Discover the various responsibilities of a project manager by organizing a project.

 

Assignment Content

  1. This assignment is intended to help you use leadership skills to gather project members from cross-functional departments and skillsets and lead them in the fulfillment and implementation of a mock project.

    Discover the various responsibilities of a project manager by organizing a project. See Chapter 19, sections 19.9 and Cases. 

  2. Apply project management tools and a PM outline type of your choice to structure and plan the project by defining, planning, and controlling. https://perfectwriterblog.com/writing/now-that-you-have-watched-jon-stewarts-interview-with-malala-yousafzai-i-would/ The project will be a continuation of how to improve the process you chose in Weeks 1 and 2.
    Create a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint (supported by Excel and Word as needed) presentation, with detailed speaker notes, that includes the following:
    • Project description
    • Project Management Charts (Critical Path, Gant Chart, etc.)
    • Improved Process Flow Chart from Week 1
    • Meeting cadence/rhythm and timing
    • Metrics to measure the projects success
    • Financial and budgetary considerations
    • Description of the project reporting structure
    • Cite references to support your assignment.