Dog Save is Australia's oldest, largest and most trusted animal welfare organisation. With this privileged position come

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Dog Save is Australia's oldest, largest and most trusted animal
welfare organisation. With this privileged position comes great
responsibility. This year Dog Save received 126,673 dogs in 39
animal shelters, across the country.
Over the past 10 years Dog Save has adopted out and reunited
with their owners over 300,000 dogs and puppies. Adoption and
reclaim rates nationally have been steadily climbing each year, and
significant improvements in the outcomes for dogs are required.
Dog Save is a community based organisation, which relies on
donations and gifts from generous dog lovers to maintain its
operations. It has also be fortunate enough to have links with the
Victorian Police force dog squad, and the Australian movie industry
where it has help source and train dogs for a number of movies such
as; the man from snowy river, and red dog. These links provide a
solid source of ongoing funding for the organisation.
You have been working part-time for Community Coders Pty Ltd, an
open source organisation who recruits university students to work
on primarily mobile software development projects. Your company is
preparing a bid to upgrade a PC based database to a web-based
system to store all records of their dogs, for Dog Save. Your
executive manager Derek Hale has asked you to take the lead on this
project.
The initial investment in the project is estimated to be $80,000
in year 0, $15,500 in year 1, $13,550 in year 2, $12,550 in year 3
of the project. The Dog Save requires a discount rate of 8.5%. It
is anticipated project future cash inflow as follows (Years 0 to
3): $0, $85,150, $75,250, and $65,300.
Dog Save wants to upgrade their home developed PC based
spreadsheet records to a web based system which can house records
of all dogs cared for by all of its centres through Australia. Data
stored might include; information on dog's breed, treatment
required, age, weight, distinguishable characteristics, diet,
photograph, admission and discharge dates, training, and special
skills etc. The Database should also provide a range of reports to
administrators such as; common types of dumped dogs, common
injuries etc.
The web-based system will allow multiple users from various
locations to logon and use the system at any one point in time.
This will make a huge improvement on the efficiency of the current
system, as it is operated from one computer only. Other advantages
of the web-based system are to improve dog and owner match ups, in
the adoption process. Identify skills sets of dogs suitable for law
enforcement or work in the entertainment industry, and a whole set
of reports which will allow Dog Save management to identify problem
areas, particular breeds etc., and improve fund raising
efforts.
John D. Souja the Director of Dog Save, has indicated the budget
for the project is $121,600 and is expecting to be completed within
three months. John's deputy, Stiles Stilinski will be available for
all
meetings and to answer any queries. As it is their first
website, John wants to have a look at website after each milestone
so that he is satisfied with the end product. He also realises some
potential issues like security, payments and so on, that can cause
serious issues in the success of this project.
Sofie Martin, CEO of Community Coders Pty Ltd has realised that
Dog Save's project can be complicated because John D. Souja does
not have clear requirements at the starting and want to update on
the go so she has advised you to use suitable software development
methodology which can cater the needs of Dog Save.
The project will be considered a success, if it comes in on
time, on budget, within scope and key stakeholders have been
pleased with the communication and reporting processes.
Questions:
From the given above case study, i need help in making
a cost estimate.and a communication management plan for the
project.