Project Charter For Yes Chemist SAP Implementation Project

The Aim of the Project Charter

The aim of this project charter is to identify the objectives and the requirements of the project. The major deliverables of the project and the milestone of the project are also discussed in the project charter. The project charter acts as a guide to the project team in system implementation.The beginning of the project will be followed by the authorization of the project.

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Project summary

The project aims in replacing the existing accounting system and other business processes of Yes Chemist to implement and install the SAP S/4HANA for SAP Business All-in-One. The execution of the project will help yes Chemist in managing the business processes in a more systematic manner. The entire project will be segregated in a number of phases so that the project can be delivered successfully. The project is expected to take a year for completion.

Project Requirements

The significant project requirement is preparation of the server room for installation. Certain modifications in the server room are needed and for that the certain portion of the server rooms will be needed to demolish. Apart from that, conversion of data is a significant requirement of the project as well.

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Major Deliverables/Milestones

The deliverables along with the key milestone of the project is represented in the following table-

Project Initiation and Requirements Gathering

System Implementation

Data Conversion

Integration and Testing

Documentation and Training

Acceptance testing and Sign off

Brief schedule

The table below represents the major project deliverables and the key milestone of the project. The table below represents the details of the tasks that the project will undergo.

Table 1 Brief project schedule

Entry Type

Description

Phase

Project Initiation and Requirements Gathering

Task

   Gathering the Functional Requirements of the Project

Task

   Preparation of new System Design according to the customers’ expectations

Task

   Documenting the requirements and design

Task

   Preparation of Project Plan

Phase

System Implementation

Task

   Server rooms modification

Task

   Designing the system

Task

   Coding the system

Task

   Installation of Hardware and Software

Task

   Installation of Hardware and Software

Task

   Server Installation

Milestone

M1: Completion of Server Installation

Phase

Data Conversion

Task

   Understanding the legacy Data Structure

Task

   Setting up of the automated Data extractor and Script Development

Task

   Validation and cleansing

Task

   Development of Automated Script

Task

   Real Time instance Test

Task

   Defect Rectification

Task

   Manual Data rectification

Phase

Integration and Testing

Task

   Integration of new system with e-gaate feature

Task

   Completion of comprehensive end to end testing

Task

   Testing of live e gate instance

Task

   System Integration Testing

Milestone

M2: System Installation

Phase

Documentation and Training

Task

   Development of functionality Manual

Task

   reviewing the standard SAP that is implemented

Task

   Customization of the training programs

Task

   Planning the training session

Task

   Training the users

Phase

Acceptance testing and Sign off

Task

   Completion of hardware and software installation

Task

   Completion of data conversion

Task

   User acceptance testing

Task

   Payment completion

Task

   Client Sign off

Milestone

   M3: Completion of Training and Sign Off

Key costs

The table below provides the details of the estimated project cost that the project will consider.

SAP Licensing Fee

$150,000

Cloud hosting

$6000

Cost of demolishing

$15,000

Virtual servers cost

$3,000

Project Manager (Charge/hour)

$195

Business Analyst (Charge/hour)

$130

Technical Writer (Charge/hour)

$95

Trainer (Charge /hour)

$115

Systems Integrator (Charge /hour)

$105

Application programmer (Charge /hour)

$95

Technical Officer (Charge /hour)

$85

Data Entry Officer (Cost/hour)

$60

Administrative officer (Cost/hour)

$50

Associated Quality Attributes

The major quality management issues associated with the project are as follows-

  1. The project will not be of acceptable quality if the user’s requirements are not met.
  2. The project will not be of acceptable quality if the data conversion is not completed in an accurate manner.
  3. The project will not be of acceptable quality if the project is not completed within the set budget
  4. The project will not be of acceptable quality if the objectives of the project are not met.

