Project

A example company hosts its own VoIP service which use the open source asterisk server combine with the brand named IP phone. This project is to improve the function and voice quality of it.

The summary scope of work is to build up a team, base on the current problem achieve the solution, define the schedule and deadline, and budget the expense.

Build up a team, the team has the following members:

• A projector manager
• A network engineer to setup the network traffic control
• A asterisk engineer to improve the function of the VoIP
• A system administrator to install and configure the system environment
• A treasurer to control the budget

Base on the current problem and agreement between the users and project team to achieve the following solutions:

• Setup the network quality of service so the voice has higher priority to pass through the network tunnel.
• Setup secondly server for hosting the service of conference bridge so to share the load from the only server to increase the computing power resource.
• Setup the network traffic monitoring graphic so to continue watch the problem and to improve.

Define the schedule and deadline:

• 2 weeks: Project manager allocate the members.
• 2 weeks: System administrator specified the server specification and purchase the server.
• 2 weeks: System administrator install and configure the server.
• 4 weeks: Network engineer setup the network quality of service.
• 2 weeks: Network engineer verify the network quality of service.
• 4 weeks: Network engineer setup the network traffic monitoring graphic.
• 2 weeks: Network engineer verify the network traffic monitoring graphic.
• 4 weeks: Asterisk engineer setup the conference bridge server.
• 2 weeks: Asterisk engineer verify the conference bridge server.

Project will be done in 12 weeks. The meeting is scheduled every two weeks on Tuesday at 10:00AM to 12:00PM.

The budget:

Project Manager: $35 (per hour) x 70 (hours) = $2,450

System administrator: $ 35 (per hour) x 120 (hours) = $ 4,200.

Network engineer for four months: $30 (per hour) x 120 (hours) = $ 4,200.

Asterisk engineer for four months: $40 (per hour) x 100 (hours) = $ 4,000.

Treasurer: $25 (per hour) x 60 (hours) = $1,500.

1 server: $3950

Internet service for 3 months: 1,500 x 3 = $4,500

30 SIP Trunking + 20 DID = $15 x 30 + $20 = $470 x 3 months = $1,410

Total budget allocation: $26,210.