The final assignment for this course is split into two parts, which together comprise the overall grade for this assignment $($see rubric$).$ All parts should be combined into one document and with careful consideration of the instructions and length expectations.

Instructions

Sponsor Letter Regarding Museum Expansion Case $($worth $100$ points$)$

Imagine that you are a project manager who has just been hired to step into an existing museum expansion project that was abandoned by a previous project manager. The expansion project includes adding a store$/$caf$/$kitchen$,$ a new lobby, and a lecture hall to the museum. To further contribute to the challenge of taking over this project, you just found out that, due to unavoidable events, the project completion date had to be changed. As a result, this gives you a total of $81$ days to complete it$,$ but your current project plan shows $89$ days required. What do you do$?$ There is no room in the timeline for errors or mistakes, so you will need to take a hard look at the schedule and determine what options you have to make sure the project is completed on time. Are there any assumptions you need to make due to gaps in information left by the previous project manager? If so$,$ what? Finally, you will also need to come up with a contingency plan.

The details you need to work this out can be found here $*($click to access documents$).$ There is no one correct answer to this problem, just several options to choose from. In the last module's discussion board, you had the opportunity to work through this problem with your classmates$-$now is time to make some decisions and justify them to the project sponsors.

Step $1$: In a $1-$page $($single$-$spaced$)$ professional letter, address the sponsors and explain what option you have chosen to take in order to get the project completed in the $81$ required days. Explain how you came to this decision and why you feel that it is the best option. Second, disclose any assumptions you had to make in the event of missing information, as well as risks or trade$-$offs this option may have that should be factored into the sponsors' decision of whether to sign$-$off on the new schedule. Finally, include a contingency plan in the event that the first option fails.

Step $2$: Supporting Documentation for your Letter $($worth $50$ points$)$

Provide supporting documentation to show how you reached your conclusions$/$recommendations in the letter to your project sponsor. This could be a revised network diagram, Gantt chart, or similar project management tool. You cannot simply attach the documents provided to you in the case study$-$you must create your own version with clear changes.