Larry Laus
CPS 612 (CRN 22089089)
Software Project Management
VIDEO GAME DELIVERY PROJECT
Part Two – Project Scope Management
Task One: Scope Statement
Scope Statement for Video Game Delivery Project
Prepared by: Larry Gusto
Date: Oct. 3, 2009
Project Title: VIDEO GAME DELIVERY
Date: Sept. 9, 2009
Prepared by: Larry Gusto
Project Justification:
TRAX Int’l has decided to provide a monthly video game rental program as a result of its
market research. The company has high expectation for meeting untapped customer
needs. The video game delivery project involves developing a web-based application
and support structure to provide customers with video games on a monthly rental basis.
The project is estimated to cost about $500,00, and monthly operating costs of about
$50,000 per monthly for year one and $60,000 per month for years two and three.
Estimated benefits are about $1 million the first year after implementation and $2
million the following two years.
Product Characteristics and Requirements:
1. Online platform: members will be allowed to create accounts online.
2. Multi-console support: video game titles much available for all types of
platforms including popular gaming systems, computer, and learning systems
used in preschools and elementary schools.
3. International service: product and product information must be available in
several different languages.
4. Database: database must be able to track at least 7000 individual selections
in all gaming console and computer platforms
5. User friendly: application must searchable for specific games by platform,
age, gender appropriateness, customer reviews, sport (sports-related
games).
6. Online order tracking: customers must be able to order the video games,
track delivery and return of video games, pay online or via other payment
methods (including credit or debit card, check, or school payment systems,
or other electronic payment systems).
7. Reviews and ratings: members must be to write reviews of the games they
rent.
8. Partnership: web application must be able to track referral to the site from
corporate partners and customers, display advertisement, and track
customer usage patterns.
9. Security: customers must be provided with secure money processing and
transaction system.
10. Web site application must accessible using a standard internet browser.
11. Web site must be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with one hour per
week for system maintenance and other periodic maintenance, as
appropriate.
Summary of Project Deliverables
Project management-related deliverables: business case, charter, team contract, scope
statement, WBS, schedule, cost baseline, status reports, final project presentation, final
project report, lessons-learned report, and any other documents required to manage
the project.
Product-related deliverables: research reports, design documents, software code,
hardware, etc.
1. Survey: a survey will be completed to collect selection titles for procurement,
including multi-language and multi-console use
2. Web site design: an initial design of the new web site will include a site map,
suggested formats, appropriate graphics, etc. The final design will incorporate
comments from customer survey
3. Test plan: a test plan will document the interface between the banking software
and express mail software.
4. User form templates: templates will be presented for review prior to installation
within the web site.
5. Promotion: a plan for promoting the intranet site will describe various
approaches for
6. Project benefit measurement plan: a project benefit plan will measure the
financial value of the web site.
Project Success Criteria:
Our goal is to complete this project within 12 months for no more than $500,000. The
project sponsor Lori, the VP of marketing, estimated the benefits are about $1 million
the first year after implementation and $2 million the following two years. With 10
percent discount rate the payback is anticipated to occur in year two.