Problem: Being the project manager for the organization, and have been asked to develop the overall Project Management Plan that will be used to implement a change to current processes and methodologies. Assigned a point of contact (POC) within the enterprise's program management office. Provide the POC with an overview of the project focus. In preparing to meet with the POC, you are going to collaborate with fellow project managers to discuss and share ideas on each of the problem areas.
In preparing for this discussion, need the following items:
Identification of the element of the organization in which the problem resides
A clear statement of the specific problem
The impacts on the organization
The initial goals of the project
Reference sources to research and develop a recommended solution
The instructions for this project are as follows:
The input must include a clear identification of the specific problem and where in the organization the problem exists.
Additionally, there must be clear statements regarding the impacts if the problem is not resolved.
The input must point out the goals that are to be reached by resolving the problem.
Initial reference sources that will be researched for development of the solution need to be identified.
The responses must have supporting reference sources.
Initial input should have at least 2 references from sources other than school-provided materials or texts.
These sources need to be no more than 5 years old and from professional journals or Web sites of professional organizations.
The formatting of the input shall have references and parenthetical citations that comply with the sixth edition of the APA manual.