Competency Assignment
Examine communications, human resources, procurement, and stakeholder management as project management functions.
Scenario Information
You are assuming the role of the project manager for a company called SuperPacks to provide a new backpack product with a built-in refrigeration pouch and radio module. Your customer for this project is the U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations. As the project manager for your team, you will be submitting to your manager a project management report.
Instructions
Memo to Staff
For this assignment you will be writing a professional memo to your company executive staff using the Project Memo Template addressing the following points:
A)Name of the company (You are NOT choosing a new company; you MUST use the information in the introduction above.
B) You are just naming the company with the information from the introduction as your guidelines).
C) Provide an introduction to the program based on the project overview.
D) As the program manager, what is your initial assessment of the program?
E) What do you believe your first action as the program manager may be with this project?
F) List your initial concerns with the program.
G) Write a conclusion to your memo.
Help with my homework! Attach is the Project Memo template and project overview to be use on this homework. Thanks and I appreciate it.
Project Overview
Below is the scenario for the course project assignment. You are assuming the role of the project manager for a company (you select the name) to provide a new product (Backpack with built in refrigerated pouch and radio module) to a customer (U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations).
Scenario
Your company was recently awarded a delivery contract on a new product (see below). You were newly hired by the company; you will assume the role as the assigned program manager overseeing the design, development, production and delivery of the new product. The details below provide a summary to the course project:
• Company type (name your company): A small defense contractor located in the United States of America
• Company size (employees): 100
• Product: Backpack with built in refrigerated pouch and radio module
• Awarded quantity: 200 units (100 assigned to Ground Forces / 100 assigned to Special Operations)
• Program Budget: Proposed award: $1,500,000
• Customer: U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations
• Award date: September 1, 2015
• Completion date: March 1, 2017
• Delivery schedule: 100 units 12mths ARO (after receipt of order). 50 units every 3 months after first delivery
• Milestone Schedule:
o First delivery: September 1
o Second delivery: December 1
o Last delivery: March 1
o First milestone payment (from customer): October 30
o Second Milestone payment: January 30
o Final Milestone payment: May 30
o Initial Program review (at the customer's site): November 16
o Subsequent Program reviews: 6 months after the initial review
Expected Result from Senior Management:
• On-time delivery for the three stated product deliverables
• Desire to complete the total program under the stated budget of $1,500,000
• All milestones accomplished by due dates listed
• Supplemental (follow-on) contract for future additional units (backpacks)
Template
Memo
To: [Recipient Name]
From: [Your Name]
cc: [Name]
Date: [Click to select date]
Re: Project update
Introduction:
Customer:
Initial program action items
Project Risks / Risk Mitigation strategies: (List at least 5 separate risks and risk mitigation strategies)
Memo Conclusion: