project assignment

Teams selected a project from topics proposed by team members in Assignment 2.  In Assignment 4, teams developed a project scope and a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the topic/product selected.  In this assignment, teams will present findings/results from this notional project achieved through study and research. 

Use the following guidance to complete this assignment:

• Introduce the project, providing an overview of the project, the goals or objectives, scope, etc. that was described in Assignment 4.
• Describe the project scope using the WBS as the basis for the discussion.  Plan to describe the work at no more than level 3 of the WBS.
• Describe problems/potential problems with the following aspects of the project, using examples.  Describe why they are or could be problems:
  • Communications
  • Language barriers
  • Cultural dimensions (differences, leadership, logistics, anything else…)
  • Geographic dispersion of the team (time zones) 
• Considering your target audience, what recommendations would you make to modify the make-up of team membership to make you r project more successful?  Justify your recommendations.
• Describe what new knowledge you have learned from this project when considering managing an international project.

INSTRUCTIONS

For Assignment 7, provide the following:

1. The presentation will be completed and submitted in MS PowerPoint. Only one team member is required to submit the final product.
2. At a minimum the following slides are required:
   1. Cover page with assignment details, team name, and team member names
   2. Project Introduction
   3. Project Scope
   4. WBS
   5. Cultural Factors
   6. Recommendations
   7. New Knowledge