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QSO 355 Final Project Part II Guidelines and Rubric Overview The second part of the final project for this course is the creation of a Revised Report

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QSO 355 Final Project Part II Guidelines and Rubric Overview

The second part of the final project for this course is the creation of a Revised Report.

In this part of the final project, you will consider what happens when a project does not stay on budget or schedule or within scope. You will be given new information about the project being implemented by the company in the case study, A&D High Tech (B): Managing Scope Change (located in the Harvard Business Review area of the course). You will evaluate this information and revise the schedule you developed previously, using Excel or other project management software.

 

Note: The case studies for this project regularly reference the use of MS Project. While MS Project is a software tool that is often used for project management, the focus of this course is to understand the process, not this particular tool. As such, you will not be using MS Project to submit case study assignments. Suggested templates needed to complete the critical elements of the final project are listed in the Project Management Plan Template.

 

The final Revised Report will be submitted in Module Eight.

 

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes: 

 

• Assess resource estimating and scheduling requirements for their impact on the scope, schedule, and budget of projects
• Recommend strategies to minimize the project risk by analyzing scheduling constraints and project requirements 
• Develop project schedules that illustrate resource estimating and agile scheduling implementation for supporting and improving sustainable operations

 

Prompt

Revised Report: Use the new information provided in the case study to revise the report you developed previously. To do this, you must first examine the changes to the project scope and schedule. Then update section I, part B and section IV of your project management plan. Make your revisions in red font to indicate new material.

 

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

 

1. Changes: Describe how the scope and timeline of the project have changed. For example, are there any new deliverables? Are there any new tasks that will need to be completed? 

 

2. Risk: Describe new sources of risk for the project given the scope and schedule changes. How will these risks impact the project schedule? How can the company minimize these risks? 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Revised Schedule: Create a revised schedule for the project. Make sure to consider new timelines and deliverables presented in the case study. 

 

Final Project Part II Rubric

 

Guidelines for Submission: Your Revised Report will be submitted using the Project Management Plan Template along with additional required templates and spreadsheets. Any outside references should be cited in APA format, but are not required. 

 

Critical Elements	Exemplary (100%)	Proficient (85%)	Needs Improvement (55%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Changes	Meets “Proficient” criteria and description demonstrates nuanced understanding of complexities that caused project scope and timeline change	Comprehensively describes how project scope and timeline have changed	Describes how project scope and timeline have changed but description is cursory or inaccurate	Does not describe how project scope and timeline have changed	30
Risk	Meets “Proficient” criteria and description demonstrates nuanced understanding of sources of project risk	Clearly describes new sources of risk and explains their impact and how to minimize them	Describes new sources of risk and explains their impact and how to minimize them, but description lacks clarity or detail	Does not describe new sources of risk	30
Revised Schedule	Meets “Proficient” criteria and schedule is exceptionally detailed, logical, and accurate	Creates logical, accurate revised project schedule based on new timelines and deliverables	Creates revised project schedule but schedule is not based on new timelines and deliverables or has gaps in logic and accuracy	Does not create revised project schedule	30
Articulation of Response	Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format	Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization	Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas	Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas	10
			Earned Total		100%