This document summarizes SaveWithUs' proposed business process management (BPM) implementation project using BlueSpring Software's BPM Suite 4.5. The 10 month project is estimated to cost $500,000 and would standardize business processes to increase efficiency and transparency using a service-oriented architecture. It conducted a business case analysis that showed synergies with other applications and an aggressive return on investment. The implementation will follow standard project management methodologies over initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and close-out phases using a combination of internal and vendor resources.

1. SaveWithUs’ BPM Implementation Giving SWU the Keys to Business Process Improvement Mark Carlson IT600-0704B-01 : Information Technology Management Prof. Jason G. Andress

8. Resource and Cost Estimates Product & Travel Expenses Internal Labor Expenses Resource Costs Broken Down by Department Project Phase Resource QTY Weeks Hours % Billable Time Billable Hours Initiation Project Phase Project Mgmt 1 2 80 50% 40 Business Analyst 3 2 80 50% 120 Planning Project Phase Project Mgmt 1 16 640 50% 320 Business Analyst 3 16 640 50% 960 Management 10 16 640 10% 640 Training 2 16 640 25% 320 Execution Project Phase Project Mgmt 1 16 640 50% 320 IT 6 16 640 25% 960 Business Analyst 3 16 640 25% 480 Training 4 16 640 25% 640 Monitoring/QA Project Phase Quality Assurance 10 4 160 50% 800 Project Mgmt 1 4 160 50% 80 IT 1 4 160 10% 16 Close-Out Phase Project Mgmt 1 2 80 50% 40 Sub Total 47 146 5840 N/A 5736 Internal Labor Costs $401,520 Item Description QTY Price Total Software BPM Suite, MSSQL, Standard Server Software, Clustered 2 $50,000 $100,000 Hardware HP Proliant Blades, SAN Space Provision, Clustered 2 $20,000 $40,000 Travel Expenses Stakeholder Budget 10 $1,000 $10,000 Product & Travel Expenses $150,000