Project Plan Part 1

Week 2 Individual Assignment: Project Plan Part 1

Purpose of Assignment

This assignment is the beginning of an ongoing project plan that you will build on throughout the

duration of this course. The Project Plan Part 1 establishes the basis for your individual project.

You must understand the most appropriate methodology used to manage the project. In addition,

you will define the scope and schedule for the project plan. These important phases of the project

management process help reaffirm the purpose and need for the project.

You will begin to use the approved project management template as a guide to developing your

plan.

Week 2 Individual Assignment Grading Criteria

Content

60 Percent

Points

Available

6

Points

Earned

X/6

Additional Comments:

 All key elements of the assignment are

covered in a substantive way.

 Describes methodology (tools, techniques,

processes, etc.) used to manage the project. This

could include a discussion of how you will initiate,

plan, execute, monitor/control, and close the project

using the tools/techniques described in your reading

assignments or the methodology described in the

PMBOK.

 Justifies the creation of project scope by

providing resources found (what resources did you

find online or in the University library that justify

the scope of this project).

 Outlines proposed project phases (Provide a

table that lists the phases of the project and provides

a general description of each phase - think in general

terms here, but provide a duration, preferably a start

and finish date for each phase).

 Scope is clear and includes the following:

 Requirements for the project (what are the

requirements of the project - you will use these

requirements to measure the projects progress and

performance - was the project a success as defined

by the project requirements).

 Definition of project activities (define the

activities that make up the project work. This is

done by looking at the scope and determining what

activities need to be accomplished to produce the

scope of the project).

 Schedule has been planned out appropriately

and includes the following:

 Primary activity duration estimate

 Sequences the primary activities

 Work Breakdown Structure has been

developed and tasks are defined - your WBS can be

in a hierarchical format or outline, but it must show

the project work in more detail at every level until

the work is decomposed to the work package level

for estimating cost and duration and assigning

resources.

 Human resource requirements

 Other resources required for the

project (equipment and/or material)

Organization / Development

20 Percent

Points

Available

2

Points

Earned

X/2

Additional Comments:

 Paragraph transitions are present, logical,

and maintain the flow throughout the paper.

(remember, paragraphs should be 4 to 5 sentences

and address one main point - you cannot fully

develop your main point in one or two sentences)

 Avoid bullets statements - this is not a

briefing and provides little in the way of transition

from topic to topic.

 The tone is appropriate to the content and

assignment.

 Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.

 Sentences are well constructed, strong, and

varied.

 Sentence transitions are present and maintain

the flow of thought.

Mechanics

20 Percent

Points

Available

2

Points

Earned

X/2

Additional Comments:

 The paper—including tables and graphs,

headings, title page, and reference page—is

consistent with APA formatting guidelines and

meets course-level requirements. Tables should be

formatted and captioned in accordance with APA -

if you have a table it should be mentioned in a

paragraph prior to the table).

 Intellectual property is recognized with in-

text citations and a reference page - review APA for

proper format for in-text citations and References

page.

 Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation

are followed.

 Spelling is correct.

Total

Available

10

Total

Earned