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Practice professional written and oral communication skills in all course interactions
Assessment Strategies
by submitting assignments
by posting to online discussion boards
by creating project deliverables
by creating a final paper and presentation
Criteria
written/discussion board assignments are spell checked
written/discussion board assignments include proper use of grammar
written/discussion board assignments include proper use of punctuation
written/discussion board assignments do not include plagiarism
written/discussion board assignments include bibliography of sources used
written/discussion board assignments include specified level of detail
tact, sensitivity and tolerance of differences are evident in all written/oral discussions and group interactions
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Identify challenges that threaten the success of IT Projects
Assessment Strategies
by submitting written assignments
by participating in oral/online discussions
Criteria
written assignment includes definition of a project
written assignment includes definition of project management
you enter into a class/online discussion on unique characteristics of IT projects
you discuss the triple constraint and how it relates to project success
you discuss failed project scenarios and identify problems and how they could be solved
you document solutions and countermeasures that will contribute to a successful project
written assignment includes comparison of project management to managing major life events
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Analyze deliverables from project management process groups
Assessment Strategies
by submitting assignments by the specified assignment deadlines
Criteria
you enter into class discussion on the IT project life cycle
written assignment includes identification of the project management process groups
final project includes specified deliverables from each process group
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Utilize agile methods
Assessment Strategies
by submitting assignment by the specified assignment deadlines
by performing reviews and documenting weekly progress in a weekly progress report
Criteria
you define and discuss Scrum and Kanban process controls and identify their applicability to certain project types
you organize a weekly scrum meeting during your simulated project
you update your project backlog weekly
you complete a series of sprints
you iterate into new items each week from the product backlog
you perform a final review of process and accomplishments
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Perform SWOT analysis
Assessment Strategies
discussion facilitated by the instructor
written summary preserved for future reference
Criteria
discussion identifies a list of actions that will contribute to project success
discussion includes identification of the strengths of your class/group members
discussion includes identification of the opportunities available to your class/group members
discussion includes identification of the weaknesses of your class/group members
discussion includes identification of the threats to completion of your project
discussion ends with class members divided into groups of equal strength with equal opportunity for success
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List strategies for successful IT Project teamwork in a kickoff meeting summary
Assessment Strategies
in your new project teams
oral discussion with written Kickoff Meeting summary deliverable for each group
Criteria
written summary includes specifics of expectations for teamwork
written summary includes a description of when and how the team will communicate among its members
written summary includes a description of how the team will communicate with the project sponsor
written summary includes a description of how leadership will be delegated
written summary identifies expectations for productivity from each team member
written summary identifies ways you will track tasks and accomplishments
written summary identifies possible obstacles to success how they will be minimized
written summary identifies a method for dealing with conflicts among group members
written summary identifies virtual team skills and specifies how they will be used to keep the project moving
written summary includes team members signing off on their commitment to the successful completion of their group’s project deliverables
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Create a stakeholder analysis
Assessment Strategies
by submitting assignment for a sample business scenario
by analyzing stakeholders for your final project
Criteria
written assignment identifies project name
written assignment identifies project stakeholders
written assignment identifies stakeholders roles on the project
written assignment identifies stakeholders level of interest on the project
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Define a project with a project charter
Assessment Strategies
by submitting researched assignment by the specified assignment deadline
Criteria
written assignment includes project title
written assignment includes project start and projected finish date
written assignment includes project budget
written assignment includes identification of project manager
written assignment includes project objective
written assignment includes a business case
written assignment identifies team member s responsibilities
written assignment includes project approach
written assignment includes stakeholder sign-off area
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Define the scope of a project with a project scope statement
Assessment Strategies
by submitting researched assignment by the specified assignment deadline
Criteria
written assignment includes project title
written assignment includes project justification
written assignment includes project requirements
written assignment includes project deliverables
written assignment includes project success criteria
you fully participate in your assigned team to complete the specified assignment
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Identify project tasks with a work breakdown structure
Assessment Strategies
by submitting weekly assignment for a sample business scenario
by including the WBS as part of your final Project Plan
Criteria
written assignment includes minimum of 20 tasks
written assignment includes milestones, subtasks and summary tasks
written assignment includes estimated task durations
written assignment includes task relationships
you enter into class discussions on the WBS
you fully participate in your assigned team to complete the specified assignment
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Utilize project management tools
Assessment Strategies
by submitting a completed Microsoft Project file on a homework assignment
by submitting spreadsheets/bar charts important to the business case
by submitting a completed Microsoft Project file with your final presentation
by submitting spreadsheets/bar charts for key project deliverables
by embedding information in a final paper and presentation
Criteria
your MS Project file contains a WBS
your MS Project file includes a Gannt chart
your MS Project file identifies task dependencies
your MS Project file includes a project timeline with milestones
your MS Project file contains detailed project resources
your MS Project file contains cost estimates and budget information
your project paper contains charts made with a spreadsheet tool to display important data relationships
your project paper contains spreadsheets used to sort data and perform calculations
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Present a project plan
Assessment Strategies
by presenting a summary of your written project plan to the class
Criteria
Project Plan includes a business case
Project Plan includes a MS Project file including a Gannt chart with WBS, tasks, dependencies, milestones, resources, required personnel, cost estimates for each phase and project schedule
Project Plan includes arranging a list of tasks into their proper sequence
Project Plan is appropriate for the case study
Project Plan includes a project description
Project Plan includes a list of deliverables
Project Plan includes expected results
Project Plan includes evaluation methods
Project Plan includes risk analysis and mitigation plan
Project Plan includes a decision making and conflict resolution process
Project Plan includes lessons learned and outcomes from team debrief
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Identify the phases of team development and the criteria for successful team leadership
Assessment Strategies
by in class presentation of team research results
Criteria
Your presentation includes multiple formats (powerpoint, flipchart, demonstration, etc)
Your presentation includes all team members
Your presentation is a minimum of 10 minutes long
Your presentation includes an explanation of team development phases
Your presentation includes conflict resolution
Your presentation includes definitions of four problem team behaviors and how to resolve them
Your presentation includes ten team norms
Your presentation includes information on running effective meetings
Your presentation includes an exploration of the link between successful teams and successful projects
Your presentation includes an explanation of how to determine when teams are necessary
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Create a Gantt chart
Assessment Strategies
by using appropriate project management tools based on size of project including MS Project, Excel, Word, etc.
Criteria
The Gantt Chart includes all project tasks
The Gantt Chart includes project timelines
The Gantt Chart includes project durations
The Gantt Chart includes a work breakdown structure with numbers for tasks and subtasks
The Gantt Chart includes resources
The Gantt Chart contains tasks appropriate for a given business scenario
The Gantt Chart includes milestones appropriate for a given business scenario