Mini Group Presentation $$ Overview & Instructions

Learning Outcomes

This assignment provides each group the opportunity to create one supporting plan based on a real$-$life project scenario. It will enable you to achieve the following learning outcomes:

Identify the fundamental principles and practices of project management in an organization.

Describe the key elements of a project and a role of a project manager.

Demonstrate the ability to create project documentation, including a project plan and Work Breakdown Structure $($WBS$).$

Itemize and explain the critical success factors to a project.

Describe key elements of project scheduling through a WBS and the management of project risks.

Estimate time and cost for a project and develop a project management plan.

Type of Assignment

Group

Grade Breakdown

$10\%$ of Final Grade

Overview

There$$s a common saying: $$failing to plan is like planning to fail$.$ Project Management requires a great deal of planning before executing any project. In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to apply what they$$ve learned in class through a short presentation on one of the supporting plans listed below. The goal is to give you practice and prepare you for the Major Group Presentation.

Instructions

Each group will put together one supporting plan in the form of a PowerPoint presentation $($PPT$)$ using the scenario described below.

Scenario

You are the owner and Project Manager $($PM$)$ of ABC Construction Company. Your company specializes in designing high$-$quality, customized homes in the Greater Toronto Area $($GTA$).$ You have just been hired by the Johnson family to build them their dream home. You run a small operation and there are only two employees; you as the PM and a part$-$time accountant. All of the other work $($e$.$g$.$ electrical, plumbing, HVAC, drywalling, etc.$)$ gets outsourced and subcontracted to trade professionals in the GTA. Housing construction in the GTA is really growing. At the moment, you are scheduled to complete $11$ houses this year. You have promised the Johnson family that the final costs for their home will range from $$950,000$ to $$1,000,000.$ It will take approximately five months to build their home as soon as groundbreaking starts. The Johnson family is on a tight budget and are wiling to delay the project to save costs.

Each group will now assume they are the PM for ABC Construction Company. However, each group will create a mini$-$PowerPoint presentation based on only one of the following seven $(7)$ topics listed below. Topics will be assigned to each group by the instructor.

Note #$1$: All groups MUST use at least three $(3)$ references to support their presentation. References can include videos, articles, case studies, textbooks. Do NOT use CourseHero, Wikipedia, CourseRaptor, or any other paid tutoring service. The sharing of academic college property through these types of platforms is considered an act of academic dishonesty. Use APA formatting when citing references.

Note #$2$: No more than two $(2)$ groups can have the same topic from the list below.

Note #$3$: Templates and$/$or examples will be provided to assist groups with their presentations.

Note #$4$: PRESENTATION PLAN mentions ONE PERSON who will FACILITATE THE Q&A SESSION but EVERYONE ON THE TEAM MUST BE WILLING AND ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Note #$5$: Please INCLUDE a table on the last slide that states:

$$Slide #s

$$Slide Topic

$$Name of person who completed it

$$E$.$g$.$ Slide #$1,$ Introduction, John Smith

Project Scope Statement $(6$ parts$)$

Create $11$ slides that include the following:

Cover page

Agenda

$1$ slide each for the $6$ elements listed below

$1$ slide to talk about how you would handle "scope creep" and "gold plating" for this project

Conclusion $-$ as a group, what did you learn from this exercise?

$1$ slide with a list of at least $3$ references

Project Objective $$ Answers the questions of what, when and how much

Deliverables $$ Tangible or intangible goods or services to be created

Milestones $$ Major events to show segments of completed work

Technical Requirements $$ Any performance specs needed for a product $/$ service

Limits & Exclusions $$ List Items outside of the scope to establish boundaries

Customer Reviews $$ who is your point of contact? How will you manage expectations?

Work Breakdown Structure $($WBS$)$

Create $7$ slides that include the following:

Cover page

Agenda

$1$ slide for a WBS by "phase"

$1$ slide for a WBS by "deliverable"

$1$ slide to talk about $5$ tips for creating a WBS

Conclusion $-$ as a group, what did you learn from this exercise?

$1$ slide with a list of at least $3$ references

Create a WBS structure in a hierarchical format

Can be structured by $$phase$$ or by $$deliverable$($either one is fine$)$

Tasks should be:

Manageable $$ authority and responsibility can be assigned

Measurable $$ it should be easy to track progress on it

Independent $$ not dependent on other activities

Rule of thumb:

Stay between $5$ to $8$ colu