Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization: Final Project Report

This final project report discusses the implementation of cloud computing technology in a retail organization. It includes a project management plan, work breakdown structure, project schedule, and milestones.

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Final Project Report: Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization
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Executive summary
The project case study of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization had been
considered for ensuring the formation of the complete project management plan. The
human resource management was a crucial factor for aligning with the inclusion of the
successive and efficient alignment of the functions and listing them for taking care of the
activities of the project. The resource management was very helpful for ensuring that
the proper and better management of the overall cost can be done. The project
schedule had been formed using the agile methodology for executing the functions and
alignment of the functions assisting the using of the efficient operation formation.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................3
2. Organization Description and Project Environment....................................................................3
2.1 Organization Description.......................................................................................................3
2.2 Project Environment..............................................................................................................3
3. Project Objectives and Project Importance.................................................................................4
3.1 Objectives of Project..............................................................................................................4
3.2 Importance of Project............................................................................................................4
4. Scope Statement, Project Priorities, and Work Breakdown Structure.......................................4
4.1 Project Scope Statement.......................................................................................................4
4.2 Project Priorities....................................................................................................................5
4.3 Work Breakdown Structure...................................................................................................5
5. Project Management Plan...........................................................................................................6
5.1 Purpose of Project Management Plan...................................................................................6
5.2 Assumptions/Constraints......................................................................................................7
5.3 Scope Management...............................................................................................................8
5.4 Schedule/Time Management................................................................................................8
5.5 Milestones.............................................................................................................................9
5.6 Project Schedule..................................................................................................................10
5.7 Cost/Budget Management..................................................................................................14
5.8 Human Resource Management...........................................................................................15
5.9 Communication Matrix........................................................................................................16
5.10 Risk Matrix.........................................................................................................................17
6. Conclusion..................................................................................................................................17
References.....................................................................................................................................18

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1. Introduction
The project management plan is a crucial factor for ensuring the successful closure of
the project. A project final report is initiated by the use of the proper analysis of the
business case, identification of the objectives, and understanding of the project scope
statement. The project case study of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization has
been considered for ensuring the formation of the complete project management plan.
The analysis of the better project forming can be implied for listing the project schedule,
work breakdown structure, project Gantt chart, cost management, quality management,
risk management, and final closure of the project.
2. Organization Description and Project Environment
2.1 Organization Description
The project of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization has considered the use of
the retail organization for the forming of the final project report. The retail organization
has been considering the use of the proper and efficient using of the functions. The
alignment of the e-commerce strategies for listing the improvement of the functions
would result in listing the probable alignment of the functional forming. The implication
and forming would also be assistive for using of the smart forming of the cloud
computing functions. The listing of the cloud computing technology has assisted the
better functions in the organization.
2.2 Project Environment
The project of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization is formed for listing the
using of the probable and efficient improvement of the functions. The assistive
environment would align the implication and forming factors. The project closure can be
efficiently assigned for assisting the improvement of the functions of successive better
functions. The closure of the project would tend to involve the using of the functions
implying the cloud forming. The assist and forming can be aligned for listing the wireless

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information transfer and forming. The probable innovation would assist in forming
efficient implication model for the execution of the project.
3. Project Objectives and Project Importance
3.1 Objectives of Project
The project of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization is formed for making sure
that the closure of the project can be assigned for listing the improvement of the
functions in retail organization. The objectives for the project are,
 To form cloud computing system for the retail organization by following a
specific improvement aim of the organization
 To execute the project in the estimated time and budget along with the using of
the possible solution
 To improve the functions of the retail organization and align the use of the
probable forming process
 To form the complete documentation for the execution of the smart project
forming
3.2 Importance of Project
The project of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization is formed for assisting the
implication of the better communication and forming. The retail organization has been
considering the use of the proper and efficient using of the functions. The alignment of
the e-commerce strategies for listing the improvement of the functions would result in
listing the probable alignment of the functional forming. The implication and forming
would also be assistive for using of the smart forming of the cloud computing functions.
The listing of the cloud computing technology has assisted the better functions in the
organization.
4. Scope Statement, Project Priorities, and Work Breakdown Structure
4.1 Project Scope Statement

