Project Description and Design Criteria for a Multi-Technical University

Statement of work: - inshore insurance limited 15 15 Statement of work: - inshore insurance limited Statement of Work Inshore Insurance Limited (IIL) Name of Student Name of the University Author Note Introduction 2 Project Scope 2 Problem Statement 3 Period of Project Performance 3 Requirement Specifications 4 Schedule 6 Acceptance Criteria 7 Other Requirements 8 Technologies Required 8 Project Management Plan 8 Tools and Methodologies 11 References 14 Introduction IIL (Inshore Insurance Limited) has been one of the profitable financial institution in the Australia whose

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Statement of Work
Inshore Insurance Limited (IIL)
Name of Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Project Scope...................................................................................................................................2
Problem Statement...........................................................................................................................3
Period of Project Performance.........................................................................................................3
Requirement Specifications.............................................................................................................4
Schedule...........................................................................................................................................6
Acceptance Criteria.........................................................................................................................7
Other Requirements.........................................................................................................................8
Technologies Required....................................................................................................................8
Project Management Plan................................................................................................................8
Tools and Methodologies..............................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................14

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Introduction
IIL (Inshore Insurance Limited) has been one of the profitable financial institution in the
Australia whose branches are spread all over the state and head quarter is located at Sydney. The
IT infrastructure and cloud services are applicable in boosting the production and output of the
organization and managing the data and information as per the needs of the daily operational
activities/. Utilizing cloud services is helpful in being a step ahead from the competitors
however; there are certain security issues related to the application of cloud services and this is
the biggest problem that had threatened the IIL organization. The purpose of this statement of
work is to put emphasis on the problem and solution to the identified problem encountered in the
functioning of the IIL. The organization needs high-level security for the protection against the
security attacks and data breaches as the organization collects very personal and sensitive
information whose expose cannot be accepted by the organization. The purpose of the statement
of work is to highlight on the aspects related to the proposed solution.
Project Scope
The scope of the project is to utilize the security solutions available in the market that can
be helpful in securing the data and information saved on the cloud and practices them in the
existing system of the IIL. Implementation of the RAP (Risk Analysis Product) as a Service can
be a better approach for the enhancement in the security and securing the network on which the
data and information being shared on the internet. This implementation will not impact the
existing operational activities however will be helpful in enhancing the output through securing
the data and information being exchanged on the network.

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Problem Statement
The IIL has transformed the existing systems over the cloud and all the daily operational
activities are being accomplished through exchanging and storing the data and information
through the cloud. Cloud has provided any services those could be utilized for accomplishing the
operational activities in an efficient and effective manner and allowing data access and ease of
handling the data and information related to the operational activities. Since the organization is
sharing very personal and sensitive information over the cloud, security has been the most
crucial objective for the successful and efficient application of the cloud services. It has been
identified that the security level of the IIL has been not up to the capability of assuring security
for the existing IT infrastructure. IT solutions available in the market such as RAP as a Service
that will be helpful in defining the problems and identification of the solutions those are capable
of eliminating the identified problems and securing the network. Security breaches and intrusion
have become for the data and information exchanged on the cloud and has been the biggest
concern for the IIL.
Period of Project Performance
The overall period of the project for the establishment of RAAP as a Service will be
developed successfully within three months of the life span. This will include all the necessary
activities including the identification of the existing functions, API (Application Programming
Interfaces) of the existing infrastructure, software being utilized, web addresses being accessed,
interchange of the data and information and many more. Thereafter the possibilities of the
solution will be involved in this phase of the project considering the successful and effective
implementation of the security. This system will be capable of providing security for a decade

