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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1P1. Devise project aims and objectives..................................................................................1TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7P4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods..7TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9P5 Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques..................................9P6 Communicate appropriate recommendations..................................................................15TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................16P7 Reflection........................................................................................................................16CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................16REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17
INTRODUCTIONDigital technologies has dramatically changed the commercial values and cateredrevolution in the way to trade.It is essential for a business to upgrade its technologies in order tosustain in the marketplace and achieve growth. There are several problems occurs whileupgrading a technology within a firm. In order to overcome these hurdles, it is required to buildperfect planning that can attain organizational objectives and goals. The report have selectedContinental Consulting Limited as key organization which is a business process re- engineeringfirm. It is upgrading cloud technology after eight years so that it can support business operations.Company is dealing with small and medium manufacturing firms and it needs a large spacewhere it can store confidential information, software and applications as well. Therefore, thisreport underpins aims and objectives of cloud technology project and project management planto carry out entire project details. In addition it also covers work breakdown structure and Ganttchart that supports to manage project tasks in an efficient way. Further, it also incorporatesresearch methods and findings along with recommendations and reflection (Drucker, 2012). TASK 1P1. Devise project aims and objectives.Digital technology utilization is emerging each and every day to operate variousfunctions including personnel management, finance, management, communication etc. Whetherit is small or large organization, use of these technologies are emerging which can attain.Continental Consulting Limited is upgrading cloud technology that has several benefits for firmas it provides data security and integrating to their client's information because they valueconfidentiality. The organization should identify the utilization of private, public and hybridcloud in order to maximize growth and innovation. There are cloud different characteristics andadvantages that can be achieved by organization. Private cloud technology is one of the mostpreferable technique for organization because company is responsible to maintaining hardware,storage and network within the firm itself. It is handled by a single – tenant environment or asingle company (Eckerson, 2010). There are various cloud technologies that can be adopted to increase performance andproductivity of the firm through encouraging flexibility. It covers a wide area where employeesof Continental Consulting Limited can access information from anywhere to accomplish their1
tasks. This will innovate their working process because their workers become efficient to puttheir job in an effective way. It also protects the information through private key of theorganization that is only used by the company . There are authorized people who can retrieve orstore the information on private cloud. It has a distributed system so that multiple people can useaccess information on same time (Sparrow, 2012). Continental Consulting Limited can also gain some other benefits to upgrade cloudtechnology. It can be seen that they were mostly using traditional ways to store the information.There are so many people who were using flash drives like pen drive, USB , CD, DVD eightyears ago for permanent data storage but it also has risks to crash or lost of the assets that can putan organization into hazards. Moreover, there is also a need of high investment for purchasing ofrequired equipment. On the other hand, cloud technology cost is much less than traditionalstorage systems. Although, it is a complex system but it reduces cost of investment so companycan adopt cloud technology with the less amount and risk. Further, it also improves efficiencyand ease of collaboration because employees can work on same file from various locations(Doherty and Ashurst, 2012). Aim : “To determine the impact of cloud technology on business growth andinnovation. A case study on Continental Consulting Limited.” Objectives To determine the concept of cloud technology.To analyze the significance of cloud technology for Continental Consulting Limited.To identify the major challenges faced by firms while implementing Cloud Technology.QuestionsWhat is the concept of cloud technology?What is the significance of cloud technology for Continental Consulting Limited?What are the major challenges faced by firms while implementing Cloud Technology?P2 Produce a project management planA project management plan is prepared by project manger who starts a project afteranalyzing the requirements and needs of specific project. There are various things that needs tobe monitor to manage entire process of the project. Project management plan needs to upgradecloud technology for the growth of Continental Consulting Limited. This is mentioned as below -2
Cost – This is most essential to adopt cloud technology because funds are the onlysupport which is required to manage project in an efficient way. It needs to purchase handle thegovernment compliance machinery, equipment, software, hardware and human resources as well.Funds are needed in all phases to carry out the task in a smooth way. It is a complex project thatshould be accomplished in an particular time frame. It needs to spend ample amount to manageproject activities in an appropriate manner (Den and Van, 2010). Particular Amount (Unit in €)Initial Investment45000Expenses :Operational activitiesResearch and development Cost to IT ExpertsLicensing FeeMaintenance23000120001000030002000Closing value45000Scope – Cloud technology has a vast scope for Continental Consulting Limited. It canreduces the work load on single server through a distributed network system. It will consume lesstime to access the information because data is stored on a private cloud that is being used withinthe organisation. Hence, time will be reduced to access required information (Müller and Turner,2010). One of the most wider scope for firm is that its information will be automatically backedand recovered to the cloud due to the programmed algorithm and support. Employees can bework from remote places with the access of information and through this data is available tothem in an frequent way. Whether they are working in the organisation or home. It gives a hugeavailability of information which improves working efficiency and effectiveness. Thisamendment in working process supports in the organisation growth. Time – According to the project manager, cloud technology will take approximately 4months. These five months they will manage appropriate funds and other resources that cansupport to cloud technology implementation. In these months, Continental Consulting Limitedwill also conduct a research to analyze perception and point of view employees/customers in aneffective way (Crawford and Nahmias, 2010). 3
Quality : Project manager needs to adopt quality standard to measure and monitor thequality of cloud technology project. In order to control project, firm need to focus on Quality ofStandard (QoS) that monitors and rectifies error in each stage. It is most necessary factors thatmust be closely watched in order to rectify errors so that they does not impact after finaldeployment. Communication – In order to communicate within a team, project manager should adopta communication medium through which they can share perceptions and ideas about cloudtechnology as it can give a growth to business activities. Therefore, they can establish a forumwhere entire team can coordinate in discussion. There are some other transmission mediums suchas email, text message, telephone, etc. through which firm can easily interact with each otherfinding the solution of their problems and issues. Risk – There are some hurdles which can impact on project completion so projectmanager needs to find out solution through which these barriers can be over come. It is essentialfor manager to manage funds in an appropriate amount so that implementation of cloudtechnology can be carried in an effective way. Managing resources, machinery and equipment isalso crucial because lack of these elements can also stop growth of project and business as well.Continental Consulting Limited process can be delay due to these obstacles and it can alsoimpact on their efficiency. Resources – Human resources plays a vital role to carry out the activities to upgradecloud technology. They operates machinery and manage task to complete that in a specific time.Employees are required to execute tasks according to the plan thus project manager needs tomanage human resources to carry out task to implement cloud technology (Ajmal and Helo,2010). Hence, these are factors that needs to include in a project management plan in order tocontrol and monitor planned activities that can provide growth to Continental ConsultingLimited.P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart.As being a project manager, it is essential that company manage cloud technology projectin an appropriate way. There are two major tools through proper scheduling and timemanagement can be done i.e. mentioned below - 4
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