CPMGT 300 Project Requirements

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Resource: Individual Assignment Project Proposal approved in Week 2

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word Project Requirements paper for the project approved in Week 2 that includes the following: 

  • resource requirements
  • project requirements
  • necessary inputs and the desired project outputs

20141129192038project_proposal.docx

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Running head: PROJECT PROPOSAL 1 Project proposal Shaunta Abrams University of Phoenix CPMGT/300 Maxine Brooker 11/30/2014 PROJECT PROPOSAL 2 Introduction For a project to end up being successful, there are various factors that should be put into consideration. Some of these aspects include, appreciating the role and responsibilities of project managers and stakeholders. This is based on the fact that these are the individuals which determine the direction that project will take. For instance in our project of coming up with unmanned aerial vehicle to filter carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will require great input by project and stakeholders. For example, project managers will direct the project whereas stakeholders such as the company’s shareholders will provide the needed capital to purchase instruments required to construct this vehicle. Body The role and responsibilities of project managers in this project Project managers are usually tasked with various roles and responsibilities. For a project to end up being successful, the manager needs to perform these duties effectively. One of the major roles of project managers is defining the scope of the project. This aspect ensures that stakeholders and team members are aware what the project entails and what they are required to do. For instance in our project, the project manager will have to clearly define the scope for this project. This will include highlighting the reasons, duration and what the project aims at achieving. Project managers are usually required to make estimates of the cost of the project. It is the responsibility of these managers to estimate the amount the project will cost the organization. This aspect enables the organization to know how to get the capital needed for the project. While PROJECT PROPOSAL 3 coming up with estimates, these managers are required to be accurate as simple errors might lead to their estimates being in deficit. Before the beginning of the project, project managers are usually required to develop schedules and timescales. This role enables the project to be completed within the stipulated time. While coming up with schedules and timescales, the manager has to put into consideration several aspects such as carrying out important functions first. For instance in our project, the manager will have to acquire the support of organization top management first. With this support, the project will be in a position to get resources needed to carry it out. Besides this, the manager will also have to get people with skills to make the vehicle, and also materials needed. Team management is also an important role which project managers carry out. For a project to be successful, team members need to be managed well. For instance, they need to be motivated as they go on with their duties. Besides this, team members needed to be given correct guidance as they go on with their duties. With effective guidance, team members are in a position of carrying out their activities effectively, an aspect that enables them to complete the project within the stipulated period. Risks are usually inevitable in projects. Based on this fact, it is always the duty of the project manager to come up with ways of managing risks. As the project goes on, the manager should measure both informally and formally risks that are likely to occur. Through this, he or she is in a position of identifying risks, hence coming up with ways of mitigating them. Most risks occur because of several uncertainties regarding team’s operations. In order to curb these risks, project managers need to practice open communication. This is because it enables team PROJECT PROPOSAL 4 members to air any concerns regarding the project. Open communication also enables team members to bring out unstated conditions regarding the project. Leading is another important role that project managers carry out. Under this role, project managers usually carry out project plan accurately. Through this, they ensure that all project’s objective are achieved. Among project managers’ roles, this is usually considered the most difficult. This is because it requires managers to have soft skills which enable them to handle team members well. For instance, the managers must have good communication skills, an aspect that enables them to pass instructions clearly, motivate team members well and also handling conflicts arising among team members. Under this role, project managers set the direction of the team. At the same time, they are also required to assign work to team members based on their skills. While assigning work, project managers need to ensure that they match work with employee skills. Failure to do this leads to some duties being performed poorly, something that makes it hard for the project to achieve set objectives (Lewis, 1998). For a project to end up successful, it has to be kept on track. This aspect is achieved through controlling project’s activities. Project managers carry out this duty through various ways such as measuring, evaluating and correcting. Under measuring, project managers usually check the progress of the project in regard to attaining its objectives. Evaluating on the other hand enables these managers to look areas where the project deviates from the plan, hence rectifying it (Lewis, 1998). Organizing is also an important function of project manager. Under this role, project manager’s sets up project team’s structure, which is mainly determined by the company’s structure. When project managers set up team’s structure, he or she has to take the company’s PROJECT PROPOSAL 5 structure into consideration. Under this role, the manager is required to determine team positions and roles, projecting staff positions and determining which services are to be provided by external companies. `A project cannot achieve its intended objectives if it is not planned well. As a result of this, project managers are usually tasked with the responsibility of determining what should be done, when should the activity be done and who should do it. This role is an iterative process, hence takes place throughout the project’s life cycle. Under this role, the project manager is required to develop and implement procedures and policies. Through these policies, team members remain focused on their duties, hence facilitating the achievement of project’s goals and objectives. Appropriate stakeholders and their role in this project There are various stakeholders involved in this project. This is because this project is likely to impact many people’s lives. Today, global warming is a major problem across the world, an aspect that has led to world leaders coming up with ways of combating it. Based on this, every person across the world is a stakeholder to this project. As a result of this, every person needs to take part in this project trough cleaning harmful gases before releasing them into the atmosphere. The other stakeholders are the company’s top management team members. This is because they are the ones who will be required to give releases resources needed in the project. For instance, they will have to approve the project’s budget and team members selected by the project manager. Company’s shareholders are also important stakeholders since their investments are the ones which will be used in this project. Without them, the company will not be in a position of getting the money needed to carry out this project. Besides these, the Federal PROJECT PROPOSAL 6 Aviation Administration is also an important stakeholder in this project. This is because it will come up with new regulations regarding emission of Carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. FAA will also provide an adequate and secure airspace for the new vehicle. With these stakeholders in place, the project will eventually achieve its intended objectives and goals. Involving stakeholders in a project is an ideal concept to organizations. This is based on the fact that stakeholders usually give project members both material and moral support as they go on with the project. These aspects usually motivate them a lot, hence being in a position of completing the project within the stipulated time period. At the same time, stakeholders also assist team members in an indirect manner, for instance providing them with a good environment to carry out their activities (Heldman, 2012). Conclusion For the project regarding the construction of the UAV to end up successful, the project manager and stakeholders will have to play their roles effectively. For instance, the manager will have to organize, plan and direct team members effectively. Through this, team members will remain focused on the project, hence enabling it to achieve its goals and objectives. In our project, team members will have to focus on their jobs in order to come up with this vehicle. This is because its construction requires a lot of concentration and skills. Stakeholders on the other will facilitate this project through providing team members with materials and support needed to construct this vehicle. PROJECT PROPOSAL 7 References Heldman, K. (2011). PMP: Project management professional exam : study guide. Indianapolis, Ind: Wiley. Lewis, J. P. (1998). Team-based project management. New York: American Management Association.
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