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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//ABISOURCE//DTD XHTML plus AWML 2.2//EN" "http://www.abisource.com/2004/xhtml-awml/xhtml-awml.mod"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:awml="http://www.abisource.com/2004/xhtml-awml/"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=UTF-8" /> <title> Abiword HTML Document </title> </head> <body> <div> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Unit II Assignment</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Project Proposal</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">For this assignment, you need to create a project proposal based upon a fictional project. You may base your project on</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">one of the following topics or a topic of your choice approved by your professor:</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'SymbolMT'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Training seminar</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'SymbolMT'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Construction project</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'SymbolMT'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Department retreat</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'SymbolMT'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">New product development</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'SymbolMT'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Software development project</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'SymbolMT'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Other</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">When you create the proposal, you should take into account the technical considerations, management considerations,</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">and pricing considerations. However, you do not necessarily need to include these within your project proposal as you will</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">be performing a more extensive project later in the term. As for now, follow the model of a simplified project proposal,</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">which will include the following sections:</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">1.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">Statement of customer’s need</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">2. Assumptions</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">3. Project Scope</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">4. Deliverables</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">5. Resources</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">6. Schedule</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">7. Price</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">8. Risks</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">9. Expected benefits</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Unit III Scholarly Activity</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Phase II: Project Scope Document</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Refer back to the Project Proposal you created for the Unit II Assignment. For this assignment, you will be expanding upon that project to include a Project Scope Document</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">—</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">that is, the definition of what needs to be done to produce the project deliverables and to satisfy the customer. The project scope document should satisfy the following components:</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">1. Customer Requirements</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">a.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">Defines the functional or performance specifications of the project’s end pro</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">duct</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">2. Statement of Work (SOW)</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">a. Defines the major tasks or work elements to be performed to accomplish and produce all project deliverables</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">3. Deliverables</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">a. Products to be accomplished for duration of and conclusion of the project</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">4. Acceptance Criteria</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">a. Must be described in greater detail than what is stated in the project proposal</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">5. Work Breakdown Structure</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">a. A hierarchical breakdown of the scope into smaller work packages that produce the deliverables</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">The above components are only brief descriptions. You should consult your textbook for further details.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">While project scope documents may vary from project to project, your document should contain a thorough description of each section. If your project varies in such a way that a thorough description is not possible, you will then include elements of the section in question to at least provide an outline of what is provided.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Your project scope document should be a minimum of three pages in length, with each section properly delineated. If another person were to pick up your document, he or she should know exactly what is expected and what direction the project will take.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Unit IV Scholarly Activity</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">This next phase of the project is meant to build off the previous phase (Unit III Scholarly Activity) and chapters.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'ArialMT'">Phase II: The Rest of the Story…</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Phase II Work Breakdown:</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Step 1. Using the CSU Online Library as well as your favorite search engine, conduct research on the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet project that was awarded on October 2, 2000 to Electronic Data Systems (EDS). (You are also free to perform additional research on the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) if you wish.)</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Step 2: Based on the NMCI project information you obtained, analyze and critique the NMCI project in terms of the following:</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'SymbolMT'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Its handling of estimating costs and budget</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'SymbolMT'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Its handling of quality with the project</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'SymbolMT'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Its handling of communication</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">MBA 6951, Managing Complex Projects 4</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">While this course has not covered project communication just yet, provide an analysis based upon your experience/knowledge regarding communication within a business environment and more specifically, within project management.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Step 3: Explain the challenges EDS faced in each of these areas; if, how, and why they went off track; and how EDS might have managed these areas to prevent or minimize the problems.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Step 4: Create the Phase II deliverable.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Phase II Deliverable</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">For this assignment, you will submit a four-page report that presents an analysis, critique, and recommendations/remedies regarding the project management areas of estimating resources, costs, quality, and communication as they apply to NMCI's performance.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">If you were the lead manager on a project dealing with the NMCI, how would you go about creating a resource requirements plan? Do you believe the NMCI put forth enough effort in the planning stages?</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Unit V Scholarly Activity</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">This next phase of the project is meant to build off the previous phases and chapters:</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Phase III: More Lessons Learned</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Phase III Work Breakdown:</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">1. Analyze and critique the NMCI project in terms of its:</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT'">o</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">risk identification and management,</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT'">o</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">its scheduling,</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT'">o</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">its budgeting, and</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT'">o</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">its manner of project execution and closure.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">You are to refer back to your knowledge from previous units to complete this portion.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">2. Explain the challenges EDS faced in each of these areas, how and why they went astray, and how EDS might have managed these areas to prevent the problems or at least lessen their impact.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">3. Determine whether this project could be judged a success or failure from a stakeholder's perspective. Use the CSU Online Library or your favorite search engine to locate resources that may help you determine this.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Phase III Deliverable</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">For this assignment, you are to submit a four-page report that presents an analysis, critique, and recommendations/remedies regarding the project management areas of risk management, risk response, scheduling, budgeting and project execution, and closure as they apply to NMCI's performance. The report should also include your post-project evaluation of whether this project is/was a success from the stakeholders' perspectives.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Finally, describe the elements of this project that could have led to its early termination.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">MBA 6951, Managing Complex Projects 5</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Unit VI PowerPoint Presentation</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Project Management Presentation</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">For this activity, you are going to create a minimum 10-slide PowerPoint Presentation on the barriers and challenges surrounding project management communication. You should act as though you are presenting this in a business professional environment to people who are new to project management. Within the presentation, you should address the barriers to effective communication in a project, its purpose, the elements of a project communication plan, and how it can address these challenges. You should also describe what is needed to conduct an effective meeting and provide a summary (within your presentation) of various collaboration tools to enhance the project experience.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Again, this presentation should be business professional and cater to those who are new to the project management experience.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">You should use no smaller than 26-point font throughout your presentation. Any sources used throughout the presentation (including your textbook) should be appropriately cited using APA style writing.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <a name="_GoBack"> </a> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Unit VII Scholarly Activity</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">As the general manager of a large contracting firm, it is your responsibility to hire employees who will positively contribute to the organization. Recently, your project manager of the past 20 years, who has been both reputable and trustworthy, retired from the position. As such, you need to hire a project manager who can immediately contribute to the organization and would be able to fulfill the role right away with minimal training.</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">For this assignment, you are to create a job posting for the position of project manager at your company to which, hypothetically, people would apply. This posting should contain the following areas:</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">1. Job description</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">2. Responsibilities of the position</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">3. Necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">4. General qualifications</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">5. Education and/or experience</span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:0.000000pt"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Since there is no general standard for the length of a job description, it should be as thorough as possible, at least one to two pages of material.</span> </p> </div> </body> </html> ">
