Assignemnt

IP 1

You are now ready to determine the project life cycle for your project portfolio management (PPM) software tool implementation. Using your knowledge of the project management life cycle, prepare a PowerPoint presentation for your project manager colleagues and your manager. The presentation will cover the project life cycle for the PPM software tool implementation and the major activities within each life cycle element.

The PowerPoint presentation should contain 10-13 slides, which includes a title slide and at least 1 reference slide. The task content of the project life cycle for your project will be comprised of at least 7 slides. These content slides should contain at least 150 words of speaker notes per slide.

Use your course materials, textbook, and Web resources to determine the project life cycle elements and the major activities for a software implementation project. For each project life cycle element, list at least 2 primary tasks related to the PPM implementation project. The presentation should be formatted according to the following:

• Slide 1: Title slide
o This contains your topic title, your name, and the course.

• Slide 2: Introduction slide

o Remember that you are the project manager and are presenting this information to other project managers and your manager. Acknowledge the audience, and mention the purpose of the presentation.
o This slide should contain at least 150 words of speaker notes.

• Slides 3-9 (or more): Content slides

o Discuss the project management life cycle with your PPM software implementation project.
o Each life cycle element should have at least 2 major activities or tasks of the software implementation project.
o The slides should contain at least 150 words of speaker notes.

• Final slide(s): Reference slide(s)

o List your references according to the APA style.

IP2-- 1250-1750 words

The project management office (PMO) director has decided to make you a program manager. You will now manage 2 related projects. The first project is the implementation of the project portfolio management (PPM) software tool that you discussed in Week 1. The second project, which relates to the first, is the implementation of strategic planning software.

Prepare a report for the PMO director that describes the specific benefits and issues for the management of the 2 related projects in the program. The report will be in Word and formatted using APA style. The report should contain the following:

• Title page with the topic title, your name, the course, and the date

• Introduction with the purpose of the report

• Content pages with the benefits of program management for your 2 projects (the PPM software implementation and the strategic planning software implementation)

• Reference list with sources in APA format

Basic APA formatting includes 1-inch margins, double-spacing throughout the paper, page numbers in the upper right-hand corner, paragraphs indented 5-7 spaces, and first-level headings centered and in bold font.

IP3-2000-3000 words

The project management office (PMO) director would like you to develop a quality management plan and a risk management plan for the program of one of the two software projects.

Create a project plan with the following components. Upload on MS Word document as the project plan.

1. Title page and abstract/executive summary
2. Work Breakdown Structure: MS Word
3. Activity/Network Diagram: MS Word

1. Critical Path
2. Logical relationships
3. Lead/lag
4. ES/EF/LS/LF

4. Schedule: Embed MS Project into the Word document

1. 50-65 tasks with duration, predecessors, and resources assigned

5. Budget: Embed MS Excel into the Word document

1. By work, material, cost
2. By activities - level 3

6. Change Management Plan: MS Word

1. Process
2. Form(s)

7. Communication Management Plan

1. Matrix

8. Risk Management Plan: Include numbering convention, risk identification, impact, probability, and response in the plan.

9. Quality Management Plan

10. Procurement Management Plan

1. Source Selection Criteria

2. Make-or-buy Decisions

11. Stakeholder Management Plan

1. Stakeholder register
2. Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix

12. References page

Basic APA formatting includes 1-inch margins, double-spacing throughout the paper, page numbers in the upper right-hand corner, paragraphs indented 5-7 spaces, and first-level headings centered and in bold font.