Using the paper started in Week One, add an additional 3 to 4 pages (1,050 to 1,400 words) describing your strategies for managing the project as follows:

• Develop a project communication plan to describe how stakeholders and managers will be kept informed regarding project progress. This will include the form of communication (status reports, meetings, etc.), frequency, and specific project milestones that will aid in determining where the implementation stands.
• Describe the various kinds of documentation that will be required to support the future system operation, including both user and technical documentation.
• Describe the Change Control Process that will be employed on the project to properly manage any disruptions to the progress of the project.
• Evaluate out-sourcing of implementation tasks, using consulting services versus performing them in-house, describing the costs, benefits, and challenges associated with each option.

Incorporate feedback from your previous assignments.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Update your project plan to include the tasks associated with this week’s assignment.

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Note: This is part three of a four-part implementation plan that will be combined to form the finalized plan in Week Four. It is expected that adjustments will be made in the final version based on the feedback provided in Weeks One through Three.

Using the paper developed in Weeks One and Two, add an additional 3 to 4 pages (1,050 to 1,400 words) describing your user acceptance testing plans for ensuring the Business Enterprise Software performs at an acceptable level. Include the following:

• Develop a data conversion plan that describes the process of migrating existing data to the testing platform.
• Describe the test environment, including hardware requirements and the personnel who will participate in user acceptance testing.
• Explain the methods and procedures that will be used to conduct the testing, such as performance testing, load testing, and/or regression testing.

Incorporate feedback from your previous assignments.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Update your Microsoft^® Project plan to include the tasks associated with this week’s assignment.

Continuing with the paper developed in Weeks One, Two, and Three, add an additional 2 to 3 pages (700 to 1,050 words) describing your plans for training employees and preparing them for system changeover. Include the following:

• Develop a schedule of activities to prepare for training and to conduct the training.
• Describe the resources that will be needed for training, including training materials, the training methods to be used, and training schedules for each of Brewton’s locations.
• Explain how training can be organized to provide training and keep the business operating.
• Prepare a 4- to 5-slide PowerPoint^®presentation that will provide general information to the company employees about how the startup of the new system will affect them and what to expect in each of the stages of deployment.
• Prepare a project budget itemizing each area of expenditure required to complete the application implementation.
• Describe the proposed implementation project approval process, identifying stakeholders who will authorize the project team to go forward with the plan.

Incorporate feedback from your previous assignments.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Update your project plan to include the tasks associated with this assignment.

Learning Team: Post-Implementation Support

Provide a 1- to 1.5-page Executive Briefing describing plans for moving the organization from the current business operating environment to the new one. Include plans for the following:

• Describe the resources that will be needed for supporting the system during the startup period.
• Define ongoing system maintenance roles and responsibilities (Corrective, Adaptive, Protective, Preventive).
• Describe procedures for evaluating and prioritizing system enhancements proposed by stakeholders.
• Develop procedures for supporting the new system and its users and for applying system patches and upgrades.
• Specify procedures that will be needed for securing data assets.
• Identify measures to be taken in protecting against security threats from unauthorized access of the network.
• Explain how a Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) and a Business Continuity Plan will protect the organization’s future operation.

Prepare a Visio^® diagram that depicts the integrated system infrastructure supporting the new application.

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