Strayer BUS517 Assignment 5 – Project Presentation

BUS 517 Assignment 5 – Project Presentation

Your project is now in its closing process. As project manager, you and your team have resolved the problems as identified in the previous assignment. You are ready to present a final report to your major stakeholders. Include possible outsourcing, U.S. or global, considerations (advantages, disadvantages, cost, time, and scope).

Develop a Closing Process PowerPoint Presentation . Your PowerPoint presentation should be prepared to present this project to your stakeholders. A template is provided for your use. You can modify the template based on your professor’s instructions or for your own creative needs. Do not omit any information request if any changes are made. (See the template in the Supplemental Materials of the Course Guide and in the Additional Resources of the course shell).

Prepare a 12-15 slide presentation (15-20 minutes in duration) in which you:

1. Identify the project objectives and how the project team has met each objective.

2. Analyze the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), along with each task’s explanation.

3. Create a timeline and note the critical path.

4. Identify stakeholders on the project team matrix.

5. Establish the approved budget and identify the cost for resources.

6. Recommend plans for the project communication

7. Determine risks, the competitive analysis, and project benefits.

8. Distinguish the scope, time, and cost constraints.

9. Assess any project dependencies.

10. Compile a list of six (6) best practices arising from this project’s lessons learned.

11. Recommend methods to avoid similar obstacles in future projects.

12. Compose a list of next steps if there is a need to create another phase for this project.

Your presentation must follow these formatting requirements:
Use the PowerPoint presentation template that can be found in the Supplemental Materials in the Course Guide and in the Additional Resources of the course shell. Your professor will inform you if the template can be modified.
Include a Title Slide which contains the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The Reference Slide must follow APA format. The Title Slide and Reference Slide are not included in the required page length.
Provide handouts for the class and professor that are a copy of your powerpoint presentation.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Evaluate and assess the best practices used when outsourcing project work.
Develop a process for measuring the progress of a project, providing oversight, coordinating project closure, and determining project effectiveness.
Develop a project network to implement the project plan, manage projects effectively, and complete required resource allocation.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in project management.
Write clearly and concisely about project management using proper writing mechanics.