Project Assignment
Textbook: Project management: The managerial process by E.W, Larson & C.F. Gray.
Journal
Imagine that you have been asked to serve as project manager for a new project at the company where you are currently employed or would like to be employed in the future. Describe some team-building activities that you might employ to help your team members get to know one another and ultimately feel comfortable working together. How will these activities help you ensure that your project will be successful? Must be at least 200 words
Mini-Project
Throughout the duration of this course, you will be developing a project plan to present to your stakeholders. In order to make this a meaningful course, it is important that you select a project that aligns with your current work situation or a potential future work environment of interest to you. Please use the definition of a project outlined on pp. 6-7 of your textbook to help select your project. You might also want to read through the directions for the assignments in units III, V, and VI to make sure that you will be able to supply the necessary information for each unit assignment; each of these assignments will be a part of your final project plan that you will submit in Unit VII. In Unit VII, you will formulate a PowerPoint in which you will present your project plan to your stakeholders based on your work from earlier units.
For this assignment, you will be choosing the project for which you wish to formulate your project plan. Your completed document should be at least two pages in length.
Unit II Project Topic
Complete the information below based on the project you have chosen for your project plan.
Project name:
Project manager name (your name):
Project's goal (reason for undertaking the project/anticipated benefits):
Cost estimate (this is hypothetical so do not spend too much time on this aspect):
Potential risks/issues to overcome:
Timeline for completion (start date/completion date):
Project scope (please see the Unit II Lesson for an example):
Project objective:
Deliverables Project structure (functional, matrix, or projectized):
People/departments involved:
ilestones:
Technical requirements:
Limits and exclusions:
Reviews with customer:
Project Stakeholders:
Work breakdown structure (WBS):
Importance of the WBS:
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.