Assignment:
You are required to use the ECO-Trans case study to complete the Milestone
Assume that you are the Project manager for this Project. Add data based on your best assumptions where it is needed.
Below is a matrix that will provide you guidance for this assignment:
Project Planning
Key Concepts to Discuss
A. Determine the business requirements for the successful development of the project. Justify your choices.
Identify Business Requirements
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B. Establish who will provide the business requirements. What approach will be used to solicit the requirements from the subject matter experts?
Who are the stakeholders that will provide the requirements
Discuss approach to solicit requirements
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C. Categorize and organize the business requirements in a standard requirements template.
Identify Business Requirements - Input the Requirements Identified in Section II.-A
D. Explain why the format for capturing requirements is important to the overall success of the project. Why would we consider requirements' traceability?
Discuss Requirements Traceability
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E. Leveraging the business requirements, translate these requirements into a project schedule using standard project management software.
Discuss Project Schedule process - Input activities in a project schedule.
F. Estimate the duration of project tasks using common business knowledge, and assign resources to complete each task.
Discuss Project Schedule plus durations and resources - Input activities with durations in project schedule
G. Refine your estimate of the project cost based on the duration of tasks and resources needed.
Project Schedule plus durations, resources, and cost. Extend durations and costs and include in project schedule template
III. Project Execution
A. Determine the best implementation approach-agile or waterfall project-for the organization based on its organizational structure. Provide examples to support your rationale.
Discuss Waterfall or Agile
Advantages or Disadvantages - Make a recommendation
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B. Explain how the project schedule can be resource leveled, fast-tracked, or crashed if needed based upon execution results.
Discuss the following
Crashing
Fast-Tracking
Resource Leveling
Make a recommendation on which one to use.
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C. Propose communication approaches and the frequency that should be used to keep leadership apprised of the project execution. Include examples to support your claims.
Discussion communication process used in Project Management. Include Frequency
Type of Communication