IT301 Unit: 7, Assignment 1

Assignment Grading Rubric

Course: IT301 Unit: 7, Assignment 1 Points: 35

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Unit 7, Assignment 1: Project Communications Plan Outcomes addressed in this activity:

Unit Outcomes:

 Identify project stakeholders and their needs through tools and techniques

 Develop project communications through planning tools and techniques

 Apply project information distribution techniques

Course Outcomes: IT301-1: Select appropriate project management practices, tools and methodologies for a given

project. IT301-4: Practice global interconnectedness as it applies to your field of study.

Project Communications Plan

Assignment 1 Instructions:

NOTE: In this unit, you will have two Assignments to complete and submit. Create a separate file for each Assignment and submit both files to their respective Unit 7 Dropboxes.

You are managing a server installation project that has globally interconnected stakeholders in San Jose, CA; Colorado Springs, CO; St. Louis, MO; Nashua, MA; Rhos-on-Sea, Wales; and Ljubljana, Slovenia. Stakeholders in San Jose build the individual machines that will comprise the kluge of

boxes that will make up your install project in Rhos-on-Sea and Ljubljana. Your systems engineers are located in Colorado Springs and your system testers reside in St. Louis.

The contracted vendor assembles the various CPUs, processors, file servers, drives, and cabling that make up your server network. Rhos-on-Sea and Ljubljana will provide the necessary technicians, on site, to do the installation under the supervision of the systems engineers, followed by systems testing

by your testers. Use your imagination and the Greer Communications Planner template (it is one of the templates in the Greer templates file which is located in Doc Sharing) to build a Project Communication Plan that encompasses the information requirements as outlined in the PMBOK Guide section 10.2.3.1 Communications Management Plan. Please understand the Greer Communications Planner

addresses only a portion of the Project Communications Plan. You will need to ensure you address ALL aspects of the Project Communications Plan as outlined in your PMBOK Guide in section

10.2.3.1.

Directions for Submitting Assignment 1

Assignment Grading Rubric

Course: IT301 Unit: 7, Assignment 1 Points: 35

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Compose your Assignment in a Microsoft Word document and save it as Username-IT301 Assignment-Unit#.doc (Example: TAllen- IT301_Assignment1-Unit7.doc). Submit your file by

selecting the Unit 7: Assignment 1 Dropbox by the end of Unit 7.

Assignment 1 Requirements Written work should be free of spelling, grammar, and APA errors. Points deducted from the grade for

each writing, spelling, or grammar error are at your instructor’s discretion. Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” from Doc Sharing to assist you with

meeting APA expectations. Review the grading rubric below before beginning this activity.

Unit 7, Assignment 1 grading rubric = 35 points

Unit 7, Assignment 1 Requirements

Points Possibl

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Points Earned

1. The Communications Plan identifies globally interconnected stakeholder

communication requirements. At least 4 requirements must be identified.

0–4

2. The information to be communicated, including formats, content, and level of detail, is identified. 1 point for each completely filled-in column describing information, format, content type, and level of detail.

0–4

3. Each person responsible for communicating project information is identified.

A minimum of 4 different communications are required.

0–4

4. The persons or groups to receive project information are identified in each of the communications, with a minimum of 4 required.

0–4

5. Methods or technologies to be used to convey project information (e.g., e-

mail, website, word processing, etc.) are identified. At least 4 communications are required.

0–4

6. There is a frequency of communication by type of information (e.g., status report by e-mail). At least four communications are required.

0–4

7. There is an escalation process for issues that cannot be resolved at a lower level. The process should identify:

1) To whom the issue should be escalated. 2) What the standard response time should be. 3) How to escalate emergency issues.

0–4

Assignment Grading Rubric

Course: IT301 Unit: 7, Assignment 1 Points: 35

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4) How to escalate international issues. One point for each process described.

8. There is a method for updating and refining the communication management plan. The process should address the following four points:

1) Who should participate. 2) Who should approve changes. 3) Who should be able to request changes.

4) How the changes will be communicated.

0–4

9. There is a glossary of common project terminology. The glossary should include at least three terms.

0–3

Total (Sum of all points)

0–35

Points deducted for spelling, grammar, and/or APA errors. Plagiarism is totally unacceptable.

Adjusted total points