Five Stages of the Project Management Lifecycle Assignment essay solution

Five Stages of the Project Management Lifecycle Assignment essay solution

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Five Stages of the Project Management Lifecycle Assignment

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT 1

PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING 8

Project Management Training Manual

Your Name

PRM300 Introduction to Project Management

Instructors Name

Month Day, Year

Project Management Introduction

Note you will be inserting updated and corrected copies of your work as examples in this project management manual. This means you need to update your work in this course to reflect the feedback provided. Please review the feedback and lessons learned in the discussions, learning activities, and in the gradebook.

Start the first paragraph here. Your introduction should introduce your reader to the subject you are writing about, as well as your particular position or claim. Before you can create your first paragraph, consider these “pre-writing” tips. Here you will:

[Introduce the project management manual and what you will cover.]

Spend time planning this manual. A good practice is to brainstorm ideas and decide how to express the main idea or thesis. Once you have a rough idea of what you want to say or argue, create an outline or list to help you organize the evidence you plan to present. Make sure you include your thesis statement (tell us what you are going to tell us). For more suggestions, please read about thesis statements on our Ashford Writing Center website: Thesis Statements. Other helpful tools on our website are the Thesis Generator and Moving from Prompt to Thesis.

Projects and Project Management

[Explain what a project is and how project management improves an organization’s success]

Each paragraph of your assignment should be clear and easy to follow. Ashford University has several good resources to help you write a strong paragraph, such as How to Write a Good Paragraph and the P.I.E. Paragraph Structure.

In addition to being well-written, each paragraph should include an in-text citation to all ideas, or references (note no quotes are allowed, put things in your own words and cite the author) that are from outside sources and research. The Ashford Writing Center provides many resources to help you follow correct citation style (primarily APA) and gives lessons and examples of how to paraphrase and cite sources. The APA Key Elements page is a good place to start.

Five Stages of the Project Management Lifecycle

[Introduce the project lifecycle and the five stages, you will discuss these more in detail later]

Remember to start off each paragraph with a good “topic sentence” that identifies the main idea of the paragraph. A good topic sentence can “stand on its own.” Meaning someone can read this sentence by itself and get an idea of what the sentence is about. For more information on topic sentences see: https://awc.ashford.edu/writing-tools-overview.html or https://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/2/1/29/

Initiating/Pre-planning/Project Selection

[Explain the Pre-planning stage of the project management lifecycle.

Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to the Pre planning/Project Selection Stage.]

Explain the importance of project stakeholders, sponsors, and project teams to the success of the project.]

[Describe various approaches for selecting projects.

• Provide an example of a project section form and explain its purpose.
• Explain the elements of the project section form and their importance.

Figure 1

Project Selection Form

[Insert the project selection form. Update and correct the project selection template from week 2 and use it as an example. Be sure to incorporate any applicable instructor or peer feedback you may have received about your work. Explain the purpose of the project selection form in the workplace].

Planning Stage

[Explain the Planning stage of the project management lifecycle.

Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to the Planning Stage.

Planning Stage – Project Scope Documentation and Terms

• Explain the purpose of project scope statement and all the terms used in the project scope template.
• Project Basics:
• Project Name
• Project Sponsor
• Project Scope Statement
• Project Scope:
• Assumptions
• Milestones
• Out of Scope (Exclusions)
• Project Execution:
• Stakeholders
• Time estimate
• Cost estimate
• Project Acceptance Criteria
• Insert a corrected and updated screenshot of your completed project scope template from week 2 into your manual. Use the feedback you received and what you learned in the class to update the template you submitted earlier.

Figure 2

Project Scope Template Example

[Insert document here. Note the corrected APA formatted way to insert a figure has been provided for you.]

Breaking Down the Project – Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Milestones, and Critical Path

• Explain the work breakdown structure (WBS), project milestones, and the critical path and how these elements relate to the project’s status.

[Introduce Figure 3 example]

Figure 3

Work Breakdown Structure with Gantt Chart Example

[Insert screen capture here of WBS and the Gantt chart from ProjectLibre]

[Update the WBS and Gantt chart in MS Project or modify the example you created in Week Three, taking into account both instructor and peer feedback, and include a screen shot of it as an example in your training manual. Make sure the example contains the appropriate level of detail so the reader understands the context.

[The Snipping Tool is an application on your computer that enables you to precisely choose what to ‘snip’. This gives you a lot more flexibility than just doing screenshots and will allow you to have more professional looking inserts.

Note a key part of the snipping tool is setting up your screen. Please review the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5ZkxVJVvKc

Executing Stage

[Explain the Executing stage of the project management lifecycle.

Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to the Executing Stage.

Monitoring and Controlling Stage

[Explain the monitoring and controlling stage of the project management lifecycle, including related project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to the Monitoring and Controlling Stage. Comment by Shawn M: These instructions will need to be updated when the course control document is updated

[Explain the change control process and why it is important

Closing Stage

[Explain the Closing Stage of the project management lifecycle.

Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to the Closing Stage.

Explain what a “lessons learned” report is and its importance for future projects within the organization.]

Conclusion

Everything you write needs to have both an introduction and a conclusion. Your conclusion should serve to reestablish your position on the paper’s topic and your thesis statement. A conclusion often mirrors your introduction and does not include any new information. For more information on how to develop a proper conclusion see: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/724/04

How to Become a Better Writer…and Earn a Higher Grade

Before turning in your paper, have friend or family member read it and check its grammar and clarity. You will also want to read your paper out loud. Reading out loud will help you catch a lot issues. Better yet use the free text to voice software, like Natural Reader. You will be amazed at the number of writing errors you hear when the computer reads what you have written back to you.

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Ashford University’s Writing Center offers a free paper review service and email assistance 24 hours a day. See the Writing Center link in the classroom to access.

References

[Include your APA formatted references here.]

The following are commonly used references. Please fill in the required information, and if you need more help, see the AWC References page. References are listed in alphabetical order.

Ashford Textbook (Online edition):

Author, A. (Year published). Title of book: Subtitle of book (edition, if other than the first) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from URL

Witt, G. A., & Mossler, R. A. (2010). Adult development and life assessment [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books/4

Basic Format for Books

Author, A. (Year published). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

Larson, E., & Gray, C. (2014). Project management: The managerial process with MS project (6th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin. ISBN: 9781259186400.

Online Journal Article (such as from the Ashford Library):

Author, A. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), page range. doi:# or Retrieved from journal’s homepage URL

Churchill, S. D., & Mruk, C. J. (2014). Practicing what we preach in humanistic and positive psychology. American Psychologist, 69(1), 90-92. doi:10.1037/a0034868

Hack, N.B. (2011, May 3). How deeply engaging stakeholders changes everything. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2011/05/03/how-deeply-engaging-stakeholders-changes-everything/

Online Magazine:

Author, A. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Magazine Title. Retrieved from URL

Walk, V. (2013, April 29). Can this woman fix Europe? Time. Retrieved from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,213969.html

YouTube Video:

Author, A. [Screen name]. (Year, Month, Day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from URL

Apsolon, M. (2011, September 9). Real ghost girl caught on video tape 14

[Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyGCbxD848

Web Page:

Author, A. (Year, Month, Date Published). Article title. Retrieved from URL

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Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points:  Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points:  Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points:  References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated.  Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points:  Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented.  APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors.  There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points:  Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented.  APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points:  Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20:  The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors  10 points out 20:  The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20:  The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points:  The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. 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The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. 10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper.
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