ProjectObjective: Tohavelearnersgainhandsonexperienceworkingonaprojectteamtoplanoutandexecuteaproject. Learnerswillneedtoapplyknowledge,toolsandtechniqueslearnedregardingtheProjectManagement ProcessesandseveraloftheKnowledgeAreas. ProjectOverview: Learnerswillworkingroupstoplanoutandexecuteaproject.Groupswillbeabletochoosefroma selectionofprojecttopicsprovidedbelow. ProjectTopics: Eachteammustselectoneofthefollowingprojecttopics. 1. Researchtrendsinprojectmanagement: Deliveraresearchpaperthatdiscussestrendsinprojectmanagementandincludesa recommendationonwhattool(s)/technique(s)canbeinvented/developedtomakethe disciplineofprojectmanagementmoreeffective.Substantiateyourrecommendation(s). 2. Solveasocietalproblem: DetermineasocietalprobleminCanadathatneedstobesolved(forexampleclimate change).Createaprojectapproachandplanouttheteamandprocessesthatwouldbe requiredtosolvethisproblem.Createafullsetofprojectmanagementplans. 3. RecommendimprovementstoTheGuidetotheProjectManagementBodyofKnowledge (PMBOK Guide): AssessthecontentsofthePMBOK Guide.Makerecommendationsforimprovementsthat couldbeproposedtotheProjectManagementInstitute forconsiderationforthenext edition. 4. Developplanstoimplementaprojectmanagementoffice: Researchandexplainthedifferentkindsofprojectmanagementoffices(PMOs)that organizationsuse.SelectingatypeofPMO,developaprojectapproachanddetailedplans indicatinghowyouwoulddevelopandimplementaPMO. 5. Createarepositoryofprojectmanagementtemplates: Createarepositoryofprojectmanagementtemplatesthatwillsupporttheinitiation, planning,execution,monitoringandcontrollingofamediumsizedproject.Providea completesetofinstructionsforcompletingthetemplates.Createaminimumofx templatesthatcoveralloftheprojectmanagementprocessgroups. 2 6. Learnerproposedprojectideawithprofessorapproval. ProjectProcessandDeliverables Thefollowingchartdescribeswhatprojectdeliverablesneedtobedevelopedaspertheproject managementprocessesandinwhichacademicweektheworkshouldbedoneorisduetobesubmitted. Regardlessoftheprojecttopic,eachteamwillberesponsibleforcompletingandsubmittingthefollowing deliverables: PMProcessGroup GroupProjectDeliverable Due Graded Initiating Createteam Week2 Createteamcontract Week3 Selectprojecttopic Week4 Planning Createplansincluding:projectscope statement,MSProjectbaseline,teamrolesand responsibilities,communicationsplan Week9 10 Executing Developandfinalizethecontentofyourproject report Week5 13 Monitoringand Controlling Weeklymeetingminutes Requirement:Allteamcommunicationsand meetingsmustbecompletedusingtheMS Teamsplatform. Week5,6, 7,8,9,10, 11,12,13, 14 Weeklyupdateof%completeprogressonthe MSProjectschedule Week10, 11,12,13, 14 Projectstatusreport Week12 4% Peerevaluationoftheprojectstatusreport Week12 Closing Completeandsubmitprojectreportand supportingdocumentation Week14 16% Peerevaluation Week14 20% DescriptionofProjectDeliverables: TeamContract:Theteamcontractisdevelopedtoensurethatallteammembersagreeontheprocessby whichtheteamwillfunctionandcollaborate.Identifyprocessesbywhichyouwillholdyourselvesandeach otheraccountabletocontributingfairlytothedevelopmentoftheprojectdeliverables.Theteamcontract templateispostedinandwillbesubmittedviaBrightSpace. ProjectScopeStatement:Createadetailedstatementofwhattheteamwilldevelopforthisproject. Includeadescriptionofthedeliverables,whatworkneedstobeperformed,andwhatwillnotbeincluded inthescopeoftheproject.Identifyprojectassumptionsandrisks. MSProjectBaseline:Createascheduleofallworkthatneedstobecompletedtodelivertheproject. Identifytheactivitydependenciesanddates.Assignteamresourcestoallactivities.Ensurethatthe 3 schedulereflects100%ofthescopeofworkthatneedstobecompleted.Oncetheteamagreesonthe worktobedone,baselinetheschedule.Thiswillbethebasisfortheweeklyupdates. TeamRolesandResponsibilities:Createateamrolesandresponsibilitiesdocumentthatdetailswhateach teammemberneedstodoandwhichroleeachteammemberneedstoplay.Teammemberscanbeheld accountabletotheserolesandresponsibilities. CommunicationsPlan:Createacommunicationsplanthatdetailsallthemeansbywhichtheprojectteam willcommunicatewitheachotherforthepurposesofcollaboratingandcompletingthegroupproject.Be comprehensiveinidentifyingcommunicationactivities. WeeklyMeetingMinutes:Eachweek,onceyourprojecttopicisdue,conductateammeeting.Ensurethat ateammemberisresponsibletotakemeetingminutes.Capturetheagenda,discussionitems,risks/issues, andactionitemsforthemeeting.Whensubmittingthefinalprojectsubmission,includeallcopiesofthe weeklymeetingminutes.Thedate/timestampofeachweeklydocumentwillbevalidatedtoensurethat theinformationiscapturedonanongoingbasis(andnotattheendoftheproject). WeeklyMSProjectScheduleUpdate:Attheweeklymeetings,oncetheprojectscheduleisbaselined, updatetheMSProjectscheduletocapturethe%completeprogressontheprojectactivities.Eachtimeyou haveameeting,savetheMSProjectschedulewithanewfilename.Irecommendaddingthedate/timeinto thefilename,forexample:Section300Group1ProjectSchedule-03Oct2019.Whensubmittingthefinal projectsubmission,includeallcopiesoftheweeklyscheduleupdatefiles.Thedate/timestampofthe documentswillbevalidatedtoensurethattheinformationiscapturedonanongoingbasis(andnotatthe endoftheproject). ProjectStatusReport:Completeandsubmitaprojectstatusreportusingthetemplateprovidedin BrightSpacebytheduedateidentifiedinthechartabovetoreportandreflecttheprogressthatisbeing madebytheteamontheprojectreport.Reportyourstatusagainsttheplansthattheteamhasdeveloped earlierintheproject.Behonest!Ifyourteamisexperiencingissuesanddelays,reportthis.Includeany plansandstrategiesthatyouneedtoputinplacetogetyourprojectontrack. PeerEvaluation:Collaborationandparticipationwillbeconsideredintheallocationofthefinalgradeand willbebasedonpeerevaluation.Onceagroupprojectdeliverableissubmitted,completeandsubmita peerevaluationtoassessyourowncontributionsaswellasthoseofthepeersinyourprojectteam.Allthe peerevaluationfilesandinstructionsarepostedinBrightSpace.Youwillneedtocompleteandsubmita peerevaluationinordertoqualifytoreceiveagradefortheassignment deliverable(s).