Please note: This course requires use of the Microsoft Project 2010 (or later) software application. ...
Please note: This course requires use of the Microsoft Project 2010 (or later) software application. The 2010 version and those released later are similar and suitable for the assignments. Please note the software is not compatible with Mac computers. The course requires a project management software application and in alignment with industry standards, CTU uses Microsoft Project. If you are using a Mac or Chrome Book, there are comparable project management software tools such as Project Libre, OpenProject, or SmartSheet Students who use a Mac should consider the best option to alternative software or use a PC with Project. An Internet search for "Project alternatives for Mac" can provide many of these options. Students are expected to review the options and determine the best for success in the course deliverables. Communication with your faculty member early in the course regarding this issue or any others is strongly recommended. Project management software such as Project 2010 allows project managers to input data related to the project and monitor the project's progress. One of the first activities a Project Manager performs is to determine the project scope, which is the description of the final deliverable of the project. Once the scope has been defined, project managers can determine the work breakdown structure based on the work needed to the performed in the project. The tasks to get the work done are input into the project's schedule. In Project 2010, the tasks can be input prior to creating the work breakdown structure. Please check with your instructor if this SW is required and to learn about the options to acquire it. There are two options for obtaining a copy of MS Project, as follows: Option 1: Use this link for instructions on how to download MS Project. Option 2: Students may access 30-day free trials at the following locations: MS Project (for Windows users), Project Libre (for Mac users; Windows users should be able to use this as well), or SmartSheet (for Chromebook users). Description The Project Management Office (PMO) Director would like you to develop a project management plan for 1 of the 2 software projects presented in Unit 1. For either the PPM or the Strategic Planning software projects (not both), create a project management plan with the following components: APA-formatted title page with the topic title, your name, the course, and the date Abstract/executive summary Integration management plan: Simply how you, the project manager, will go about managing and directing the project work from start to finish. This section should include how you will manage project knowledge, monitor and control project work, perform change control, and close project work. Brief scope statement Outline project critical success factors A complete 5–6-level Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) decomposed down to the work package level. Create this in MS Word, or you can create it in Visio and copy/screen capture and paste it into the Word document. Change Management Plan: How scope change requests will be handled and managed (Change Control Board) How you plan to manage the impact of your project on operations Stakeholder Management Plan: In a table format (Excel or Word), create a Stakeholder Register. Your Register should include stakeholders' name/title, role, responsibility, type, influence (power/interest), department, contact info, and expectation(s) (order them as you see feasible). Using input from your WBS, create an MS Project schedule showing the following: A minimum of 50–65 tasks/activities: You should have them organized by each WBS deliverable and all indented under the project name in row 1. Assign start/finish dates and durations Assign dependencies Assign resource names (title or role) In the Resource sheet, assign labor costs and enter type and cost of material or contracted work References page Basic APA formatting includes 1-inch margins, double spacing throughout the paper, page numbers in the upper right-hand corner, paragraphs indented 5 spaces, and first-level headings centered and in bold font. Attached is week twos work in the files you will need to use that program in this weeeks report. and week ones report is the power point but please continue the work off the doc. report just add the new stuff in combination with the old stuff so dont touch the old just added week threes rport and program to the existing document please if you have questions please ask
