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R. Ronco , Inc Company Intranet Project Proposal. Presented by: Dave Kellas, Laura Schneider , Anahita Zamani. Agenda. Project goal, problem / opportunity definition and proposed solution Content Management System research and selection Proposed site layout
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R Ronco, Inc Company Intranet Project Proposal Presented by: Dave Kellas, Laura Schneider , Anahita Zamani
Agenda • Project goal, problem / opportunity definition and proposed solution • Content Management System research and selection • Proposed site layout • Cost / Benefit analysis and proposed budget • Proposed schedule and work breakdown structure • Overview • Questions
Problem / Opportunity Definition • Employees do not have enough access to information • Information is spread out • People in different branches • Too much time and effort spent on searching for information • Department heads spend time answering FAQs
Proposed Solution • Create a company intranet called RoncoWeb • Centralize location for all employees to get information • Increase efficiency and productivity • Build company unity • Minimal costs • Disseminate company information quickly
Content Management System Evaluation • CMS systems researched • Big Ace • CMS Master • Drupal • Jaws • Mambo • Silver Stripe
CMS Evaluation Results • Drupal 6.8 • Open Source • Under active development • Many add-ons available • Cross platform • Security • Performance • Flexibility • Winner of the ‘Best Open Source CMS’ award
Cost/Benefit Analysis • Increased Efficiency • Increased Productivity • Tangible Benefits • Intangible Benefits • Faster access to information • Up-to-date information • Increased sense of team
Business Requirements • Faster communication, wider distribution and greater efficiency for the rapidly growing company. • Accessibility to the resources for all employees regardless of their physical locations. • Easy to maintain intranet for departmental content contributors to edit and add content.
Potential Obstacles • Difficulty changing traditional approach to company communication • Frequent changes from departments
Major Project Activities • Purchasing • Configure Hardware • Configure Drupal • Finalize layout • Design site • Gather departmental requirements • Find dept content editors • Develop and test site • Training • Define and add users • Deploy and announce site • Ongoing site administration
Overview • Design, build and deploy RoncoWeb to create a central location where all employees can access information • Employees spend too much time searching for information that will now be found on RoncoWeb • Drupal is a feature rich, open source CMS which is easy to implement, easy to use and easy to maintain • RoncoWeb will have pages for each department with content added by department managers • Low cost project - $12,000 • Completed by March 27
Thank You! Questions?