You were just hired as a Project Manager at ZYZ Consulting. XYZ Consulting specializes in planning competitive events for their clients. You are assigned to work with a client (you make up their name) and they would like you to take charge of the planning and execution of ____________ (you make up the type of event) competitive event.

Examples of such an event include but are not limited to:

golf tournament

fishing tournament

tennis tournament

band competition

sales competition

eSports tournament

chess tournament

others

To Do:

Complete the Business Case, filling in all the sections. There are notes in each section detailing what is expected for that section.

XYZ Consulting Business Case Project Name (enter unique project name - include client name and event type) Scope Overview (What? - Describe the project in detail - mention any items that it does not include also if they are something that would be questioned by the reader)

Business Case (Why? - Describe the reasons that justify the project)

Pros and Cons (Describe the pros and cons of the project - make these up that fit the scenario and project choice) Pros (Benefits) Cons (Dis-Benefits)

Milestone Schedule and Deliverables A milestone is a major completion event, such as "location secured" or "entertainment secured" - you will make these up to fit the scenario and project choice. Notice the past tense wording on these - they are completion check off points. Note: the anticipated completion dates do not have to stay within the course schedule. The project should take 3-6 months of planning and require at least 6-8 milestones including those that will happen on the event date itself. The final milestone should be "Project Completed" Major Milestones Anticipated Completion Date

Major Risks and Opportunities (Brainstorm at least 6 potential risks that you may encounter during the planning and/or execution phase of this project) Risk Event 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Resources Required & Preliminary Budget (This will be a very rough estimate as you have not done any detailed planning yet, but it should be well thought out. Item Estimated # hours Estimated Cost (total for each resource) Project Manager Core Team Members Subject Matter Experts (SME), list Consultants, list other people, list Equipment, please describe Materials, please describe Other Costs, please describe Grand Total

Stakeholders Consider the information about stakeholders and brainstorm all potential stakeholders for your project, classifying them as primary or secondary.

Primary Stakeholders Those that will be actively working on the project with the project manager and core team members.

Secondary Stakeholder Those that are not actively working on the project but are impacted by the project. Neglecting to keep them informed can be problematic