The final project for this course is divided into two parts. The first part is the creation of an Initial Schedule and Budget Report.

Project managers play an important role in helping to complete successful projects. Often, they are responsible for tasks such as defining the project goal$($s$),$ identifying the tasks necessary to achieve the goal, evaluating project resources, and determining budgets and schedules. Project managers must then keep projects on time, on budget, and within scope; they also must problem solve when this does not happen.

This course focuses on resource estimating and scheduling. In the first part of this project, you will analyze the case study that is located in the Harvard Business Review area of the course. This case study includes a scenario along with a work breakdown structure and other pertinent project requirements. You will write a report assessing the company$$s resources and then develop a high$-$level budget and schedule for the project discussed in the case study.

Note: The case studies for this project regularly reference the use of MS Project. While MS Project is a software tool that is often used for project management, the focus of this course is to understand the process, not this particular tool. As such, you will not be using MS Project to complete the milestones and your final project. Suggested templates needed to complete the critical elements of the final project are listed in the Project Management Plan Template.