BandCamp Project: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Details

This report outlines the design, implementation, and evaluation of a project aimed at boosting BandCamp.com's revenue streams. The project focuses on enhancing the platform through social media integration and potentially country-specific services, utilizing Big Data Analytics to understand user preferences and increase artist engagement. The report details project objectives, success criteria, functional specifications across planning, implementation, and review phases, and includes cost estimates, human resource implications, sustainability considerations, and risk assessments. A project plan is presented using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Gantt chart, outlining activities and timelines. The project's success hinges on increased customer and artist engagement, and the report emphasizes adherence to legal, ethical, and quality standards throughout the development process. This document, available on Desklib, aims to provide insights into IT project development and evaluation, offering students access to solved assignments and past papers.

Unit 04: Project Design Implementation and Evaluation
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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Task 1: Be able to formulate a project.............................................................................................5
A.C1.1 Formulate and record at least two possible outline project specifications for
BandCamp.com in a relevant format such as that of the Project Specification Document
Template......................................................................................................................................5
A.C1.2 Identify the factors that contributed to the process of your project selection. You
would need to select one of the projects for further development from the project outlines that
you formulated in A.C1.1............................................................................................................7
A.C1.3 Produce a full specification for the agreed project not limited to, but in the lines of
timescales, scale of operations, standards, resource implications, business data and so on for
the given project..........................................................................................................................8
A.C1.4 Produce an appropriate project plan for the agreed project using any suitable tool such
as Work Breakdown structure, Gantt chart and so on...............................................................10
LO2 Be able to implement the project within agreed procedures and to specification.................12
A.C2.1Match relevant resources efficiently to the project from the given case study..............12
A.C2.2Undertake the proposed project in accordance with the agreed specification...............14
A.C2.3Organise, analyse and interpret relevant outcomes for your project using a suitable
recording mechanism such as a periodic log book....................................................................17
LO3. Be able to evaluate the project outcomes.............................................................................19
A.C3.1Use appropriate project evaluation techniques such as PERT or CPM to evaluate your
project........................................................................................................................................19
A.C3.2Interpret and analyse the results in terms of your original project specification...........20
A.C3.3Make suitable recommendations and justify areas for further consideration and future
improvement for the developed project. Consider the implication of how far your project has
met its outcomes........................................................................................................................22
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LO4. Be able to present the project outcomes...............................................................................23
A.C4.1 Produce a record of all stages of your project procedures and project development used
to complete your project............................................................................................................23
A.C4.2 Use an agreed format and appropriate media to present the outcomes of all of your
findings professionally to an audience. You may choose to make an effective presentation as
you deem fit...............................................................................................................................25
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................28
References......................................................................................................................................29
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Introduction
The assignment provided below has been constructed keeping in mind the requirements and
necessities of the process of project development. In order to complete this assignment, the
author has used various tools and techniques which can aid him in the development of the system
as well as the report. Bandcam.com is a music company which has various affiliations with
artists and TV stars. It has been found that the profit figures of the company have reached its
breakeven point and now the profit figures have started reducing. It is not the high time for the
manager of the company to take essential and necessary steps such that the profits and revenue
streams of the organization can be boosted in an effective and efficient manner. The
development and construction of the project will help the reader to gain the insights on IT project
development and its evaluation.
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Task 1: Be able to formulate a project
A.C1.1 Formulate and record at least two possible outline project specifications for
BandCamp.com in a relevant format such as that of the Project Specification
Document Template
The main aim of the project provided below is to help the company identify and develop their
systems such that the company might be effectively and efficiently be able to increase their
profits. This can be done by various means for which the company would have to develop and
establish new and attractive systems such that they might be able to include new services within
their platforms. The main aims of the project are as follows:
 Increasing the revenue streams of the organization;
 Helping company to decide and implement the most effective system and strategy;
 To identify the resources and resource-based requirements such that the organization
might be able to ensure effective implementation;
Initiation:
It should be kept in mind that the project is IT-based which would require use of various tools
and techniques. In order to initiate the project, it is the duty of the project manager of the
company to identify the issues and use appropriate solution in order to address the same (Liu,
2016).
Background of the project:
The project that would be discussed in this business report is being developed by Bandcamp.com
which is one of the emerging companies in the music sector. The company allows the artists to
easily get joined with the portal and upload their songs and albums which would be made
available to the general public on an open basis. It has been also found that the company is now
facing various issues due to which it is now important for the organization to develop their
systems such that the users might be able to get their experiences enhanced (Serrador & Pinto,
2015). In order to increase profits, there are two projects that have been shortlisted by
Bandcamp.com. These projects are:
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 Extensive social media integration
 Country Specific Services
Issue: The issue that has been found is the increment in the competition in the music industry.
