BUS 517 (Strayer) – Complete Assignments (Assignment 1,2,3,4,5)
BUS 517 Week 3 Assignment 1: Project Proposal
During Week 1, you were prompted to submit a project topic to your instructor for approval. This assignment will be the foundation for the project you develop throughout the course. Once you have received your professors approval for your project topic, this assignment will help you organize the components of your project.
Write a 3-4 page paper in which you:
1. State the type of project and identify the business problem it will solve.
2. Determine three (3) major deliverables of the project.
3. Assess the impact of not doing this project and the three (3) major risks of doing it.
4. Assign the measurement criteria for each deliverable that will be used in the project.
5. Estimate the costs and timeline involved with the project.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
?The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Analyze corporate strategy and the project life cycle phases to define the project and initiate a project plan.
Apply the concepts of project management to prioritize project portfolios and align the projects with corporate strategies, culture, and organization.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in project management.
Write clearly and concisely about project management using proper writing mechanics.
BUS 517 Assignment 2: Project Scope
Due Week 4 and worth 150 points
This assignment builds on Assignment 1 to provide the necessary scope for your project. A project scope includes many variables, the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that must be defined prior to the start of the project to ensure that all of the details are planned. In the form of an Excel spreadsheet, Word table, project-specific software, etc., prepare a checklist document that identifies the critical steps in planning the project scope and complete the checklist in accordance with your project. Provide an explanation for how the project scope checklist should be used to thoroughly document the project.
Create a 3-4 page project scope checklist in which you:
1. Define the scope of the project in terms of the following:
a. Outcomes, objectives, and deliverables
b. Key functionality required within the new system
c. Primary stakeholders
2. Assess the current situation and future situation that will be most impacted by the project.
3. Prepare a quantifiable project statement.
4. Document three assumptions associated with the project.
5. Explain the uses for the project checklist and how it should be applied to this and future projects.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.
BUS 517 Assignment 3: Project Implementation
Due Week 6 and worth 200 points
Your project scope and project proposal and scope documents have laid the foundation for the remaining project components to be defined. Complete the remaining project components to finalize all details.
Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:
1. Create an Executive Summary that appears at the beginning of the project implementation plan.
2. List all critical project deliverables, timelines, and estimated costs in a Microsoft Excel, Word table, project-specific software, etc. Be sure to associate each deliverable with its timeline and estimated costs.
3. Outline the overall implementation plan.
4. Document the procurement management plan.
5. Distinguish among the stakeholders key roles and responsibilities.
6. Organize the projects risks, issues, and assumptions by priority and justify the ranking of each.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. ?
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Formulate a WBS using principles of project scheduling and budgeting, and develop cost and time estimates and allocate resources.
Apply the concepts of risk mitigation to the project planning and project management process.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in project management.
Write clearly and concisely about project management using proper writing mechanics.
BUS 517 (STRAYER)- Assignment 4:Communication Strategies
Due Week 8 and worth 200 points
As project manager, you have worked diligently on this project with your team. During the tenth month, near implementation, the team begins to experience the following problems. It is now your responsibility to convince the major stakeholders that you have developed a plan to resolve these problems by developing a detailed communication strategy. This communication strategy must be persuasive enough to convince the stakeholders that you are able to properly manage the project to fruition.
Of the following five (5) situations, select three (3) and respond to each of the assignment requirements (1-5 below) before moving onto the next situation.
Note: Fully respond to criterion 1 for all three (3) situations, then criterion 2 for all three (3) situations, etc., until you have fulfilled all five (5) assignment criteria listed
A technical team member has requested a transfer due to project team conflicts.
One of the project team members wants to take a weeks vacation during a major holiday season ?and at a time when critical project deadlines are imminent.
Virtual team members report that they feel isolated.
Risk assessment has not been reviewed since the beginning of the project.
A critical path has not been explained to the project team. ?
Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:
1. Explain the nature of the situation and its potential impact to the projects success.
2. Prepare a communication strategy to appropriately manage each of the four (4) situations you selected.
3. Determine how an improvement to the communication strategy may prevent similar problems in the future.
4. In the event that the communication strategy does not resolve the problem, suggest a backup plan that might be implemented.
5. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length. ?
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Apply the concepts of project leadership to implement sound leadership practices, foster ethical behavior, and effectively lead high-performance teams in a project environment.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in project management.
Write clearly and concisely about project management using proper writing mechanics.
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 professors 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 tasks 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 projects 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 students name, the professors 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.