Name: Create a business case for building or buying a computer

Goals: State what are your goals with this project?

Scope is:

• Practice using the ideas and concepts to complete a simple project.
• Create a document that organizes your thoughts on what is important (Outline version 1.This is an outline that you will turn into a summary at a later time in the process.)
• Define the specifications of your computer
• What keys things are included in your computer
• What are excluded in it (such as a 4k screen , and 3D additive manufacturing printer)

Budget is:

• What is your price range?
• Do you intend to buy it or build it yourself?
• Why?

Schedule is:

• What is the time period associated with this project? (Use a two (2) week time frame)
• Break down the steps you will take by time and days, use hours as well as days in your methods.

Measurable Organizational Values are:

• What are the key things that are important/value to you? Speed, games, ease of use(Macs) school work etcetera. Some of these will be quantitative others will be qualitative
• Define your personal goal or goals for this project.
• Are you the user/end user or just a buyer of the technology? What is your position, if any?
• Your team in my classes is only you.
• However, what makes you qualified to do this project?
• How does it align with you other life goals or just this weeks goals?
• Who owns this project? You or some family member or someone else?
• Contract with yourself to complete this project; time, money, rationale to buy the computer?

Create a list of alternatives:

• List at four (4) alternatives you considered for this project?
• Pros and cons of each
• Build or buy options and why for each.
• How do they reasonably accomplish your goals for the computing device?

Feasibility and Risks associated with this project are:

• Technical feasibility
• Economic feasibility
• Organizational feasibility
• Other concerns to be addressed as related to Risks in doing your project.
• Any risks that are up side or downside?

What are the Benefits and Costs associated with the project?

• These are not limited to financial concerns.
• Are there financial interests such as break even analysis or a return on your investment in this project?
• Do a comparison of the alternatives. Often times this is done in a table format where the conclusions are weighted or valued in a high to low type of scenario.
• Do you have any past experiences that allow you to value this project more effectively or efficiently?

Proposal:

• What do you propose to do and why
• Make a recommendation
• Have a signatory place holder with a date on it as well.

Now the bulk of it is done, go back to your outline document and create an executive summary describing the:

• Problem and opportunities
• Your goals and strategy, if appropriate
• Detailing in simple terms how you measured those alternatives and opportunities, and:
• A brief explanation of your recommendation and why.