MGMT8665 - Project Management

Final Report Instructions

1. Summary

The purpose of this assessment is to provide students with the opportunity to reflect on their overall learning and experience in the course. Students will demonstrate their understanding of project management concepts by preparing a report that summarizes their key takeaways, insights, and achievements, and reflects on the application of this knowledge to the completion of applied assessments in the course. The report should also include areas for improvement and plans for future development. Components of the report will include a reflection on the applied assessments in the course (lab assessments and group case project), a connection to concepts presented in the course and a discussion on future development.

Report Components

1. Reflection on Applied Assessments

In this section, reflect on your experience completing the various applied assessments throughout the course.

Discuss what you learned from each assessment, what challenges you faced, and how you overcame them. Discuss the key concepts and practices that you learned from these assessments and how you will apply them to future projects.

a. MS Project Lab Assessments

• Describe your approach to completing the lab assessments. Which task (or set of tasks) did you find most challenging? How did you work through challenges with these tasks?

• Discuss how you might apply the skills learned during this assessment to future projects.

• Provide a brief evaluation of the software tool used to complete the lab assessments. Would you recommend this tool to help manage future projects? Why?

b. Group Project

• Describe your experience working with a team on the group project and how you applied the principles of project management to complete the required tasks.

• Discuss your perception of the strengths and weaknesses of your group as a whole, any challenges your group faced and how you overcame them.

• Discuss your individual contributions to the group project, including your strengths and weaknesses, and areas for improvement.

• Consider the skills you learned completing the required tasks. Which of these skills do you feel most confident in applying to future projects? Explain.

1. Connection to Course Concepts

In this section, you will reflect on your learnings in the course by discussing key takeaways, specifically as they relate to the project management knowledge areas presented in the course.

• Choose three (3) project management knowledge areas as the focus of your reflection.

• Discuss your key takeaways from each of the chosen knowledge areas. This should include what you learned, how you plan to apply this knowledge in future projects, and any challenges you encountered while engaging with the material.

• Discuss any challenges you foresee in applying concepts related to each knowledge area and what strategies you can use to overcome them.

1. Future Development

In this section, you will discuss the most important concepts, tools, and techniques learned in the course and how they will be useful in future project management work.

• Describe your three (3) most prominent takeaways from this course. How will this knowledge benefit your work on future projects?

• Many supplemental resources were shared throughout the course. Which resources did you find most useful to enhance your understanding of project management? Which concepts might you include in your plans for continued professional development?

1. Recommendations

In this section, you will provide insights and recommendations for future project management students, based on your experiences completing the applied assessments and engaging with the course concepts and material.

• What two (2) pieces of advice would you give to future project management students?

• Recommend an approach to completing the applied assessments, engaging with the course material and managing group work.