CHISHOLM INSTITUTE

Computer Engineering & Applied Science Department

UEE60407 Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering

Student Name: . Student ID: Due Date: During your weekly class held on the week commencing Monday 19thMarch, 2013. This assessment should take approximately 4 week

Project
Work Performance Simulation 1 Project Design Brief Proposal
You are here Work Performance Simulation Title 1 2 Sim 1: Project Design Brief Proposal Sim 2: Project Report

Clustered Competency Assessment Work Performance Simulation for partial completion of the following Competency Units:

Project
UEENEEE015B UEENEEH041B Develop design briefs for elecrotechnology projects Manage electronics/computer systems projects

This SIM was developed by Anne Foletta Frank Formica and Nicholas Romas

Work Performance Simulation 1

Please read the following carefully:

Project Profile
Your Assignment is based on the project that is described in the following sections and the information provided to you during your weekly classes.

Your assignment is based on a totally fictional organisation called NIA

(New Intelligent Applications) Pty Ltd. Any resemblance to any current or past businesses is not intentional.

NIA is a growing project management consultancy business specialising

in providing project management services to government departments and commercial clients, Australia-wide.

You are an independant Networking Company who is tendering for

this Project which will involve Risk Management. You report directly to the NIA board of directors, the Senior Manager there just happens to be the first cousin and close friend of another rival Networking contractor.

You have never had a good working relationship with this company. You
have always felt the company is incompetent and makes too many fundamental mistakes. (In business, there is no such thing as mistakes, only learning. So even if our company feels that way, for sure there is something we can benefit from the project)

NIA is expanding and moving their head office into new premises in the
heart of the Melbourne CBD. Everybody is excited about the move except for one of directors who believes that NIA should stay in Sydney as he feels there are many more opportunities there. Also, NIAs major client that is based in Sydney has expressed some concerns about how this move will effect the outstanding service levels NIA currently provides to them. Some of NIAs equipment suppliers that are based in Sydney and Brisbane have also expressed some concerns about the move. (With NIAs clients, moving of head office shall not compromise the service levels delivered to them most especially they are considered the major client. With regards to equipment supplier, it could be a little bit of a hassle to them most especially in servicing the equipments. In that case, there could be some special arrangements like charging NIA for the transport fee.

One of NIAs major competitors, Monster Corp Ltd (another fictional

organisation), has learned about NIAs plans and has also begun quickly increasing their presence in Melbourne. They have started an intense campaign to recruit the best consultants available in Melbourne. They have also started headhunting aggressively for high quality staff. (The marketing department of NIA shall make a move in this regard. Advertising is way more easier these days with the help of internet and different social networking sites. The HR department shall also start headhunting and make sure they will be trained to abide the standards of the company.)

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 The new NIA Head Office will be located on Collins Street, Melbourne.
They will be on the 13th Floor of a new 50 storey office building. They will have one entire floor to themselves that will be comprised of 1,000 square metres. There are no partitions on the floor at all. As a minimum, the Building Superintendant requires all wiring plans to be approved by his Building Engineer before wiring commences. The building has security guards controlling the Ground Floor entry to the building. There are only 6 parking spots available underground for NIA use.

NIA is very aggressive and always looking to expand and increase its
market share. It has a young board that comprises of 5 directors. The Chairman and the Managing Director are brothers from a Russian background. They started the business from the lounge room of their parents home.

The Managing Director takes a hands-on approach to running all aspects

of the business. He has 5 General Managers directly reporting to him. The General Managers totally reflect the Managing Directors hands-on approach. They reward achievers and dont tolerate incompetence. They are all risk takers, but dont like losing. You also have a strong feeling that they do not totally respect the Risk Management discipline; they are only doing it because everyone else is doing it. (Some will win, some will lose, but in the end, its learning that makes losing beneficial.)

