Questions about setting up a Network

1. What type of business will be using this network? Drop down box Manufacturing, services, other
2. What is your time limit for this project?
   1. Up to 1 week
   2. 1-2 weeks
   3. 2-3 weeks
   4. 3-4 weeks
   5. 1-2 months
   6. 2-3 months
   7. 3-4 months
   8. 4-5 months
   9. 5-6 months
   10. > 6 months
3. Ethernet network? Yes / No
4. If No, please explain alternative 
5. Will they be using normal processing power or will they need large amounts of RAM and CPU such as engineering, technical drawing or multimedia media?
   1. Large amounts of processing power
   2. Normal amounts
6. Are you going to build this LAN or buy it and connect the computers yourself?
   1. Build
   2. Buy
7. The software are you going to buy most of the software or are you going to write them?
   1. Build
   2. Buy
8. How many customers does this company have?
   1. 1-10
   2. 11-20
   3. 21-30
   4. 31-40
   5. 41-50
   6. 51-60
   7. 61-70
   8. 71-80
   9. 81-90
   10. 91-100
   11. 101-150
   12. 151-300
   13. 301-500
   14. 501-1,000
   15. 1,000-5,000
   16. Over 5,000
9. Are the customers located
   1. In the local area
   2. Within the State
   3. Within the USA
   4. Both in the USA and overseas
10. How many products or SKUs does the company have or will have?
11. How many times a week do customers call in to order on average?   
    1. 1 - 2 times a week
    2. 3 - 5 times a week
    3. 1 - 2 times a month
    4. 3 - 5 times a month
    5. 1 - 2 times a year
    6. 3 - 5 times a year
12. How many computer positions?
    1. 1-10
    2. 11-20
    3. 21-30
    4. 31-40
    5. 41-50
    6. 51-60
    7. 61-70
    8. 71-80
    9. 81-90
    10. 91-100
    11. > 100
13. Where are the computer positions?
    1. Same floor? Yes / No If yes, go to Q5
    2. Same building? Yes / No
    3. How many positions?
       1. On the same floor, in the same building, LAN
       2. On different floors but in the same building LAN
       3. In 2 different buildings situated within 100 -1000 yards LAN
       4. In 2 different buildings over 1000 yards from each other but in the same area WAN
       5. In 2 different building in different areas WAN
       6. In more than 2 different buildings WAN
14. Will this company need to access the Internet? Yes / No
15. How many servers do you estimate will be necessary?
    1. 1-2
    2. 3-4
    3. 5-6
    4. 7-8
    5. 9-10
    6. 11-15
    7. 16-20
    8. >20
16. What type of topology is best suited for this company?
    1. STAR
    2. BUS
    3. RING
    4. MESH
    5. HYBRID
17. What transmission media will you be using?
    1. UTP CAT 5
    2. UTP CAT 5 Plenum
    3. Coaxial thin
    4. Coaxial thick
    5. Fiber single mode
    6. Fiber multimode step
    7. Fiber Multimode graded
    8. Wireless 802.11b
18. How many feet will you use of the following transmission media?
    1. UTP CAT 5
    2. UTP CAT 5 Plenum
    3. Coaxial thin
    4. Coaxial thick
    5. Fiber single mode
    6. Fiber multimode step
    7. Fiber Multimode graded
19. If you are going to use Wireless 802.11b what is the range in feet you wish to cover?
    1. 1-30 feet
    2. 31-100 feet
    3. 101-300 feet
    4. 301-500 feet
    5. > 500 feet   
20. What software applications will the PCs be mainly using?
    1. MS Word
    2. MS Excel
    3. MS Access
    4. MS PowerPoint
    5. MS Other products
    6. WordPerfect
    7. Lotus 123
    8. Visio
    9. Other - please specify 
21. What operating systems will the client PCs be using?
    1. Linux
    2. Windows 98
    3. Windows NT
    4. Windows ME
    5. Windows 2000
    6. Windows XP
    7. UNIX
    8. Other - please specify
22. What Network operating system will be used?
    1.  Linux
    2. Windows 98
    3. Windows NT
    4. Windows ME
    5. Windows 2000
    6. Windows XP
    7. UNIX
    8. Other - please specify
23. Does this company have a sales force? Yes / No
24. Will it require a sales automation package? Yes/ No
25. Will it require
    1. an order processing system suitable for a call center? Yes / No
    2. WWW site that exposes order entry system to visitors Yes / No
    3. Order-processing/manufacturing system interface? Yes / No
    4. Test lab? Yes / No
    5. JIT manufacturing process suitable for ? Yes / No
    6. A Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) system to handle inventory, purchasing and receiving? Yes / No
26. What type of security will the company need?
    1. Highest - Government level
    2. High - Bank level security
    3. Medium - normal company level
    4. Low level -
    5. Not being discussed at present by CEO/President
    6. No budget allocated
27. Will you be using a hardware firewall? Yes / No
28. What backup system will you recommend?
    1. No back up system - no funds allocated
    2. Magnetic tapes
    3. Hard drives
    4. RAID
    5. CD-RWs
    6. Internet backup
    7. Other - please explain
29. What type of back up?
    1. Daily
    2. Incremental
    3. Full
30. What is the budget allocated for security?
    1. No budget
    2. Small budget
    3. $1,000 - $2,000
    4. $2,001 - $5,000
    5. $5,001 - $10,000
    6. > $10,000
31. Does the company have a mission statement? Yes / No
32. If yes -  What is it? BOX
33. If No - start the CEO working on one or better still you come up with one and charge the client/employer BOX
34. Is there a team that you will be working with? Yes / No
35. Will you be the leader? Yes / No
36. Will the company require a help desk? Yes / No
37. Budget time now
    1. # of PCs
    2. # of Print servers
    3. # of File servers
    4. # of Database servers
    5. # of Web servers
    6. # of other servers
    7. # of NICs
    8. # of printers
    9. # of hubs
    10. # of routers
    11. # of switches
    12. # of connectors RJ - 45 for Ethernet cable
    13. # of ST fiber connectors - most widely used data and telecom,
    14. # of SC fiber connectors for newer systems data and telecom,
    15. # of FC fiber connectors - widely used for telecom connectors
    16. # Software applications and licenses per station
    17. # PC Operating Systems and licenses
    18. Network Operating System
    19. Back up systems
    20. # UPS
    21. Labor costs
    22. Life cycle costs
        1. Every how many years will you replace hardware?
        2. Every how many years will you replace or upgrade software applications?
        3. Every how many years will you replace NOS?
    23. Employee training? Is there a budget? Yes / No
    24. If Yes , how much is it?
    25. If No, will you recommend one? Yes / No
    26. If you recommend one or there is a budget already - how much per employee?
        1. $10-$$50
        2. $51-$100
        3. $101-$200
        4. $201-$300
        5. $301-$400
        6. $401-500
        7. > $501
    27. # Back up consumables , tapes, etc
    28. Calculate total cost of project
    29. Divide by number of employees
    30. Find the cost per employee