QSO 435 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric

QSO 435 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric

In Milestone One, you will select the scenario that you will use for your final project and review the various approaches to project management. You will submit an information paper targeted for the staff of the program management office (PMO) of your scenario organization.

Choose  case study from the Harvard Business Publishing section of the course. Below are overviews for each case study:

Going With the Flow: Agile Development at Dell – This case study will immerse you in Dell Technologies’ transition from Scrum to Flow, a Lean approach to software development. You will be tasked with analyzing the challenges of adopting a new Agile methodology and developing strategies to facilitate this transition within a global team.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

• Scenario Selection: Provide an overview of the current situation, facts, assumptions, and project requirements.
• Analyze key principles of traditional project management (TPM) and adaptive project management (APM) with detailed examples of key principles and stakeholders.
• Explain how the triple constraint is handled in traditional project management.
• Review various types of project management (PM) approaches.

What to Submit

Your Milestone One submission, Scenario Selection information paper, must be 1–2 pages in length (not including a cover page and references page) 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.

AI Usage

If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.

Milestone One Rubric

CriteriaExceeds Expectations (100%)Meets Expectations (85%)Partially Meets Expectations (55%)Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)ValueScenario SelectionExceeds expectations and analysis clearly provides an overview of the current situation, facts, assumptions, and project requirements, and identifies the key information from the scenario without superfluous considerationsScenario selected; accurately and clearly provides an overview of the current situation, facts, assumptions, and project requirements, and identifies the key information from the scenarioScenario selected; analyzes the current situation, facts, assumptions, and project requirements, and identifies the key information, but with gaps in accuracy or clarityDoes not select a scenario and/or does not analyze the situation, facts, assumptions, and project requirements from the scenario15Analysis of TPM and APMExceeds expectations and analysis professionally details the key principles and stakeholders behind traditional and adaptive project management, with detailed examplesAnalyzes the key principles and stakeholders behind traditional and adaptive project management, with detailed examplesAnalyzes the key principles and stakeholders behind traditional and adaptive project management, but does not provide detailed examples or misses key elementsDoes not analyze the key principles and stakeholders behind traditional and adaptive project management25Triple ConstraintsExceeds expectations and analysis professionally details the key principles of triple constraint (cost, time, and scope) in TPM, with detailed examplesAnalyzes the key principles of triple constraint (cost, time, and scope) in TPM, with detailed examplesAnalyzes the key principles of triple constraint (cost, time, and scope) in TPM, but does not provide detailed examples or misses key elementsDoes not analyze the key principles of triple constraint (cost, time, and scope) in TPM25PM ApproachesExceeds expectations and review is well organized and detailed to a level that shows keen insight into the nuances, risks, and benefits of various types of project management approachesReviews various types of project management approaches and describes each approach based on specific references to the previous analysisReviews various types of project management approaches, but does not make specific references to previous analysis or lacks necessary detailDoes not review types of project management approaches25Clear CommunicationExceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understandingConsistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audienceShows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understandingShows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication10Total:100%