Task
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Network Engineering / Systems administration
Solution Design Document (Draft) and Test Plan
The purpose of a Solution Design Document is to provide a thorough and complete description of your proposed solution.
It has to include the logical (network topology, addressing, naming, VLANs, VPNs etc) as well as the physical design (which equipment to use, chosen LAN and WAN technology etc) for solution and provide information on how the design is to be implemented (Installation plans, user guides, administration plans etc). The design decisions that you have made need to be justified by referring back to the customer requirements set out in the Requirements Specification. You will need to show how your proposed design is a valid solution to fulfil these requirements. An electronic copy of the templates for the Design Document can be found in the resources section of the ITC306 Interact site.
Test plan
The purpose of a test plan is to clearly document the testing parameters for the system you are building in order to ensure the system is accurately evaluated against the system requirements documented in Assessment Item 2.
Please note you are allowed to work in group/team to develop a solution and encouraged to submit a single assessment. However please note that you will be assessed individually based on your performance.
IT Management /Business Analysis
You are required to submit:
Detailed Project Management Plan
An updated detailed Project Management Plan that includes:
- Quality Management plan
- High-level WBS and budget
- Change Control plan
Reporting Templates
Templates for your team submissions including:
- Change request forms
- Change log,
- Issue log,
- Team meeting agenda and minutes
- other templates as identified
Please note that this is not a group/team assignment each student MUST submit the individual assessment.
Rationale
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This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:
- be able to identify and apply appropriately the different steps in the project development, as well as develop the main artefacts of the process, using project management tools to assist in timely completion of milestones.
- be able to analyse and document requirements using appropriate modelling techniques and tools.
- be able to evaluate and determine suitable technologies to be used in the project.
- be able to demonstrate effective communication skills.
Network Engineering / Systems administration
- Demonstrate student’s ability to apply appropriately the different steps in the project development, as well as develop the main artifacts of the process.
IT Management /Business Analysis
- Demonstrate student’s ability to apply appropriately the different steps in the project development, as well as develop the main artifacts of the process.
Marking criteria and standards
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Network Engineering / Systems administration
Criteria | HD | DI | CR | PS | FL |
Design matches documented project requirements (10) | Design correctly addresses all project requirements using an industry standard solution
(with the exception of approved workarounds) | Design correctly addresses all project requirements using a solution that will work but isn’t aligned with what happens in the industry (with the exception of approved workarounds) | Design correctly addresses almost all (80%+) project requirements | Design correctly addresses all key project requirements | Design fails to adequately address all key project requirements |
Implementation plan matches documented project requirements (5) | Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet all project requirements without any further clarifications | Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet all project requirements with minimal clarifications | Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet all project requirements with some minor clarifications | Implementation plan would allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet most project requirements with some minor clarifications | Implementation plan would not allow an IT professional to implement your design and meet most project requirements with some minor clarifications |
Testing parameters forevaluation of system performance against business, functional and technical requirements are correctly identified and analysed (5) | Testing parameters will allow for accurate testing of all business, functional and technical requirements | Testing parameters will allow for accurate testing of most business, functional and technical requirements | Testing parameters will allow for accurate testing of key business, functional and technical requirements | Testing parameters will allow for accurate testing of essential business, functional and technical requirements | Testing parameters will not allow for accurate testing of one or more essential business, functional and technical requirements |
Documentation quality (5) | All documentation is at or above industry standard including a table that links project requirements to design section. | Most documentation is at or above industry standard with the remainder at a high academic standard. | Documentation meets all expected academic standards but missing formatting or content that would be expected in the industry. | Documentation meets most expected academic standards. | Documentation fails to meets most expected academic standards. |
IT Management /Business Analysis
Criteria | HD | DI | CR | PS | FL |
PMP contains all required information (10) | Effectively builds upon supplied a template to provide all relevant information | Supplied template is adapted to provide all requested information and additional relevant information | Supplied template is accurately completed with all requested information | Supplied template is accurately completed with most requested information | Supplied template not completed accurately or completely |
PMP demonstrates effective written communication skills (5) | Consistent application of industry standard language and formatting | Well written with some demonstration of industry standard language and formatting | Well written with a demonstration of academic standard language and formatting | Well written but lacks acceptable formatting | Writing is not of an acceptable standard. |
Templates contain all required information and are clear, easy to use, consistent formatting (10) | All templates developed. Templates capture all relevant information. Well designed. Consistent application of industry standard language and formatting | Most or all templates developed. Templates capture most of the required information. Well designed with some demonstration of industry standard language and formatting | Most or some templates developed. Some design issues or inconsistencies. Written with some demonstration of industry standard language and formatting | Most or some templates developed. Design issues or inconsistencies. Not all relevant information captured. | Templates are not of an acceptable standard. |
Requirements
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IT Management / Business Analysis students- you must also submit your MS Project files