QSO 435 Module Three Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

 

QSO 435 Module Three Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

In Module Three you learned about the project stakeholder, now called a product owner. For this activity, you will create a short written paper, sometimes called a “fact sheet” or “information paper.” The product owner is concerned about the entire Agile process, his role, and his new responsibilities. In this information paper, you will describe the process, role, and responsibilities of the product owner. The target audience is the stakeholder from a traditional project management environment who now finds he is a “product owner” in Agile/Scrum project management. Your fact sheet should include the following:

• Keep your paper format to no more than two pages in APA format.
• Describe the entire Agile process.
• Explain the role and responsibilities of the product owner.

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 Three 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 ProcessFact sheet thoroughly describes the Agile process with key details includedFact sheet explains the Agile process but misses some key detailsDoes not explain the Agile process35Product OwnerClearly explains the role and responsibilities of the product ownerClearly explains the role or responsibilities of the product owner, but does not explain bothDoes not explain the role and responsibilities of the product owner40Clear 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%