Managing a Successful Computing Project: Identifying Vulnerabilities in Internet Banking

MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL
COMPUTING PROJECT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
LO1..................................................................................................................................................2
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario.....................................................2
P2 Produce a project management plan.......................................................................................4
P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart to provide timeframes and stages
for completion..............................................................................................................................6
M1 Produce a comprehensive project management plan............................................................8
LO2..................................................................................................................................................9
P4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods. .9
M2 Evaluate the accuracy and reliability of different research methods applied......................12
LO3................................................................................................................................................13
P5 Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques......................................13
P6 Communicate appropriate recommendations as a result of research and data analysis to
draw valid and meaningful conclusions....................................................................................17
M3 Evaluate the selection of appropriate tools and techniques for accuracy and authenticity. 18
LO4................................................................................................................................................19
P7 Reflect on the value of undertaking the research to meet stated objectives and own learning
and performance........................................................................................................................19
M4 Evaluate the value of the project management process......................................................20
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................21
References......................................................................................................................................22
Appendix........................................................................................................................................24
Project logbook..........................................................................................................................24

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Gantt chart.........................................................................................................................7
Table 2: Distribution of activities as per time.................................................................................7
Table 3: Milestone plan...................................................................................................................8
Table 4: Schedule plan.....................................................................................................................8
Table 5: Performance review.........................................................................................................20
Table 6: Project logbook................................................................................................................24

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: ABC international bank....................................................................................................1
Figure 2: Work breakdown structure...............................................................................................6

Introduction
Effective and successful computing project is essential to be created so that actual result in the
positive manner can be generated by the project manager. The computing project will be related
to identify the vulnerabilities facing by the bands when they will provide internet banking
services to their clients. The report will create the project plan and also conduct the research
through which security issues which are facing by the ABC international bank Plc will be
identified. ABC international bank is the leading financial institution based in the Europe and
provides internet banking services due to which some of the security issues are facing by them.
The report will effectively create the project plan through which they can implement the project
and achieve the set project purpose. The report will also conduct the research by researcher
through which opinion of the respondents through questionnaire survey will also be identified.
Figure 1: ABC international bank
(Source: www.bank-abc.com, 2018)
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LO1
P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario
Project description
The project is about to identify the vulnerabilities in the services of the internet banking which is
provided by the ABC international bank PLC which provides their financial services in all
around the Europe, North Africa and Middle East. The banking institutions have various
computing resources which they use to provide some internet banking services to their clients but
due to some vulnerabilities and security attacks their internet banking services may get disturbed.
Issues in the organization
It is evaluated that current ABC bank provide various types of the financial and other banking
services to their clients in which internet banking services are also covered (Khrais, 2015). They
provide banking services through computing resources or digital tools under which their major
concern is related to the data and information of their client’s security. The current issue which is
faced by the organization is related to the vulnerability attacks due to which they lost the
confidential information of their client’s and organization also. The client of the bank lost their
personal information due to the lack of the logical security in the computer devices.
Expectations from the research project
After discussing the issues which by the ABC bank clients it is important for the project to
discuss about the expectations through which issues can be reduced. The project is conducted by
the project manager of the organization which has the expectation to resolve the security attacks
from their computing devices or resources. The main expectation of the project manager is
related to manage the confidential information of the client’s and protect the reputation of the
organization also (Genge and Enăchescu, 2016).
Project aims and objectives
The research project is conducted by the research specialist and the topic is selected by the
research specialist which is related to analyze the vulnerabilities in the services of internet
banking that is provided by the ABC international bank. The project is all about to identify the
security issues facing by the bank due to the impact of the vulnerabilities on their internet
banking services.
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