This document outlines the guidelines and deliverables for a course project. Students are instructed to plan a project on a topic of their choosing. The project involves creating a charter, scope statement, work breakdown structure, network diagram, risk management plan, resource management plan, communication plan, and final project package over 8 weeks. The deliverables are to be submitted in MS Word or MS Project format and include things like the project charter, scope statement, risk assessment matrix, resource assignments, and a final integrated project plan. The goal is for students to practice project planning methodologies taught in class and gain experience for their senior project.

1. Objective
The objective of the Course Project is to give you an
opportunity to practice the skills learned in class regarding the
planning methodologies of a project. These skills are directly
applicable toward your senior project.
Guidelines
For this project you may choose one that is of interest to you or
you may choose to begin planning for your senior project. When
selecting a project, avoid picking one that is either too big or
too small. For example, do not decide to build a new stadium
for your local sports team (too big) or to plant your summer
garden (too small).
Here are some successful project ideas.
The opening of a coffee shop
An open house for a local social service agency
A meditation pool and platform
A redevelopment of a local playground
Design and installation of a computer network for a small
business
Software development project
A project to build a house is NOT acceptable.
Milestones
Due Week 2: Project Charter
Due Week 3: Scope Statement
Due Week 4: Work Breakdown Structure and Network Diagram
Due Week 5: Risk Management Plan
Due Week 6: Resource Management Plan
Due Week 7: Communication Plan
Due Week 8: Final Project Package
Deliverables
Due Week 2: Project Charter

2. Provide a
p
roject
c
harter of your selected project in accordance with the charter
template found in Doc Sharing. The project will be the project
your team will use for the remainder of this course.
For your new project, please develop a project team (citing
names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers).
Be certain to include the following.
Project Objectives
Project Statement of Work
Milestones
All other sections as required in the
p
roject
c
harter
Please put this in proper business writing format. Consider me
to be your boss.
If working in a group, include a statement of participation,
describing how each person contributed to this project
deliverable. Please have each person sign the statement.
Deliverables:
Project charter (in MS Word)
If working in a group, include a statement of participation,
describing how each person contributed to this project
deliverable. Please have each person sign the statement.
Due Week 3: Scope Statement
Prepare a scope statement using either the model on pages 144-

3. 145 in the text as a template or the scope template in
D
oc
S
haring. Remember to be tangible, measurable, and specific. Be
sure to include all sections required in the Practitioner section
of the
W
eek 2
L
ecture.
Deliverables:
Project scope statement (in MS Word)
If working in a group, include a statement of participation,
describing how each person contributed to this project
deliverable. Please have each person sign the statement.
Due Week 4: Work Breakdown Structure and Network Diagram
According to the PMBOK® Guide, "the WBS is a deliverable-
oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed
by the project team, to accomplish the project objectives and
create the required deliverables." In other words, it lists the
project's tasks, the subtasks, the sub-subtasks,
and so on
.
For this phase, you will create a
w
ork
b
reakdown
s
tructure (WBS) for the project you selected during phase one.
Remember that the WBS starts with your major deliverables
(that you stated in your scope management plan) at the highest
level. The lower levels have the tasks required to complete
those deliverables. You should have at least three tasks under
each deliverable, but you may have as many tasks as needed to

4. ensure that the deliverables are complete. Review the textbook
(and the
PMBOK® Guide
, if you have it) for some suggestions on how best to create a
WBS. From your work breakdown structure, develop a project
task list with dependencies,
a
dd durations,
and t
hen submit a network diagram (using MS Project) and a project
schedule.
Develop the Work Breakdown Structure
Your WBS should have a minimum of 25–30 tasks and be three
subtasks deep
.
Make sure to use verb
-
object task names (for example, "Develop software").
Enter tasks in MS Project.
Create the predecessor relationships to create a network
diagram.
DO NOT LINK SUMMARY TASKS!
In the Gantt Chart Tools tab, check the box marked Outline
Number in the Show/Hide group.
Deliverables:
In MS Project, print the following.
Gantt Chart Entry Table on no more than
three
pages [View > Tables > Entry]
Include Task Name, Duration, Start, Finish, and Predecessor
columns with Gantt Chart.
Schedule Table on
one
page [View > Tables > Schedule]
Include only the default columns (Task Mode, Task Name,
Start, Finish, Late Start, Late Finish, Free Slack, Total Slack)

