OM007 Project Management
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OM007: Project Management: Plan complex projects using project management tools and techniques to achieve resource optimization and sustainability.
Assessment Rubric
Rubric Criteria
Needs Improvement
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectations Part 1: Project Management Plan Learning Objective 1.1:
Explain the purpose and justification for a project.
Response does not explain or explains fewer than two purposes with justifications, and/or the purpose and justification for a project is not clearly stated.
Explanation of two purposes with justification for the project is clearly stated. Justification conveys the benefits of the project to the organization.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Response explains more than two purposes with justification.
Learning Objective 1.2
Explain the SMART goals and objectives of a project.
Response does not explain or explains fewer than two SMART goals and objectives of the project, or unclearly explains two SMART goals and objectives in measurable terms.
Response explains two SMART goals and objectives of the project are clearly explained and are stated in measurable terms.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Response explains more than two SMART goals and objectives of the project are clearly explained and are stated in measurable terms.
Learning Objective 1.3
Response does not describe or describes fewer than two requirements for a project.
Response describes two requirements for a project and is clearly described. Requirements for the project present logical alignment with
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following:
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Rubric Criteria
Needs Improvement
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectations Describe the requirements for a project.
the SMART goals and objectives.
Response describes more than two requirements for a project and is clearly described.
Learning Objective 1.4
Explain the tangible measures for acceptance criteria used to achieve project success.
Response does not explain or explains fewer than two tangible measures and/or the tangible measure is not clear and/or is incomplete. Explanation of the tangible measure and acceptance criteria does not align with project description.
Response explains two tangible measures and project deliverables is clear and comprehensive. Explanation of the tangible measure and project deliverables aligns with the project description.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Response explains more than two tangible measures and project deliverables is clear and comprehensive.
Learning Objective 1.5
Summarize the expected deliverables for a project.
Response does not include or includes an unclear or incomplete summary of three expected deliverables for a project. Or response includes a summary of fewer than three expected deliverables for a project. Summary of the expected deliverables does not align with project description.
Response includes a clear and complete summary of at least three expected deliverables for the project and the comprehensive summary of the expected deliverables for the project does align with project description.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Response includes a clear and comprehensive summary of more than three expected deliverables for the project.
Learning Objective 1.6
Response does not contain or contains fewer than three acceptance criteria for some but not all key phases of the project.
Response explains at least three acceptance criteria for each key phase of the project.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following:
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Rubric Criteria
Needs Improvement
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectations Explain the acceptance criteria for a project.
Specific conditions for acceptance are incomplete or vague.
Specific conditions for acceptance are clearly stated.
Response explains more than three acceptance criteria for each key phase of the project.
Learning Objective 1.7
Explain project assumptions, risks, and constraints.
Response does not explain or explains fewer than two project assumptions, two risks, and two project constraints and/or are unclearly stated. Rationale is not provided and/or is insufficient.
Explanation of at least two project assumptions, two risks, and two project constraints are present. Explanations are clear and comprehensive. Rationale is provided for each project assumption and constraint.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Response explains more than two project assumptions or more than two project constraints.
Learning Objective 1.8
Identify the internal and external stakeholders for a project.
Response does not include or includes a roles and responsibilities matrix that does not identify all key internal and external stakeholders.
Response includes a roles and responsibilities matrix which identifies all of the key internal and external stakeholders.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Roles and responsibilities matrix demonstrates synthesis and creativity in alignment with the project description.
Learning Objective 1.9
Distinguish the roles and responsibilities of
Response does not distinguish or unclearly distinguishes the roles and responsibilities of the project stakeholder in the matrix.
Response clearly distinguishes the roles and responsibilities of the project stakeholder in the matrix. Roles and responsibilities align with the purpose,
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Explanation of roles and responsibilities
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Rubric Criteria
Needs Improvement
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectations the project stakeholders.
requirements, and objectives of the project.
demonstrates synthesis and creativity in alignment with the project description.
Learning Objective 1.10
Explain how to communicate with project stakeholders.
Response in the roles and responsibilities matrix does not explain the communication needs of the stakeholders or how to communicate with the project stakeholders during the project.
Response in the roles and responsibilities matrix clearly explains communications needs during the project. Communications needs clarify how and when stakeholders will communicate with one another.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Explanation of stakeholder communications needs demonstrates synthesis and creativity in alignment with the project description.
