Cmgt 410 Syllabus

Select a project involving an IT requirement with multiple tasks and human resources. The project must come from a business situation—for example, hardware procurement and installation, network acquisition, implementation, or expansion—towards which each Learning Team member contributes background details. The Learning Team and instructor must carefully consider the scope of the project.

Using Microsoft Project, Learning Teams create and present a project to demonstrate that the group members have command of project management concepts and tools. These include project definition, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), scheduling or estimation, and costing and risk analysis. Project deliverables are required each week and the final presentation of the project is due in Week Five. Establish the plan's needs, objectives, and approach or methodology used to achieve the objectives. Include a project organization chart, using Microsoft Visio®, depicting team member functions and the organization's chain of command. List the tasks to be accomplished during the course of developing the plan. Finally, the first part of the plan must outline all expected risks that might occur during the implementation of the project, including why the risks are expected to occur and the risk resolution process used for each situation. Include the following components in the written report:

Background and Statement of Need: Background consists of a description of the organization, the problem, or problems, that need to be solved, and the event, or events, that led to the need for a management plan. Discuss the benefits the successful completion of the plan would have for the organization.

Project Objectives: Quantify the measurable performance expectations of the plan to determine whether or not it meets the planned objectives. Performance must be defined in terms of product or process specification, total budget at the completion of the plan, and the timeframe for plan completion. The stated objectives become exit criteria in determining whether or not the plan is successful at completion. Identify the potential risks that would prevent the plan's objectives from being met on time and within budget, and present a contingency plan that would reduce the risks if they actually occur. The risk mitigation plan must identify risks and the severity ranking for each. For the most severe risks, a risk mitigation strategy must be developed, including the triggering event and the responsible party.

Mission and Goals of Project: The mission and goals of the project define the work that needs to be accomplished to satisfy the objectives. It consists of a list of tasks, their definitions and what needs to be accomplished, but it does not cite how the tasks are accomplished. The project mission and goals are usually integrated into the contract shared by the organization performing the work and the organization funding