Final Project

Hardware Replacement Project

Katelyn Taylor

IT 205

June 5, 2013

When hardware is outdated and needs to be replaced throughout an entire corporation, there are a few guidelines to assist getting the project off on the right foot. Managing such a large and expensive project can become overwhelming, and having a well-structured operating team, objectives in place, and researching what needs to be fixed takes a lot of stress off the project manager’s shoulders.  It also has the effect of motivating employees to bring the same level of attention to their work as the managers did to theirs.  Another set of items that are a live saver when planning a large-scale project such as revamping corporate wide hardware to properly and efficiently run a new customer relationship management (CRM) system are the five variables of time, scope, risk, cost, and quality. 

            Using cost, time, scope, risk, and quality, the project manager can implement a very detailed plan that would lay out what all the needs of the project are.  This plan should include items such as what teams will be working on what, new technology that needs to be used, what technology offers the best specs for the least amount of money, and an estimate of how much it should cost from start to finish.  It should also include a comprehensive time line on which the company should be able to see when testing, debugging, manufacturing, and utilization of the new hardware can take place.  Each of the five variables offer vital clues to critical thinking that ensure that the final product is solid and reliable, and that the project goes smoothly without costing more or taking more time than expected.  

            Time is very important in a project no matter how big or small, there is always a dead line to meet and it is up each person taking part giving it all they have to get the project done correctly and on time. With the dead line looming over head it is time to move on to assigning tasks,...