Project Plan

Project Plan

“A [project] plan should communicate your project approach and the process your team will use to manage the project according to scope” (Harned, 2017, p. 85). In this assignment you will provide project plan details for the project you proposed in your idea submission. Be sure to review instructor feedback from your idea submission before beginning this assignment. In addition to a brief introductory and concluding paragraph, please include your previous paper on the front end of this submission and add the following 4 sections:

Project request details (include: how you will determine if the project is a success, how the organization will benefit from the project, any use of technology for the project, the project timeline, project risks, and any other items from the bullet list on page 47 as relevant)

Stakeholder engagement plan

In an Appendix - stakeholder analysis matrix. Be sure to discuss this appendix in the body of the paper.

In an Appendix -stakeholder interview questions. Be sure to discuss this appendix in the body of the paper.

Your paper should be APA format, using APA section headings, 5 new double-spaced pages of writing, plus any font and back matter, with at least 2 scholarly references.

Appendix B

Stakeholder Analysis Matrix

Name	Organization	Level*	Engagement**	Concerns
Example: Tanisha Jones	ABC Corp.	Management	Resistant	Is concerned about the impact on her unit. The project may mean her unit has less work going forward.
*Can be: a) Primary Owner or Core Group, b) Primary Stakeholder, c) Secondary Stakeholder, d) Management Level Stakeholder, e) Executive Stakeholder (see p. 73), also include Implementation-level: those impacted by outcomes, such as f) customers, g) venders, h) suppliers, i) employees, j) etc. **Unaware (of the project and/or impact), Resistant (aware but resists change), Neutral (aware but does not support or resist), Supportive (aware and supports), or Leading (aware and champions change)

Appendix C

Stakeholder Interview Questions

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Stakeholder interviews are an opportunity to make sure you understand the goals of the project, the client’s needs and expectations, and the make-up of the client team (along with their decision-making process). See Ch. 4 for more detail regarding stakeholder interviews.

Question	Who to ask
Example: Is there anything in your organization that will prevent this project form being successful?	Kaheem Ross (The manager at the department for which this project is being undertaken)