristow, VA 20136
RE: Website for Riptide Swim Team
Dear Mr. Smith,
Thank you for providing Team C Consultants with the opportunity to develop a website to
support the Riptide Swim Team. Our expertise in providing quality web solutions to local
businesses will enable us to provide the swim team with a solution that will meet, or hopefully
exceed, your expectations. As discussed during the meeting last week, Team C Consultants is
pleased to provide the project plan proposal to support this effort. We have structured our
proposal with the following sections
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III.
Statement of Need
Project Definition
Approach and Project Plan
It is our desire to establish a long-term relationship with the Riptide Swim Team. We are
committed to developing a partnership that will continue to meet all needs as they evolve. We
hope this will be the first of many opportunities to serve you.
I.
Statement of Need
It is understood that the Riptide Swim Team is in need of a web site. As the team has grown
over the past two years, the current method of emailing practice and meet schedules has become
inefficient for the coaches and is not the optimal way for parents and swimmers to receive this
information. Additionally, as a result of winning the state championship last year, the greater
community has a strong interest in supporting the team by attending the meets and cheering on
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the local swimmers. The swim team is lacking a solution for communicating the meet schedule
and results to the community at large.
Given the outstanding performance of the swimmers, the swim team wants to promote their
successes by posting swim meet results and pictures on a website. This will help provide the
swimmers with greater visibility beyond the local community and could allow college recruiters
to learn about and follow the swimmers. This will also help promote the fun and excitement of
team swimming and could help to increase membership.
We understand the site needs to be fully functionally no later than the end of January 2014 to
support the Spring swim season, which begins on February 15. The site is to be launched with a
basic set of functions, but needs to have the ability to scale as new requirements are identified
and the number of users grows. It is important that future enhancements can be easily added to
current functionality, without requiring major architectural changes. Content must be
maintainable internally, without reliance on Team C Consultants to add or change content. The
site must be intuitive and inviting, with a modern look.
II.
Project Definition
Project Description
Team C Consultants is prepared to develop ‘Project Swim Lane’ (PSL) to meet the needs of
the Riptide Swim team. The purpose of this project is to create a website that is attractive,
informative, and engaging for the coaches, swimmers, parents and the local community. The
website will function as a platform for providing information to children between the ages of 6
and 18, and/or their parents, who have an interest in joining the swim team. This website will
also provide information regarding the scheduled swim practices and meets and will post results
and photos from the meets.
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Project Scope
● To design, develop and implement an interactive website using Web 2.0 technologies to
enable users to get timely information, add content and share with other members of the
swim team and the community
● To develop a website that is accessible to the general public and allows visitors to sign up
and request additional information about the team
● To develop a database of users to store profile information and login credentials for
privileged site users
● To develop a database to store, retrieve and display scheduling information for practices,
scheduling information for swim meets and the results of swim meets.
● To develop a content file management system to effectively store, retrieve and display
picture images
● To provide administration capability to update the website with up-to-date information,
relevant content and manager users.
● To develop a website that is search engine optimized to drive traffic to the website
In Scope Requirements
1. Home Page
1.1. The website will provide a home page that is accessible to the public.
1.2. The home page will provide general information about the swim team and contact
information to get additional information.
1.3. The home page will include a navigation menu to access other pages on the site.
1.3.1. The navigation menu will be accessible on all pages.
1.4. The home page will provide the capability to request more information from the
coaching staff.
1.4.1. Any visitor to the site will have the ability to provide their name, phone number,
email and a message will be sent to the coaching staff to request additional
information.
2. Swim Meet Page
2.1. The website will include a Swim Meet page that is accessible to the public.
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2.2. The Swim Meet page will provide a calendar that lists upcoming meets for the next 12
months.
2.2.1. Each swim meet calendar entry will include the date, time, location and events for
the meet.
2.3. The Swim Meet page will provide the capability to view results of the past 12 months
meets.
2.4. The Swim Meet page will provide the capability to view photos from swim meets.
2.4.1. The names of swimmers and coaches will be identified on the photos.
3. Swim Practice Page
3.1. The website will provide a Swim Practice page that is accessible to the public.
3.2. The Swim Practice page will provide a calendar that lists swim practices for the next 12
months.
3.2.1. Each swim practice calendar entry will include the date, time, location and notes
for the practice.
4. Photo Gallery
4.1. The website will include a Photo Gallery page that is accessible to the public.
4.1.1. The Photo Gallery page will identify the names of swimmers and coaches in the
photos.
5. Coaching Staff Page
5.1. The website will provide a Coaching Staff page that is accessible to the public and
provides a bio, photo and contact information for the coaching staff.
6. User Administration
6.1. The website will provide a user administration capability that provides registered admins
the ability to create, update and delete user ids.
6.1.1. Registered admins will have the ability to add, change and remove permissions
for every user id.
6.2. User Permissions to be assigned to user ids include:
6.2.1. Ability to create, update and delete text/content on each page
6.2.2. Ability to upload and remove photos on each page
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6.2.3. Ability to upload and remove documents on each page
6.2.4. Ability to create, update and delete calendar events
6.2.5. Ability to access a page (e.g. the Photo Gallery, User Administration, etc.)
6.3. The website will require registered users to log on with a user id and password to access
restricted pages.
7. Content Administration
7.1. The website will include a Content Administration capability that allows registered users
to create, maintain and delete website content.
7.2. Users with Content Administration capabilities will have the ability to edit pages in an
easy use rich text editor.
7.2.1. The rich text editor will allow content administrators to add, change and format
text to be displayed on the pages.
7.2.2. The rich text editor will allow content administrators to upload photos and add
captions.