Due to this increase in competition the company is unable to increase their profits.
Specification: The company has hired a project manager who would be responsible for working
out various options which might be used by the company in order to increase their profit figures.
Project Outcome:
 Increase profits in a substantial manner;
 Gain a competitive edge in the industry.
Project Timetable: It has been found that the project would require a time period of around 30
days until its fully-fledged completion.
Deliverables: The deliverables of the project are inclusive of cost sheet, expense sheets, Gantt
and WBS etc. From the user's point of view, the deliverables would include a developed platform
and system that would allow them to enhance their experience over website (KErzner & Kerzner,
2017).
System Requirements: The system requirements of the project are include of soft and hard tools
with a skilled workforce. Apart from this, the project would also require mainframe computers in
order to develop and implement the project (Strode, 2015).
Risks: There might be various risks that might be faced by the project and have the ability to
hamper the quality of the same. The risks that might be faced by the project are inclusive of
operational issues, contingent risks, technical faults, etc.
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A.C1.2 Identify the factors that contributed to the process of your project selection.
You would need to select one of the projects for further development from the
project outlines that you formulated in A.C1.1.
The project that the company has selected in order to increase its revenues in an effective manner
is to provide the users with the music of their choice and taste for which the company would be
providing various added service to the customers.
There are various constraints to the project which are required to be identified and by the project
manager of the company. There are various risks and uncertainties too which might have a
negative impact on the development of the project. These have been stated below as follows:
 Incompatibility of the platform;
 Lack of skills among the employees;
 Networking and security-related issues.
Project Development factors: It should be noted that there are various project development
factors which are required to be complied with. These factors can help in enhanced completion
of the project and have been stated below as follows (Harrison & Lock, 2017):
 Skilled labour;
 Well planned project;
 Effective communication among the employees;
 Proper risk assessment and management
 Development of project according to needs and objectives.
Technical and financial specifications: The project is technical in nature and it is required that
it should be completed in accordance with the requirement of company. The total cost of the
project would be GBP 29,856.
Project scope: The project would be beneficial for the users and will help the consumers to get
the music according to their taste. This will also help the company to increase profits.
Business Benefits: The completion of project would allow the company to indulge even more
artists and will help the company to increase their consumer database as well.
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A.C1.3 Produce a full specification for the agreed project not limited to, but in the
lines of timescales, scale of operations, standards, resource implications, business
data and so on for the given project.
The project that has been agreed to and will help the company to effectively increase their profits
is the social media integration which will use the technology of Big Data Analytics. The title of
the project would be “Bandcamp Social Media Integration”.
Project Objectives
 Help consumer find music of their taste;
 Indulge more artists;
 Increase consumer database.
Success Criteria: The success of the project would be determined by an increment in the
number of customers and artists in reference to current position of the company (Park & Lee,
2014).
Functional Specification
Phase 1: Planning Phase
1. Identifying the issues;
2. Conducting research;
3. Sorting out available options;
4. Selection of the best option available;
5. Planning the project implementation (Blueprint).
Phase 2: Project Implementation
1. Allocating resources according to plan;
2. Communicating the plan to employees;
3. Establishment of quality and risk control;
4. Risk assessment;
5. Final implementation.
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Phase 3: Reviewing the implementation:
1. Review the working of the system;
2. Providing training to the employees;
3. Eradicating any shortcoming if found.
Cost: The cost incurred in the development of the project would be GBP 29,856.
Human Resource Implications: The human resource implications that might be implied in the
development of the project have been stated below as follows:
 Recruitment and selection of employees;
 Providing training to the employees and to the labour indulged in the development of the
project;
 Ensuring workplace safety;
 Management of the performance of employees (Wang et. al., 2016).
Sustainability of the project: In order to ensure that the development of project is being
completed in a sustainable manner, the project, manager would use optimum quality of human as
well as material resources (Lee et. al., 2015.)
Legislation: All the legal rules and regulations have identified to be followed during the
completion of the project.
Quality and Standards: The quality of the materials that would be used during the completion
of the project would be of optimum levels.
Ethics: It should be noted that during the development of the project, the manager of the
company would ensure that all the social, environmental and legal ethics have been followed.
