1. E-commerce projects involve many roles.
In a general project, there are two main roles, one is the investor and the other is the contractor. For complex e-commerce projects, the roles involved in the project often include salespeople, consultants and outsourcers.
2. E-commerce project is very complicated.
E-commerce projects are complicated because management, technology, business activities, competition and other factors are mixed in the process of project implementation, and it is necessary to control the changes of many related businesses and business activities. These changes span all departments between companies and within companies, making communication and coordination more difficult, and also making the management of e-commerce face real challenges.
Complexity is mainly manifested in:
(1) Top managers have high expectations;
(2) In order to meet the requirements of e-commerce, the internal institutions of many units need to be adjusted;
(3) The project implementation time is pressing;
(4) Due to the continuous development of e-commerce application software, especially electronic trading software, and the continuous development of projects, new products emerge one after another, which will bring competition, opportunities and challenges;
(5) The information technology infrastructure of the project is very complicated;
(6) There are serious budget pressures in the project, and there are few large-scale profits in the initial stage of e-commerce projects.
3. E-commerce projects are dynamic.
Nowadays, e-commerce projects are in a fierce competitive environment. The rapid evolution and upgrading of basic technology, continuous competition and new tools have changed the logical order that previous projects must follow. E-commerce project is no longer just a step-by-step software production process, but must respond to market pressure with a rapid and creative development process.
The implementation of e-commerce projects is dynamic, mainly manifested in:
(1) During the implementation of e-commerce projects, customers' requirements and demands often change frequently, so it is necessary to constantly adjust the business and business planning to keep pace with the e-commerce system;
(2) In the process of project implementation, due to many problems, the project implementer will have to modify the original planning and design:
(3) The birth of new software, hardware or network technology is more attractive than the existing technology;
(4) When competitors improve the creativity and marketing methods of e-commerce websites, the project implementers must respond quickly, otherwise, the ongoing e-commerce projects will face difficulties;
(5) The top management changed the business direction, scope or progress without consulting the project implementation team.
4. There are great risks in e-commerce projects.
Because e-commerce project is to create new business activities, its implementation will change the existing business process and affect the business structure, and once it fails, it is difficult to make up; Because e-commerce depends on the system platform and technical support to a greater extent, the system needs a high degree of scalability, and the scale is difficult to grasp. This requires project implementers to seriously follow the project management methods and take e-commerce projects seriously, thus reducing risks.
5. The life cycle of e-commerce projects is short.
Because e-commerce projects generally involve information technology, and the life cycle of information technology is short, the computer system and software on which the project depends are updated quickly; Also, in the uncertain business environment, opportunities come and go quickly, which makes it impossible for e-commerce projects to last too long, otherwise the projects have not been completed, and they may be in danger of being eliminated.