7.3. Content administrator will have the ability to upload documents.
7.4. Content administrator will have the ability to link to uploaded documents.
7.5. Content Administrator will have the ability to create, update and delete events on the
calendars.
7.6. Content Administrator permissions will determine which pages and calendars can be
updated.
8. System Requirements
8.1. The website will be accessible over HTTP using modern web browsers
8.2. The website will be compatible with PC or Apple browsers
8.3. The website will be hosted on a secure web server platform
8.4. The system will provide sufficient security access controls to ensure any private
information is stored securely on the hosted database servers.
8.5. The system will provide the capability to view and analyze website traffic and hits
reports and metrics
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Out of Scope Requirements – deferred to a future phase
1. Parents Page
1.1. The website will include a Parents Page that is accessible only to registered users with
Parent permissions.
1.2. The Parents Page will provide a calendar that displays the volunteer schedule.
Measurable Organizational Value (MOV)
Develop and implement a functional website that will provide current information and
photos to all parents, children, and coaches, which will improve swim meet attendance by 20%
and increase membership registration by 25% within 12 months.
Project Stakeholders
The principal stakeholders for the PSL project plan are listed in Table 1.
Table 1: Principal Stakeholders
Stakeholder/
Title
Interest
Influence
Role
Team
Prospects
0
0
User
Team Coach
+1
5
Project
sponsor
Assistant
Coaches
+1
2
Content
Providers
+1
0
Parental
Association
+1
3
Potential Conflict
Objective
Find out
information about
joining the swim
team
Does not want the
parental
association's pet
project created just
yet.
Provide resources,
approvals, and
public support for
the project
Have their
information
displayed on the
team site
User
Manage site
information about
the swim team
Want the site to
feature a volunteer
schedule.
Help run swim
meets, work the
concession stand,
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support the swim
team
Parents
0
0
User
Stay informed
about team events
Swimmers
0
0
User
Stay informed
about team events
Pamela Rich
+1
3
Project
manager
Lead and manage
the project so that it
achieves its MOV
Project Team
+1
2
Web
Developer
Graphic
Artist
Provide expertise to
complete the
project work
III. Approach and Project Plan
The project will follow a waterfall system development methodology and we will seek
approval at the end of each phase. The next phase will not begin without approval for the
preceding phase. A strong team of analysts has been selected to conduct requirements analysis
and support project planning. A seasoned web developer and graphics artist will build the site
and create all images to be placed on the site. This team has deep experience developing similar
sites for small businesses and community organizations. This team will be able to leverage
templates and processes developed and honed on other engagements to reduce the overall
development time and cost.
The project schedule will begin on October 21, 2013 and complete on January 17, 2014.
The website will launch on January 16, providing nearly a month of run time before the start of
the Spring swim season on February 15. The total cost of the project is $37,040.08.
Please find the detailed schedule and cost estimates below.
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Resources
The team that will deliver PSL and their associated roles and rates are provided below:
Resources
Names
Rate
Project Manager
Pamela Rich
$39.01 hourly
Business Analysts
Brian Palmer
Zach Salwen
Marcus Taite
Rahul Tanwar
$38.31 hourly
Graphic Artist
Maria Jones
$21.22 hourly
Web Developer
Tim Smith
$30.05 hourly
Assumptions
● Appropriate levels of funding have been secured to meet the budget requirements of the
project.
● If the project does not secure adequate funding, the scope will have to be reduced.
● Resources with appropriate level of technical abilities are available for the duration of the
project.
● Riptide Swim Team resources will be available to review deliverables and approve
milestones as defined in the schedule. If approval is delayed, the project schedule may have
to be extended.
● Open source technologies are going to be used for the development of the website.
● Project will be initiated the Week of October 21st, 2013.
● Our rates are consistent with industry standards and can be validated on www.onetonline.org.
● Schedule is based on Standard American work calendars and includes Holidays of
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
● All changes in scope must be signed off on and approved by the project manager and client.
● The website will be expected to function properly in all major browsers: Internet Explorer
9+, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera.
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Risks
● The parental association may use influence to expand the scope of the project and add their
requirements.
● If specific technology requirements are provided by project stakeholders, beyond what is
defined in this document, portions of the project may need to be outsourced if they require
technology outside the skillset of the web development tools with which the project team is
familiar.
● The graphic design must be approved by all stakeholders before development can begin.
● There is no guarantee that a website that meets all the criteria of the project scope will
achieve the project MOV, without support from the stakeholders. In order to improve swim
meet attendance and membership registration, the website will need to be promoted with
intended user base.
● Riptide Swim Team must keep information current and relevant to intended users, else site
usage may not meet expectations.
● The swim team will be modifying the website when posting meet results. This could
compromise the integrity of the system if users are not properly trained.
Project Schedule and Work Breakdown Structure
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Project Cost by Activity
Project Cost by Resource
Resources
Rate
Number of Total Cost
Hours
Estimate
Pamela Rich
$39.01 hourly
272
$10,610.72
Brian Palmer
$38.31 hourly
112
$ 4,290.72
Zach Salwen
$38.31 hourly
176
$ 6,742.56
Marcus Taite
$38.31 hourly
104
$ 3,984.24
Rahul Tanwar
$38.31 hourly
168
$ 6,436.08
Maria Jones
$21.22 hourly
48
$ 1,018.56
Tim Smith
$30.05 hourly
104
$ 3,957.20
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We welcome the opportunity to discuss the details of this proposal with you at our meeting later
this week. In the meantime, if you have any questions regarding the above information, please
contact me at +1-703-555-4534.
Sincerely,
William Jones
President
Team C Consultants