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The project had been formed for implementing the using of the smart and efficient
closure of the innovation technologies. The scope statement for the project of Cloud
Implementation in Retail Organization is given below,
“Cloud Computing technology can be helpful for listing the probable implication forming
and using of the innovative technology for easing the implication of the cloud computing
technology in retail organization and assisting the implication of the efficient
management functions.”
4.2 Project Priorities
The project of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization has the following priorities
to be achieved,
 Forming cloud computing system for the retail organization by following a
specific improvement aim of the organization
 Closure of the project in the estimated time and budget along with the using of
the possible solution
 Improvement of the functions of the retail organization and align the use of the
probable forming process
 Complete documentation for the execution of the smart project forming and
closure process
4.3 Work Breakdown Structure
The following diagram would show the work break down for the project of Cloud
Implementation in Retail Organization,

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Cloud Implementation in
Retail Organization
Initialization
Business Case
Development
Feasibility Study
Development of
Project Charter
Resource
Accumulation and
Hiring
Kick off
Planning
Activity Scheduling
Resource
Management Plan
Cost Management
Plan
Quality Management
Plan
Risk Management
Plan
Acceptance Criteria is
identified
Communication
Planning
Procurement
Operations
Plans Approval
Execution
Business Analysis
Cloud Function
Selection
Function are
customized
Migrating data
Infrastructure is
developed
Checking the
options
Executing change
management
Transfer of
knowledge
Project Management
functions are tested
Integration of
operations
Testing for user
acceptance
System Developed
Closure
Review of cloud
function
Sign off
documentation
Go-live of the cloud
implementation
Closed
Figure 1: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the project
(Source: Created by the author)
5. Project Management Plan
5.1 Purpose of Project Management Plan
The main purpose of forming the project management plan of Cloud Implementation in
Retail Organization is the inclusion of the smart and efficient formation of the functions
listing the using of the project closure. The forming of the project management plan can
be helpful for ensuring the successive involvement of the functions listing the better
communication forming. The improvement of the project management plan would

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allow the formation of the functions. The using of the innovation technology would help
in easing the formation of the functions for listing efficient project closure. The benefit
of using the efficient and smart project management plan can be helpful for ensuring
the forming of the factors.
5.2 Assumptions/Constraints
The basic assumptions for the project of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization
are,
Accumulation of the required materials: The accumulation of the required materials is
the most successful method of closure of the project. It is assumed that the project can
be formed for easing the formation of the successful implication and forming.
Closure of the project in estimated time: the closure of the project functions is one of
the most successful formings of the functions. The closure of the project can be another
major benefit of closure of the project in timed duration.
The constraints of the project of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization are,
Time: The time exhaustion is another major constraint for the closure of the project and
the using of the better functional. The limitation of the time would result in failure of
the project successful closure.
Budget: The resource exhaustion is another major constraint for the closure of the
project and the using of the better functional. The limitation of the budget would result
in failure of the project successful closure.
Quality: The functional functions of the project result in forming the closure of the
project. The quality problems can result in failure of the project successful closure.
5.3 Scope Management
In scope: Project plan, forming of integrated system, cloud computing selection, and
operation forming are the in scope items of project.

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Out of scope: Transportation requirements and forming of cloud vendor procurement
are the out of scope items of project.
5.4 Schedule/Time Management
The project schedule had been formed using the agile methodology for executing the
functions and alignment of the functions assisting the using of the efficient operation
formation. The time management is a crucial aspect of implying the using of the
profitable function formation. The project plan is iterative model and it would comprise
of more than one activities running simultaneously. The formation of the project
schedule has divided the project plan in 4 phases of initiation, planning, execution, and
closing. The project planning has comprised of listing the possible solutions of the
project planning and executing the functions in more signified way. The explanation of
project phases are given below,
Initialization: The initialization of the project is done in this phase by using proper
initialization documentation. The analysis of the project closure can be efficient for using
the implication of the functions listing the probable influence modification. The activities
included in this phase are business case formation, feasibility study, formation of project
charter, and resource accumulation and hiring. These activities must be completed for
ensuring that the project can be initiated and the milestone for the project is ‘Project
Kick off’.
Planning: The planning is the second method of using the possible and efficient
implication formation. The planning phase would involve the use of the proper and
efficient scheduling of the activities. The formation of proper project plan involves the
formation of the activities and aligning the significant planning the project plan. The
activities included in this phase are activity scheduling, resource management plan, risk
management plan, cost management plan, acceptance criteria is identified, quality
management plan, communication planning, and procurement functions. The closure of
these phases would involve the using of the proper and efficient implication formation
for the organization. The milestone for this phase of the project is plans approval.

