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Instructions As part of the course, you will be asked to manage a project

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Instructions

As part of the course, you will be asked to manage a project. It is worth 120 points toward your final grade. You will need to use Project Software. You can use Microsoft Excel, Libre, or your own organization’s project management software. Please follow the instructions listed below.

Course Project Book Instructions

1. Brainstorm a project.
   1. Select something you are very familiar with.
   2. The project should take the executing team at least 160 hours to complete and require at least four skill sets (people) in the execution phase (e.g., carpenter, electrician, heavy equipment operator, plumber, etc.).
2. You are the planning and executing Project Manager. You will create the project plan to use as a blueprint; then you will simulate the project halfway through the execution phase (i.e., 50% done). You simulate the project through that timeline to demonstrate the amount of resources, time, and budget used to that point. 
3. You must submit the name of the project (e.g., build a home for resale, develop a social network site, replace a software system, etc.) to your instructor in the form of a Work Request.
4. Your final course project book will contain all of the documents listed in the final Course Project Book Table of Contents.
5. You will turn in the project as a series of electronic documents (Word documents or PDFs) in the same order of the Table of Contents.

Course Project Book Documents

The following MS Word documents are required in your final project. They must be complete and accurate (realistic) in relation to your project.

• Project Table of Contents  Download Project Table of Contents
• Work Request  Download Work Request
• Project Charter  Download Project Charter
• Scope Statement  Download Scope Statement
• Communications Plan  Download Communications Plan
• Quality Management Plan  Download Quality Management Plan
• Risk Management Plan  Download Risk Management Plan
• Deliverables Client Approval Report  Download Deliverables Client Approval Report
• Lessons Learned Report  Download Lessons Learned Report

The following are the associated Microsoft Excel work and templates. Additional guidance is found in your textbook resources (Links to an external site.).

• RACI Chart  Download RACI Chart
• Excel Deliverables Schedule  Download Excel Deliverables Schedule

Be sure to check the Calendar of Activities carefully for due dates on all assignments/papers, as some weeks may require completion of more than one module of work. The Quality Management Plan, the Risk Management Plan, and the Communications Plan are not assignments and are included as part of the final Course Project Book.

Turnitin®

Your written assignments should be original writing and include citations as described in the APA style guide. Turnitin® is an online tool that scans written assignments for signs of plagiarism and may be used to screen your assignment submissions. Please go to Turnitin (Links to an external site.) for information about originality checks and reports, and to Plagiarism.org (Links to an external site.) for plagiarism prevention resources.

Course Project Book Resources

You should begin to review the information to assist you in completing the course project. Starting in Module 2, you will have assignments that will become components of your overall project. If you struggle on one of the assignments, you have the opportunity to learn from the assignment and submit a corrected version with your project book at the end of the course.

Submission

Compile all the documents into one file as a PDF. Select Submit Assignment in the upper right corner of the assignment. Select Choose File and select the file from your computer. Select Submit Assignment or the instructor will not get the file. You should see a confirmation that the file was submitted on a specific date and time.

Grading

The course project is worth 120 points. It is graded using the Project Book rubric.