This project is a cumulative demonstration of your understanding and application of the course objectives. Therefore, the purpose of this assignment is to provide hands on experience in applying risk & quality management to projects in a work environment. The goal is to apply the knowledge gained in class, research and readings to a project you have worked on or is currently working on. Lastly this assignment will demonstrate the value and benefit of using risk & Quality management on a project.

Explanation:

All activity is a process and all activity creates a product. This product may be a physical item that you can see and touch or it may be a document that is properly prepared, or even an abstract item. In this final course project, you will select a process related to the Project Management Discipline you are studying – General Project Management, IT Project Management, Construction Project Management or a process that you are familiar with and/or linked to a project of your own work environment. You will define the steps of that process, identify the factors that influence each step, and finally you will recommend the quality measure(s) that can be implemented.

Develop a comprehensive risk management plan and apply quality tools that includes. Note the following Course Project Rubric:

Final Presentation (Submission Only)

In addition to the final report that will be submitted toward the end of the semester, you will create a visual presentation and must be submitted along with the final report. This presentation will be an overall view of the Project Parts and how it has all fit together. Your written analysis will include an analysis of your project as well as copies of your visual presentation to submit to your professor.

Create and present the analysis of your process with, at minimum, the following headings and recommendations:

Name of the product and process analyzed

Background information, including desired improvements

Visual explanation of the steps in the process and how they link together

Visual explanation of the factors that influence the performing of each step in the process

Definition of how risk & quality inputs and outputs can be measured at each step

Detail the metrics and the measurement points within the process

Selection of significant process steps where risk & quality measurements would be most effective

Process selected for measurement of risk & quality at those significant steps

Results you expect to find when you measure that risk & quality

Recommended course of action

More, as applicable.

Project Success

Here are some tips you can follow to ensure that your project is a success:

It is recommended that you hold a project meeting every week and document the minutes of the meeting.

Spend time getting to know your team by week 2 or 3.

After reading the course project details, discuss the allocation of tasks and decide how the tasks will be performed. The team needs to choose a leader for each course project part or the leader role can be rotated weekly for the overall course project.

You are encouraged to break up each part of the course project and define team deadlines within the course timelines. You are encouraged to build in some lead time.

Spend some time setting ground rules and group expectations.

Decide how you will communicate with each other and encourage and assist one another.

To succeed, your team requires effective processes in six main areas, but not limited to:

Regular team meetings

Clear roles and responsibilities for each team member

Effective communication

Effective decision-making process

Continuous evaluation of team performance

Continuous feedback to the team

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

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