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Execution: The execution of the project plan formation is assistive of implying the using
of the successive formation and formation. It is the most crucial form of functions and
almost all activities and functions are executed in this phase. The involvement of the
probable inclusion forming can be more efficient for implying the successful formation
of project execution. The activities of execution are business analysis, cloud function
selection, function are customized, migrating data, infrastructure is formed, checking
the options, executing change management, transfer of knowledge, project
management functions are tested, integration of functions, testing for user acceptance,
and system formed. The formation can be helpful for implementing the functions and
listing the probable execution of the project.
Closure: It is the final phase of the project forming and it would result in forming the
final documentation for the project. The activities of closure are review of cloud
function, sign off documentation, go-live of the cloud implementation, and closed. The
closure can be helpful for listing the possible execution of listing the information
forming.
5.5 Milestones
The milestones of the project are efficiently deployed for marking the final closure of
the project functions. The possible forming of the project plan is marked at the end
points or termination points by milestones. The project milestones can be efficiently
deployed for evaluating the formation of the successive and better functional forming
The probable milestones of the project of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization
are given in the table below,
WBS Milestone
Name
Description Duration Start Finish
1.5 Kick off
The kick off marks the closure of the
initialization phase and it would also mark
the closure of the initialization
documentation and charter documentation.
0 days Tue
9/25/18
Tue
9/25/18

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2.9 Plans
Approval
Project Plan has been approved in this
milestone. The resource management plan,
risk management plan, cost management
plan, acceptance criteria is identified,
quality management plan, communication
planning, and procurement functions are
completed in this milestone.
0 days Wed
10/10/18
Wed
10/10/18
3.12 System
Formed
The cloud computing technology is being
formed and installed after closure of this
phase. The closure of the cloud computing
forming can be assisted by this milestone.
0 days Fri
11/9/18
Fri
11/9/18
4.4 Closed
All the activities are terminated in this
phase and the closure of the project is
eased.
0 days Mon
11/19/18
Mon
11/19/18
5.6 Project Schedule
The project schedule is formed for easing the using of the proper and efficient using of
the functions. The project schedule had been formed using the agile methodology for
executing the functions and alignment of the functions assisting the using of the
efficient operation formation. The time management is a crucial aspect of implying the
using of the profitable function formation. The project plan is iterative model and it
would comprise of more than one activities running simultaneously. The formation of
the project schedule has divided the project plan in 4 phases of initiation, planning,
execution, and closing. The Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization project
schedule is shown in table below,
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish
0 Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization 51 days Mon 9/10/18 Mon 11/19/18
1 Initialization 12 days Mon 9/10/18 Tue 9/25/18
1.1 Business Case Development 3 days Mon 9/10/18 Wed 9/12/18
1.2 Feasibility Study 3 days Thu 9/13/18 Mon 9/17/18

