Assignment #1 You will be creating a “project charter” like paper and project schedule regarding the project of your choice. In selecting your project, please remember the following your project is unique (not something that you do on a routine basis) relies of a set of activities to deliver something(s) to a customer relies on the use of resources, mainly labor, but may include materials & equipment each activity must be assigned to at least one resource has a start and finish date must be at least 25 activities If you don’t have a project to use, please consider using the same project that is posted in our classroom 1–1 Assignment #1 You will be submitting two parts for your Assignment #1 Paper: A written paper that covers all of the items listed in the checklist Each section should be it own paragraph that has a heading Project Schedule: A MS Project schedule of your project that contains at least 25 activities Each activity will have a start and end date At this point, you do not need to assign resources to your activities Your project will have a start date (to coincide with the start date of your first activity) and an end date (to coincide with the end date of your last activity) 1–2 Sample Project for Discussion In order to provide you an example for ‘attacking’ your project, here is my sample project The owner of the LA Rams needs to secure a new stadium for his football team by 2018 The stadium will house all Rams games as well as college bowl games in the greater LA area The stadium must be located near to mass transit and major highways 3 Paper Layout Section I - Project Summary: In this section, you will provide at least a one paragraph (4 complete sentences per paragraph) summary of your project Describe the purpose of your project Identify who will be your customer Identify when you plan to start the project and when the project should end. Example: The purpose of my project is to deliver a low-cost, high-tech stadium for the LA Rams. The stadium will be located near to the LA Airport. The primary customer for the project will be the owner of the LA Rams. The project will commence in April 2016 with a completion date of September 2018. 4 Paper Layout Section II -Project Goals & Objectives: In this section, you will provide a two paragraph (4 complete sentences per paragraph) summary that identifies and describes the goals & objectives of your project You will need to identify 3 goals & objective Example: The goals & objectives of this project will be to (a) deliver a high-security low cost stadium to the Rams’ owner; (b) deliver a stadium that can housed 75,000 fans; © deliver the project under budget and on-time; (d) ensure that the stadium meeting all of the standards for Green (environment-free) construction standards; (e) deliver a stadium that will serve as the model for future stadium projects; and (f) deliver a stadium that the Rams and the NFL would be proud of. 5 Paper Layout Sec.

1. Assignment #1
You will be creating a “project charter” like paper and project
schedule regarding the project of your choice.
In selecting your project, please remember the following
your project is unique (not something that you do on a routine
basis)
relies of a set of activities to deliver something(s) to a
customer
relies on the use of resources, mainly labor, but may include
materials & equipment
each activity must be assigned to at least one resource
has a start and finish date
must be at least 25 activities
If you don’t have a project to use, please consider using the
same project that is posted in our classroom
1–1
Assignment #1
You will be submitting two parts for your Assignment #1
Paper:
A written paper that covers all of the items listed in the
checklist
Each section should be it own paragraph that has a heading
Project Schedule:
A MS Project schedule of your project that contains at least 25
activities
Each activity will have a start and end date
At this point, you do not need to assign resources to your
activities
Your project will have a start date (to coincide with the start
date of your first activity) and an end date (to coincide with the

2. end date of your last activity)
1–2
Sample Project for Discussion
In order to provide you an example for ‘attacking’ your project,
here is my sample project
The owner of the LA Rams needs to secure a new stadium for
his football team by 2018
The stadium will house all Rams games as well as college bowl
games in the greater LA area
The stadium must be located near to mass transit and major
highways
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Paper Layout
Section I - Project Summary:
In this section, you will provide at least a one paragraph (4
complete sentences per paragraph) summary of your project
Describe the purpose of your project
Identify who will be your customer
Identify when you plan to start the project and when the project
should end.
Example: The purpose of my project is to deliver a low-cost,
high-tech stadium for the LA Rams. The stadium will be located
near to the LA Airport. The primary customer for the project
will be the owner of the LA Rams. The project will commence
in April 2016 with a completion date of September 2018.
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3. Paper Layout
Section II -Project Goals & Objectives:
In this section, you will provide a two paragraph (4 complete
sentences per paragraph) summary that identifies and describes
the goals & objectives of your project
You will need to identify 3 goals & objective
Example: The goals & objectives of this project will be to (a)
deliver a high-security low cost stadium to the Rams’ owner;
(b) deliver a stadium that can housed 75,000 fans; © deliver the
project under budget and on-time; (d) ensure that the stadium
meeting all of the standards for Green (environment-free)
construction standards; (e) deliver a stadium that will serve as
the model for future stadium projects; and (f) deliver a stadium
that the Rams and the NFL would be proud of.
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Paper Layout
Section III - Project Deliverables: In this section, you will
provide a one paragraph (4 complete sentences per paragraph)
summary of your project’s key deliverables.
Identify and discuss each of the key deliverables of from the
project
Examples: Some of the deliverables with my project include (a)
a multi-story stadium to support staffing needs for the Rams;
(b) parking spaces to support parking of 15,000 fans ; © plenty
of world-class amenities; and (d) practice facilities and HQ
offices.
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Paper Layout

4. Section IV - Project Tasks & Activities: In this section, you will
provide a one paragraph (4 complete sentences per paragraph)
summary of your project’s key tasks & activities. Be sure to
treat this in a phased-approach (e.g. Planning; Building;
Validating & Testing; Delivery; Project Closeout) in which you
highlight the key tasks & activities in each phase.
You can pull some of this information from your project
schedule, but at a high-level viewpoint
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Paper Layout
Example: My project will involve several phases, as compiled
from my draft schedule. Some of the key phases includes
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Paper Layout
Section V - Project Resources & Costs: In this section, you will
provide a one paragraph (4 complete sentences per paragraph)
summary of your project’s costs & resources
Example: In order to complete a project of this magnitude, I am
expecting to expend $2.75B, of which $1.4B will be related to
materials. I will be relying on a variety of contractors to assist
with the project. All of the contractors will be union-based
employees who will undergo background checks.
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Paper Layout

