OPTION #1: PROJECT PROPOSAL - SERVICE-BASED COMPANY The Capstone Project for this course is a practical example of your skills developed throughout the entire course of study in project management. Module lecture information is a refresher for information you learned in the entire program of study, so you will not be able to simply use the modules to complete your capstone project. The format for the Capstone Project follows the project management documentation of process groups from the 6th edition of the PMBOK® Guide. It is strongly suggested that students use the PMBOK® Guide as a resource during the development of the Capstone Project. It is expected that you will revise and improve upon work completed each week culminating in a final Capstone Project in Week 8. Review the Capstone Project description and grading rubric in the Module 8 area in Canvas. Your critical thinking (CT) assignments and your Capstone Project milestones will complement each other with your CT assignment showing your academic mastery of project management process groups while your Capstone Project milestone shows your ability to apply your knowledge. Project Initiation—Your project plan must include an introduction of project that is undertaken at service-based company, the scope of the project, and the other subsections listed below. As for your selection of a project, consider this. As an example, you may choose a service-based company like Google, and identify a project that upgrades software on their servers. Another example would be choosing All State Insurance Company and a project for software that calculates commissions. These are only examples. Do research to find your project in literature, use a project from where you work, or choose a project with which you are familiar Your project initiation portion of the capstone project is to include an explanation of those inputs, tools, and techniques that result in your delivery of the subsections described below. It is strongly suggested that you consult Chapters 4.1 and 13.1 from the PMBOK® Guide for further detail on the deliverables for this section of your capstone project. You must include the following subsections in your Module 2 Capstone Milestone which will be considered a draft of subsections in your Module 8 Capstone project: Project Statement of Work (SOW)—including the introduction of the project, business need, service scope description, and the strategic plan to show how the project aligns with the organization's vision, goals, and mission. Business case—including information relative to the market demand, organizational need, customer request, technological advance, legal requirement, ecological impact, and social need. Project Charter—which will formally authorize the project and use of resources. Stakeholder Register. Your draft paper must meet the following requirements: Your draft paper must meet the following requirements: 2-4 pages in length, not including cover, references page, and appendices. Supporting documents must appear in appendices. The paper must be supported by at least three quality sources, of which two must be a current, scholarly resource, and one from PMI.com (other than PMBOK). For this assignment, current, scholarly sources are peer-reviewed journal articles published within the most recent three years and accessed from the library databases or other academic sources. Textbooks will not count toward peer-reviewed requirements, but may be used as quality sources if published within the most recent three years. The use of the PMBOK ® Guide as a quality source is strongly suggested. The PMBOK ® Guide is not a scholarly resource. The paper should be formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.). OPTION #2: PROJECT PROPOSAL - INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY The Capstone Project for this course is a practical example of your skills developed throughout the entire course of study in project management. Module lecture information is a refresher for information you learned in the entire program of study, so you will not be able to simply use the modules to complete your capstone project. The format for the Capstone Project follows the project management documentation of process groups from the 6th edition of the PMBOK® Guide. It is strongly suggested that students use the PMBOK® Guide as a resource during the development of the Capstone Project. It is expected that you will revise and improve upon work completed each week culminating in a final Capstone Project in Week 8. Review the Capstone Project description and grading rubric in the Module 8 area in Canvas. Your critical thinking (CT) assignments and your Capstone Project milestones will complement each other with your CT assignment showing your academic mastery of project management process groups while your Capstone Project milestone shows your ability to apply your knowledge. Project Initiation—Your project plan must include an introduction of project that is undertaken at international manufacturing company, the scope of the project, and the other subsections listed below. As for your selection of a project, consider this. As an example, you may choose an international manufacturing company like Samsung, and identify a project that produces the next version of mobile phones. Another example would be choosing IKEA and a project for producing a new kitchen cabinet ensemble. These are only examples. Do research to find your project in literature, use a project from where you work, or choose a project with which you are familiar Your project initiation portion of the capstone project is to include an explanation of those inputs, tools, and techniques that result in your delivery of the subsections described below. It is strongly suggested that you consult Chapters 4.1 and 13.1 from the PMBOK® Guide for further detail on the deliverables for this section of your capstone project. You must include the following subsections in your Module 2 Capstone Milestone which will be considered a draft of subsections in your Module 8 Capstone project: Project Statement of Work (SOW)—including the introduction of the project, business need, service scope description, and the strategic plan to show how the project aligns with the organization's vision, goals, and mission. Business case—including information relative to the market demand, organizational need, customer request, technological advance, legal requirement, ecological impact, and social need. Project Charter—which will formally authorize the project and use of resources. Stakeholder Register.