This assignment will be done in a group.

This assignment provides you with the opportunity to develop a communication management plan $($CMP$)$ on a topic of your choice.

Pick one project topic from the list of twenty below or choose your own. No need to inform me of your choice in advance. You will have the opportunity to describe your project topic in the assignment template.

$1.$ Creating a new SaaS Application

$2.$ Open a new Caf$$

$3.$ Open a new restaurant

$4.$ Create an Online Store

$5.$ Centralized Online Website for Farmers to sell direct to Consumers

$6.$ Launch a new Dine$-$In App

$7.$ Online platform for Job Recruitment

$8.$ Building $/$ enhancing an existing parking lot

$9.$ Develop a new Sanitizing Machine for retail stores

$10.$ Online Collaboration Tool for Faculty which creates student teams and peer assessments

$11.$ Fund Raising Campaign for a hospital foundation

$12.$ Transition to electronic medical records $($hospital$)$

$13.$ Development of a new car model

$14.$ Build a new subdivision

$15.$ Airport Terminal major renovation

$16.$ Launch of a new University Degree certificate

$17.$ Set up of a new manufacturing process $($pharmaceutical$,$ or packaging line$)$

$18.$ Outsource IT support to a Third Party company

$19.$ Centralization of HR & Finance services in an organization

$20.$ Implement ALBI.AI Chatbot Assistant to free up a Project Manager$$s time with admin tasks

Guidelines for your project

$$ Think of a project that will utilize most $($if not all$)$ areas of project management

$$ A project that would take approx. $6$ months $($from start to finish$)$

$$ Not a multi$-$billion$-$dollar project $$ keep manageable $($e$.$g$.$ $$100$K$-$$$10$ million range$)$

$$ A project that takes time$/$effort to PLAN, do not focus on EXECUTION of the project

$$ Be creative! Come up with your own ideas

Instructions

After you$$ve identified your project topic complete the assignment template attached and follow the instructions below.

$1.$ Describe your project on the first page including the following:

$$ Name of the project

$$ Rationale for picking it

$$ Budget

$$ Timeframe

$2.$ Identify $10$ product & project documents that you will need to communicate to you stakeholders throughout your project.

$3.$ PRODUCT would be something specific to your project $($e$.$g$.$ design documents for a construction$).$

$4.$ PROJECT would be something specific to ANY project $($e$.$g$.$ project charter$).$

Evaluation Type Develop Communication Management Plan

Learning Outcome Assessed Develop a communication management plan

Due Date $12$ midnight at the end of week $8$

Approximate turnaround time for grading $1$ week

Weight $5\%$

Individual or Group Group

References

All groups MUST use at least three $(3)$ references to support this assignment. References can include videos, articles, case studies, textbooks. Use APA formatting when citing references.

Do NOT use any of the following sources:

$1.$ CourseHero

$2.$ Wikipedia

$3.$ CourseRaptor

$4.$ Any paid tutoring service

Remember: The sharing of academic college property through these types of platforms is considered an act of academic dishonesty.

Student Expectations

Each group member is expected to take ownership of their part and be responsible and accountable for delivering it in advance of the presentation. Teams should plan to meet both inside and outside of class and to conduct independent research. Groups are expected to work collaboratively.