ASSIGNMENT
Fall 2014
PROGECT MANAGEMENT
Course Code: BUS-1037 September 6 – December 17, 2022
Due Date: —————-, 2022 Assignment Value: 20%
Assignment:
Team Assignment.
Split into groups of 3-4 people. Choose one of the suggested topics (attached).
Use your knowledge from the class “Project Management”, sample templates and project charter examples, create
a project charter for the chosen project.
Requirements
• Project Background
• Project Objectives
• Project Requirements
• Deliverables
• Accepted Criteria
• Project Scope
• Proposed Timeline
• Key Milestones
• Key Stakeholders
• Assumptions
• Risks/Constraints
• Budget
• Reporting and Communication
• Authorization
• Key Stakeholder Comments
– See attached rubric
Accepted Version
Printed hard copy
Grading
– See attached rubric
ASSIGNMENT
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Requirement Rubric:
Project Name:
Prepared by:
Date:
Initiation: Includes the name of the project and the designated project manager
Synopsis: Briefly summarize the salient aspects of the project by answering the questions “Why?”
(purpose), “What?” (product description/ scope), “When?” (time), and “How much?” (resources)
Purpose/Business
Need:
Identify the customers who are to receive and benefit from the product developed by the project
and the need the product is intended to meet (either as a problem to solve or as an opportunity to
exploit)
Product
Description and
Deliverables:
Identify what product is to be delivered at the end of the project, and at any interim delivery
points. Describe the product sufficiently to enable the project team to create it, and for agreement
to be reached at product delivery time that the product has been correctly produced
Project
Management:
Briefly indicate general approach and any relevant PMI or other standards to be used
Assumptions,
Constraints,
Risks:
Briefly identify salient assumptions, constraints, and known risks, if any, which can be anticipated
to have a major impact on the process and/or outcome of the project and which require decisions
or actions by the project sponsor or team
Identify and include all major risks, your assessment of the level of risk and appropriate response
should the risk occur.
Resources: Indicate required and/or available resources to be used on the project. As appropriate, indicate
financial, personnel, and material resources (such as facilities, equipment, supplies, and
services)
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Approach: Indicate the way in which the project will produce the product
Communication
and Reporting:
Identify communication required between the project sponsor and the project team
Acceptance: Indicate the method and criteria for the project sponsor to accept the specified project
deliverables as complete and adequate
Change
Management:
Indicate the procedures to be used for making and documenting changes to the charter
Other: Identify and explain any other matters that are important for the initiation and conduct of the
project. Focus on charter issues of importance between the project sponsor and the project
manager. This section is not for describing the project plan
Include a very basic budget. The main cost will be your time. Estimate your time and apply an
appropriate rate. We will not be tracking against the budget, but preparing a budget will require
some thinking regarding project costs, level of effort, kinds of resources needed, etc.
Approval
(optional)
Project Manager: Sponsor:
ASSIGNMENT
Fall 2014
Grading Rubric
Title Content Value %
Presentation
Quality
Title, index, Reference 3
Conceptual Organization 3
Visual Organization 3
Content
Quality
Subjective Elements 3
Objective Elements 3
Clarity of
communication
of PM
Competence
5
TOTAL VALUE Max 20 %
Presentation
Quality
Title, index,
Reference
Group #, Project title, students’ names and students’
numbers
Table of Contents, List of references used
Conceptual
Organization
Logical flow-Logic order of the concepts
Completeness- Are all sections included
Practical Application- the material is relevant for the
project
Visual Organization Grammar and Spelling
Appropriate punctuation
Use of tables and figures
Text follows section titles
Content Quality Subjective Elements Correct application of the knowledge areas
Convince the sponsor of the PM Capabilities of the
team
Objective Elements Integration of Scope, Time, Cost, Quality and Risk
Clarity of
communication of
PM Competence
Show the
competence of the
team
Is the information clear and complete?
Can the team execute, monitor and control, close the
project?
Will the work be done by a professional team?
Will the customer be satisfied to eventually sign off and
pay?