Rubric Criteria
Needs Improvement
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectations
Part 2: Project Schedule Learning Objective 2.1: Construct a project schedule in a Gantt chart.
Response does not include or includes a Gantt chart that does not reflect the complete scope of the project. Gantt chart is missing one or more of the following: start and end dates, durations, and predecessors for each task. Gantt chart does not display all schedule milestones and/or does not display the critical path.
Response includes a Gantt chart that clearly represents the scope of the project. Gantt chart includes start and end dates, durations, and predecessors for each task. Gantt chart displays schedule milestones and the critical path. Response describes how at least two staff members will
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Gantt chart includes two inserted comments that provide additional information about concerns or issues related
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Response does not describe, describes how fewer than two, or vaguely describes how at least two staff members will be involved in achieving the five goals. Response is not supported by references to relevant academic/professional resources.
be involved in achieving the five goals. Response is supported by references to relevant academic/professional resources.
any of the schedule items on the chart.
Learning Objective 2.2 Apply various techniques for estimating activity durations.
Response does not include, includes fewer than two, or includes two techniques for estimating activity durations that are not clearly applied. Rationale explaining the effectiveness of these techniques is insufficient.
Response includes two techniques for estimating activity durations are clearly applied. Rationale is provided explaining why these techniques will be effective.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Key assumptions and risks related to the project schedule are identified and explained.
Rubric Criteria
Needs Improvement
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectations Part 3: Strategies for Maintaining the Project Budget Learning Objective 3.1: Analyze strategies for due diligence and maintaining oversight of the project budget.
Response does not analyze or analyzes fewer than three strategies that can be applied for due diligence and maintaining oversight of the project budget. Rationale is unclear and/or insufficient and/or the resources are not relevant.
Response analyzes at least three strategies that can be applied for maintaining oversight of the project budget. Response provides rationale for why these strategies will be effective for the specific project.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Response analyzes more than three strategies that can be applied for maintaining oversight of the project budget.
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Learning Objective 3.2: Explain challenges to project budget strategies and opportunities for improvement.
Response does not explain or explains fewer than two challenges each budget strategy may present and/or response is unclear and insufficient. Response provides insufficient project-specific rationale for each challenge. Response does not provide opportunities for improvement of each challenge.
Response explains two challenges each budget strategy may present. Response provides project- specific rationale for pinpointing each challenge. Response provides opportunities for improvement of each challenge.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Response explains more than one way each challenge might be overcome or mitigated.
Learning Objective 3.3: Compare positive outcomes of project budget strategies.
Response does not compare or compares fewer than two positive outcomes each budget strategy might present and/or response is unclear and insufficient. Response provides insufficient project-specific rationale for positive outcome.
Response compares two positive outcomes each budget strategy might present. Response provides project-specific rationale for each positive outcome.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Response compares more than two positive outcomes each budget strategy might present.
Rubric Criteria
Needs Improvement
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectations Part 4: Risk Management, Quality Management, and Sustainability Learning Objective 4.1: Describe a plan to manage risks for a project.
Response does not include or includes a plan for managing fewer than two project risks and/or plan is not clearly or sufficiently described. Risks associated with the project are insufficiently described.
Response includes a plan for managing two project risks that is clearly described. Risks associated with the project are clearly described.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Plan for managing more than two project risk is clearly described.
Learning Objective 4.2:
Response does not analyze or unclearly analyzes strategies for managing quality.
Response clearly analyzes strategies for managing quality.
Response demonstrates the same level of
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Analyze strategies for managing quality.
achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Response describes three key insights about the quality management process during a project.
Learning Objective 4.3 Analyze strategies for sustainability of a project.
Response does not analyze or unclearly analyzes strategies for sustaining a project.
Response clearly analyzes strategies for sustaining a project.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: Response describes three key insights about the sustainability of a project.
Learning Objective 4.4 Defend tools and/or techniques to use to manage quality and why you chose those tools.
Response does not identify or identifies fewer than two tools and/or does not defend or illogically defends their use. Rationale for the choice of quality management tools is not clearly explained.
Response identifies two tools and logically defends their use. Rationale for the choice of quality management tools is clearly explained.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “Meets,” plus the following: More than two tools have been identified and are logically defended.
