Assignment: Overview Of A Project
This assignment requires you to describe a project you have managed personally or professionally. Examples may include a trip you planned, a new product or service you developed for your employer, a staff reorganization you managed, or a variety of other project scenarios.
Write a 1,050 to 1,400-word business paper.
Use at least two credible references. Wikipedia, eHow, businessdictionary.com, and the like are not acceptable academic sources.
Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Avoid the use of first-person and similar verbiage.
Implement the following outline to ensure all required topics are addressed.
Include APA headings within the paper as indicated in the outline below.
1. Introduction (no heading)
2. Project description (heading)
3. Describe the reason for the project; why was it needed?
4. Describe the goals and objectives of the project;what did the project intend to accomplish?
5. Project scope (heading)
6. Identify the high-level tasks that were necessary to accomplish the project
7. Identify the timeline for the project; when did the project need to be completed? How long did it take?
8. Project costs and funding (heading)
9. Describe the project costs; what were the cost components?
10. Describe how the project was funded
11. Project resources (heading)
12. Identify the human resources that were required to accomplish the project
13. Describe the various parties involved in the project
14. Explain the roles that each team member fulfilled?
15. Project success (heading)
16. Describe the criteria used to measure the project's success
17. Explain the steps taken to ensure the project was successful
18. Identify the project management tools used to make the project successful.
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.