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and ensuring that proper maintenance is being provided within the AWS service and assuring
that the functionality of the security has been restored to the extent level.
Requirement Specifications
Analyzing the existing system: the IIL has been already using the cloud services and it is
necessary to identify all the functionalities and operations being delivered within the working
environment of the IIL. This step will be helpful in identifying the elements those are necessary
for the deployment of the security program for the organization. Following are the activities
those will be necessary for delivering the complete project:
Project Initiation: The identification of all the necessary elements will be proceeded in
this phase that will be helpful in deeply understanding the problem and feasibility of the solution
being proposed in the existing system. It will be also specifying whether the proposed solution is
complying with the existing policies and regulations of the IIL or not. This will include the
schedule, work breakdown and other planning methods. Training, implementation, and
transition plans of the activities will also be determined in this phase. The approval will be
needed to get from the senior executives and after the approval only, the project will be executed.
Design phase: Gathering the requirements will be another phase for the execution of the
proposed solution. The available requirements and needed requirements will be incorporated in a
single design, that will be specifying the elimination of the problem and securing the data or
information being transferred through the Cloud platform or being stored at that platform. Tis
will also include the communication between the stakeholders for emphasizing on the needs,
requirements, and deployment of the project for the enhancement in the cloud security.

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Execution phase: It will include the elements necessary to be accomplished for the
successful delivery of the project such as identification of the vendor, investigation on the
vendor, and assigning the project in the hand of the vendor. The vendor will be responsible for
establishing the network and deploy restrictions for enhancing the security. Restrictions are the
only way to secure the network and blocking unauthorized users to enter the network through
injecting malicious program or coding. It will also include the establishment of the IT
infrastructure necessary for the deployment of the project. The vendor will be accessing the data
and information and implementing necessary technologies such as encryption and others for the
deployment of the enhanced security.
Monitoring and Controlling: monitoring and controlling then growth and development of
the project will be necessary for the deployment of the project. This will monitor whether the
growth and development of the project is being processed accordingly or not and all the
objectives are being accomplished or not.
Training and education: The employees and staffs of the IIL will need proper training
and education on how to use the proposed technology and implementation of the RAP service
that will be contributing in the enhancement of the security. This will be helpful in enhancing the
efficiency and output of the project through ensuring that every individual is well aware and
introduced with the functioning of the technology.
. Project Closure: The project needs to be handover to the IIL and thus, the final phase of
the project will be project closure. All the stakeholders will be asked to sign-off the project and
be released from the project ensuring that the roles and responsibilities have been accomplished
properly and contributed in the growth and development of the project.

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Schedule
Following is the list of activities those need to be accomplished within the justified timeline and
milestones as per the nature of the project for enhancing the security. The project will be started
at seventh May 2018 and will end at thirteenth September 2018.
Sl. No Task Name Duration Start Finish
1 RAP as a Service for IIL 94 days Mon 5/7/18 Thu 9/13/18
1.1 Project Initiation 27 days Mon 5/7/18 Tue 6/12/18
1.1.1 Identification of the existing system 4 days Mon 5/7/18 Thu 5/10/18
1.1.2 Identification of the requirements of
IIL 5 days Fri 5/11/18 Thu 5/17/18
1.1.3 Identification of the types of Data
and web accesses 6 days Fri 5/18/18 Fri 5/25/18
1.1.4 Identification of risks 7 days Mon 5/28/18 Tue 6/5/18
1.1.5 Identification of stakeholders 5 days Wed 6/6/18 Tue 6/12/18
1.1.6 Identification of the problem
completed 0 days Tue 6/12/18 Tue 6/12/18
1.2 Project execution 37 days Wed 6/13/18 Thu 8/2/18
1.2.1 Hiring RAP 8 days Wed 6/13/18 Fri 6/22/18
1.2.2 Implementing RAP 10 days Mon 6/25/18 Fri 7/6/18
1.2.3 Restricting limits of data access 7 days Mon 7/9/18 Tue 7/17/18
1.2.4 Establishment of the IT infrastructure 12 days Wed 7/18/18 Thu 8/2/18
1.2.5 Implementation of RAP as a Service
completed 0 days Thu 8/2/18 Thu 8/2/18
1.3 Project Monitoring and
Controlling 25 days Fri 8/3/18 Thu 9/6/18
1.3.1 Auditing the system 7 days Fri 8/3/18 Mon 8/13/18
1.3.2 Identifying Bugs and Glitches 6 days Tue 8/14/18 Tue 8/21/18
1.3.3 Eliminating the bugs and Glitches 7 days Wed 8/22/18 Thu 8/30/18
1.3.4 Proposing changes 2 days Fri 8/31/18 Mon 9/3/18

