M) BMGT 488 - Final Project - Group Assignment (35% of overall grade) - Two Staged Project

The group project is a dynamic exercise designed for students to develop project management skills. The project will provide you with experience in managing the myriad variables routinely encountered in project management, and will provide you with realistic problem-solving and decision-making scenarios. Most importantly, the project will give you the opportunity to practice various tasks of project management, adopting a hands-on, learn-by-doing approach that emphasizes active learning.

In this group project, you will complete the assignment in two stages. Stage 1 consists of students completing Part 1 and Part 2 (15%). Stage 2 requires students to complete Part 3 and Part 4 (20%).

NOTE: All submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work from another student, the Internet or an online clearinghouse. You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Policy, and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 7th Ed. (Students are held accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list only).

Final Project - Stage 1 is due Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. eastern time of week 6 unless otherwise changed by the instructor.

Required Element to include in the Final Assignment - Group:

Complete all sections within each part;

Follow the directions for all questions;

Write the question as the paragraph heading and answer with a concise narrative;

Ensure the report is consistent with APA guidelines;

All attachments should be cited within the report;

XPS Project

You are in project manager on the Extreme Pogo Stick (XPS) project for your company. Your project is to develop a p