Speculation

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5. Business Value Statements

Business Improvement	Major	Minor	None	Business Value Statement (In Support of the Improvement)
Increase revenue Decrease cost Avoid cost Increase productivity Improve time to market Improve customer service/value Provide competitive advantage Reduce risk Improve quality Other (describe)

6. Commitment Tie to Strategic Business Initiative

7. Project Business Definition

Delivery

Essential (must be delivered):

Desirable (delivery will be accepted without this functionality):

Optional (would be nice to have if it can be included within projected time and cost):

Exclusions:

8. Critical Success Factors - Conditions of Customer Satisfaction

Scope:

Quality:

Cost:

Time:

9. Impact Statement

Indicate all other applications that require changes as a result of this Commitment. List any other Commitments this project is dependent upon for successful completion.

10. Sunset Statement

List the application(s) to be sunsetted as a result of this Commitment. Estimate life span of this application.

1. Sunsets:

2. Life span of this Commitment's deliverables:

11. Assumptions, Constraints, and Open Issues

Assumptions:

1. This project will adhere to established information technology and application architectures (if this is not true, see section 12 - Risk) and will strive toward open, standards-based IT solutions.

2. The PMO project engineering framework will be used to build the project plan.

3. The PMO's standard project resource and time management tools will be employed by the project team to manage this project, to assign and account for resource utilization, and to report on project deliverables.

Constraints:

Open Issues:

12. Risk

_ Breakthrough _ Platform _ Derivative _ R&D _ Support

Risk Management Matrix (Updates to this continue throughout life of Commitment.)

Potential Risk	Description of Risk	Resolution
Technology
Financial
Security
Data integrity
Business continuity
Regulatory
Business requirements
Operational readiness
Other (explain)

Will this Commitment introduce any new technology that is not currently part of Information Technology architecture? (An answer of "yes" requires review and approval by the CIO.)

Approved by CIO:____________________________ date: _____________

13. Statement of Position 98-1

(State whether the cost of this project will be expensed or capitalized.)

_ Expensed in current fiscal year _ Capitalized over [state how many] years

14. Preliminary Estimate of Cost, Duration, and Effort

Preliminary Estimated Cost:

• Best Case: ______ Planned: ______ Contingency: ______

Preliminary Estimated Duration (lapsed time in weeks or months):

• Best Case: ______ Planned: ______ Contingency: ______

Preliminary Estimated Effort (total project plan resource hours required - associates and contractors):

• Best Case: ______ Planned: ______ Contingency: ______

Confidence Level: __ Low __ Medium __ High

Maintenance Estimate (per year):

15. Roles and Responsibilities

(List the roles and responsibilities for this Commitment.)

Role	Name of Associate	Responsibility
	NEU Team:
Executive sponsor		Provides funding and is ultimately responsible for overall project delivery
Working client(s)		Works closely with IT team to ensure the proper synchronization among end-user requirements, project plans, and IT delivery
Project director		Oversees IT delivery and ensures working client satisfaction
Project manager(s)		Ensures adherence to best practices in the overall administration and delivery of the project(s)
Business analyst (EO)		Coordinates IT delivery and ensures both internal synchronization of IT resources and the synchronization of IT delivery with physical plant requirements
Project analyst (EO)		Assists in project delivery documentation, measurement, and reporting
Application lead
Systems lead
Data management lead
Infrastructure lead
Customer services lead
	Internal and External Partners:
Vendor-based project management support
Technical architect(s)
Business process architect(s)
Creative development/UI
Development
Training/documentation
QA/testing
Infrastructure
Security
Other partner provider(s) - Hardware/Software:

16. Partner Provider Signature

(Instructions: Hold a review of sections 1-12 with your partner providers and obtain their agreement to participate. Each partner provider's signature represents his or her agreement to participate in this effort.)

Partner Providers - Agreement to Participate

Organization/Representative	Signature	Date
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______________________	_______________	________
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______________________	_______________	________
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______________________	_______________	________
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______________________	_______________	________
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______________________	_______________	________
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______________________	_______________	________

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