Assignment "The Project Management Institute"

Watch first 3 videos of Microsoft Project Tutorial.- goo.gl/n2BJT7

Write a 1-2 page paper. In your paper answer the following questions:

Explain in detail what role the PMI plays and what are its requirements for membership.

• When and why was the PMI formed?
• What is the criteria for membership?
• What purpose does it play for the engineer and his future?
• Why become a member?
• What is the CAPM, and what is required for this?

Include a title page and 3-5 references. Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia). The other references must be from the Grantham University online library. Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed., 2nd printing) when writing and submitting assignments and papers.

Update the Lessons Learned Document and submit with your proposal. Remember that the template is found in Part 1. You will be using this template as a running document, adding to it as you go through ET410 and ET450.

Brainstorming Activity: (Do not have to submit)

Begin to brainstorm ideas for the capstone project. You can also do this with a teammate if you both plan to take ET450 at the same time. Feel free to use the discussion forum to find out if other students in the course are interested in working on a project together.

Identify an engineering design problem. Investigate existing solutions to the problem. What are alternative solutions to the problem which you can think of which could be the basis for your capstone project? Be sure to review the "Scope of the Capstone Project" to make sure that you are meeting the expectations for the project and that it would be feasible for you to do in the time available and within your budget. As you brainstorm, also be sure to review the tips for researching design problems found in Chapter 5 of Stadtmiller.

You are encouraged to review the Part 2 course work assignments to understand the expectations.