5. and do not include the Gantt Chart. Make sure that all columns
are wide enough to read completely.
Network Diagram on
one
page [Task tab > View group > Network Diagram]
Highlight Critical Path and Circle Milestones.
Justify why you chose your milestones. (Hint: use milestones
from the scope statement or look for key merge or burst
activities.)
Also print out the network diagram on two to three pages so that
task information can be read.
Using the Resource Sheet (View > Resource Sheet), develop and
print a list of resources required for your project. Include
Max.Units and Costs (Std. Rate, Ovt. Rate, Cost/Use).
If working in a group, include a statement of participation,
describing how each person contributed to this project
deliverable. Please have each person sign the statement.
DO NOT ASSIGN RESOURCES AT THIS TIME!
Due Week 5: Risk Management Plan
Establish the project's priority matrix (constrain, enhance,
accept).
Identify a minimum of 10 project risks
and
when
each
will occur in the project life cycle, and then determine their
impact and probability of occurrence.
Create a matrix similar to the one from the your text (Pinto,
Figure 7.5
Classifying Project Risk on
page 222), making sure that it is consistent with your priority
matrix, or use the risk management process in the Practitioner
section of
W
eek 3.
Justify the use of your risk scoring matrix or use the risk

6. management process in the Practitioner section of Week 3.
Assess your risks according to your matrix.
Rank the risks according to their total risk score.
Prepare the Risk Response Matrix for each risk—Risk,
Response, Contingency, Trigger, Responsible Person—Using
the Risk Management Analysis Template in doc shr
Deliverables:
Use the Risk Management Analysis Template spreadsheet (risk
management analysis template.xls) found in Doc Sharing (there
is a separate tab for each portion of the risk management plan)
or use the risk management process in the Practitioner section
of
W
eek 3.
If working in a team, include a statement of participation,
describing how each person contributed to this project
deliverable. Please have each person sign the statement.
Due Week 6: Resource Management Plan
A project plan cannot be considered complete until the
resources have been assigned (including the bottom-up cost
estimate) and leveled, ensuring that the resources are available
to complete the work.
Tasks
:
Assign resources to tasks.
Print
out the resource sheet.
Identify resources that are over-allocated.
Print
the Gantt chart and entry table.
Print
reports (or tables) showing the costs of the resources and the
cost by work package. Is this an acceptable cost for your
project? That is, is it within the budget proposed in the scope

7. statement?
Level the project within available slack.
Print
the new entry table (do not include the Gantt chart).
Identify resources that remain over-allocated.
If resources are still over allocated, clear leveling and then re-
level without the slack constraint.
Identify how this has affected the project duration (the number
of days and the new completion date).
Assume that no other resources are available. What will your
team do to complete the project on time? Instead of assigning
overtime, add a new resource for a cost 1.5 times the normal
labor cost. What is the cost for the additional resource and the
total project? Is this revised cost within the amount developed
in the scope statement? If you choose
not
to add a resource, your project completion may be delayed. Is a
delay in the project due date acceptable? Why or why not?
Submit supporting documentation from MS Project as needed.
Deliverables:
A journal of project activity. Describe what you did on each
step, and the results of your actions.
MS Project printouts (as above). Please indicate on the printouts
which step they support.
Final time and cost results. Describe how these meet the needs
as defined in the scope statement. If your team believes that the
original scope statement needs to change, describe the changes,
why the changes were necessary, and include the modified
scope statement in the deliverables.
Include a copy of your original (and revised, if necessary) scope
statement with the deliverables.
If working in a team, include a statement of participation,
describing how each person contributed to this project
deliverable. Please have each person sign the statement.
Due Week 7: Communication Plan

8. According to the
PMBOK® Guide
, "the Communications Planning process determines the
information and communications needs of the stakeholders; for
example, who needs what information, when they will need it,
how it will be given to them, and by whom." In other words, it
lists the general communication requirements for the project.
This week, you will create a simple communication plan for the
execution of your project. This plan should have the following
information: contact information for all affected parties, major
deliverables and how progress on the deliverables will be
communicated to the affected parties (as well as who the
affected parties are and when communication will take place),
and any other miscellaneous information about communication
on the project (see the
C
ommunications
P
lan template in Doc
S
haring).
Deliverables:
Business memo summarizing the submission for the week
Communication plan
If working in a team, include a statement of participation,
describing how each person contributed to this project
deliverable. Please have each person sign the statement.
Due Week 8: Final Project Package
You will need to create a project plan. This plan should be
completely integrated and presented in a logical order. It should
be written professionally and should be mistake-free in terms of
spelling and grammar. The final project plan should incorporate
any changes that occurred along the way, including corrections
and advice given by colleagues or your professor.

9. Any tables and/or graphs should be labeled correctly. Your final
project plan should consist of the following items.
Table of contents
Project charter
Scope statement
Work breakdown structure
Network diagram
Risk management plan
Resource management plan
Communication management plan
Deliverables:
Project plan consisting of the following
items
Business memo summarizing the submission for the week
Complete project plan,
including the project charter
Lessons learned document (to be completed individually, even
if the balance of the project was performed as part of a team)
1. What went well in the project? What could have gone better?
2. If working in a group
What did you learn from working in a project group? How did
the interpersonal dynamics affect your participation?
If there were conflicts, how were they resolved?
3. What did you learn in completing this project about yourself
and how you work in a team environment?
4. What could have made this project a better learning
experience?
If working in a group, include a statement of participation,
describing how each person contributed to this project
deliverable. Please have each person sign the statement.