week 5 CMGT

Week 2 Documenting the Project Lifecycle

Well-written project documentation clarifies intent, documents decisions and results, and allows project managers to assess project progress (and report it, as necessary, to project stakeholders) at every step of the project lifecycle.

For this assignment, you will create two examples of project documentation that align with the Project Plan Draft assignment you completed in Assignment Week 1. The documentation you will create for this assignment aligns with the initiation and planning phases of a project.

If you chose the waterfall methodology for your Assignment Week 1 Project Plan Draft assignment, create the following:

· A business requirements document, or BRD: Use the Business Requirements Template as the basis for your BRD.

· A work breakdown schedule, or WBS: Use the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Example document as the basis for your WBS.

Alternatively, if you chose the Agile methodology for your Assignment Week 1 Project Plan Draft assignment, create the following:

· A product requirements document, or PRD: Read “Product Requirements Documents, Downsized” for assistance in creating this document.

· User stories/scenarios and acceptance criteria: Review “Agile Requirements Snail: Feature to User Story to Scenario” for help in creating this document. Then use the Scenarios and COS tabs located in User Scenarios And Acceptance Criteria Example as the basis for your user stories/scenarios and acceptance criteria.

Submit your completed BRD and WBS, or your completed PRD and user stories/scenarios with acceptance criteria.

Week 3 Project Scheduling and Documentation

One of the most important documents in a project is the kickoff presentation. Because this document formally begins, or “kicks off,” project development, it can only be created after the project has been planned, approvals have been obtained, and personnel are in place. A good kickoff presentation communicates succinctly to all attendees what needs to be accomplished to complete the project, in what order, and by whom. It sets expectations and, ideally, energizes project team members. The desired outcome of a project kickoff presentation is for team members to begin tackling the first defined project tasks and know whom to contact if they encounter delays.

Create an 8- to 9-slide project kickoff presentation in Microsoft® PowerPoint® similar to this Project Kickoff sample template. The kickoff presentation you create should include details pertaining to the project you defined in the Assignment Week 1 Project Plan Draft assignment, including budget details as appropriate. Specifically, your presentation should include:

· A high-level project definition

· Business case (a description of the business problem/opportunity the plan is designed to solve/exploit)

· Project approach

· Description of team members and roles

· Project scope

· Out of scope

· Timeline

· Budget and budget reporting

· Risks, cautions, and disclaimers

Submit your completed project kickoff presentation.