Instructions

Proposing a Project

For this course, the main deliverable, which is a simple project plan, is duein Unit VIII. The outline for the final project plan is below.

1. Project Overview (Units II, III, IV)
   a.Unit II
   i. Finalized Purpose, Scope, andObjectives
   ii. ProjectDeliverables
   iii. ProjectOrganization
   b. Unit III
   i. WorkBreakdown Structure (WBS)
   ii. TaskDescriptionDocumentation
   iii. OrganizationBreakdown Structure (OBS)
   c. Unit IV
   i. Responsibility Assignment Matrix(RAM)
   ii. ProjectCharter
   iii. Quality Plan
2. Project Schedule (Unit V)
   a. FinalizedActivity List with Duration Estimates andPredecessors
   b. Completed Network Diagram
   c. GanttChart
3. Project Budget (Unit VI)
   a. ProjectResources
   b. Other Costs
   c. CostEstimates
   d. Final Estimated Project Budget
4. Risk Assessment – Create a risk assessmentmatrix (Unit VII)
   a. Risk Identification
   b. MitigationStrategies
5. Project Closeout (Unit VIII)
   a. Close Cost Accounts
   b. Lessons Learned

Please review the following three projects for ABC Company. ABC Company canbe a part of any industry that you have knowledge of or that interests you. Youwill begin the project plan in this unit by choosing one of the three projectslisted below to adopt as your own.

1. Workshop: You are a project manager and have been tasked with creating anew offsite leadership workshop that will run quarterly for at least 8hours per workshop. The workshop will be able to seat 20 employeesfrom ABC Company and may have differing topics and instructors fromquarter to quarter. You will need to involve at least six differentdepartments in this project.
2. New Product: You are a new product development employee at ABC Company.You have an idea for a new product or service that your company shouldcreate and sell. After discussing it with leadership, your idea hasbeen accepted. You have been assigned as the project manager for thisproject. You will need to involve at least six different departmentsin this project.
3. Philanthropic Coalition: You work in the human resources (HR) departmentand have been tasked with the creation of a philanthropic coalition atABC Company. In other words, ABC wants to give back to the communityby using some budgeted company funds and in partnership with employeecontributions and other local organizations’ contributions. You arethe project manager who is tasked with planning and implementing thisendeavor, but you will not be the leader of the coalition once it isup and functioning satisfactorily. You will need to involve at leastsix different departments in this project.

Then, you will prepare a preliminary project proposal of at least two pagesthat includes the elements below.

1. Identify the industry that ABC Company is a part of and the project thatyou have chosen from the list above.
2. Discuss your understanding of the purpose of the project and theobjectives.
3. Explain any assumptions and benefits.
4. Provide a discussion of the constraints for this project.
5. Provide a preliminary list of at least 20 activities associated with thisproject.
6. Explain your approach to building a project team for this project.

If outside sources are used, please adhere to APA Style when creatingcitations and references for this assignment. APA formatting, however, is notnecessary.

After submitting your project proposal in Unit I, the professor will approveas is or provide feedback on needed changes. This feedback will be incorporatedinto the project plan that you will start in Unit II, will work on throughoutthe course, and will finish in Unit VIII.

Resources

The following resource(s) may help you with this assignment.

• Citation Guide
• Submit Writing Center Request