Team Project

This is a team assignment where you will have the opportunity to apply the course content in a

practical way by planning a real project. follow a predictive $($waterfall$)$ life cycle:

$$ Setting up a new business $($coffee shop, pet store, restaurant, etc.$).$

$$ Construction, renovation or redesign of an infrastructure $($community housing, hospital,

animal shelter, railway line, data centre, etc.$).$

$$ Business Transformation:

o A B$2$C system that transforms an existing $$brick$-$and$-$mortar" business $($a business that

offers products and services to its customers face$-$to$-$face in offices or stores$)$ to an

online supply chain offering that would include customer service, marketing, sales,

logistics and operations.

o A system to replace an organization's manual processes $($e$.$g$.$ onboarding process for

new employees, customer complaint handling process, etc.$).$

$$ Developing new programs $($wellness programs, educational programs, etc.$).$

The Project will not be Event Management of Weddings or

birthday parties.

The Project specifications are as follows:

$$ Project Duration: Minimum $3$ months $($from start to conclusion$)$

$$ Minimum project budget: $$100,000$ CAN

$$ Project Location: Canada

$$ The project product or service must have a Sponsor

$$ Your team will take on the role of the Project Manager. Your team cannot play any other

role.

$$ The project must meet a business need

$$ A lesson learned session with your team must be conducted at the end of the project

Please feel free to use Project templates from the Content area or develop your own $($make

sure that they include all the required sections$/$elements$)$

Project Part $1(10\%)$

Initiating

This is the first part of your assignment, where you will describe a problem$/$opportunity;

identify the alternatives $($at least $3)$ to solve the problem or to explore the opportunity; indicate

the select alternative and create the initial project documents.

$1.$ Business Case and Project Charter $(50$ points$)$

Based on your project choice, create a business case and a project charter for your project.

Provide as many details as possible as these documents will serve as the basis for your project

planning.

$2.$ Stakeholder Register $(10$ points$)$

You must identify all stakeholders for your project creating a stakeholder register, including:

$$ Minimum $15$ stakeholders

$$ Internal and external stakeholders including government $($permits$)$

$$ Their interest$/$participation in the project

$3.$ Stakeholder Assessment $(30$ points$)$ and Power$/$Interest grid $(10$ points$)$

Based on your stakeholder register, analyze your stakeholders identifying their power and

interest in your project. Assess their engagement level and describe potential management

strategies to deal with them. The management strategies need to be specific for your

project$/$stakeholder$.$

Create a power interest grid including all your stakeholders.