NIA have decided to implement a new information system to keep them

at the cutting edge. The new system is required to be fully functional within 15 months from project commencement today. However, the Managing Director wants it within 12 months or sooner. He feels that the new system will allow NIA to win some bigger clients sooner. He has offered the successful project team, including the project manager, a bonus for completing the project within 12 months. The bonus will be on top of the regular annual bonuses the company provides to staff and will comprise of 25% of the team members annual salaries. The bonus will increase by 5% for every month the project is completed earlier than his 12 month objective.

NIA has very strict project management procedures. It is a company

requirement that Microsoft Project be used for the management of all internal and external projects.

NIA does not like to outsource any of their work. Usually, they like to
use all internal resources to complete all their projects. But their last project in Adelaide was a complete failure so, as an absolute last result, this time will they are hiring external consultants or contractors.

Essential parts of their project management procedures include: using

metrics to measure the performance of their projects, and regular status reports. The metrics and status reports are reviewed by the Project Boards and all senior management.

NIA will have three office locations:NIA will have three office locations: Single-floor office in Sydney (current Head Office) Single-floor office in Canberra Single-floor Melbourne office (planned new Multi-Level Head
Office)

Sydney and Canberra offices have just been upgraded to the latest
network infrastructure:
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 Cisco routers and switches and Cat 6 horizontal cable and fibre
backbone cable

15 personnel in each of these locations

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Current situation and equipment

Sydney office Current information system, which include the following:

15 x Personal Computers 5 Laptops 2 x Windows 2008 Servers 2 Networked multifunction copier, scanner, fax, laser printers
Canberra regional office

Fifteen personnel work out of Canberra office 10 of the personnel have laptops they take on frequent trips to client premises and the Sydney office require the use of network resources in Sydney connect to the network resources in Melbourne as the staff will travel
their frequently

5 x Personal Computers 15 x Laptops 2 x Windows 2008 Servers 2 Networked multifunction copier, scanner, fax, laser printers
SOHO situations

Number of staff located in the Melbourne area work from small, home
offices

Staff require access to information system resources located in the

Melbourne Corporate Office

Personnel located in Dandenong, Geelong and Frankston.

New Melbourne office

NIA has won a number of major contracts and expecting to better position
itself to win many more lucrative contracts in Melbourne. NIAs major competitors are also based in Melbourne and for the same reasons. Consequently, NIA is planning to move their Head Office from Sydney to Melbourne.

The Melbourne office will initially house 20 staff increasing to 40 within

the next two years. The Chairman, the Managing Director, the Finance Department, Marketing and New Business Development will all move to Melbourne from Sydney.

The Melbourne stand-alone office building will become the new

corporate headquarters for NIA. NIA purchased the building last week to allow for its expansion into Melbourne.

Within 90 days, the building housing the new Melbourne Office will be
available for renovations and wiring.

The initial information system will consist of:

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 25 x Personal Computers 8 x Laptops 3 x Windows 2008 Servers 1 x Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server 3 Networked multifunction copier, scanner, fax, laser printers
WAN/LAN topology

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NIA requirements
The successful Project Management team has been given the following detailed brief for delivery. Although you will be an integral member of the project management team, your role is the Project Manager for this project. General Development of a proposal for the implementation of an Enterprise network:

A public Internet Web Site provides access to information for interested

parties

A company intranet and FTP A company extranet to allow customer access to relevant business
information

Internet access, Internet and internal email from the desktop The ability to use application software as required
Sydney and Canberra office Requires upgrading of some aspects of existing Sydney and Canberra information systems and installation of new equipment to provide for their new enterprise-wide information system

Upgraded and suitable WAN links with the Melbourne office Implementation of the new company intranet interface Moving the corporate headquarters to Melbourne Domain name nia.com.au is required to be registered. Also, some related
domain names may need to be registered. Bandwidth and expansion

Minimum of 100 Mbps to all client nodes (including all client nodes in
Sydney office)

Minimum of 1Gbps for all servers with provision for growth WAN bandwidth as per your recommendation, in accordance with user
requirements Protocols

Develop a TCP/IP addressing scheme Only TCP/IP protocol to be used Internal client network will use the private class A address 10.0.0.0 External hosts will use public addresses as allocated by the ISP
Internet connectivity

