Explain what a project is and how project management can contribute to an organization’s success.
Briefly outline the five process groups in the project management life cycle.
Initiating
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.
Describe the elements of the project selection form.
Provide an example of a project selection form.
Explain the purpose of a project selection form.
Insert an updated and corrected copy of the project selection form from week 1 to use as an example.
Explain the elements of the project selection form and their importance.
Planning
Explain the planning process of the project management lifecycle.
Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to the planning stage.
Explain the purpose of the 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
Explain the work breakdown structure (WBS), project milestones, and the critical path.
Explain how these elements relate to your project’s status.
Executing
Explain the executing process group of the project management lifecycle.
Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to executing the project.
Explain the change control process.
Monitoring and Controlling
Explain the monitoring and controlling within the project management lifecycle.
Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to monitoring and controlling the project.
Closing
Explain the closing process within the project management lifecycle.
Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to closing a project or phase.
Explain what a “Lessons Learned” report is and highlight its importance for future projects within the organization.
Conclusion
Conclude the paper by reiterating how project management improves an organization’s success and highlighting the importance of using the five process groups for accomplishing a project’s objectives. (Review the Writing Center’s page on Introductions and Conclusions
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