5. Section VI -Project Deadlines: In this section, you will provide
a one paragraph summary of your project’s key deadlines
Identify and discuss the key deadlines
What is the earliest and latest your project should start & finish
What is the earliest and latest that your project should reach the
50% completion mark
What is the earliest and latest that your project should reach the
75% completion mark
Example: I am expecting the project to start on time. There is
no way the project can start early, based upon funding and
approval. While we anticipate finishing on schedule, weather
delays may cause a slight delay in the schedule. We should be at
the 50% mark in April 2017 and at the 75% in April 2018.
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Paper Layout
Section VII -Project Challenges: In this section, you will
provide a one paragraph (4 complete sentences per paragraph)
summary that identify what phase of your project will be the
biggest challenge and why.
Identify and discuss the biggest challenges for your project and
why.
Example: The biggest challenge for my project includes weather
delays and the delays in associated with processing background
checks for construction workers.
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Project Schedule
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6. What to Submit
Paper
Double spaced
1” to 1.5” margins
Use headings to separate each Section
Be sure to elaborate fully. No short paragraphs
Remember, a paragraph must be at least 4 complete sentences
Standard font size (between 10 to 12 point size)
Produced in MS Word (no PDF)
Include a reference page (as requested by the University).
Properly formatted. Check online for formatting references
Include at least two references
Project Schedule
In MS Project format (no PDF)
Include at least 25 activities in your project schedule
Include Start & Finish dates with each activity
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Questions
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7. e-Activity:
Watch the video Chapter 17, titled “Introduction to Lean
Manufacturing,”
1. e-Activity, examine at least three different types of waste
that can be found in an organization of your choice. Suggest the
lean strategies to confront them
2. Use the Internet to research airline companies including
Southwest Airlines and some full-service airlines such as
United Airlines and British Airways. Take a note on their lean
service systems. Answer the below
Compare and contrast the lean service system found with
Southwest Airlines to a full-service airline such as United
Airlines, British Airways, and other large carriers in terms of
cabin service, boarding process, baggage handling, and service
encounters.
3. Use the Internet to research companies that use project
management techniques such as CPM or PERT. Be prepared to
discuss. Answer the below
Provide at least two examples of companies that have used
project management techniques such as CPM or PERT. Evaluate
their success in operations.
Determine at least two factors that impact the quality of project
management. Suggest ways these factors can be mitigated
without affecting project operations.
Assignment #1 Checklist
Section I - Project Summary: In this section, you will provide at
least a one paragraph (4 complete
sentences per paragraph) summary of your project

8. scribe the purpose of the project (e.g.. the installation of a
new computer system; the
construction of a new home; the building of a new school dorm)
department; my family; the school’s
football team)
project should end. (e.g., beginning
August 2015 and ending May 2016)
Section II -Project Goals & Objectives: In this section, you will
provide a two paragraph (4 complete
sentences per paragraph) summary that identifies and describes
the goals & objectives of your
project
o Computer System: to provide a system that will be able to use
for the next three years
o New Home: Build a home that will be maintenance free
o New Dorm: Build a dorm that can be expanded to handle more
students without much
construction.

9. o Computer System: to provide a system that must operate on
any Windows 8 computer
system
o New Home: to create an energy-friendly and eco-friendly
home
o New Dorm: to build a dorm that can support 1000 students
that includes studying, exercise
and cafeteria facilities
als & objectives
Section III - Project Deliverables: In this section, you will
provide a one paragraph (4 complete
sentences per paragraph) summary of your project’s key
deliverables.
project
o Computer System:
o New Home:

10. -saving appliances (Secondary)
-saving HVAC system (Secondary)
o New Dorm:
Section IV - Project Tasks & Activities: In this section, you will
provide a one paragraph (4 complete
sentences per paragraph) summary of your project’s key tasks &
activities. Be sure to treat this in a
phased-approach (e.g. Planning; Building;, Validating &
Testing; Delivery; Project Closeout) in which
you highlight the key tasks & activities in each phase.
Identify and discuss the key tasks and activities of your
project
o Planning Phase (list and discuss activities required to plan out
your project)
o …(next Phase)

11. o … (next Phase)
o ….(next phase)
o Delivery Phase (list and discuss key activities required to
deliver your project to your
customer upon completion of the previous phases & activities).
o Project Closeout phase (list and discuss key activities to close
out your project after you
have delivered the deliverables to your customer
ns-learned recap
Section V - Project Resources & Costs: In this section, you will
provide a one paragraph (4 complete
sentences per paragraph) summary of your project’s costs &
resources
their projected costs (estimated)

12. o Labor
o Materials

13. o Contractor
Section VI -Project Deadlines: In this section, you will provide
a one paragraph (4 complete
sentences per paragraph) summary of your project’s key
deadlines
o What is the earliest and latest your project should start
o What is the earliest and latest your project should finish
o What is the earliest and latest that your project should reach
the 50% completion mark
o What is the earliest and latest that your project should reach

14. the 75% completion mark
Section VII -Project Challenges: In this section, you will
provide a one paragraph (4 complete
sentences per paragraph) summary that identify what phase of
your project will be the biggest
challenge and why.
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and why.