Project Management $$ Create a Project $-$ Part $1$: Project Initiation

Objective: Understand the importance of project initiation and develop a project concept working in groups. Stimulates critical thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and coursework integration.

Group Project Concept Proposal:

Each group chooses a real or hypothetical project.$$ Throughout the process, there will be information that you will need to create for the project, so select a project topic that the group is interested in working on$.$ Simple topics or more complex topics may be explored. Some examples of topics are:

$1.1-$week summer camp

$2.$ Technical Trade Show Event

$3.$ Building a house

$4.$ Publishing Company printing special order for a university program

$5.$ Development of a software for a new business process

$$ Write a project concept proposal as a group, including the project's title, objectives, stakeholders, and a brief description.

Provide a rationale for the project, including its alignment with organizational goals.

Each group member takes on specific roles and responsibilities in developing the proposal.

Use the $$Group Project Proposal Table$$ below to record and organize your information.

Stakeholder Analysis $($Group$)$:

$$ Continue working with your group.

$$ Perform a stakeholder analysis for the selected project.

$$ Identify key stakeholders, their interests, and potential impact on the project. You will need to create hypothetical information based on the project topic for this section. Make it interesting.

$$ Create a stakeholder engagement strategy as a group outlining how to manage stakeholder expectations.

$$ Use the $$Stakeholder Analysis Chart$$ table below to record and organise your information.

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Group Project Concept Proposal Table

Element

Description$/$Details

Project Title

$$

Project Objectives

$$

Stakeholders

$$

Project Description

$$

Rationale

Alignment with Organizational Goals

$$

$$

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Stakeholder Analysis Chart

Stakeholder

Interests$/$Expectations

Impact on Project

Engagement Strategy

Stakeholder $1$

Stakeholder $2$

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