Assignment $2$ Decision Making

Conestoga College MGMT$8370$ S$24$

S$2024$ Semester Project $$ Charitable Event

The brainstorming sessions held by your new Conestoga fundraising group during Assignment $1$

generated many fantastic ideas. Now comes the difficult part: deciding which charitable cause

will receive the fundraising money generated and what event will occur. This is particularly

challenging when working with a group of people that have different perspectives. Luckily, you

are learning about some subjective and objective tools to help with decision$-$making.

Your faculty advisor at Conestoga has a few more details available to help your group make

these important decisions and set the group up to manage risks related to this project.

Project Context:

The project context will help your group make important decisions. It will also support tailoring

risk management tools like the impact table and heat map to aid project risk management

activities. Every project is unique, each group will create their context. Using the information

provided in the instructions, the group will define the context by determining the project

priorities $($accept$,$ enhance, constrain$),$ event date, project duration, baseline budget, and risk

reserve. The project will align with the scope defined.

In Scope Out of Scope

$$ Selecting the charity

$$ Selecting the type of event

$$ Determining the event requirements

$$ Planning the event

$$ Executing $($running$)$ the fundraising

event

$$ Managing or tracking the funds raised by

the event

Assignment Checklist:

Each group will begin the following tasks during the Week $4$ class. Additional group working

times must be arranged by each group.

Use this checklist to make sure your assignment includes this information:

$$ List of group members present for each working session held $($Name and student numbers$),$

include, and identify missing members and the reasoning for the absence$.$

$$ The role and contributions made by each team member for each session. $($Use the

Assignment Submission Schedule created in Assignment $1)$

$$ The project context $($see the detailed instructions below$)$

$$ The list of charitable causes from Assignment $1$

$$ The process details $($paired comparison$)$ and result of the charitable cause selection $($see the

detailed instructions below$)$

$$ The list of potential events from Assignment $1$

Assignment $2$ Decision Making

Conestoga College MGMT$8370$ S$24$

$$ The process details $($weighted scoring$)$ and result of the event selection $($see the detailed

instructions below$)$

$$ An insightful reflection on the group decision$-$making process and tools. Include insights

such as what went well, what created challenges or differences of opinions, did the tools

work well $($or not$),$ how the group would approach decision$-$making in the future and any

other insights or thoughts.

$$ References $($for any sources used$)$

Detailed Instructions:

$1.$ Review the instructions and rubric!

$2.$ The group will decide how the information will be presented to your faculty member. MS

Word or MS PowerPoint $($or equivalent$)$ is acceptable. PDF format is unacceptable. Ensure

the assignment requirements are labelled and organized.

$3.$ Create the project context by deciding on the following:

$$ Project Priorities: Define what the group will enhance, accept, and constrain. $($Hint: this

is in the Larson and Gray textbook$)$

$$ Event Date: Select a date$($s$)$ before the end of the Spring $2024$ semester $($August $18)$

$$ Project Duration: Select between $4$ and $12$ weeks $($must end before the event date$)$

$$ Baseline Budget: Select a value between $$50,000$ and $$400,000.$

$$ Risk Reserve: Determine the risk reserve. Pick a number between $5\%$ and $20\%.$

Multiply by the baseline budget, this is the risk reserve. Show it as a percentage $(\%)$ and

dollar value i$.$e$.,$ $$2,500\mathrm{.}00(5\%)$

$4.$ Decide on the charitable cause. Do the following:

o Randomly select $5$ ideas from the assignment $1$ list.

o Complete a paired comparison described in Week $3$ for the $5$ ideas $($do not use

weighted scoring for paired comparison; marks will be deducted$).$ Groups may vote

on each comparison and decide how ties will be determined.

o Rank the results and clearly identify the cause selected $($Ranked $1$st$).$

$5.$ Decide on the charitable event. Do the following:

o Randomly select $5$ ideas from the complete assignment $1$ list.

o Complete a weighted scoring comparison as described in Week $3$ for the $5$ ideas.

There must be a minimum of $3$ categories and a maximum of $6.$

o Complete the comparison and clearly identify the charitable event that is selected.

$6.$ Check your document for spelling, grammar, formatting, references, and ensure it aligns to

the rubric.