Graded Homework

Objectives

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Project
management has been a rapidly evolving field since its inception centuries ago.
For project managers, doing the next project better than the current one has
been a concern of paramount interest since project managers oversaw the
building of the pyramids in Egypt. The objective of this Course Project is to
explore one advanced practice area in the likely evolution of project
management and, based on this area, explore where you feel project management
will be in 5 years. We call this a study in advanced practices in project
management.

Some topics that have emerged in advanced project management over the last few
years are listed below.

• Which will
  survive, BIS or PM?
• What
  impact will agile have on traditional project management?
• Which is
  more critical to an organization, traditional risk management or financial
  risk management?
• Is agile
  or traditional project management a better long-term solution?

You need to
find an area of interest in advanced project management, develop a paper on
this topic, and explore how this topic will impact project management over the
next 5 years.

Guidelines

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This project is
in two parts. Both parts of the project are due Week 5. The following
deliverables are due for this project.

• Part 1: A
  six- to eight-page paper exploring an advanced project management topic is
  due. This topic will need to be approved by your professor by the end of
  Week 2.
• Part 2: A
  four- to six-page paper exploring how the above advanced project
  management topic will impact project management as a profession over the
  next 5 years is also due.

Milestones

Grading Rubrics

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Category	Points	%	Description
Development of advanced project management topic	40	33%
Development of advanced project management topic on the future of project management	40	33%
Documentation and formatting	15	12.5%
Organization and cohesiveness	15	12.5%
Editing	10	9%
Total	120	100	A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

Best Practices

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Below are best
practices in preparing this paper.

• Cover
  page:Include
  who you prepared the paper for, who prepared it, and the date.
• Table of
  contents:List the main ideas and sections of the paper and the pages where they
  are located. Illustrations should be included separately.
• Introduction:
  Use a
  header on your paper. This will indicate that you are introducing the
  paper.

The purpose of
an introduction or opening is to

1. introduce
   the subject and why the subject is important;
2. preview
   the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered; and
3. establish
   the tone of the document.
• Include in
  the introduction a reason for the audience to read the paper. Also,
  include an overview of what you will cover and the importance of the
  material. (This should include or introduce the questions you are asked to
  answer in each assignment.)
• Body of
  the report:Use a header with the name of the project. An example is, “The
  Development of Hotel X: A World-Class Resort.” Proceed to break out
  the main ideas. State the main ideas and the major points of each idea,
  and provide evidence. Show some type of division, such as separate,
  labeled sections; separate groups of paragraphs; or headers. Include the
  information you found during your research and investigation.
• Summary
  and conclusion:Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing but presents
  the gist of the material in fewer words than the original. An effective
  summary identifies the main ideas and the major support points from the
  body of the report; minor details are left out. Summarize the benefits of
  the ideas and how they affect the subject.
• Work
  cited:Use the
  citation format specified in the Syllabus.

Additional
hints on preparing the best possible project are below.

1. Apply a
   three-step process to writing: plan, write, and complete.
2. Prepare an
   outline of the research paper before going forward.
3. Complete a
   first draft, and then go back to edit, evaluate, and make any changes
   required.
4. Use visual
   communication to further clarify and support the written part of the
   report. Examples include graphs, diagrams, photographs, flowcharts, maps,
   drawings, animation, video clips, pictograms, tables, and Gantt charts.