Kingston-Bryce Business Care Competency Explain the activities that occur when initiating a project. Scenario As a Project Manager for Kingston-Bryce Limited you have been assigned to create a business case. The Board of Directors for Kingston-Bryce Limited (KBL) is eager to move forward with the acquisition of their competitor. The acquisition of the competitor will enable KBL to expand operations and triple their workforce and will take 18 months to complete with a projected cost of $5 million. In order for this acquisition to be successful, you will need to use your project management skills to ensure success. Instructions Your task is to create a business case in Microsoft Word to justify the steps necessary to complete the acquisition. The business case is essential for providing justification and details of the scope of work for the project. You will need to be creative and develop the following items as if you were running the project. Include the following (you will need to create these items): The purpose of the projectThe pros and cons of the project (benefits)Budget/Funding schedule (this is how you project to allocate the $5 million budget)Major risks or opportunities of the project

You can review the information at the website below to get a general idea of what to research. The research should be based on peer-reviewed articles located in the library. The research can include references to .gov websites but not to commercial blogs or URLs of professional organizations with sponsors. There are several .gov locations to draw initial information from. You can explore each of the websites by navigating to tables of content and to search windows. The .gov websites are regularly updated and are helpful for starting the research. However, be sure to include library articles in the research effort.Starting Point for DFAR topics (click on Table of Contents)http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/tochtml.htmhttp://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmdfara.htm Use library research to create an essay explaining the use and application of contractor estimating and accounting systems. https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/index.htmlUse the following format for creation of an essay covering the topic, government cost accounting standards (see Title 48 Part 9904 - contents). Use the following format by placing 1st and 2nd level APA section titles for each section. Research library articles to create your narrative.Introduction*BackgroundLiterature Review*Findings*Conclusion*SummaryFuture Research Recommendation Incorporate at least three peer-reviewed references from articles located at the online APUS library.

Complete all questions in assignment section of Module. Assignments can be completed in spreadsheets.Module 4: page 29-30Module 12: page 120-121Module 25: page 250-251