Compliance with laws and standards would be kept at maximum priority.
Risks: There might be certain risks that have the ability to hamper the development of the
project. These risks have been evaluated in order to reduce their impact to significant levels (Vial
& Rivard, 2016).
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A.C1.4 Produce an appropriate project plan for the agreed project using any
suitable tool such as Work Breakdown structure, Gantt chart and so on.
Activities Time Required (Days) Description of Activities
Identifying the issues 2 In this activity identification of the issues
that are currently being faced by the
company would be done.
Conducting research 1 In this activity, research would be
conducted in order to further evaluate the
issue.
Sorting out available options 1 The project manager in this next step
would be to identify various available
options for the users.
Selection of the best option
available
1 Here the next step would be to select the
best appropriate option for the user.
Planning the project
implementation (Blueprint)
3 In this step, the project manager would
make the blueprint of the project that is
going to be implemented.
Allocating resources according to
plan
4 In this step, the next step of the manager
would be to allocate the resources that are
required to complete the project.
Communicating the plan to
employees
2 In this process, the implementation plan is
required to be communicated to the
employees.
Establishment of quality and risk
control
2 In this step, the manager is required to
establish quality and risk control measures.
Risk assessment 2 Risk assessment would be done in this step
of project development.
Final implementation 4 This is the last stage of phase 2 in which
final implementation of project into the
systems of the company would be done.
Review the working of the
system
2 In this step, the working of the system
would be reviewed by the project manager
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and the manager of the company.
Providing training to the
employees
2 In this step, the training would be provided
to the employees of the organisation such
that they might be able to work in
accordance with the new system.
Eradicating any shortcoming if
found
4 This is the final step of project
development in which all the shortcoming
and backlogs of the project would be
identified and addressed.
Gantt Chart
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ID Task
Mode
Task Name Resource Names Duration Start Finish Predecessors
0 Bandcamp Social
Media
Integration
30 days Tue
6/5/18
Mon
7/9/18
1 Planning 9 days Tue 6/5/18 Thu 6/14/18
2 Identifying the
issues
Manager 2 days Tue 6/5/18 Wed 6/6/18
3 Conducting
research
Marketing
team[50%],Technical
Department[50%]
1 day Wed 6/6/18 Wed 6/6/182
4 Sorting out
available
options
Manager 1 day Thu 6/7/18 Thu 6/7/18 3
5 Selection of
the best option
available
Manager 1 day Sat 6/9/18 Sat 6/9/18 4
6 Implement the plan in the structure of the company.Project manager 3 days Tue 6/12/18Thu 6/14/185
7 Implementatoin
of plan
13 days Fri 6/15/18 Fri 6/29/18
8 Allocating
resources
according to
plan;
Research and
Development
department
4 days Fri 6/15/18 Tue
6/19/18
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9 Communicating the plan to employees;HR Manager 2 days Tue 6/19/18Wed 6/20/188
10 Establishment of quality and risk control;Project manager[50%],Application developer[50%]3 days Fri 6/22/18 Fri 6/29/18 9
11 Risk assessment;Application developer,Project manager2 days Sat 6/23/18 Mon 6/25/1810
12 Final implementation.Application developer3 days Tue 6/26/18Thu 6/28/1811
13 Review 9 days Fri 6/29/18 Mon 7/9/18
Manager
Marketing team[50%],Technical Department[50%]
Manager
Manager
Project manager
Research and Development department
HR Manager
Project manager[50%],Application developer[50%]
Application developer,Project manager
Application developer
5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 1 3 5 7 9 11
June 2018 July 2018
LO2 Be able to implement the project within agreed procedures and to
specification
A.C2.1Match relevant resources efficiently to the project from the given case study
It is important for the project manager of the company to ensure that an effective resource plan
has been made such that the company might be effectively and efficiently be able to gather the
resources that are required in order to complete the project development. There are various
labour and material resources that are required in order to complete the project (Sanchez et. al.,
2016). The resource requirements of the Social Media Integration into the systems of
Bandcamp.com have been stated below as follows:
 Labour: The project is IT in manner and it is important that the skilled workforce should
be employed. The development of the project would require around 10 application and
system developers and experts in their respective fields.
 Time allocation for the task: The time allocation for each task would be done
depending upon the complexity of the task. This time allocation for tasks would be
presented in the Project Report for the development of the system.
Activities Time Required (Days)
Identifying the issues 2
Conducting research 1
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