project management

collects and then distributes food to people in need, are having issues. At their meeting, the 

president stated “our funds are almost exhausted. The demands are increasing and we need to 

figure out how to get more funds”. The vice president said “we need a fundraiser”! “Can’t we just 

get more money from the city government?” asked the volunteer coordinator. To which the 

president replied “No, they are already strained and might cut our budget for next year”. “We will 

start needing these funds in about 2 months and it looks like we will need about $10,000 for the 

year”. The volunteer coordinator stated that “we need more than just money, including volunteers, 

more space for storage and more food donations”. The president stated “we need a plan for all of 

these things including how to become more efficient and we need it soon”!

1. Create a mind map with possible requirements for the project using software (Google is one 

free option). Print your mindmap.

2. Using the ideas generated with the mind map, develop SMART objectives for the project.

3. Develop a stakeholders register.

4. Create a WBS to at least 4 levels for the project.

5. List Assumptions you made with the project so far.