5-2 Final Project Milestone Three: Analysis and Project Framework – Position Paper

QSO 435 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric In Milestone Three, you will submit a position paper targeted for the vice president of Operations at your scenario organization. You will present the PMO position and recommendation for this project that builds upon your previous information paper and decision paper. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

• Introduce nontraditional project management (PM) frameworks. • Describe the characteristics in the organization that support an adaptive project management (APM) approach. • Analyze three nontraditional project management (TPM) frameworks and identify capabilities and limitations of each. • Select a project management approach as the most appropriate for the project, with a defense of your selection.

Guidelines for Submission: Your Milestone Three submission, Analysis and Project Framework position paper, must be 1–2 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Include at least three references cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Nontraditional PM

Frameworks Meets “Proficient” criteria, reviews various types of project management approaches, and builds upon the information and decision papers from Modules One and Two; submission is well organized and detailed to a level that shows keen insight into the nuances, risks, and benefits

Reviews various types of project management approaches and builds upon the information and decision papers from Modules One and Two; describes each approach based on specific references to the previous analysis

Reviews various types of project management approaches and builds upon some of the information and decision papers from Modules One and Two, but does not make specific references to previous analysis or lacks necessary detail

Does not review types of project management approaches, or does not build upon the information and decision papers from Modules One and Two

22.5

Characteristics in Organization That Support an APM

Approach

Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides clear linkages between the organization and the unique requirements of the project

Thoroughly describes the characteristics in the organization that support an adaptive project management (APM) approach

Describes the characteristics in the organization that support an adaptive project management (APM) approach with some gaps in description and/or missing key details

Does not describe the characteristics in the organization that support an adaptive project management (APM) approach

22.5

Non-TPM Approaches

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and analysis identifies the key capabilities and limitations, linking back to the scenario project without superfluous information

Accurately analyzes three nontraditional project management frameworks to identify the capabilities and limitations of each

Analyzes three nontraditional project management frameworks, but does not identify the capabilities and limitations of each

Does not analyze three nontraditional project management frameworks

22.5

Select Project Management

Approach

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and reasoning shows thorough analysis of various aspects in context with the chosen project

Selects project management approach with thorough defense of why it is most appropriate; includes explanation of why a traditional approach should not be used

Selects project management approach, but does not provide a thorough defense of why it is most appropriate and/or does not include an explanation of why a traditional approach should not be used

Does not select a project management approach

22.5

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Earned Total 100%