Book Info if you need it:
Gido, J. and Clements, J. Successful Project Management, 6 th Edition, Mason, Ohio: ThomsonSouth Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-1285068374
Part 1
Project Topic Template
Component
Company Name and Business Type
For example: service industry, research and
development, manufacturing, etc.
Description
A description of the project.
Goals/Deliverables
The goals and expected deliverables of the project.
The name of the Project Manager
The person leading the project, along with their
responsibility and authority.
Budget (Cost constraints)
If a budget cap is known at charter creation time.
(Between $500,000 - $1,000,000)
Requirements
For example: A new car being created by the
project must average 32 mpg and must comply with
certain laws or regulations, etc.
Assumptions
For example: Five employees need to be hired to
meet the deadline.
Description
Other constraints
For example: One component is imported from
outside of the US.
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Course Project Overview
Throughout the course, you will complete a series of milestones for your
course project. At the end of Week 13, these different milestones will be
compiled into a final course project showcasing your learning.
Starting in Week 2, you will create and manage a project. The management
of your project will encompass a series of inputs and outputs. As you begin
thinking about your project, the following parameters are required to be
followed:
You will create a fictitious company in your area of interest (i.e. healthcare,
IT, retail)
The company must have a minimum of 50 employees
The company must have at least three departments
The project range, for purposes of budget, is between $500,000 and
$1,000,000
Part2
Week 3 Milestone 2 – Inputs for Project Charter
In project management, it is imperative that the project manager is familiar with the strategic objectives of
the organization. Information about the organization and the project is collected from various individuals
and departments. For the purpose of this assignment, you will formulate the information needed to create
your project.
For Week 3 Milestone 2, you will develop the inputs needed to create the Project
Charter: the Project Statement of Work (SOW), the Business Case, the
Enterprise Environmental Factors, and the Organizational Process Assets.
Part 1: Detail your Project Statement of Work (SOW) below to include:
Business Need
Product Scope Description
Strategic Plan
Part 2: The business case provides the justification for starting a project. It
describes the benefits, costs and financial impact(s) of the project. You
should explain why the outcome of the project is beneficial for the
organization.
1. Business Case
Part 3: Enterprise environmental factors refer to both internal and external
factors that surround or influence a project’s success. Enterprise
environmental factors may enhance or constrain project management
options and may have a positive or negative influence on the outcome.
1.
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3.
Below, describe how enterprise environmental factors can affect your
project.
1. Enterprise environmental factors
Part 4: Organizations come with a wealth of information and records from
which to draw. Below, think about what organizational assets you can
include as part of your project.
1. Organizational assets
Part3
Week 4 Milestone 3 Part 1 and 2
Week 4 Milestone 3 Part 1– Project Scope Statement
Continuing with the management of your project, complete the components of the Project
Scope Statement below:
Component
Project Scope Description:
Example: work performed
Acceptance Criteria:
Example: Requirements that need to be met prior
to acceptance
Deliverables:
Example: What will be produced
Project Exclusions
If applicable, describe what is excluded from the
project.
Assumptions:
Example: factored in to the planning process
Description
Constraints:
Example: limiting factors impacting your
project
Week 4 Milestone 3 Part 2– Creating WBS and RACI Chart
Using the template below, you will create a WBS for your project. You will need to divide
your project into major components and then further divide those components into subcomponents.
Create a sample WBS for your project using the template:
RACI Chart
Here is a sample RACI chart:
RACI Chart
Person (Role or Function)
Project
Manager
Activity
Create charter
Collect requirements
Project Sponsor
Engineer
Testing
Coordinator
Legal
R
A
C
C
C
A
C
R
C
C
A
I
R
C
C
C
I
A
R
R = Responsible A = Accountable C = Consult I = Inform
I
Submit change request
Develop test plan
Complete the following RACI chart with names of your project team members and
their levels of responsibility:
RACI Chart
Person (Role or Function)
Activity
R = Responsible A = Accountable C = Consult I = Inform
Continuing with the management of your project, for milestone 3 Part 1 and 2, you will be
complete the components of the Project Scope Statement, WBS, and RACI Chart that are
attached.
Part4
Week 7 Milestone 4 – Plan Cost Management
Select one cost estimating technique and one cost estimating tool you will use to estimate
for the cost for your project. Provide your rationale for these selections and how you will
use them.
Part5
Week 9 Milestone 5 – Risk Register
In considering your project, create a list of three possible risks. Complete the chart below
to describe the risks, the probability of them occurring, the impact of the risks and what
your mitigation should be.
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Risk Description
Probability
(L/M/H)
Impact
(L/M/H)
Mitigation
Owner
1
2
3
L=Low, M=Medium, H=High
Part6
Week 10 Milestone 6 - Closing the Project
Review the list of typical activities that a project manager needs to complete before closing
out the project. Consider which activities you will include for your project and provide
rationale for your justification.
You are planning a meeting to identify, document and analyze the lessons learned
from this project. Provide detailed responses to the following questions:
1. What is the importance of focusing on lessons learned in the closing process?
2. Who will be invited to this meeting?
3. Which topics will you bring up in the meeting?
4. What do you think worked well, or didn’t work well for this project?
5. Where will you store the outcome of this meeting?
As a reminder, these milestones will continue throughout the course and will be
introduced as we progress. These milestones are not to be submitted during the
week they are introduced, but rather compiled and submitted as a final course
project at the end of Week 13.
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