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1.3.5 Implementing Changes 3 days Tue 9/4/18 Thu 9/6/18
1.3.6 Auditing of the implemented system
completed 0 days Thu 9/6/18 Thu 9/6/18
1.4 Project Closure 5 days Fri 9/7/18 Thu 9/13/18
1.4.1 sign-off by stakeholders 3 days Fri 9/7/18 Tue 9/11/18
1.4.2 Documentation 2 days Wed 9/12/18 Thu 9/13/18
1.4.3 Project Hand over Completed 0 days Thu 9/13/18 Thu 9/13/18
Acceptance Criteria
In manner to implement the RAP for the enhancement in the cloud security, it is
necessary that the executives of the organization are accepting the project and all of them are
agreed on the same point. The CEO will need to approve the proposed project plan and writing
advised must be collected for future reference. The discussion and review will be executed for
the scenarios when, the project deliverables has not been similar to the expectations and vendor
has been refused the service that was promised during the position of the project sign-off.
Following are the lists of activities and elements those could be provided in the context of this
project:
 The proposed solution will be helpful in restricting the access level.
 It will be enhancing the security and privacy of the data and information
 It will completed within 94 days and within the budget of $ 86, 520
 The proposed solution will comply with the existing policies and regulations and data and
information will be provided the same importance as that of the importance for the
organization.

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Other Requirements
Service Legal Agreements (SLA), NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements), agreement of
confidentiality, privacy, and security of the data being uploaded in the network are some of the
vital requirements necessary for making the project much effective and efficient.
Technologies Required
RAP as a Service will be solely capable of handling all the restrictions and firewalls to
the website access and authority access to the individuals entering the network. It is a Microsoft
service that will be helpful in analyzing and securing the current network of the IIL’s system.
Strong and High Bandwidth internet connection will be necessary, as all the operations will be
handled automatically or by the Microsoft itself. Proper and effective API will be another
requirement for the successful execution of this project. Access control is the other requirement
for the access and control over the remote service being introduced by the remote service of the
Microsoft. Authentication at different level and access restriction is another technology
requirement for the deployment of the security assessment of the project.
Project Management Plan
The proposed solution is for enhancing the security of the data and information being
stored or transferred on the Cloud being utilized by the IIL. The project will be initiated that will
include all the considerable facts of the requirements and specifications necessary for the
deployment of the RAP as a Service within the existing system. This will include all the type of
information regarding the identification of every aspects. Thereafter installation of the RAP as a
Service will be established, and the project will be completed. The schedule of the project has
been explained in the above report and the stakeholders and budget can be explained a below:

