QSO 435 Module One Short Presentation Guidelines and Rubric

 

QSO 435 Module One Short Presentation Guidelines and Rubric

In Module One, you learned about an adaptive project management methodology called Agile. For this activity, you will submit a five-slide PowerPoint presentation that includes a voiceover and speaker notes within the PowerPoint presentation. Refer to the Module One resources for support in creating your presentation.

In this scenario, your supervisor, the senior manager for the PMO, has returned from a conference in Chicago. One of the speakers at the conference presented an overview of the success and benefits of using an adaptive project management methodology called Agile. Your supervisor wants to introduce the concept of adaptive project management (APM) to the staff of the PMO. As the newest person on the staff, you are asked to create a short slide presentation to be presented by your supervisor at the next weekly staff meeting. In your presentation, you will:

• Keep your presentation format to five slides composed in bullet-point format.
• Describe the characteristics of the adaptive project management (APM) methodology.
• Distinguish the characteristics of adaptive project management (APM) versus traditional project management (TPM).
• Include voiceover and speaker notes within each slide that elaborate on the corresponding topic for presentation purposes.

What to Submit

Your assignment must be submitted as a five-slide PowerPoint presentation including bullet points and speaker notes and at least three sources cited in APA (6th edition) 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.

Module One Short Presentation Rubric

CriteriaMeets Expectations (100%)Partially Meets Expectations (70%)Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)ValuePresentation FormatFive slides, all in bullet-point formatFewer than five slides or not in bullet-point formatFewer than five slides and not in bullet-point format15Characteristics of APM MethodologyThoroughly describes the characteristics of adaptive project managementExplains the characteristics of adaptive project management but misses some key detailsDoes not explain the characteristics of adaptive project management25APM Versus TPMIncludes clear and thorough distinctions between adaptive project management versus traditional project managementMakes distinctions between the two methodologies, but is not as clear or as thorough as possibleDoes not make distinctions between the two methodologies25Voiceover and Speaker NotesVoiceover and speaker notes within each slide elaborate on the corresponding topic by providing additional context and detailsVoiceover and speaker notes are included within each slide but do not elaborate on the corresponding topic by providing additional context and detailsVoiceover and speaker notes are not included25Clear 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%