PROJECT CHARTER

Project Name:

USC Chemistry and Biochemistry Website

Project Owner/Sponsor:

Nancy Blaisdell and Virginia Rogers

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Date:

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2/11/2015

Project Mission Statement

Under the One Carolina mission The University of South Carolina (USC) is standardizing its website brand image by
using the new content management system, OmniUpdate (OU). According to the stylizing and formatting guidelines
provided by USC, the current Chemistry and Biochemistry website does not meet the new university standards.
First, The USC Chemistry and Biochemistry Department wants the ITEC 564 Capstone Team to update their faculty
departmental web pages to meet the university standards. Second, The Capstone Team will create faculty group pages
for each Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty member that shows interest. The Capstone Team has agreed to complete a
faculty departmental and a faculty group webpage for each Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty member by the listed
Project Completion date.

Major Deliverables / Products

The project will consist of four phases with the listed deliverables:
Phase One Planning (1/22/15 - 2/14/15)
1. Signed Project Charter
2. Create Project Timeline
3. Website Training
Phase Two Faculty Webpages (2/15/15 3/17/15)
1. Create a Sample Faculty Departmental Webpage
2. Obtain Approval from Nancy and/or Virginia (See Critical Success Factors)
3. Obtain UTS Approval
4. Produce All Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Pages
5. Obtain Faculty Approval
Phase Three Group Pages (3/18/15 4/13/15)
1. Create a Sample Faculty Group Webpage
2. Obtain Approval from Nancy and/or Virginia (See Critical Success Factors)
3. Obtain UTS Approval
4. Produce All Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Group Pages
5. Obtain Faculty Approval

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Phase Four - Review (4/14/15 - 4/21/15)

1. Fix Webpage Errors
2. Review / Evaluate Project

Deliverables OUT of Project Scope

Nancy and/or Virginia will be responsible for posting the webpage to the University website.
The faculty will be responsible for upkeep after the Project Completion date (see milestone chart).

Project Objectives

The primary objective of the project is to create a set of university-approved and faculty-approved faculty
departmental webpages and group webpages for the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department of USC.

Assumptions

There will be no out-of-pocket expenses

UTS Training will be sufficient
Website Forms will not fit into the project scope (subject to change this Project Charter based upon The
Capstone Teams evaluation of webpage-building execution)
If web forms are added to the Project Charter, then the required software will be provided by USC or UTS

Critical Success Factors

Per created webpage, a signed checklist by Nancy Blaisdell and/or Virginia Rogers
All webpages adhere to UTSs pre-defined web standards and formatting
The faculty departmental and faculty group webpages are finished by 4/27/15 (the last day of Spring 2015
classes)

Major Project Milestones and Phases

Phase One Planning

a. Signed Project Charter (2/12/15)
b. Website Training Completed (2/12/15)
Phase Two Faculty Webpages
a. Sample Faculty Departmental Webpage Approved (2/19/15)
b. All Faculty Departmental Webpages Completed and Signed Off (3/17/15)
Phase Three Group Pages
a. Sample Faculty Group Page Approved (3/19/15)
b. All Faculty Group Pages Completed and Signed Off (4/13/15)
Phase Four Review
a. All Evaluations Completed (4/20/15)
b. Project Competed (4/21/15)

Major Risks

The addition of the forms will cause the project to extend beyond the 4/27/15
UTS approval process will cause phases of the project to slow

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Cost/Budget/Financial Assumptions

The only potential financial investment is the investment in buying Adobe Acrobat software to create the web
forms if they are added to the project scope.

Project Signatures
NAME/ROLE

SIGNATURE

DATE

Nancy Blaisdell, Sponsor

Virginia Rogers, Sponsor
Chad Robichaux, Project Manager
Carlos Burton, Technical Lead
Laquasia Tyson, Quality Lead

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