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Week 1 Assignment: Project Plan: Project Initiation

Due: Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:59pmDue: Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:59pm

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Overview

In this course, all of your assignments will focus on one case study project scenario of your choosing, from the list below. Each week, we will focus on a different process group, or phase, of the project management life cycle. 

The first phase in the project management life cycle is the project initiation phase. To begin, you must define the project and identify the objectives, scope, and deliverables. In this assignment, you will:

1. Select a project scenario to work with throughout the course. 

2. Using the  Project Plan Template [DOCX] : 

· Define the project's objectives, scope, and deliverables in a project summary, including a project charter and a project management methodology. 

· Identify stakeholders and create a WBS for the project.

3. Create a PowerPoint presentation detailing your work on the project so far.

Choose a Project Scenario

The best method to learn project methodology is to simulate doing a project and complete all the major steps, which you will do in this course. To begin, select a case study to use throughout the course to complete the assignments. You have a selection of four projects to choose from. Two of the projects are specific to IT learners but any of the four can be selected by anyone. One suggestion is to select a project you know something about or at least have a strong interest in—this does make the work more enjoyable.

Based on your learning about the project initiation stage in this week's What You Need to Know activity, choose one of the following scenarios:

1. Destination Wedding: You have been tasked with creating a project to manage a destination wedding. You will be required to figure out the destination. You have been given a budget of 25,000 dollars. You will have to determine all costs and resources. The project must be completed in six months.

2. Data Integration Software Tool for Communications ‘R’ Us Phone Company: You have to build a software tool that enables data to be used by a variety of software applications for a telephone company. The team consists of an unknown quantity of personnel for the design, development, building, deployment, and operation and maintenance of the system. The team members may be located in different time zones. The sponsor, Ted Telee O’Phone, has asked that the tool should also be available in the cloud so that the stakeholders may access it through an Internet browser. The budget for this project is 50,000 dollars.

3. Website for Dee Dee’s Pawn Star Shop: You are leading a team of three individuals to deliver an e-commerce website for a small local pawn shop. You are working with a suggested budget of 10,000 dollars to deliver the development of the site, all hardware, and hosting services. The sponsor, Dorothy Deal, would like the site to highlight  Deals of the Day, as well as items she is looking for to complete collectible collections.

4. Construction Project: You are your own general contractor and will do an expansion and renovation of your small kitchen. Your budget is 75,000 dollars and you want to complete it as rapidly as possible. In addition to costs, you will need to determine the schedule, resources, and potential risks on the project.

Instructions

Project Plan Template

Project managers work with project management plans tailored to each specific project. You will be using a  Project Plan Template [DOCX]  to complete project management tasks throughout this course, for the project you chose this week.

Using the Project Plan Template as your guide, complete the following sections. While you will not submit this work yet, it will be the basis for the PowerPoint presentation you will create below and will be submitted later in this course.

1. Project charter.

2. Project scope. Make sure you note what is not in scope for your project.

3. Stakeholder register,

4. WBS.

· Using MS Project, Excel, Visio or other software, develop a WBS based on your selected business or IT project

· WBS should include, at a minimum, three levels.

Create Your Own Presentation and Deliverables

Imagine that your boss has asked for an update on the project initiation phase for himself and a key stakeholder. Create a 5–7 slide PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes. Your presentation should include the following:

1. Project summary.

2. Summary of the project charter, including project management methodology.

3. WBS.

· Be sure to include both the hierarchical and the list views.

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

· Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

· Number of resources: Cite at least three current scholarly or professional resources. 

· Length of presentation: 5–7 slides with detailed notes, plus title and references slides.

· Submission: Submit the PowerPoint presentation.

Reference

Project Management Institute.  A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Seventh Edition and The Standard for Project Management. Newtown Square. PA. 2021.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

· Competency 2: Evaluate the significance of project management benefits to business and IT projects.

· Develop a project summary.

· Competency 3: Explain project management documentation to support business or IT projects.

· Construct a project charter that includes a project management methodology.

· Create a stakeholder register.

· Develop a work breakdown structure.

· Competency 4: Communicate effectively.

· Integrate visual elements that clarify or highlight key points.

· Communicate effectively in a professional manner consistent with the standards and conventions of project management.