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1.3 Development of Project Charter 4 days Thu 9/13/18 Tue 9/18/18
1.4 Resource Accumulation and Hiring 5 days Wed 9/19/18 Tue 9/25/18
1.5 Kick off 0 days Tue 9/25/18 Tue 9/25/18
2 Planning 11 days Wed 9/26/18 Wed 10/10/18
2.1 Activity Scheduling 3 days Wed 9/26/18 Fri 9/28/18
2.2 Resource Management Plan 4 days Wed 9/26/18 Mon 10/1/18
2.3 Cost Management Plan 3 days Wed 9/26/18 Fri 9/28/18
2.4 Quality Management Plan 4 days Tue 10/2/18 Fri 10/5/18
2.5 Risk Management Plan 4 days Wed 9/26/18 Mon 10/1/18
2.6 Acceptance Criteria is identified 3 days Mon 10/1/18 Wed 10/3/18
2.7 Communication Planning 3 days Mon 10/8/18 Wed 10/10/18
2.8 Procurement Operations 4 days Thu 10/4/18 Tue 10/9/18
2.9 Plans Approval 0 days Wed 10/10/18 Wed 10/10/18
3 Execution 39 days Tue 9/18/18 Fri 11/9/18
3.1 Business Analysis 4 days Tue 9/18/18 Fri 9/21/18
3.2 Cloud Function Selection 2 days Thu 10/11/18 Fri 10/12/18
3.3 Function are customized 6 days Mon 10/15/18 Mon 10/22/18
3.4 Migrating data 3 days Tue 10/23/18 Thu 10/25/18
3.5 Infrastructure is developed 10 days Mon 9/24/18 Fri 10/5/18
3.6 Checking the options 2 days Mon 9/24/18 Tue 9/25/18
3.7 Executing change management 2 days Tue 10/23/18 Wed 10/24/18
3.8 Transfer of knowledge 3 days Fri 10/26/18 Tue 10/30/18
3.9 Project Management functions are tested 4 days Thu 10/25/18 Tue 10/30/18
3.10 Integration of operations 8 days Tue 10/23/18 Thu 11/1/18

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3.11 Testing for user acceptance 6 days Fri 11/2/18 Fri 11/9/18
3.12 System Developed 0 days Fri 11/9/18 Fri 11/9/18
4 Closure 6 days Mon
11/12/18 Mon 11/19/18
4.1 Review of cloud function 2 days Mon 11/12/18 Tue 11/13/18
4.2 Sign off documentation 2 days Wed 11/14/18 Thu 11/15/18
4.3 Go-live of the cloud implementation 2 days Fri 11/16/18 Mon 11/19/18
4.4 Closed 0 days Mon 11/19/18 Mon 11/19/18

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The Gantt chart for the project has assisted in understanding the relation of the project activities and the time required for the completion
of the project operations. The following is the Gantt chart for the project of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization,
ID Task
Mode
WBS Task Name
0 0 Cloud Implementation in
Retail Organization
1 1 Initialization
2 1.1 Business Case Development
3 1.2 Feasibility Study
4 1.3 Development of
Project Charter
5 1.4 Resource Accumulation
and Hiring
6 1.5 Kick off
7 2 Planning
8 2.1 Activity Scheduling
9 2.2 Resource Management Plan
10 2.3 Cost Management Plan
11 2.4 Quality Management Plan
12 2.5 Risk Management Plan
13 2.6 Acceptance Criteria is
identified
14 2.7 Communication Planning
15 2.8 Procurement Operations
16 2.9 Plans Approval
17 3 Execution
18 3.1 Business Analysis
19 3.2 Cloud Function Selection
20 3.3 Function are customized
21 3.4 Migrating data
22 3.5 Infrastructure is developed
23 3.6 Checking the options
24 3.7 Executing change
management
25 3.8 Transfer of knowledge
26 3.9 Project Management
functions are tested
27 3.10 Integration of operations
28 3.11 Testing for user acceptance
29 3.12 System Developed
30 4 Closure
31 4.1 Review of cloud function
32 4.2 Sign off documentation
33 4.3 Go-live of the cloud
implementation
34 4.4 Closed
Analyst
Analyst
Documenter
Project manager
9/25
Project planner
Human resource manager
Finanacial manager
Human resource manager
Risk analyst
Analyst
Human resource manager
Project manager
10/10
Analyst
Supervisor
Technical engineer
Database manager
Technical engineer ,Construction Cost[1]
Analyst
Project manager
Supervisor
Tester
Technical engineer
Tester
11/9
Technical engineer
Project manager
Technical engineer
11/19
S T T S M W F S T T S M W F S T T S M W F S T T S M W F S T T S M W F S T T S M W
Sep 9, '18 Sep 16, '18 Sep 23, '18 Sep 30, '18 Oct 7, '18 Oct 14, '18 Oct 21, '18 Oct 28, '18 Nov 4, '18 Nov 11, '18 Nov 18, '18 Nov 25, '18
Figure 2: Gantt chart of the project
(Source: Created by the author)

