Objective
The Dai-Ichi Corporation is one of the international mining enterprises based in Italy. The management team of Dai-Ichi Corporation decides to deploy their SAP instance on Cloud. They have their subsidiary located in Australia. Dai-Ichi with the aid of the SAP Cloud will be able to connect their business across Australia. They will have to carry out the business over the cloud and control the operations over Italy and Australia. They also decide to host the SAP Cloud on Amazon AWS. The management team of Dai-Ichi Corporation has appointed a Project Manager. The Project Manager will prepare a project plan and will assist Dai-Ichi so that they can be able to deploy SAP on the cloud server.
The Project Manager creates a Project Plan. The Project Plan illustrates all the activities associated with implementation of SAP on the cloud server. The Project Plan also explains the resources and stakeholders associated with each project activities. The Project will take 68 days that is near about 12 weeks. The total budget allocated for the project is $2,550,425.00. The Project showcases the summary tasks- SAP Project Preparation, Dai-Ichi Business BluePrint, SAP Cloud Development and Testing, Preparing to Go Live and SAP Cloud Project Go Live and Support. The project stakeholders need to carry out the all these activities sequentially to successfully deploy the SAP on the cloud server. Paulo and June are SAP Expert that are associated with the project. Larry Jones, LMP Stack Specialist, Jenny Harvey, Linux Admin, Sanjay Srivastava, The Cloud Architect are the other notable stakeholders associated with the project.
Task Name |
Duration |
Start |
Finish |
Predecessors |
Resource Names |
Cost |
SAP Cloud Implementation |
68 days |
Mon 09-04-18 |
Wed 11-07-18 |
$2,550,425.00 |
||
SAP Project Preparation |
27 days |
Mon 09-04-18 |
Tue 15-05-18 |
$518,762.50 |
||
Defining Roles and Responsibilities of Dai-Ichi Corporation |
3 days |
Mon 09-04-18 |
Wed 11-04-18 |
Project Manager |
$9,000.00 |
|
Setting Up SAP Project Infrastructure |
3 days |
Thu 12-04-18 |
Mon 16-04-18 |
2 |
Cloud Expert,June- SAP Expert,Paulo- SAP Expert,SAP Cloud Instance[1] |
$211,250.00 |
Setting Up Project Standards |
2 days |
Tue 17-04-18 |
Wed 18-04-18 |
3 |
Cloud Expert |
$750.00 |
Team Meeting |
2 days |
Thu 19-04-18 |
Fri 20-04-18 |
3,4 |
June- SAP Expert,Paulo- SAP Expert,Project Manager,Travel & Accomodation Expenses for Paulo[1] |
$22,750.00 |
Applying IT Governance Rules and Policies within Dai-Ichi Corporation |
2 days |
Mon 23-04-18 |
Tue 24-04-18 |
5 |
Cloud Expert,Project Manager |
$6,750.00 |
Setting Up Risks, Communication and quality Plans |
3 days |
Wed 25-04-18 |
Fri 27-04-18 |
6 |
Cloud Expert,Project Manager |
$10,125.00 |
Designing Strategy Documents |
3 days |
Mon 23-04-18 |
Wed 25-04-18 |
5 |
Paulo- SAP Expert |
$9,000.00 |
Designing Blueprint Workshop Schedule |
4 days |
Thu 26-04-18 |
Tue 01-05-18 |
8 |
Paulo- SAP Expert |
$12,000.00 |
Blueprint Planning in Details |
3 days |
Wed 02-05-18 |
Fri 04-05-18 |
9 |
June- SAP Expert,LAMP Stack Specialist,Linux Administrator + LAMP,Paulo- SAP Expert,Project Manager |
$20,137.50 |
