THE GREAT MOVE

An Alpha Betas Production

TEAM MEMBERS

Chris Drnevich Steven Quenzel Thomas Basenfelder Anthony Martinez

THE PROJECT IN A NUTSHELL We needed to update our facilities at our old location. We acquired 100,000 dollars for this upgrade from a bank loan Also we decide to move into another building. New equipment Updated website

PROJECT CHARTER Our goals are to take an existing database center, and move/upgrade it to a newer building. We are trying to get bigger because we regrew out of our original size. We want to use better equipment so we can get a bigger customer base. This is part of a larger project.

ESTIMATED BUDGET

Estimated Labor $0

Estimated Materials $10,000

Estimated Contractors $0

Estimated Equipment and Facilities $75,000

Estimated Travel $1,000

Total Estimated Cost $86,000

BUSINESS NEEDSWe are doing this project due to our customer’s demand for server space and an option of playing a variety of games on our platforms.

The upgrade will add new servers capable of hosting multiple gaming servers at once.

This will be a financial gain for the owner as well as a better gaming experience for the owner.

Word of mouth promotion will help the revenue for the owner as well.

MILESTONES We are acquiring the building first, on 11/6/2015. We will spec out and order equipment on 11/9/2015 and on 11/9/2015 we are

setting up a date for our metro Ethernet. We are getting the equipment needed on 11/13/2015. We start wiring up the servers on 11/14/2015 and we are getting the

installation of metro Ethernet. On 11/18/2015 we will be doing a stress test on the servers to make sure they

work well with high volume A beta testing invite to our customers will be on 11/20/15 to 11/22/15. On 11/25/15 we are doing an editing and reviewing/bug repair to our servers. 12/07/2015 is the launch date of our servers.

PROJECT SCOPE Phase One

Leasing a datacenter colocation for 20 per U servers, switch and a router. Site will provide power, HVAC ,onsite security, and multiple ISP Phase Two

Once we have acquired our server colocation we will begin the process of acquiring our 20 new servers. We have decided to obtain Dell Power edge R730 Series servers and a Cisco 10 Gigabit Switch Phase Three

Called service provider for Metro Ethernet service and set date for installation, set date for equipment arrival and test prior to installation.

PROJECT SCOPE Phase Four

As installation of servers and switch has been complete we will begin with the wiring of the servers to the switch and then to our router.

We will be using Category 6A wiring of our network. Phase Five

Will begin stress testing the servers and acquire licensing for the server of the games we will be providing to our customers.

Phase SixWill begin BETA test with our customers testing the servers and acquiring any input via survey in game and also thru website forums. We will also begin advertising our launch date.

PROJECT SCOPE Phase Seven

Take any input from Beta testing and make any improvements on our servers prior to launch

Phase Eight Launch Date will have onsite support,Servers will be open to all customers Website will be fully functional

WEEK 4WBS

1. Location1. Find colocation (Anthony)2. Meet with building owners (Anthony)3. Decide on necessary rack space (Anthony)4. Sign Lease5. Finalize location (Anthony)

2. Hardware1. Calling Dell for quotes 20 Power Edge R730 Servers (Tom)2. Purchase in full Cisco 10 Gigabit switch from Amazon.com (Tom)3. Purchase in full 20 Power Edge R730 Servers (Tom)4. Purchase in full 1000 foot roll of Cat 6A cable and RJ-45 connectors (Tom)

3. Setup1. Moving equipment to colocation (All)2. Put servers in rack (Steve)3. Put switch rack (Steve)4. Call local service provider for Metro Ethernet (Anthony)5. Wiring racks and plug in servers to switch (Chris)6. Initial software install and operating system installation and webserver setup (Chris)7. Install Gaming server software and configure Config Files (Chris)8. Acquire domain name and forward IP address (Chris)9. Basic stress test to ensure stability (Chris)

WEEK 4 WBS CONT.

4. Beta Testing1. Website testing and finalizations (Thomas)2. Invite players to the servers and advertise for the beta testing (Steve)3. Monitor servers performance (Chris)4. Fix bugs (Chris)5. Correct Config Files as needed (Chris)6. Continue beta test until major bugs are worked out (Thomas)

5. Release1. Release Full Website (Thomas)2. Advertise for release (Steve)

1. Advertise on our website (Steve)2. Advertise on our Facebook and Twitter page (Steve)3. Advertise using google ads with yearly payments paid in full (Steve)

3. First day patches (Anthony)6. Close out

1. Continue monitoring servers. (Chris)2. Watch for bugs and release patches (Chris)3. Continue advertising until we reach max capacity (Steve)4. Update to the latest games as they release (Thomas)

RISK REGISTER                

ID Risk Name Risk Description Impact Probability Risk Ranking Positive/Negative Proactive Response Plan Trigger Event Reactive Contingency Plan

      VH,H,M,L,VL VH,H,M,L,VL What is the risk color code ? Is this a positive or negative risk from the risk matrix?

What proactively can be attempted to make the risk happen or prevent it?

What do you think will trigger the event?

What are your backup plans if the risk should occur?

1 Servers do not arrive on time.

If servers do not arrive on time, the project will fall behind schedule.

H H Red Negative Track process of server and making sure shipment is on time

Parts do not ship on assigned date.

If possible, have a backup supplier identified and standing by.

2 Service Provider Unable to have service provider activate on time

M L Yellow Negative Making sure the service provider we want has service ran into building

Unable to acquire ISP at a reasonable time

Acquire another ISP

3 Security Vulnerability to DDOS and/or breach of data H M Yellow Negative Basic DDOS protection and Firewall

software DDOS attack Backup Domain name and also verify if any data has been taken

4 UPS failure UPS battery Failure VH VL Yellow Negative Having a back up UPS , Spare battery for UPS UPS failure Go to site replace unit

5 Equipment failure Server failure when booting up M VL Green Negative Having spare parts for server Parts failure Replace parts or call vendor for

replacement server

6 Transportation Failure Unable to move server to new location M VL Green Negative Having a back up vehicle for

transportation Broken down vehicle Replacement vehicle

7 Software crash Software fails on server causing customer to not enter game servers

VH L Green Negative Back up programs Loss of software Installing back up software

8 Additional Server Cost Bulk order server costs VH L Yellow Positive Research multiple vendors Purchasing multiple

servers at once putting extra funds into other part of project

9 Mass Subscriber Influx of subscriber VH H Red Positive Advertising exclusive downloads for servers at a certain price

Hosting over 15,000 subscribers Adding exclusive content monthly

GANTT CHART

WEEK 7COMMUNICATION PLAN

WEEKLY VERBAL COMMUNICATIONWHAT WHEN WHERE OWNER ATTENDEESSKYPE(SHARED SCREEN)

FRIDAYSATURDAYSUNDAYTUESDAY

ONLINE PROJECT MANAGER

PROJECT TEAM(CHRIS, STEVE, TOM, ANTHONY)

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONWHAT WHEN METHOD OF

DELIVERYSENDER RECEIVER

UPLOAD TO DOC SHARING

WEEKLY ELECTRONIC PROJECT MANAGER

PROFESSOR

CLOSING In conclusion our team successfully completed our project of a data center

upgrade under budget.

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