Internet connectivity and email to the desktop provided from Melbourne

head office

Bandwidth in accordance with the requirements you have ascertained

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SOHO and remote access Remote access for some personnel as follows:

Three staff in the Greater Melbourne area work from home Managing director requires email and internet access from any location in
the world

Director of Administration and Finance, Director of Business

Development, Manager Commercial Projects, Manager Government Projects and IT Manager all require email, internet and home folder access from any location in Australia

System Administrator full system access

WAN

Sydney Melbourne office Large amounts of data will be transferred daily between the Sydney and
Melbourne offices

Between 20GB to 30GB of data per month Some months may see up to 60GB of data Canberra regional Melbourne office 300MB to 500MB per day between Canberra and Sydney and Canberra
and Melbourne

During peak periods this may increase to 1GB LAN/WAN and media infrastructure Needs a proposal which will include the growth projections for short and
long term

Recommendations on possible LAN / WAN infrastructure requirements

as growth is achieved

LAN/WAN devices Recommend new LAN/WAN devices as you see fit Must be able to cope with current requirements and allow for evolving
technologies such as VOIP and wireless Servers and services

Multiple servers provide various services to clients Two servers in Sydney, 2 servers in Canberra, and 4 servers in Melbourne Additional servers may be proposed if seen as necessary

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Logical infrastructure
Servers required to provide logical infrastructure

Name resolution services Networking Protocols Dynamic logical address allocation Routing and address translation Security Infrastructure Remote Access
Services Server or servers required to provide following services and functions:

Central storage for company data resources and library Independent data storage for workgroups and locations Intranet with web interface Internet web site Internet access Internal and Internet email services Extranet services
Network management, administration, security and support Features to implement are both physical and logical, and should cover:

All infrastructure including hardware, software and any redundancy

features proposed

A complete naming convention scheme for all hosts, servers and network
devices

The integrity and security of all data and databases The secure transfer of data between all sites
Develop:

Administration and network management options Security features to be implemented at the server and end user level, and
may include:

Firewalls (hardware / software) IP Sec VPNs Intrusion detection system (IDS) Intrusion prevention system (IPS) Group policy Secure logins Relevant support policies and procedures
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Applications

Microsoft Office Professional Suite used suite Microsoft Project and Visio Oracle database used to store and access company financial,
administration and human resources data

Adobe Creative Suite

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Your Assignment Requirements

Your presentation will form the total part of your assessment for this
activity.

Use the headings from the next section to assist you in structuring your
PowerPoint presentation. You can modify these headings as you require.

You can use point form to help you structure your slides. You will be given time (at least one hour) at the end of each weekly
session to work on your presentation. Ask for help as you require it.

Some of the material required to complete your presentation has not been
presented yet. It will be presented as we progress through this semester. More than sufficient material has been presented for you to commence your presentation immediately.

Your assignment must be completed in groups, ranging from 3 to 5

students. BUT, each student must produce original work, showing their input into the presentation. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.

SIM 2 that is due at the end of second term will build on this SIM
Assignment.

Due date
Your group Presentation is due during your class on the week
commencing Monday 19 March, 2013

You are to hand in a copy of your group Presentation to the teacher Penalties will apply for late presentations.

Format and Content of Powerpoint Assessment

Formatted using the Microsoft Office suite of products, in particular,
Powerpoint, Word and Excel.

Your Hard Copy of this Sim will be required for Sim 2 therefore keep
all notes taken. The Soft Copy of your ppt can be emailed to your teacher.

We will develop the structure of the presentation together in class. Use your discretion in using graphics and colour; keep them uniform. All students roles in completing the assignment must be clearly stated.
Length of Powerpoint presentation

Use your discretion; but it must be at least 30 slides. As a guideline use the headings below to assist you in structuring your
assignment. More importantly, the questions that must be answered have also been included in the structure below.