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WBS Task Name Duration Resource Names Cost
1 RAP as a Service for IIL 94 days $86,520.00
1.1 Project Initiation 27 days $25,240.00
1.1.1 Identification of the
existing system
4 days Development leader,
Market Analyst,
Software Engineer
$2,240.00
1.1.2 Identification of the
requirements of IIL
5 days Core team leader,
Market Analyst,
Project Manager,
Software Engineer
$5,000.00
1.1.3 Identification of the types
of Data and web accesses
6 days Core team leader,
Market Analyst,
Project Manager,
Software Engineer
$6,000.00
1.1.4 Identification of risks 7 days Core team leader,
Market Analyst,
Project Manager,
Software Engineer
$7,000.00
1.1.5 Identification of
stakeholders
5 days Core team leader,
Market Analyst,
Project Manager,
Software Engineer
$5,000.00
1.1.6 Identification of the
problem completed
0 days $0.00
1.2 Project execution 37 days $33,680.00
1.2.1 Hiring RAP 8 days Core team leader,
Manufacturing
Liaison, Software
Engineer, Vendor,
Project Manager
$11,200.00
1.2.2 Implementing RAP 10 days Core team leader,
Manufacturing
Liaison, Software
Engineer, Vendor
$10,400.00
1.2.3 Restricting limits of data
access
7 days Core team leader,
Manufacturing
Liaison, Software
Engineer, Vendor
$7,280.00
1.2.4 Establishment of the IT
infrastructure
12 days Software Engineer,
Vendor
$4,800.00
1.2.5 Implementation of RAP as
a Service completed
0 days $0.00
1.3 Project Monitoring and
Controlling
25 days $23,000.00
1.3.1 Auditing the system 7 days Core team leader,
Development leader,
Project Manager
$6,440.00
1.3.2 Identifying Bugs and
Glitches
6 days Core team leader,
Development leader,
Project Manager
$5,520.00

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1.3.3 Eliminating the bugs and
Glitches
7 days Core team leader,
Development leader,
Project Manager
$6,440.00
1.3.4 Proposing changes 2 days Core team leader,
Development leader,
Project Manager
$1,840.00
1.3.5 Implementing Changes 3 days Core team leader,
Development leader,
Project Manager
$2,760.00
1.3.6 Auditing of the
implemented system
completed
0 days $0.00
1.4 Project Closure 5 days $4,600.00
1.4.1 sign-off by stakeholders 3 days Core team leader,
Project Manager,
Vendor
$2,760.00
1.4.2 Documentation 2 days Core team leader,
Project Manager,
Vendor
$1,840.00
1.4.3 Project Hand over
Completed
0 days $0.00
Following Gantt chart will be describing the visual representation of the activities, schedule, and
resources being utilized for the execution of the project

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Figure 1: Gantt chart
(Source: Created by Author using MS Visio)
Tools and Methodologies
Tools those will be helpful in boosting the performance of the project can be listed as:
Dashboards: It would be helpful in the representation of the overall growth and
development of the project and monitoring at them at a single instance will be accomplished. The

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manager and the leader would be able to read the graphs and charts and thus, taking necessary
precautions those could assure the growth and development of the project.
Gantt chart: it has been used in this report for representing every activity along with the
dates on which it should be completed. It will be paving a path for the project manager to
accomplish the project in similar way.
Project scheduling and project reporting; These are some of the vital tools those will be
contributing in the successful deployment of the project and developing a simple documentation
describing all about this project.
PERT chart and critical path analysis: these are helpful in identifying the shortest path
that could be utilized for the delivery of the project without affecting the quality and standard of
the report. it will be helpful in managing the quality of the project and thus, assuring that the
project will be capable of enhancing the security of the data and information in much better and
efficient manner.
Agile scrum methodology will be utilized for the successful delivery of the project
constraints as many experienced players have suggested it as a very appropriate and effective
approach towards the delivery of the project. It is a very effective approach towards delivering
the constraints of very high st5andard and of very high quality. This methodology is best suited
for the software projects as it is change acceptable and reduces the time –to- market. This
methodology emphasizes on the satisfaction of the stakeholders as the vital accomplishment and
major goal for the project assuring that the project is capable of fulfilling all the necessary
outputs. It will allow the managers and team leaders to execute the above mentioned phases in
sequential manner and complying the new project within the existing environment of the IIL. It

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is very much effective than other methodologies as the changes in a single phase does not affect
the overall phases of the project as that in the waterfall and other methodologies. This will also
emphasize on the risk assessment and management and thus, the delivery of the project can be
considered as risk free and reaching the efficiency to maximum of its value. It will be
accomplishing all the objectives and goals of the project and motivating the internal stakeholders
towards accomplishing all the objectives of the project.

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