Project Planning

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Assignment 1: Individual Assignment

In this Assignment, you will be assessed on the following outcome:

GM592-1: Plan scope management with associated communications.

This Assignment is designed to evaluate your ability to research, organize, and demonstrate project data and financial information pertaining to the development of the feasibility study within the project planning phase. These exercises mimic actual situations one could expect to occur between the project manager and their sponsor or key stakeholders. Its assessments are directed toward measuring mastery in synthesis of information, proper classifications, critical thinking, and attention to detail, explanations, and professional acumen.

Given the information provided you for your assigned rocket assembly project (See Course Resources):

 Construct a fully decomposed work breakdown structure (WBS) for your assigned rocket

project.

 Write your scope statement for your assigned Ansari X-Prize rocket assembly project.

You will need an evening for data collection. This will require about two hours to write up your findings. Download the appropriate templates in Course Resources to record the information found. Alternatively you can use recommended internet links in the appendix of your text for a similar template. The document you use must meet all criteria specified in the grading rubric. Fill in all sections completely using your assigned assignment scenario found in Course Resources.

1. Go to Course Resources or locate an appropriate template from the internet that meets the rubric criteria. Using this worksheet and your assigned project, answer the sections on the worksheet. If there are sections missing from the template for the assigned documents but required in the rubric, be sure to address them. Upload all documents as separate files to the designated assignment Dropbox.

2. Go to the internet and find a product description template that meets the rubric criteria. Using

this worksheet and your assigned project, answer the sections on the worksheet. Upload your fully decomposed WBS and Scope Statement to the designated team members’ Dropbox.

3. Ensure that your project documents address the criteria of the rubric below and follow the

stated requirements.

Directions for Submitting your Individual Assignment:

 To submit your Unit 1 Individual Assignment, upload both your WBS and your Scope Statement to the Unit 1 Assignment 1 Dropbox. Make sure that you have saved a copy of each of the files you submitted for this Assignment.

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GM592 Unit 1 Individual Assignment: 40 Points Points Possible

Points Earned

Content (0-24 points)

1. Tool Development (WBS)

a) A hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of the project to be carried out by the project to accomplish project objectives according to required deliverables?

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b) Each descending level (from task to subtask to work package) represents an increasing detail definition of project work?

c) Work packages are accurate and controllable?

d) There are no overlaps in scope definition between two activities at the work package level?

e) Each activity is assigned a WBS control number that uniquely identifies it for hierarchal summation of costs, schedule, and resource allocation?

2. Tool Development (Scope Statement)

a) Project scope description that is in more detail from the project charter?

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b) Acceptance criteria specifying a set of conditions that must be met before deliverables are accepted?

c) Project deliverables that correlate to the WBS tasks that is required to be produced to complete the project’s product?

d) Project exclusion(s) that identify what is specifically excluded from the project (What constitutes “Out of Scope”)?

e) Is there a description of known constraints identifying factors that limit the execution of the project or a process within the project in scope, time, cost, or quality)? f) Is there a description of known assumptions identifying factors in the planning process that is considered to true, real, or certain, without proof or demonstration to include those impacts should the assumptions prove to be false?

Analysis (0-12) points)

Response exhibits strong higher-order critical thinking and analysis (e.g., evaluation). Paper shows original thought.

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Analysis includes proper classifications, explanations, comparisons and inferences. 3

Critical thinking includes appropriate judgments, conclusions and assessment based on evaluation and synthesis of information. 3

Writing (0-7) points)

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Grammatical skills are strong with typically less than one error per page. Correct use of APA when assigned. 3

Appropriate to the assignment, fresh (interesting to read), accurate, (no far-fetched, unsupported comments), precise (say what you mean), and concise (not wordy).

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Project is in 12-point font. Narrative sections are double-spaced with a double space between. Project is free of serious errors; grammar, punctuation, and spelling help to clarify the meaning by following accepted conventions.

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Total 40