Managing a Successful Computing Project: A Case Study of Self-Driving Car Security

Managing a successful
computing project

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................1
Task 1...........................................................................................................................................................2
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario.................................................................2
P2 Produce a project management plan incorporating: costs, scope, time, quality, communication, risk
and resources...........................................................................................................................................3
P3. Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart to provide timeframes and stages for
completion...............................................................................................................................................4
M1. Produce a comprehensive project management plan.......................................................................5
Task 2...........................................................................................................................................................7
P4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods
appropriate for meeting project aims and objectives...............................................................................7
M2. Evaluate the accuracy and reliability of different research methods applied...................................8
Task 3...........................................................................................................................................................9
P5 Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques....................................................9
P6 Communicate appropriate recommendations as result of research and data analysis to draw valid
and meaningful conclusions..................................................................................................................10
Task 4.........................................................................................................................................................11
P7 Reflect on the value of undertaking the research to meet stated objectives and own learning and
performance...........................................................................................................................................11
M4. Evaluate the value of the project management process..................................................................12
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................13
References..................................................................................................................................................14
Appendix....................................................................................................................................................16

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: result of research..........................................................................................................................9

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Gantt chart.....................................................................................................................................4
Table 2: Major milestones...........................................................................................................................5
Table 3: Performance review.....................................................................................................................11
Table 4: Project logbook............................................................................................................................16
Table 5: Performance review.....................................................................................................................18

Introduction
Technology has impacted the automotive industry in which self driving car are at core attention to
achieve the sustainability and economic benefits on the fuel consumption. Tesla organization is planning
to introduce the self driving car on the basis of technology so that all the activities can be accomplished
with highly accurate, secure, confidential and integrated data. The project will be planned with the help
of the establishment of the aims and objectives. Besides to it, qualitative and quantitative research will
be done to understand the impacts of the vulnerabilities. The detailed project planning will be used to
ensure that the project can be completed within the defined constraints. The report will collect and
analyse the research data to support the accuracy and authenticity in the research. Recommendations
will be provided on the basis of the research and own performance and learning will be discussed.
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Task 1
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario
Tesla, a leading electric car manufacturer has changed the concept of vehicle fuel to achieve the
economic benefits and sustainability. The organization has limited range of the cars those are based on
the electric energy and full of innovation and creativity. The organization is currently planning to
introduce the self-driving cars, an awesome innovation in the automatic industry.
Project description
Self driving cars are being conceptualized and designed to achieve the high flexibility to transport the
material and add values to the human traffic also. The organization has project to create the self driving
car with the proper use of the software and hardware along with sensors so that vehicle can sustain in
the environmental changes near to it. The sensor and artificial intelligence are the basis of the self
driving cars. The project has main features to provide the transportation to the remote locations without
the need of the human being as driver of the vehicle, to reduce the time required due to human driving
practices and improve the reach to the remote areas also.
Project aim
The self driving car project has main aim to determine the vulnerabilities in the application of the self-
driving car so that potential security measures can be applied for the more reliable functionality. The
project also has goal analyse the importance of the security triads on the information to achieve he
business efficiency (Schwalbe, 2015).
Objectives
 To analyse the need of the information security triads including data availability, confidentiality
and integrity. To analyse how security vulnerabilities have impacts on the operation and data management in
the project. To analyse the technical implications and their benefits those can drive the business profitability
and reliability among the customers.
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