Project Planning

Unit 4 [GM592: Project Planning and the Project Plan]

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Assignment 1: Individual Assignment

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

GM592-4: Plan quality management using qualitative/qualitative analysis.

Your team has now completed the scope, time, and costing aspects in planning the rocket

assembly project. You are now considering the quality aspect of the project. This Assignment is

designed to evaluate your ability to research, organize, and demonstrate project data and

financial information pertaining to the qualitative and quantitative analysis of quality

management 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, attention to detail, explanations, and professional acumen.

Given the information and templates provided you for the assigned rocket assembly project

(See Course Resources):

 Conduct a qualitative analysis for the assigned rocket project utilizing the Ishikawa methodology for cause and effect.

 Conduct a quantitative analysis for the assigned rocket project utilizing the Pareto methodology involving the 80/20 Rule.

Ensure that your project documents address the criteria of the rubric below and follows the stated requirements.

Directions for Submitting your Individual Assignment:

 To submit your Unit 4 individual assignment, upload all assignment documents to the Unit 4 Assignment 1 Dropbox. Make sure that you have saved a copy of each of the tools to submit for this assignment.

 Be sure to upload all deliverables into the Unit 4 Assignment 1 Dropbox.

GM592 Unit 4 Individual Assignment: 40 Points Points

Possible Points Earned

Content (0-24 points)

1. Tool Development (Ishikaw a Analysis)

a) Identifies the problem.

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b) Draws the problem and prime arrow.

c) Identifies defect categories and causes then list causes under each problem/defect category box using analysis techniques.

d) Identifies action(s) to correct problem.

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2. Tool Development (Pareto Analysis)

a) Sets up data from the number of causes by category

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b) Sorts data by the largest cause category to the smallest cause category by amount of causes called defects.

c) Uses the SUM() function to add Amount range.

d) Creates a Cumulative Amount column.

e) Fills-in the rest of the columns.

f) Creates a Cumulative Percent column.

g) Identifies the vital few contributors that account for most quality problems in any system using 80/20 rule.

Analysis (9 points) Response exhibits strong higher-order critical thinking and analysis (e.g., evaluation). Paper shows original thought. 3

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 (7 points) 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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