Case study of project management practices and outcomes in the Navy Marine Corps Intranet project being executed by Electronic Data Systems.

Running head : Case Study of the NMCI Project

Case Study of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet Project (NMCI

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Abstract

This case study involves study of the largest government undertaking NMCI (Navy and Marines Intranet ) project , undertaken by EDS and analysis of whether it turned out to be a success or failure . NMCI aims to provide a seamless network to the Navy and Marine Corps , replacing the old legacy applications with new secured architecture

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this case study is to analyze whether the Navy Marine Corps Intranet project undertaken by the EDS , which is a business unit of HP 's Technology Solutions Group (Electronic Data Systems , was a success or failure

Project Objective- The chief objective of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet project (NMCI , undertaken by EDS , is to provide a seamless network to the US Navy and Marine Corps by replacement of about 200 Navy and Marine Corps Network with a single network (Verton , Huge Navy IT Outsourcing Deal Passes First Hurdle , 2002

Project Constraints- One of the biggest constraints faced by NMCI is the establishment of a centralized control and integration of the old legacy systems with the new and more secure NMCI architecture

Assumptions- The project makes a 20 assumption of unforeseen requirements . As per , Joseph Cipriano , the DON 's (Department of Navy Program Executive Officer for Information Technology , the contract was designed to be 80 solution . This enables cooperation among both the parties . The...