Digital transformation of website Everthing But the Home (EBTH)

Digital transformation of website Everthing But the Home (EBTH)
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Brief summary
EBTH is an organisation that provides users of products such as jewellery, housewares and
property with an online platform. This plan covers an entire project structure and a specific
project to improve the company's operations by changing its e-commerce platform. With the
presence of a global market, the company can produce significant value for its customers by
bringing the universal dimension into the company's operations. This project Management
Plan shows how the company can deliver and use value by making the customers interested
in shopping worldwide and interested in auctioning a more comprehensive, easier to use e-
store. Research shows that in every company the project success is not clear and thus the
focus on cost, time and quality elements for successful operations must be obvious (Lock,
2013). The report provides a background on the project management of the digital expansion
of the Everthing but the house (EBTH).com.
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................5
Project Management Background..............................................................................................5
Developing a project plan..........................................................................................................5
Key points to deliver..................................................................................................................6
Key Assumptions of the project.................................................................................................6
Schedule of the project...............................................................................................................7
OBS of the Project.....................................................................................................................8
WBS(work breakdown structure) of the Project........................................................................9
Resource Management...............................................................................................................9
Developing a risk register........................................................................................................10
Identification of the Skills........................................................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................11
References................................................................................................................................12
Appendix..................................................................................................................................13
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Introduction
Everything But The House (EBTH) is an online platform headquatered in Cincinnati, USA
connects the sellers and shoppers for estate and property services. It is an online marketplace
where people can sell their pre- owned property from anywhere in US. People can browse,
search and can make a bid on sales through a transparent and a very simple process. The
founders of Everything But The House (EBTH) are Jacquie Denny and Brian Graves. EBTH
launches its first sale in 2008. EBTH's passion to assist people in transitions and the ongoing
development of the online platform made it convenient to purchase and sell pre-owned items
and provided broader audiences with an initial focus on online sales. With a complete
consignment approach, the team has developed a complete suite of technology to develop a
new way for dealers and collectors to reach a global market interested in individual products.
The company started its operations in order to help families who have decreased their
number, moved or someone died in the family and otherwise would have to turn to a mixture
of property sales, consignment stores and thrift stores. It was seen by the founders as a
service that helped families undergo a change.
Project Management Background
Project management refers to the training, execution, planning, control and closing practice
of a team to meet specific objectives and goals (Meredith et al., 2015). The main focus of
project management is to achieve all objectives in the given limits (Kerzner, H., 2017). In
addition, there are many principles that contribute a lot to maintaining effective project
services and design (Krahn, J. and Hartment, F., 2017). There are mainly six principles to
make a better project plan which are: vision, mission, goals, business strategy, alignment,
accountability and business standards (Litten, D., 2017).
Developing a project plan
The expansion of the project of EBTH (Everything But The House) globally will take 8 to 9
months time duration to maximize the sales value from $70 to $120 million using an e
commerce online platform. The resourcres which are required for the expansion of EBTH
project are as follows.
 Financial resources
 Human resources
 Expert’s opinions
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