PMC Consulting Ltd.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

1.0 INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND :

PMC Consulting's core business goal is to provide world-class project management consulting services to various organizations. The firm can streamline and increase business by providing information related to project management on its intranet site, making some information and services accessible to current and potential clients.

2.0 BUSINESS OBJECTIVES :

PMC Consulting's strategic goals include continuing growth and profitability. The project management intranet site project will support these goals by increasing visibility of the firm's expertise to current and potential clients by allowing clients and public access to some sections of the intranet. The project will also improve profitability by reducing internal costs by providing standard tools, techniques, templates, and project management knowledge to all internal consultants.

3.0 CURRENT SITUATION AND PROBLEM/OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:

PMC consulting has a corporate website as well as an intranet. The firm currently uses the website for marketing information. The primary use of the intranet is for consulting human resource information, such as entering hours on projects, changing and viewing benefits information, and accessing an online directory and web-based e-mail system. The firm also uses an enterprise-wide project management system to track all project information, focussing the status of deliverables and meeting scope, time and cost goals. There is an opportunity to provide a new section on the intranet dedicated to sharing consultants' project management knowledge across the organization. PMC Consulting only hires experienced consultants and gives them freedom to manage projects as they see fit. However, as the business grows and projects become more complex, even experienced project managers are looking for suggestions on how to work more efficiently.

4.0 CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS AND CONSTRAINTS :

The proposed intranet site must be a valuable asset for PMC Consulting. Current consultants and clients must actively support the project, and it must pay for itself within one year by reducing internal operating costs and generating new business. The Project Management Office manager must lead the effort, and the project team must include participants from several parts of the company, as well as from current client organizations. The new system must run on existing hardware, and it should require minimal technical support. It must be easily accessible by clients and consultants and be secure from unauthorized users.

5.0 ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS :

The main features of the project management intranet site include: Access To several searchable project management tools and templates. Access to project searchable management articles. Links to other up-to-date websites, with brief descriptions of the main features of the external sites An ask the expert feature to help build relationships with current and future clients and share knowledge with internal consultants Appropriate security to make the entire intranet accessible to internal consultants and certain sections accessible to others The ability to charge money for access to some. Payment options should include credit card or similar online payment transactions. After the system verifies payment, the user should be able to download the desired information Other features suggested by the bidder if they add value to the business.

For the above case provide RFP document with the following sections:

1. Introduction
2. Problem
3. Objectives
4. Solution
5. Method
6. Resources
7. Schedule
8. Qualifications
9. Management
10. Costs
11. Design
12. Conclusion