Devry PROJ586 Course Project Latest 2018 September

PROJ586 Project Management Systems

Course Project

Objective

This Course Project gives you the opportunity to practice by planning a project, from the onset with a project charter to an established project schedule and related artifacts. This Course Project will make the course content come alive through application of the principles from the textbook, course materials, and discussions. Each week, you will have Course Project assignments that will be related to the CO(s) aligned to that particular week.

Project Guidelines - Overview

For this project you may choose one that is of interest to you, or you may choose a project from one in the list below. When selecting a project of interest to you, avoid picking one that is either too big or too small. For example, do not decide to build a new stadium for your local sports team (too big) or to plant your summer garden (too small). Select a project that you can relate to and have some experience with. Projects may vary from a few hundred thousand dollars to a few million dollars. Projects should last somewhere between 6 months and 2 years. To ensure you are on the right track, be sure to get your instructor's permission of another project (other than the list below) before writing a project charter.

Some successful project ideas are as follows.

The opening of a coffee shop

Creation of a local social service agency

A meditation pool and platform

A redevelopment of a local playground

Design and installation of a computer network for a small business

Software development project

 The project to build a house is NOT acceptable.

Grading Rubrics

Week     Deliverables        Points

Week 1

Review Course Project

Review MS Project Tutorials

Create Project Charter (20 points)

Week 2

Create Scope Statement and WBS (40 points) 

Create Project schedule (minimum of 50 tasks) and assign resources in MS Project (35 points)

Week 4

Updated MS Project with project cost (15 points)

Week 5

Create Risk ter and Response Plans (20 points)

Week 6

Create Communication Plan and Discuss (15 points)

Create Meeting Agenda for Progress Meeting (15 points)

Week 7

Discuss Organizational Structures (20 points)

Write a self reflection essay (20 points)

Project Templates

Week 1: Project Charter Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Week 2: Scope Statement Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Week 2: WBS Sample (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Week 5: Risk Analysis Matrix Workbook (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Week 6: Communication Plan Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.