CAMS
[Computer Asset Management System]

Risks & Issues

Risks

Based on our research to date, the most obvious risk to the Computer Asset Management System is the uncertainty that a real market for the product exists. The main reason for this uncertainty is that there are already inventory management systems on the market that are based on RFID technology. The risk we run with this project is that it could be viewed as just another “kid on the block”. Therefore, our challenge on this project will be to do it better, do it quicker, or do it cheaper. Any one of these could help, but two or more would alleviate much of this risk.

 Another area of risk is that each member of this team has many other obligations besides working on this project. Two of the team members work full time jobs and attend classes on a part time basis while the other two members attend classes on a full time basis while working part time jobs. With so many different demands on each team members’ time, it may be easy to get behind schedule. This realization imposes a strict requirement to monitor the schedule and status closely throughout the development cycle.

Issues

There is a management issue with the fact that the members of the Gold Team have very diverse schedules making it somewhat difficult to schedule face to face meetings with everyone in attendance. This too is a situation that will have to be managed carefully to ensure that communication lines are kept open and active for the duration of the project.

However....

While the market for this product remains questionable, it is clear that a system of this type would be of great benefit to organizations that track a great many computer assets. The project is technically feasible, the costs are within the budget of our group, the development schedule is achievable within the CS 410 and CS 411 time constraint, and our team has the expertise to complete the project