You will be identifying a company (mythical or real) and a major technology project to undertake (you must make up a project, not plagiarize or regurgitate). You will be describing the project from the very beginning of evaluation through the hypercare and turnover portion. You will talk about things that went well, challenges that arose (make sure to include some challenges, all projects have them), methodologies and techniques you used to keep the project humming along and away from major risks. You will submit this paper and artifacts by the due date (Separate Project Plan is Required, not considered part of the length).
The point of this project is to put everything you learned together. Points will come from demonstrating what you’ve learned, not rambling or using catch phrases. For example, getting “skin in the game” means gaining accountability and sharing ownership. Make sure that’s clear! Also make sure to demonstrate that understanding if you use any other colloquial phrases. Some of the things to make sure you hit on are:
· Project Team Positions (Manager, SME, etc.
· Project vs. Program
· Areas of Project Failure
· SDLC & PLC
· Methodologies
· Success Approaches
· Project Management Knowledge Areas
· MOV, Business Case
· Risk
· Financial Metrics
· Project Infrastructure
· Project Governance
· Project Documentation
· Project Planning
· Critical Path
· Triple Constraints
The above is not a comprehensive list but are key points in addition to other things you’ll want to add. It’s important to go beyond this list and show me that you can take what you’ve learned and apply it in a contextual way. Try to include some book material we have not covered in detail.
What’s Due:
Final Paper (2-3 pages) w/ Project Plan (separate document, at least 50 lines), 12 font, double spaced, standard 1” margins, APA Style Citations (3 source minimum)