For this course, the main deliverable, which is a simple project plan, will be done in two parts. Part I will be completed in this unit $($Unit III$),$ and Part II $($the final project$)$ will be due in Unit VII. The outline for the final project plan is below.

Project Overview $($Unit III$)?$

Finalized Purpose, Scope, and Objectives

Project Deliverables

Project Organization

Work Breakdown Structure $($WBS$)$

Task Description Documentation

Organization Breakdown Structure $($OBS$)$

Project Overview $($Continued$)($Unit VII$)$

Responsibility Assignment Matrix $($RAM$)$

Project Charter

Quality Plan

Project Schedule $($Unit VII$)$

Finalized Activity List with Duration Estimates and Predecessors

Completed Network Diagram

Gantt Chart

Project Budget $($Unit VII$)$

Project Resources

Other Costs

Cost Estimates

Final Estimated Project Budget

Risk Assessment $$ Create a risk assessment matrix $($Unit VII$)$

Risk Identification

Mitigation Strategies

Please review the following three projects for ABC Company. ABC Company can be a part of any industry that you have knowledge of or that interests you. You will begin the project in this unit by choosing one of the three projects listed below to adopt as your own.

Workshop: You are a project manager and have been tasked with creating a new offsite leadership workshop that will run quarterly for at least $8$ hours per workshop. The workshop will be able to seat $20$ employees from ABC Company and may have differing topics and instructors from quarter to quarter. You will need to involve at least six different departments in this project.

New Product: You are a new product development employee at ABC Company. You have an idea for a new product or service that your company should create and sell. After discussing it with leadership, your idea has been accepted. You have been assigned as the project manager for this project. You will need to involve at least six different departments in this project.

Philanthropic Coalition: You work in the human resources $($HR$)$ department and have been tasked with the creation of a philanthropic coalition at ABC Company. In other words, ABC wants to give back to the community by using some budgeted company funds and in partnership with employee contributions and other local organizations$$ contributions. You are the project manager who is tasked with planning and implementing this endeavor, but you will not be the leader of the coalition once it is up and functioning satisfactorily. You will need to involve at least six different departments in this project.

Part I: For this assignment, you will begin to write your simple project plan that, in its entirety, will be due in Unit VII. Specifically, for this unit, you will complete the following section. Refer to your unit lesson $($from this unit and the previous unit$)$ and your required unit resources to begin your project plan. For this unit, include the components listed below.

Project Overview $($Unit III$)$

Finalized Purpose, Scope, and Objectives

Project Deliverables

Project Organization

Work Breakdown Structure $($WBS$)$

Task Description Documentation

Organization Breakdown Structure $($OBS$)$