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Objective |
Each student in Advanced Project Management (PROJ430) will choose a project that will be used to develop various documents that are developed and used throughout the project lifecycle. The project documents will be completed and submitted in eight parts due in each week throughout the course.
Guidelines |
The topic you select should be a project that will take between six months to two years to complete. Choose a business or community related project topic in which you are interested, and have knowledge, to make it easier for you to complete these assignments.
The intent of the Course Project is that the project will be sufficiently complex to require consideration of a number of project management issues. In completing the sample project documents for this course, consider the full breadth of the project work required, but remember that you will develop the details to a lesser depth than would be required in reality.
As a reminder, your project topic MUST be a business or community-related project topic. This will allow you to complete all sections of the project. Try to find a project at your workplace or community organization that you can use as a basis for completing these assignments.
You should keep in mind that your project must meet all of the characteristics of a project:
- A specific and defined objective
- A defined life span with a definitive start and a definitive end
- Involving multiple departmental organizations and professional staff members
- Doing something unique, not having been done before
- Defined and specific schedule, budget, and quality/performance requirements
Deliverable Schedule
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Submit your Assignments to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these Step-by-Step Instructions or watch this Dropbox Tutorial.
Grading Rubrics |
Section/Category | Points | Description |
Executive Summary | 10 | Concise, no more than a half to three quarters of a page. |
Integration Management | 10 | The information for each of these sections comes from what has been developed in Weeks 1 - 7 plus Change Management. It needs to be organized according to the course textbooks and the PMBOK Knowledge Areas. Report contains more content than the Weeks 1 - 7 submissions. It reflects further explanation to demonstrate your communication skills. |
Scope Management | 10 | |
Time/Schedule Management | 10 | |
Cost Management | 10 | |
Quality Management | 10 | |
Human Resource Management | 10 | |
Communications Management | 10 | |
Risk Management | 10 | |
Procurement Management | 10 | |
Conclusion and Recommendations | 10 | Concise, no more than a half to three quarters of a page. |
Format and writing quality: Title Page, Page Numbers, Headers, Font Type and Size, Length, and APA Compliance | 15 | Report is formatted using this Rubric as a guide for content and sections. Tone addresses the Project Sponsor directly and professionally. Table of Contents shows each section with at least two outline levels. Each section is clearly labeled in the body of the report. Core report length 1,500-2,000 words (no limits on appendices, charts, graphs, supporting documentation). Report is APA-compliant with accurate in-text citations supporting full citations on the reference page. Report contains no spelling, grammar, typographical, or formatting errors; all links functional; graphics and charts are clear and legible. Writing quality is excellent - clear, organized, and professional. |
Total | 125 | A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements. |
Project Tutorials |
Best Practices |
The following are best practices in preparing this paper.
- Cover Page: Include who you prepared the paper for, who prepared it, and the date.
- Table of Contents: List the main ideas and sections of the paper and the pages where they are located. Illustrations should be included separately.
- Executive Summary: Use a header on your paper. This will indicate that you are introducing the paper.
1. Introduce the subject and why the subject is important;
2. Preview the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered; and
3. Establish the tone of the document.
Include in the executive summary a reason for the audience to read the paper. Also, include an overview of what you will cover and the importance of the material. (This should include or introduce the questions you are asked to answer in each assignment.)
- Body of the Report: Use a header with the name of the project. An example is, "The Development of Hotel X: A World Class Resort." Proceed to break out the main ideas: State the main ideas, the major points of each idea, and provide evidence. Show some type of division, such as separate, labeled sections; separate groups of paragraphs; or headers. Include the information you found during your research and investigation.
- Summary and Conclusion: Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing but presents the gist of the material in fewer words than the original. An effective summary identifies the main ideas and the major support points from the body of the report; minor details are left out. Summarize the benefits of the ideas and how they effect the subject.
- Work Cited: Use the citation format specified in the Syllabus.
Additional hints on preparing the best possible project follow.
- Apply a three step process to writing: plan, write, and complete.
- Prepare an outline of the research paper before going forward.
- Complete a first draft and then go back to edit, evaluate, and make any changes required.
- Use visual communication to further clarify and support the written part of the report. Examples include graphs, diagrams, photographs, flowcharts, maps, drawings, animation, video clips, pictograms, tables, and Gantt charts.
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