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General slide layout

Templates in Microsoft Powerpoint version 2007 or 2010 Use footers on each page. Your name, your teachers name and page
numbers should appear on every slide. 1st Slide The first slide should include:

Title of the assignment, Team names, campus, your companys logo.

2nd Slide

Team roles who did what? For example, Designer, Artwork, Project
Manager, Network Engineer, Technical expert, etc.

Companys Contact Details Proposing the solution

Name, Address, Contact telephone numbers, etc (this can be made up)
Overview

Briefly state/discuss your network solution. Plus any improvements you

think needs to be in the scope. E.g. is the bandwidth enough? Project scope

Describe the scope of this project for you as the Project Team who will be
focussing on Project Management and the NIA information management systems for this project. Project aims and objectives

List the main objectives for this project. In other words, what are the
proposed outcomes for the project? Project management team

Who will comprise your project team? What type of professionals?

What types of competencies will they have?

From which part of the organisation (or externally) will you source them?
Stakeholder assessment

Indicate all of the stakeholders involved with this project. Define the
stakeholders in as much detail as you can; who are they, their age range, are they professionals, etc.

For each stakeholder in your list, state: their perceived stake in the project their level of interest in the project their level of influence in the project whether they could pose any risks to implementing your project

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Note:

You may wish to divide your stakeholders into the following 3 categories: (1) Project team members, (2) Other Internal stakeholders and (3) External stakeholders.

Contacts (that is, all of the internal competent persons and their roles required for this project)

List contact details of key contact person(s)

Design Specification

What does the organization require from the networks re-design? What
is the networks new topology? Discuss. Functionality Specification

What new services will the network deliver?

Technical Specification

What is the networks new topology? Discuss and outline. How will the new services be delivered? Discuss.
Budget

What budget is needed for these changes? Does the budget also incorporate team and project manager costs? What else would you have to take into account for your budget? Some suggested rates and costs are presented in the table below. This is
only a starting point. You can complete the Table:

Item/Team Member Project Manager System Administrator

Daily Rate $1,600 $1,200

Overhead Costs as 10%

Timelines and milestones in the form of charts or diagrams

Create a simple WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) for this project. Create a Gantt chart for this project using your WBS as a starting point.
You will also need to show a start date and finish date.

Prepare a preliminary Milestones you hope to achieve

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Review

Indicate when in the timeline the project will be reviewed to determine if

the inputs (i.e. want is needed), satisfies the outputs (i.e. want the project delivers). Administration and support

What levels of administration and support are required after

implementation (hand-over) to maintain an efficient running system?

How many human resources would you require? What types and levels
of skills would they require to support the system? Where will these people be sourced from? Government legislation and regulations

Provide OHS information that your project implementation must comply

with. Give your reasons.

Are there any Codes of Practice that need to be referred?

Communication plan for the project

Indicate what communication plan you will implement to keep all

stakeholders informed of progress, activities, requirements, etc.

Prepare a template for your Regular Status Reports (or Weekly Progress
Reports). Presentation of your Powerpoint report

Your Powerpoint presentation will be assessed. Presentation is an

integral part of communication and the business community places significant value on presentation.

What is missing?
If there is anything missing in this Assignment, treat it as an opportunity for you to demonstrate your understanding of the Assignment Requirements.

This Work Performance assessment will be graded as competent/not yet competent. To achieve a competent assessment each student must satisfactorily complete all tasks.

Tasks Please complete all tasks as described

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Instructor Use Only:

Task Yes No

Project design Brief Proposal to include: Teamwork Scope Aims and objectives Stakeholder assessment Technical & Design specification Budget Communication Plan Timeline and milestones Administration and support Government legislation and regulations Hand in documentation Presentation - Member 1: Presentation - Member 2: Presentation - Member 3: Presentation - Member 4: Presentation - Member 5: Competent Not yet competent Re-assessment required
See Below

If you have been assessed as Not yet competent An opportunity for you to be re-assessed has been made available. Please sign below to acknowledge re- assessment time.

Re-assessment Date Time Location Student signature

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