UOP Masters Program Creating Value Through Operations 574

Wk 4 - Apply: Signature Assignment: Organize a Project [due Mon]

Wk 4 - Apply: Signature Assignment: Organize a Project [due Mon]

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This assignment is intended to help you use leadership skills to gather project members from cross-functional departments and skill sets and lead them in the fulfillment and implementation of a mock project.

 

Discover the various responsibilities of a project manager by organizing a project. See Chapter 19, sections 19.9 and Cases. 

 

Apply project management tools and a PM outline type of your choice to structure and plan the project by defining, planning, and controlling. The project will be a continuation of how to improve the process you chose in Weeks 1 and 2.

 

Create a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint (supported by Excel and Word as needed) presentation, with detailed speaker notes, that includes the following:

· Project description

· Project Management Charts (Critical Path, Gant Chart, etc.)

· Improved Process Flow Chart from Week 1

· Meeting cadence/rhythm and timing

· Metrics to measure the project’s success

· Financial and budgetary considerations

· Description of the project reporting structure

 

Cite references to support your assignment.

 

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

 

Submit your assignment.

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· Center for Writing Excellence

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