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5.7 Cost/Budget Management
The cost and budget management is a crucial factor for understanding the efficient and
better functional forming. The resource management is very helpful for ensuring that
the proper and better management of the overall cost can be done. The resource
required for the project can be managed and their usage can be done efficiently for
ensuring that the project can be completed in the allocated budget. A budgetary
amount of $60,000 has been useful for the listing the formation and forming of
activities. The overall cost estimation for the project of Cloud Implementation in Retail
Organization is shown below,
Resource Name Type Duration/Units Standard Rate Cost
Project manager Work 104 hrs $90.00/hr $9,360.00
Project planner Work 24 hrs $60.00/hr $1,440.00
Database manager Work 24 hrs $60.00/hr $1,440.00
Supervisor Work 40 hrs $55.00/hr $2,200.00
Human resource manager Work 88 hrs $75.00/hr $6,600.00
Risk analyst Work 32 hrs $65.00/hr $2,080.00
Financial manager Work 24 hrs $80.00/hr $1,920.00
Tester Work 80 hrs $70.00/hr $5,600.00
Technical engineer Work 224 hrs $85.00/hr $19,040.00
Analyst Work 120 hrs $40.00/hr $4,800.00
Documenter Work 32 hrs $50.00/hr $1,600.00
Construction Cost Material 1 $3,920.00 $3,920.00
Total Budget $60,000.00

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A time phased budget for the project is made for checking the expenses and ensuring
that the effective and smart project completion can be achieved. The time phase budget
is the smart analysis of listing the innovative and smart technology execution for the
project of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization. The diagram has been shown
below,
September 2018 October 2018 November 2018
$0.00
$10,000.00
$20,000.00
$30,000.00
$40,000.00
$50,000.00
$60,000.00
$70,000.00
$21,120.00
$30,680.00
$8,200.00
$21,120.00
$51,800.00
$60,000.00
Cost Cumulative Cost
Figure 3: Time Phased Budget for the project
(Source: Created by the author)
5.8 Human Resource Management
The human resource management is a crucial factor for aligning with the inclusion of the
successive and efficient alignment of the functions and listing them for taking care of the
activities of the project. The human resources for the project are
The following is the human resource usage plan for the project,
Resource Name Type Duration/Units
Project manager Work 104 hrs
Project planner Work 24 hrs
Database manager Work 24 hrs

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Supervisor Work 40 hrs
Human resource manager Work 88 hrs
Risk analyst Work 32 hrs
Financial manager Work 24 hrs
Tester Work 80 hrs
Technical engineer Work 224 hrs
Analyst Work 120 hrs
Documenter Work 32 hrs
Construction Cost Material 1
5.9 Communication Matrix
Sender Client Project
Manager
Project team Contractor
Inmaking to be
transferred
Project
Requirement
Project
Scope
and
Quality
Activities
Progress of the
project
Supply of
the
material
Communication
Media
Reports,
Board
meetings
Face to
face talk,
Report
Documentation,
Messages
Messages,
Talk
Frequency Once Monthly Weekly Once

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Receiver Project
Manager
Project
Team
Project
Manager
Client
5.10 Risk Matrix
Risk Name Over
budget
Delay in
Completion
Technical
Issues
Human
Errors
Probability Medium High Medium Low
Severity Medium Low High Medium
Impact Medium Medium High Low
Mitigation Avoid Accept Transfer Mitigate
6. Conclusion
The project final report is initiated by the use of the proper analysis of the business case,
identification of the objectives, and understanding of the project scope statement. The
project case study of Cloud Implementation in Retail Organization had been considered
for ensuring the formation of the complete project management plan. The analysis of
the improved project development had been implied for listing the project schedule,
work breakdown structure, project Gantt chart, cost management, quality management,
risk management, and final closure of the project.

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