Supporting Tools for the SAP Project |
4 days |
Mon 07-05-18 |
Thu 10-05-18 |
10 |
Application Server[1],Database Server[1],JIRA[1],SAP Cloud Instance[1],Web Services Layer Servers[1],X 86 image – per instance[1] |
$211,500.00 |
Initialise Proposal for Hardware Sizing |
3 days |
Fri 11-05-18 |
Tue 15-05-18 |
11 |
Application Server[1],Database Server[1] |
$5,500.00 |
Dai-Ichi Business Blueprint |
17 days |
Mon 07-05-18 |
Tue 29-05-18 |
$100,687.50 |
||
Dai-Ichi Corporation Workshops |
5 days |
Mon 07-05-18 |
Fri 11-05-18 |
10 |
LAMP Stack Specialist,Linux Administrator + LAMP,Paulo- SAP Expert,Project Manager |
$31,687.50 |
Setting Up Business Process Workshop |
4 days |
Mon 07-05-18 |
Thu 10-05-18 |
10 |
Project Manager |
$12,000.00 |
Setting Up Development Environment |
4 days |
Mon 07-05-18 |
Thu 10-05-18 |
10 |
Paulo- SAP Expert |
$12,000.00 |
Arranging System Access Set Up for the Team |
4 days |
Fri 11-05-18 |
Wed 16-05-18 |
16,15 |
Paulo- SAP Expert |
$12,000.00 |
Interface Workshops |
4 days |
Thu 17-05-18 |
Tue 22-05-18 |
17 |
Paulo- SAP Expert |
$12,000.00 |
Complete Documentation and Sign Off of Blueprint and Design |
2 days |
Wed 23-05-18 |
Thu 24-05-18 |
18 |
Paulo- SAP Expert,Project Manager |
$12,000.00 |
Training |
3 days |
Fri 25-05-18 |
Tue 29-05-18 |
19 |
Paulo- SAP Expert |
$9,000.00 |
SAP Cloud Development and Testing |
13 days |
Thu 17-05-18 |
Mon 04-06-18 |
$1,119,475.00 |
||
SAP Cloud Software Phase Planning |
3 days |
Thu 17-05-18 |
Mon 21-05-18 |
17 |
June- SAP Expert,Paulo- SAP Expert,Cloud Expert,JIRA[1],SAP Cloud Instance[1] |
$211,750.00 |
Developing Offshore/Onshore |
5 days |
Tue 22-05-18 |
Mon 28-05-18 |
22 |
Paulo- SAP Expert,Cloud Expert |
$16,875.00 |
Setting Up Quality Environment |
4 days |
Tue 22-05-18 |
Fri 25-05-18 |
22 |
LAMP Stack Specialist,Linux Administrator + LAMP,Paulo- SAP Expert,Cloud Expert |
$14,850.00 |
Setting Up UAT Environment |
4 days |
Tue 22-05-18 |
Fri 25-05-18 |
22 |
JIRA[1],June- SAP Expert,LAMP Stack Specialist,Linux Administrator + LAMP,Paulo- SAP Expert,SAP Cloud Instance[1] |
$215,350.00 |
Unit Testing |
3 days |
Mon 28-05-18 |
Wed 30-05-18 |
25 |
Application Server[1],LAMP Stack Specialist,Linux Administrator + LAMP,Web Services Layer Servers[1],X 86 image – per instance[1],Database Server[1] |
$12,012.50 |
Integration Test |
3 days |
Mon 28-05-18 |
Wed 30-05-18 |
25 |
Application Server[1],Database Server[1],JIRA[1],SAP Cloud Instance[1],Web Services Layer Servers[1],X 86 image – per instance[1] |
$211,500.00 |
Testing of Interface |
3 days |
Mon 28-05-18 |
Wed 30-05-18 |
25 |
Application Server[1],June- SAP Expert,Paulo- SAP Expert,SAP Cloud Instance[1],Web Services Layer Servers[1],X 86 image – per instance[1] |
$218,375.00 |
Testing of User Acceptance |
3 days |
Thu 31-05-18 |
Mon 04-06-18 |
28 |
Cloud Expert,June- SAP Expert,LAMP Stack Specialist,Linux Administrator + LAMP,Paulo- SAP Expert |
$12,262.50 |
Setting Up Environment for Mock Cover |
2 days |
Thu 31-05-18 |
Fri 01-06-18 |
28 |
JIRA[1],Paulo- SAP Expert,SAP Cloud Instance[1] |
$206,500.00 |
Preparing to Go Live |
18 days |
Mon 04-06-18 |
Wed 27-06-18 |
$270,500.00 |