Task Name

Duration

Start

Finish

SAP S4HANA for SAP Business All-in-One

385 days

Tue 25-07-17

Mon 14-01-19

   Project Starts

1 day

Tue 25-07-17

Tue 25-07-17

   Project Initiation and Requirements Gathering

57 days

Wed 26-07-17

Thu 12-10-17

      Gathering the Functional Requirements of the Project

10 days

Wed 26-07-17

Tue 08-08-17

      Preparation of new System Design according to the customers’ expectations

30 days

Wed 09-08-17

Tue 19-09-17

      Documenting the requirements and design

7 days

Wed 20-09-17

Thu 28-09-17

      Preparation of Project Plan

10 days

Fri 29-09-17

Thu 12-10-17

   System Implementation

155 days

Fri 13-10-17

Thu 17-05-18

      Server rooms modification

15 days

Fri 13-10-17

Thu 02-11-17

      Designing the system

20 days

Fri 03-11-17

Thu 30-11-17

      Coding the system

30 days

Fri 01-12-17

Thu 11-01-18

      Installation of Hardware and Software

45 days

Fri 12-01-18

Thu 15-03-18

      Installation of Hardware and Software

15 days

Fri 16-03-18

Thu 05-04-18

      Server Installation

30 days

Fri 06-04-18

Thu 17-05-18

   M1: Completion of Server Installation

0 days

Thu 17-05-18

Thu 17-05-18

   Data Conversion

22 days

Fri 18-05-18

Mon 18-06-18

      Understanding the legacy Data Structure

3 days

Fri 18-05-18

Tue 22-05-18

      Setting up of the automated Data extractor and Script Development

2 days

Wed 23-05-18

Thu 24-05-18

      Validation and cleansing

3 days

Fri 25-05-18

Tue 29-05-18

      Development of Automated Script

2 days

Wed 30-05-18

Thu 31-05-18

      Real Time instance Test

3 days

Fri 01-06-18

Tue 05-06-18

      Defect Rectification

2 days

Wed 06-06-18

Thu 07-06-18

      Manual Data rectification

7 days

Fri 08-06-18

Mon 18-06-18

   Integration and Testing

60 days

Tue 19-06-18

Mon 10-09-18

      Integration of new system with e-gate feature

10 days

Tue 19-06-18

Mon 02-07-18

      Completion of comprehensive end to end testing

10 days

Tue 03-07-18

Mon 16-07-18

      Testing of live e gate instance

15 days

Tue 17-07-18

Mon 06-08-18

      System Integration Testing

25 days

Tue 07-08-18

Mon 10-09-18

   M2: System Installation

0 days

Mon 10-09-18

Mon 10-09-18

   Documentation and Training

57 days

Tue 11-09-18

Wed 28-11-18

      Development of functionality Manual

10 days

Tue 11-09-18

Mon 24-09-18

      reviewing the standard SAP that is implemented

15 days

Tue 25-09-18

Mon 15-10-18

      Customization of the training programs

10 days

Tue 16-10-18

Mon 29-10-18

      Planning the training session

7 days

Tue 30-10-18

Wed 07-11-18

      Training the users

15 days

Thu 08-11-18

Wed 28-11-18

   Acceptance testing and Sign off

32 days

Thu 29-11-18

Fri 11-01-19

      Completion of hardware and software installation

5 days

Thu 29-11-18

Wed 05-12-18

      Completion of data conversion

10 days

Thu 06-12-18

Wed 19-12-18

      User acceptance testing

15 days

Thu 20-12-18

Wed 09-01-19

      Payment completion

1 day

Thu 10-01-19

Thu 10-01-19

      Client Sign off

1 day

Fri 11-01-19

Fri 11-01-19

      M3: Completion of Training and Sign Off

0 days

Fri 11-01-19

Fri 11-01-19

   Project ends

1 day

Mon 14-01-19

Mon 14-01-19

Authorization to proceed

The Charter will be authorized by Russel bray, the General Manager and the Business Sponsor of the Project. 

Operational Manager (VUISC) Shah Miah 

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