Homework: Planning Considerations for the HR Project
Overview
At this point, you've organized your HR project team and you are familiar with the importance of leading and managing the project and team. It is now time to plan your project, which happens to be a large and critical part of project management. Project planning tends to be collaborative and integrative in that many factors, such as scope, resourcing, budgeting, and risk, need to be considered.
Instructions
Write a 5 to 6 pages paper in which you:
o Define and discuss scope and scheduling as they each relate to project management, and provide a statement of importance to your project team so they know the relevance of each task.
o Review the behavioral skills associated with project resourcing listed in the textbook in Section 9.1, and select any four of the skills you consider more critical. Be sure to explain why.
o Explain to the management team and your project team how you have determined the budget associated with project costs. How are costs aggregated? How would you explain determining cash flow for separate activities? Be specific with your responses.
o Discuss at least three ways the project manager is able to identify possible project risks.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
o Review project management tasks and skills, including project scope, scheduling, resourcing, and determining costs and risks.