For this assignment, you will plan a birthday party for a friend$$s child. Your friend has listed the

following tasks that will need to be completed:

Discuss the theme with spouse and parents.

Develop a rough budget.

End of Concept Development

Prepare list of attendees.

Decide on party venue.

Plan menu.

Plan games$/$activities$.$

Decide on gifts for winners.

Arrive at a budget.

Arrange funds.

End of Planning

Book the venue.

Buy games.

Buy gifts.

Book caterers.

Send Evites.

Conduct party.

End of Project Execution

Send Thank you emails.

Pay all Balance bills.

Close Birthday Party Project

Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:

CLO $1.$ Summarize the history of project management as well as to outline future opportunities and careers in this field. They will describe projects, project constraints, the project lifecycle, and various project types.

EOP $1\mathrm{.}7.$ List the project management process groups and discuss their relationship to one another.

CLO $2.$ Outline the framework for project integration from planning through execution, monitoring and control, to closing. Students will develop and follow procedures for project integration and create a project file using project management software $($MS Project$).$

EOP $2\mathrm{.}6.$ Demonstrate the use of appropriate project integration skills using relevant software $($MS Project$).$

CLO $3.$ Summarize the four key aspects of project management: scope, time, cost, and quality management. Students will identify how these concepts are applied in real$-$world case studies and integrate them into their own projects using MS Project.

EOP $3\mathrm{.}1.$ Define activities that form the basis for project schedules and explain their importance with respect to good project time management.

EOP $3\mathrm{.}2.$ Use a Gantt chart for planning and tracking schedule information and finding the critical path for a project.

EOP $3\mathrm{.}3.$ Explain basic project cost management principles, concepts and terms including cost estimates and budgets.

EOP $3\mathrm{.}4.$ Use appropriate software to review and manage project costs.

EOP $3\mathrm{.}6.$ Demonstrate how project management software is utilized for scope, time, cost, and quality management.

CLO $4.$ Explain the importance of human resources management to the success of projects $($including the value of human resource planning, teamwork, and motivation$).$ They will describe how effective project communications can enhance and improve project management.

EOP $4\mathrm{.}3.$ Assign resources to a project using relevant software.

CLO $5.$ Plan strategies to address, monitor, and control risk.

EOP $5\mathrm{.}4.$ Identify and assess various types of risk in projects.

As a professional Project Manager, create a MS Project file. The first task can be scheduled from today

$($or as given by your Instructor$).$ The actual date of the party is $30$ days from the start of the project.