Project

Project Charter Development

Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

Carefully review the document, “Project Management Case Study – Logistics Service Improvement Project”

Watch Michael Porter: Why Business Can Be Good at Solving Social Problems

Using the project management case study, develop a project charter (use headings) of three to four pages (no more than four pages). In addition to the course textbook, research two additional resources. In your charter,

· Summarize the project’s scope and limitations.

· Propose a business case for the project.

· Address how the project will enable the corporate strategy.

· Address how the project will apply corporate social responsibility (CSR) values.

· Calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) for the project business case. (Use Microsoft Excel to derive the NPV assuming the data below—submit an Excel spreadsheet as an appendix:

· Purchase price of $400,000.

· One-time project costs total of $100,000 spent in Year 0.

· Net benefits after taxes of $150,000 per year for five years.

· Salvage value for Year 6 and beyond of $400,000.)

· Summarize your results of NPV in the paper and refer to the Appendix.

· Develop a milestone schedule that includes five to seven elements

· Use the case study to derive the milestones. If the case is lacking, feel free to include a solution or milestone that you think Walmart would value.

· Predict the risks, threats, and opportunities of the project.

· Outline resources needed for the project.

· Develop your plan to form a high-performing project team.

· Identify five important groups of stakeholders.

The Project Charter Development paper

· Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style

Must include a separate title page with the following:

· Title of paper

· Student’s name

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Date submitted

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.