Project Managment

IMPORTANT: label each projects title page as follow

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Project 4

Project 5

Note: Project 1 has to be completed by July 30th 2019,

Project 2,3,4,5 can be done before or by August 13th 2019

PROJECT 1 (Due on 7/30/2019 )

Scenarios

As a newly assigned project manager for the Ohio Department of Human Services, you are excited about working with technology projects throughout the state. The Ohio Department of Human Services' (ODHS) Office of Network Support (ONS) is responsible for managing the network and software applications for over 15,000 state and county agency employees throughout Ohio's 88 counties. The office coordinates software upgrades and network modifications from an operations center located in the capital, Columbus, with assistance from local technology employees in each of the county seats.

The position is not without its challenges, however. The network infrastructure throughout the state ranges from high quality, high-bandwidth connections in major population centers to older, partially working connections in the poorer, more regional counties. Additionally, budget and resources are a constant issue, with a high turnover rate among existing employees and an emphasis on outsourcing the labor force to several vendors to accomplish the myriad of support and project tasks. Your initial assignment is to examine the viability and costs associated with upgrading the existing e-mail, with the objective of developing the implementation project for the organization. ODHS had adopted the e-mail software called Globalupgrades (a Worldviewupgrades product) as its e-mail standard in 1994 and executed minor upgrades since then. However, the latest version of Globalupgrades, Version 9.0, contains significant enhancements desired by the ODHS user base, and the existing Version 7.0’s support will be phased out in the next year by Worldviewupgrades. The Worldviewupgrades sales representatives have been offering discounts for a Version 9.0 license, but the costs are approximately 20% more than previous licenses. Additionally, several other e-mail product vendors are lobbying state officials for business, some of them offering significant incentives. Generally, these products are viewed as less robust than Globalupgrades, but there are some segments of the user community that are supportive of these other options.

You are reviewing the existing documentation on the current state of the e-mail system, including license agreements and the Worldviewupgrades Globalupgrades 9.0 preliminary proposal. You are also examining the staffing structure and developing ideas on how to accomplish this task. In two weeks, you will need to brief the ONS Director on your planned approach to completing this effort.

Assignment Requirements project 1

3-4 pages (APA FORMAT)

Includes a Title Page (APA format)

1 reference page

List all References in APA FORMAT

1.Develop a high-level project charter for the E-Mail Upgrade Project described in the scenario.

2.prepare and submit a statement of work, identification of a project management methodology and project team, and a baseline schedule. While the scenario does not contain enough specifics to completely fill out the charter, you can use the project team member list below to creatively provide the missing detail by making the necessary assumptions.

Use the following guidelines to complete this assignment: The statement of work should define the project objective.

The project management methodology section should explain the project management model that will be used to manage the project.

The project team section should explain the relationship among the team members and amplify their role based on your understanding of the methodology.

The baseline schedule should identify the key milestones and deliverables of the project and may be presented in a basic Gantt chart or other graphical format, including a table.

Project Team List Candidates & Roles

You: Project Manager for the Office of Network Support, ODHS. Key PM for the E-Mail Upgrade Project.

Peter Parker: Director of Office of Network Support and project sponsor.

Diana Prince: ONS Software Engineer with specific experience in implementing and administering various e-mail systems.

Steve Rogers: Globalcom’s sales representative and chief point of contact for the State.

Linda Lee Danvers: a support specialist within the ODHS, selected as the liaison between the ODHS User Group community and the project team.

ODHS User Group: a number of ODHS employees that are used to test system upgrades before implementation.

PROJECT 2

Assignment Requirements

3-5 pages(APA FORMAT)

Includes a Title Page (APA format)

1 reference page

List all References/citation in APA FORMAT

Assignment objectives: Construct and apply Gantt charts, CPM, and PERT techniques to project management Discuss the opportunities provided by technology for businesses.

1. Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and project schedule in a Gantt format for the E-Mail Upgrade Project described in the scenario from Project 1 . The WBS and resultant schedule should contain the following high-level activities:

1.0 Evaluate User & System Requirements 2.0 Evaluate ODHS Network Suitability  3.0 Conduct E-mail System Selection 4.0 Upgrade ODHS Network & Hardware 5.0 Develop E-mail Training 6.0 Deploy E-mail System

2. Each of the six WBS elements should be decomposed into two or more activities; additionally, three of these six elements should be decomposed into a third level consisting of at least two more activities. Thus, there should be six high level WBS elements, twelve or more second level activities (two per the six elements), and six third level activities. Use the format described above to define the activities (action verb followed by subject, such as Deploy E-mail System).

3.The Gantt chart should be developed based on the WBS (all activities should be detailed on the Gantt chart). The Gantt chart should reflect the proper dependencies of each of the activities (for example, you can’t have "Deploy E-mail System" before "Evaluate User Requirements"). For activity duration, provide a reasonable estimate of the time you expect each activity to take; while students are not expected to provide accurate durations, durations should be reasonably defensible and logical. For formatting ease, high level activities should be left justified while second and third level activities should be indented below their parent activities.

PROJECT 3

Assignment Requirements

2-5 pages (APA FORMAT

Includes a Title Page (APA format)

1 reference page

List all References in APA FORMAT

As a team, develop Project Procurement Management Plan for the E-mail Upgrade Project described in the Scenario. The Plan should consist of the following sections:

· 1.0 Overview: describe the Procurement Management Process you will use (1-2 paragraphs)

· 2.0 Contract Planning (2-3 pages): 

· 2.1 Write a statement of work (SOW) describing the project deliverables and scope of the effort. You will need to make creative assumptions based on the outline provided in the scenario. The emphasis here is on demonstrating your understanding of the content or type of information that would be contained in a SOW

· 2.2 Identify two potential types of contracts you would consider, outlining the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Please add your file.

