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PROJECT: HEADQUARTERS MOVE TO ANOTHER CITY
Project Introduction:
The project will help you understand the importance of project management.
A company’s headquarter is moving to another city. In this project, you need to determine the scope of the
move, build a team, create a communication plan, analyze and document risks, create a simple project
schedule, make assumptions on cost and budget, and provide a path of resolution on any issues that
appear. You will use the project management tools and techniques that you learn throughout this course to
aid the organization in successfully moving.
You will complete the project in two parts. Part 1 is due in Module 3 and Part 2 is due in Module 5.
In the first part, you will develop the scope, project team, communication plan, and risk management plan
for moving the company’s headquarter.
In the second part, you will create a detailed plan in Microsoft Project outlining the steps to complete the
move of the headquarters. Consider the requirements that will need to be met within the project plan
(dependency, having something with a lag time, and so on). Also, create a risk mitigation plan in this project.
Course Learning Objectives Covered:
Define the terms project and project management.
Describe the project life cycle, project selection, project environment, and approval process.
Identify project management process groups.
Explain the role of the project manager in initiating and completing a project.
Explain project management knowledge areas.
Identify and apply the steps that must be taken to complete projects on time and on budget.
Establish the relationship between project life cycle, the project management process groups, and the
project management knowledge areas.
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PROJECT SUBMISSION PLAN
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Description/Requirements of Project Part
Part
Evaluation Criteria
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Assessment Preparation Checklist:
The Project Rubric
Part 1
To prepare for this assessment:
Part 1 will be used to
Read Chapters 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 from your textbook Project
evaluate this
Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. These
assessment.
readings will help you understand the entire life cycle of a
project, including selection, scope management, and team
building and communication management, along with risk
management.
Read Chapter 3 from your textbook A Guide to the Project
Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide). This
reading will help you understand the process groups that
relate to the initial creation of a project in terms of inputs
and outputs to correctly plan the project.
Read Chapters 1–4 from your textbook Project 2013
Absolute Beginner’s Guide. These readings will help you
have a basic understanding of how to create a simple, yet
effective, project plan that can help manage the tasks of a
project.
Go through the lessons for Modules 1, 2, and 3, which
cover the concepts of project management and highlight
the knowledge areas and importance of project
management process, scope management, and risk
management.
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Description/Requirements of Project Part
Part
Evaluation Criteria
Title: Preparation for the Headquarters Move
Complete the following tasks:
Develop the scope of the project.
Develop a project team.
Develop a communication plan.
Develop a risk management plan for moving the company’s
headquarter.
Submission Requirements:
Submit your responses in a Microsoft Word document of the
following specifications:
Font: Arial, Size: 12 point
Length: 6–8 pages
Line Spacing: Double
Due: Module 3
Grading Weight: 20%
Project
Assessment Preparation Checklist:
The Project Rubric
Part 2
To prepare for this assessment:
Part 2 will be used to
Read Chapters 8 and 9 from your textbook Project
evaluate this
Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. These
assessment.
readings will help you understand the concepts of
estimation and scheduling, which are critical when it comes
to creating a project plan in Microsoft Project.
Read Chapter 5 from your textbook Project 2013 Absolute
Beginner’s Guide. This reading will help you assign
resources to the tasks that are contained in your project
plan.
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Description/Requirements of Project Part
Part
Go through the lessons for Modules 4 and 5, which focus on
the problems and importance of cost estimation,
budgeting, project scheduling, and project evaluation.
Title: Executing the Move According to Plan
Complete the following tasks:
Create a detailed plan in Microsoft Project, outlining the
steps to complete the move of the headquarters. Consider
the requirements that will need to be met within the
project plan (dependency, having something with a lag
time, resource allocation, and so on).
Include at least 20 lines of tasks for this move.
Create a risk mitigation plan in this project.
Submission Requirements:
Submit the project plan in Microsoft Project format (.mpp) and
submit the risk mitigation plan in a Microsoft Word document of
the following specifications:
Font: Arial, Size: 12 point
Length: 1 Page
Line Spacing: Double
Due: Module 5
Grading Weight: 15%
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