Assignment: Project Management Tools
Write 400-600 Words That Respond To The Following Questions With Your Thoughts, Ideas, And Comments. Be Substantive And Clear, And Use Examples To Reinforce Your Ideas.
Read the following scenarios and choose 1 to be used throughout the course. You will be the project manager for your selected project.
Scenario 1: Information Technology (IT) Project
You are a new project manager working for a small college in the Western United States called Western Technological College (WTC). Your manager, the IT department director, has asked you to develop the project management plan using Project. The IT department director knows that you are taking a class on Project in your undergraduate program and thought this would be an excellent opportunity for you to learn how to manage a project using the software.
The project has a deliverable of upgrading all the classroom computers in the business department. The college has 5 classrooms in the business department, and each classroom has 25 computers. All 125 computers will be replaced with newer all-in-one desktops with touchscreens. The vendor has been determined, and you will work with this vendor upgrade the computers.
The scope of the project involves replacing these computers and getting new desks to accommodate the new desktops. Newer software will be added to the computers, including an updated operating system. College staff members will have to be trained on the use of the new computers and the software. The training will include live training and hardcopy training materials.
Scenario 2: Construction Project
You are a project manager in a small construction company in the Eastern United States called Eastern Construction Company (ECC). The company is overseeing the development of a storage building for a state road maintenance agency. Your manager, the program manager at ECC, wants you to manage the project of the storage building construction using Project. The program manager knows that you are in a class and are learning how to use Project.
The project deliverable includes the construction of a 50'x50' storage building shell. The building will have a foundation, four walls, and a roof. Electricity will be added to the building to include overhead lights and 5 outlets on each wall, for a total of 25 outlets. A 20-foot-long rollup door will be on the building. Each of the 3 other walls will have a regular door and a set of windows.
ECC will perform all of the construction, to include the concrete foundation, the walls, roof, doors and window installation, and electricity and lighting. The scope includes all of these components. The project will not include interior painting or flooring; these items are outside the scope of this project and will be added later.
Details
Identify the scenario that you have chosen for this class, and then answer the following questions relative to the scenario you have chosen:
• Describe the scope of your selected project and what the final deliverable will look like.
• What work packages will be needed to complete your project?
• What activities or tasks will be needed to get the work done in your project?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.