QSO 435 Module Four Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

QSO 435 Module Four Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

In Module Four, you learned about the Agile approach. For this activity, you are tasked to create a short written paper sometimes called a “fact sheet” or “information paper” that will present and defend the use of Agile. The vice president of Operations is concerned about the proposed approach of using Agile. In this information paper, you will describe the differences between Agile and waterfall. You will highlight the impact on scope, roles, and responsibilities in Agile. Specifically, you must explain how business requirements are captured in traditional project management versus how they are captured in Agile/Scrum project management. The VP of Operations is the target audience for this information paper. In your paper, you will:

• Keep your paper format to no more than two pages in APA format.
• Present and defend the Agile approach.
• Describe the differences between the Agile and waterfall approaches.
• Explain Agile’s impact on scope, roles, and responsibilities in Agile.

What to Submit

Your assignment must be submitted in APA (6th edition) format as a Word document in no more than two pages and include at least three sources.

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.

Module Four Short Paper Rubric

CriteriaMeets Expectations (100%)Partially Meets Expectations (70%)Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)ValuePaper FormatTwo pages submitted as a Word document and correctly formatted in APA (6th edition) format. Submission is free of formatting errorsFewer than two or more than two pages and/or contains some formatting errors in APA (6th edition) formatFewer than two pages and/ or is not formatted in APA (6th edition) format15Agile ApproachThoroughly presents and defends the Agile process. Explains traditional vs. Agile/Scrum project management processPresents and defends the Agile process but misses some key details, and/or explains traditional vs. Agile/Scrum project management process but misses some key detailsDoes not present and/or defend the Agile process and/or does not explain traditional vs. Agile/Scrum project management process25Differences Between Agile and WaterfallClearly explains the differences between Agile and waterfall approachesClearly explains the Agile or waterfall approaches, but does not explain bothDoes not explain the Agile and/or waterfall approaches25Agile’s ImpactClearly explains the scope, roles, and responsibilities in AgileClearly explains the scope, roles, and/or responsibilities in Agile, but does not address all threeScope, roles, and responsibilities in Agile are not explained25Clear CommunicationConsistently 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%