· 3.0 Evaluation Criteria (2 pages): 

· 3.1 Develop ten evaluation criteria you will use to evaluate vendor proposals.

· 3.2 Develop a weighting chart and methodology that assigns a weighted value to each criterion and describe your selection methodology in 2-3 paragraphs.

Project 4

Assignment requirements

3-5 pages

Includes a Title Page (APA format)

1 reference page

List all References in APA FORMAT

Review the scenario and the addenda items detailed below. Each of these items presents risks to the project.

· The network infrastructure is problematic in certain areas of the state, meaning that the existing infrastructure may not support the deployment of the e-mail system in all necessary areas.

· Several of the vendors have offered to develop specialized e-mail address books and templates for the state users, if their product is selected.

· In the resource planning stage of the effort, you've identified that the project lacks two network engineers and a business analyst who would be responsible for project documentation.

· The existing budget plan does not cover the anticipated 20% increase in licensing for one of the key candidate products under consideration (Globalcom).

· All the products under consideration for purchase offer more substantial discounts for more users. The statewide Ohio Department of Taxation is considering adopting one of these e-mail systems, as well.

1. Determine if each of these five items present a negative risk or positive opportunity to the project.

2. Next, identify a strategy for managing the risk and defend your choice. In your explanation, postulate the risk probability as high, medium, or low and assess the impact as low, moderate, or severe. Here are the risk management strategy options:

· avoid, transfer, mitigate (negative risk strategies)

· exploit, share, enhance (positive opportunities)

· accept or plan contingency (both negative risk and positive opportunities)

3. Finally, using Web Resources or other links, identify software, project management tools, or diagramming techniques that can be used by the project team to help manage risk. One method of research is to enter the term "risk analysis software" or "risk analysis tools" into a search engine and access the links that apply. For software applications, the most appropriate tools are the ones that interface with Microsoft Project, include Pert diagramming techniques, and/or provide a cost-benefit and analysis feature as well.

PROJECT 5

 3-5 pages (APA FORMAT)

Includes a Title Page (APA format)

1 reference page

List all References in APA FORMAT

Review the Scenario (PRoject 1 Scenario) and the addenda items detailed below. ODHS selected the Worldview Globalcom product for implementation in the E-mail Upgrade Project.

· The project was accomplished in 14,960 hours versus the planned 12,000 hours, at a total cost of 1.56M versus the planned 1.25M over a ten month (versus nine month planned) schedule.

· The Worldview vendor team had five key deliverables in the project, one of which was delivered 30 days late and another 10 days early.

· The Ohio Department of Corrections, as a result of watching this effort, is deploying the Globalcom product for their organization.

· Users report that they are very happy with the new e-mail system.

· Mahoning County’s infrastructure was too old to support the new e-mail system; they are being migrated next month as a separate project.

· The Worldview contract was completed within established cost.

· The Globalcom product’s spam filter requires a different network configuration than is currently in place for the network.

· The project team suffered from a 20% turnover rate during the life of this project, and exit interviews reveal salary was the overall cause.

Develop a Lessons Learned document for the Worldview project with these specific action items:

1. Write three project success criteria that would have been included in the charter—you may use or reference the project objectives you wrote in Unit One. Explain your criteria.

2. Using the addenda items detailed above in addition to information you creatively develop, write your lessons learned based on the criteria and the three components of cost, schedule, and performance (you may use these as individual sections of your paper). Note, not all the addenda items may even be pertinent.

3. Answer the following in a summarizing, final page:

· Was the project a success? Why or why not?

· If not, were portions of the project a success, and what was the impact of those success areas on the overall determination of project success?

Project Rubric for project 5

Criteria	Exemplary (5)	Accomplished (4)	Proficient (3)	Partially Proficient (2)	Unacceptable (1)
BUSINESS PROGRAM CONTENT PROFESSIONAL MASTERY AND KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION/MANAGEMENT Functional areas include, where applicable: Leadership, management, innovation, and teambuilding Operations and Marketing Finance Economics Qualitative and quantitative tools Technology and Internet Ethical and legal issues International issues [PROGRAM CONTENT]	Demonstrates outstanding or exemplary mastery of content, appropriate to the assignment and the relevant terminal course objectives and program learning outcomes. All requirements of the assignment are included in the response.	Demonstrates sound or accomplished mastery of content, appropriate to the assignment and the relevant terminal course objectives and program learning outcomes. Most requirements of the assignment are included in the response.	Demonstrates adequate or proficient mastery of content, appropriate to the assignment and the relevant terminal course objectives and program learning outcomes. Many requirements of the assignment are included in the response.	Demonstrates inadequate or partially proficient mastery of content, appropriate to the assignment and the relevant terminal course objectives and program learning outcomes. Some requirements of the assignment are included in the response.	Demonstrates unacceptable mastery of content, appropriate to the assignment and the relevant terminal course objectives and program learning outcomes. Few or no requirements of the assignment are included in the response.

Project Rubrics for project 1-4

Grading Criteria	Percentage
Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer's message and intent are clear.	35%
Scholarly research supports the writer's position and is properly acknowledged, and cited direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluding title page, abstract, table of contents, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference pages). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.	20%
Critical thinking: Position is well-justified, there is logical flow, and there are examples.	20%
Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion, proper paragraph format, and reads as a polished, academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable.	10%
Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.	10%
APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.).	5%