Assignment: Project Proposal

You have been selected to be the project manager (for a project of your choice). The project you choose here will be used again in Assignment and you may be asked to reference this project in subsequent weekly discussions. The project that you decide to use should meet the key criteria of a project, such as (a) having a beginning and an end; (b) results in something being delivered to someone; (c) requires a series of activities that must be done to complete the project; and (d) requires resources (e.g, people, materials) to complete the work. The project can be one of a personal or professional nature.

Write a two to three page paper in which you define the scope of your chosen project. In your paper you must:

1. Provide a brief summary of your chosen project.

2. Describe at least three project goals and three project objectives.

3. Identify the key customer(s) and at least two stakeholders for your project. Remember, you are delivering the project to your customer(s); however, there are others (stakeholders) who have a vested interest in your project.

4. Describe at least three key milestones and /or deliverables for your project.

5. Describe a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.

6. Estimate the project's overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.

7. Examine your project's greatest challenge and provide a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.

8. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

o Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

o Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

Discussion: Managing Risks

• You are ready to move forward with your project, but you realize you have not done a good job in identifying risks for your project. Using information that you learned from both online lectures, describe a key risk (either one that is technical, external, or organizational) that could impact your project. Then, recommend a risk response for it.

• After posting your response, respond to at least one of your classmates on their risks and the response chosen to address it.