Phase 1:
For your journal assignment, review the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document and then address the following critical elements:
- Choose a project from the provided list:
o The 2014 FIFA World Cup
o The Wembley Stadium Project
o Airbus A380 Project
o Manhattan Project
- Describe why you chose your selection and what key details make it a good project to analyze. - Identify two to three external resources to begin your research outside of the provided materials.
Phase 2
For Milestone One, you will discuss the project details, which should familiarize you with the key points. You will also review the scope and stakeholders, which will better prepare you for subsequent material. You are expected to gather information from both the course and outside resources to assist in preparation for your thorough assessment of all knowledge areas at the end of the course. Once complete, this milestone will become a component of the final project. Prompt: Summarize the key details of the project, discuss the initial vision and scope, and assess the impact of the different levels and roles of various stakeholders. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Summarize the key project details.
II. Determine what was in-scope and out-of-scope for the project, including the success criteria for the project as expected by the sponsor.
III. Stakeholders
A. Discuss how the progress of the project impacted key stakeholders and the roles they play in the project.
B. Recommend solutions and their expected outcomes to staffing issues.
Phase 3
Examine the planning measures that were used in the project, assess the budget of the project, and identify major project risks and corresponding control tactics. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
IV. Planning measures
A. Describe how the schedule was executed and managed, including specific planning measures that were utilized during the project.
B. Assess any discrepancies in the timeline, and explain how the project manager could have handled or avoided them.
V. Budget
A. Assess the budget of the project, including a description of efficiencies and inefficiencies in how the budget was managed.
B. Explain possible contingency allotments and limitations.
C. Recommend any adjustments to the budget that were necessary, providing reasoning.
VI. Risks and control tactics
A. Evaluate the risk response planning executed based on the major project risks and control tactics, and explain the missed and exploited opportunities in the project.
B. Summarize qualitative and quantitative measurements of major project risks.
Phase 4
Assess project control techniques, analyze the communication plan, and make recommendations regarding resource management. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
VII. In this section, you will assess the project control techniques utilized during the project, specifically:
A. Determine the quality auditing tools and techniques executed during control.
B. Recommend specific reporting metrics from which the project could have benefited, considering how elements of Earned Value Management were used to help control the project.
VIII. In this section, you will break down the communication plan used during the project, including its elements (e.g., frequency of meetings, types of meetings, and tools used), specifically:
A. Critique the communication tactics chosen for the project.
B. Propose communication strategies that would have been more appropriate for the project, providing reasoning for your proposal.
IX. Resource Management
A. Describe the resource conflict within the project and how it was handled.
B. Recommend best practices in resource management that could have been used in this project, including those related to staffing needs and ways to avoid resource conflict.
Phase 5
You have been hired as a project manager consultant to conduct a thorough postproject analysis. You will use your knowledge and expertise to create and submit a report assessing the project as it was completed, and you will offer any recommendations based on action you would have taken as the project manager during the project's life cycle. Choose a project from the provided list and complete a detailed analysis paper.
Your paper should use APA formatting. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Summarize the key project details.
II. Determine what was in-scope and out-of-scope for the project, including the success criteria for the project as expected by the sponsor.
III. Stakeholders
A. Discuss how the progress of the project impacted key stakeholders and the roles they play in the project.
B. Recommend solutions and their expected outcomes to staffing issues.
IV. Planning measures
A. Describe how the schedule was executed and managed, including specific planning measures that were utilized during the project.
B. Assess any discrepancies in the timeline, and explain how the project manager could have handled or avoided them.
V. Budget
A. Assess the budget of the project, including a description of efficiencies and inefficiencies in how the budget was managed.
B. Explain possible contingency allotments and limitations.
C. Recommend any adjustments to the budget that were necessary, providing reasoning.
VI. Risks and control tactics
A. Evaluate the risk response planning executed based on the major project risks and control tactics, and explain the missed and exploited opportunities in the project.
B. Summarize qualitative and quantitative measurements of major project risks.
VII. In this section, you will be assessing the project control techniques utilized during the project, specifically:
A. Determine the quality auditing tools and techniques executed during control.
B. Recommend specific reporting metrics from which the project could have benefited, considering how elements of Earned Value Management were used to help control the project.
VIII. In this section, you will break down the communication plan used during the project, including its elements (e.g., frequency of meetings, types of meetings, and tools used), specifically:
A. Critique the communication tactics chosen for the project.
B. Propose communication strategies that would have been more appropriate for the project, providing reasoning for your proposal.
IX. Resource Management
A. Describe the resource conflict within the project and how it was handled.
B. Recommend best practices in resource management that could have been used in this project, including those related to staffing needs and ways to avoid resource conflict.
X. Procurement options
A. Evaluate the procurement options selected for the project, and identify missed procurement opportunities.
B. Discuss the contract types used and why they were chosen.
C. Determine what modifications are needed to employ the best contract type options for this project, providing reasoning.
XI. Efficient Project Management Practices
A. Analyze how well the project manager implemented project principles.
B. Determine how you would have handled the project differently as a project manager, providing reasoning, including any ethical or moral inefficiencies that should have been called out by the PM.
XII. Synthesize your findings in a conclusion through the evaluation of the overall success or failure of the project based on the application of the 10 knowledge areas and five process groups of project management.