BUS 375 - Project Management 3 assignments

Points Percentage Grade

900 - 1000 90% - 100% A

800 - 899 80% - 89% B

700 - 799 70% - 79% C

600 - 699 60% - 69% D

0 - 599 59% and below F

Unique Course Features

Assignments

w04a1 - Initial Project Proposal

Summary

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Overview

This is the first of three assignments that, as a whole, will cover all aspects of the project life cycle relevant to your selected project.

Assume you have been selected to be the project manager for a project of your choice. The project that you use must meet the key criteria of a project. It must:

a. Have a beginning and an end. b. Result in something being delivered to someone. c. Require a series of activities that must be done to complete the project. d. Require resources (for example, people and materials) to complete the work.

The project can be one of a personal or professional nature and must last for at least nine months.

Note: You are prohibited from using projects that can found on the Internet, including projects found in places such as CourseHero. All project submissions are submitted to SafeAssign for review.

Requirements

Write a 3–4 page paper in which you define the scope of your chosen project:

Provide a brief summary of your chosen project. Describe at least two project goals and two project objectives. Describe the project management structure that you will use to manage the project. Will you manage it via the existing functional structure of the organization, set up a projectized/dedicated project team, or use a matrix management structure? If you will use a matrix structure, which type will you use? Identify the key customer (or customers) and at least two stakeholders for your project. Discuss their roles and their impact on the project. Remember that although you are delivering the project to your customer, there are others (stakeholders)

who also have a vested interest in your project.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Draft a project plan that includes goals and objectives, recommended structure, and stakeholders for a successful project.

Scoring Guide

Provide a brief summary of your chosen project. 20 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Satisfactory

Partially provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Competent

Satisfactorily provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Exemplary

Thoroughly provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Describe at least two project goals and two project objectives. 25 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely described at least two project goals and two project objectives.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently described at least two project goals and two project objectives.

Satisfactory

Partially described at least two project goals and two project objectives.

Competent

Satisfactorily described at least two project goals and two project objectives.

Exemplary

Thoroughly described at least two project goals and two project objectives.

Identify and describe the appropriate project management structure to manage the project. 25 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely identified and described the appropriate project management structure to manage the project.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently identified and described the appropriate project management structure to manage the project.

Satisfactory

Partially identified and described the appropriate project management structure to manage the project.

Competent

Satisfactorily identified and described the appropriate project management structure to manage the project.

Exemplary

Thoroughly identified and described the appropriate project structure to manage the project.

Identify the key customer (or customers) and at least two stakeholders for your project and discuss their roles and impact to the project. 20 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely identified the key customers and at least two project stakeholders and did not discuss their roles and impact to the project.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently identified the key customers and at least two project stakeholders and insufficiently discussed their roles and impact to the project.

Satisfactory

Partially identified the key customers and at least two project stakeholders and partially discussed their roles and impact to the project.

Competent

Satisfactorily identified the key customers and at least two project stakeholders and satisfactorily discussed their roles and impact to the project.

Exemplary

Thoroughly identified the key customers and at least two project stakeholders and thoroughly discussed their roles and impact to the project.

Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting. 10 %

Unacceptable

More than 8 errors present.

Needs Improvement

7–8 errors present.

Satisfactory

5–6 errors present.

Competent

3–4 errors present.

Exemplary

0–2 errors present.

w08a1 - Revised Project Proposal

Summary

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Overview

This is the second of three assignments that, as a whole, will cover all aspects of the project life cycle relevant to your selected project.

Assume that your project sponsor has reviewed the project proposal and has asked that you make some changes to it. For the purposes of this assignment, consider your professor's feedback to be your project sponsor's review comments.

Requirements

Write a 4–6 page paper in which you:

Provide a brief summary of your project. Update the goals and objectives based upon your project sponsor's feedback, and add two more goals and objectives. (Use your professor's feedback to update your goals and objectives.) Describe at least three key milestones and/or deliverables for your project. Describe a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines. Estimate the project's overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Revise a project plan so that it clarifies objectives, specifies deliverables, timelines, and costs, and aligns with stakeholder needs.

Scoring Guide

Provide a brief summary of your chosen project. 10 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Satisfactory

Partially provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Competent

Satisfactorily provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Exemplary

Thoroughly provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Update the project goals and objectives of your project and add at least two additional goals and objectives. 20 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or update the project

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently updated the project goals and

Satisfactory

Partially updated the project goals and

Competent

Satisfactorily updated the project goals and

Exemplary

Thoroughly updated the project goals and

goals and objectives of your project and did not add at least two additional goals and objectives.

objectives of your project and insufficiently added at least two additional goals and objectives.

objectives of your project and partially added at least two additional goals and objectives.

objectives of your project and satisfactorily added at least two additional goals and objectives.

objectives of your project and thoroughly added more than two additional goals and objectives.

Describe at least three key milestones and/or deliverables for your project. 20 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely described at least three key milestones and/or deliverables for your project.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently described at least three key milestones and/or deliverables for your project.

Satisfactory

Partially described at least three key milestones and/or deliverables for your project.

Competent

Satisfactorily described at least three key milestones and/or deliverables for your project.

Exemplary

Throughly described at least three key milestones and/or deliverables for your project.

Describe a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines. 20 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely described a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently described a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.

Satisfactory

Partially described a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.

Competent

Satisfactorily described a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.

Exemplary

Thoroughly described a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.

Estimate the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non- staffing resources needed. 20 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely estimated the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non- staffing resources needed.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently estimated the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non- staffing resources needed.

Satisfactory

Partially estimated the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.

Competent

Satisfactorily estimated the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non- staffing resources needed.

Exemplary

Thoroughly estimated the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non- staffing resources needed.

Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting. 10 %

Unacceptable

More than 8 errors present.

Needs Improvement

7–8 errors present.

Satisfactory

5–6 errors present.

Competent

3–4 errors present.

Exemplary

0–2 errors present.

w10a1 - Project Execution, Control, and Closure Proposal

Summary

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Overview

This is the final of three assignments that, as a whole, will cover all aspects of the project life cycle relevant to your selected project.

At this point, your project sponsor has approved your project proposal and has asked you to come up with a proposal for the execution, control, and closure for the project.

Requirements

Write a 4–6 page paper in which you:

Provide a brief summary of your project. Identify and discuss your project’s greatest challenges (at least three) and provide a recommendation for addressing each of the challenges. Examine how you manage your project performance via earned value management (EVM). Identify at least three key EVM metrics you will use for your project. Discuss your plan to properly close your project when it is over.

Use at least three academic resources for this assignment. Use the Strayer Library to conduct your research. These resources should be related to your chosen project and the content you provide in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality references

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Develop a proposal to communicate project execution, control, and closure strategies to a specified audience.

Scoring Guide

Provide a brief summary of your chosen project. 15 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Satisfactory

Partially provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Competent

Satisfactorily provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Exemplary

Thoroughly provided a brief summary of your chosen project.

Examine your project’s greatest challenge and provide a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question. 25 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely examined your project’s greatest challenge and did not submit or incompletely provided a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently examined your project’s greatest challenge and insufficiently provided a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.

Satisfactory

Partially examined your project’s greatest challenge and insufficiently provided a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.

Competent

Satisfactorily examined your project’s greatest challenge and satisfactorily provided a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.

Exemplary

Thoroughly examined your project’s greatest challenge and thoroughly provided a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.

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Examine how you manage your project performance via earned value management (EVM). Identify at least three key EVM metrics you will use for your project. 25 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely examined how to manage project performance via Earned Value Management (EVM) and less than 3 key EVM metrics were identified.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently examined how to manage project performance via Earned Value Management (EVM) and/or less than 3 key EVM metrics were identified.

Satisfactory

Partially examined how to manage project performance via Earned Value Management (EVM) and/or less than 3 key EVM metrics were identified.

Competent

Satisfactorily examined how to manage project performance via Earned Value Management (EVM) and 3 key EVM metrics were identified.

Exemplary

Thoroughly examined how to manage project performance via Earned Value Management (EVM) and more than 3 key EVM metrics were identified.

Discuss your plan to properly close your project when it is over. 20 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely discussed how to properly close the project when it is over.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently discussed how to properly close the project when it is over.

Satisfactory

Partially discussed how to properly close the project when it is over.

Competent

Satisfactorily discussed how to properly close the project when it is over.

Exemplary

Thoroughly discussed how to properly close the project when it is over.

Include references. 5 %

Unacceptable

References were not provided or the references were not of a quality nature.

Needs Improvement

One quality reference was provided.

Satisfactory

Two quality references were provided.

Competent

Three quality references were provided.

Exemplary

More than three quality references were provided.

Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting. 10 %

Unacceptable

More than 8 errors present.

Needs Improvement

7–8 errors present.

Satisfactory

5–6 errors present.

Competent

3–4 errors present.

Exemplary

0–2 errors present.