Final Project Recommendation report

Task Name

Work (time to completion)

Due Date[s]

Name of Responsible Team Member[s]

Project Initiation

Identify goals and objectives

Planning: Define Scope

Develop strategies and plans for project completion

Conduct planning discussion and record results

Research previous experience (what does the team already know about the topic)

Define scope (what will you study)

Specify deliverables and (review due dates and create plans for delivery)

Document assumptions (what you already know about the topic/problem

Document Project Support Plans

Document data management plan (how will research be gathered and organized

Document communications management plan (who will report to whom and what will they report about)

Develop Project Schedule (use this document to do this step)

Develop plans for consolidating, combining, and organizing information

Conduct peer review (everyone is responsible for reviewing the project and the project plans)

Plan for Quality

Define quality requirements (format, documentation/research, editing, revision, and proofreading

Document quality management plan (track who is doing what to improve/enhance project quality

Organize Project Resources

Develop organization structure (this document)

Conduct team orientation (conduct a meeting where each person’s responsibilities are clearly outlined)

Set up standards and procedures for team performance (how will the accuracy and correctness of data is ensured)

Manage Project Data

Manage action items (determine how progress will be reported and analyzed)

Manage project records

Manage data items (research findings)

Manage project presentation

Manage Project Communication

Review progress

Resolve issues

Monitor team participation and satisfaction

Manage Team Performance

Assign responsibilities

Meet with team

Manage team communications

Recognize success

Monitor team morale

Conduct team performance reviews

Assure Quality

Participate in research and document reviews

Conduct project reviews

Manage Scope and Requirements

Manage scope (determine how in-depth the research will be)

Manage requirements

Control decisions

Control changes/revisions/updates

Control Schedule

Track status

Maintain work plans

Control Quality

Control quality

Measure quality levels

Facilitate continuous improvement

Produce Performance Reports

Report weekly status

Manage Project Completion

Manage project completion and submission

Summarize project results and lessons learned

Review and recognize team performance

Close the project records (submit all project planning documents to instructor)