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Project Phase Planning |
4 days |
Mon 04-06-18 |
Thu 07-06-18 |
30 |
Paulo- SAP Expert,X 86 image – per instance[1] |
$14,750.00 |
Planning for Final Cutover |
4 days |
Fri 08-06-18 |
Wed 13-06-18 |
32 |
Paulo- SAP Expert,X 86 image – per instance[1] |
$14,750.00 |
Sign-Off |
3 days |
Thu 14-06-18 |
Mon 18-06-18 |
33 |
Paulo- SAP Expert,X 86 image – per instance[1] |
$11,750.00 |
Final Production Data Loading on Amazon AWS |
3 days |
Tue 19-06-18 |
Thu 21-06-18 |
34 |
Paulo- SAP Expert,X 86 image – per instance[1] |
$11,750.00 |
Moving all Roles as well as Authorisations |
2 days |
Fri 22-06-18 |
Mon 25-06-18 |
35 |
Project Manager |
$6,000.00 |
Go Live on Amazon AWS |
2 days |
Tue 26-06-18 |
Wed 27-06-18 |
36 |
Application Server[1],Database Server[1],JIRA[1],SAP Cloud Instance[1],Web Services Layer Servers[1],X 86 image – per instance[1] |
$211,500.00 |
SAP Cloud Project Go Live and Support |
10 days |
Thu 28-06-18 |
Wed 11-07-18 |
$520,000.00 |
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Providing Early Life Support |
10 days |
Thu 28-06-18 |
Wed 11-07-18 |
37 |
SAP Cloud Instance[1],Paulo- SAP Expert,Project Manager |
$260,000.00 |
Offering Mouth End Support |
10 days |
Thu 28-06-18 |
Wed 11-07-18 |
37 |
Paulo- SAP Expert,Project Manager,SAP Cloud Instance[1] |
$260,000.00 |
Project Closure |
9 days |
Thu 28-06-18 |
Tue 10-07-18 |
$21,000.00 |
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Project handover to Client |
4 days |
Thu 28-06-18 |
Tue 03-07-18 |
37 |
Project Manager |
$12,000.00 |
Client’s Agreement |
3 days |
Wed 04-07-18 |
Fri 06-07-18 |
42 |
Client |
$0.00 |
Documentation |
2 days |
Mon 09-07-18 |
Tue 10-07-18 |
43 |
Project Manager |
$6,000.00 |
Resource Release |
1 day |
Mon 09-07-18 |
Mon 09-07-18 |
43 |
Project Manager |
$3,000.00 |
Work Breakdown Structure
WBS |
Task Name |
Duration |
Start |
Finish |
0 |
SAP Cloud Implementation |
68 days |
Mon 09-04-18 |
Wed 11-07-18 |
1 |
SAP Project Preparation |
27 days |
Mon 09-04-18 |
Tue 15-05-18 |
2 |
Dai-Ichi Business Blueprint |
17 days |
Mon 07-05-18 |
Tue 29-05-18 |
3 |
SAP Cloud Development and Testing |
13 days |
Thu 17-05-18 |
Mon 04-06-18 |
4 |
Preparing to Go Live |
18 days |
Mon 04-06-18 |
Wed 27-06-18 |
5 |
SAP Cloud Project Go Live and Support |
10 days |
Thu 28-06-18 |
Wed 11-07-18 |
6 |
Project Closure |
9 days |
Thu 28-06-18 |
Tue 10-07-18 |
Resource Name
Type |
Max. Units |
Std. Rate |
|
Project Manager |
Work |
100% |
$60,000.00/mon |
Paulo- SAP Expert |
Work |
100% |
$60,000.00/mon |
Cloud Expert |
Work |
100% |
$7,500.00/mon |
June- SAP Expert |
Work |
100% |
$7,500.00/mon |
LAMP Stack Specialist |
Work |
100% |
$3,500.00/mon |
Linux Administrator + LAMP |
Work |
100% |
$3,250.00/mon |
X 86 image – per instance |
Material |
$2,750.00 |
|
SAP Cloud Instance |
Material |
$200,000.00 |
|
JIRA |
Material |
$500.00 |
|
Travel & Accommodation Expenses for Paulo |
Material |
$10,000.00 |
|
Database Server |
Material |
$2,750.00 |
|
Application Server |
Material |
$2,750.00 |
|
Web Services Layer Servers |
Material |
$2,750.00 |
|
Client |
Work |
100% |
$0.00/hr |
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