Wk 1, 6010Part 1

Every project has a set of stakeholders—people who have a direct interest in the project. Stakeholders may have different interests in the project. What do you think are some of the primary interests of each stakeholder? If two people in any environment have different interests about the same object, and these interests are opposite, problems are bound to arise. Give an example of a project where two stakeholders have different interests. In your example, what are the interests that generate conflict? Suppose you are a project manager. Explain how you’ll handle these problems or conflicts. Which of these problems can be avoided early on? Which ones do you believe are impossible to avoid? Give rationale to support your answers.

The Project Charter is a result of the initiation phase. This document provides formal approval for the project to begin and authorizes the project manager to apply resources to the project. What should be included in the project charter and what value does it add to the overall project?

Part II

The Project Scope Statement is a document that outlines the following elements:

Project Justification: Includes reasons for the project including financial reasoning and explanation of the business need.

Project Description: Provides an overview of the project

Major Deliverable: Bullets what the project will accomplish

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Success Criteria: This section must outline what a successful project looks like. It should include statements regarding customer satisfaction with the project and other topics that would measure a successful outcome.

Time and Cost Estimates: Estimate of the total time and cost of the project

Assumptions: Sometimes there are unknown variables and estimates must be made. It is an action believed to be true. An example may be an assumption that a community is in favor of a new building being constructed. If a survey was not taken to ensure community support, it is an assumption.

Constraints: This outlines restrictions that may impact the outcome of the project. All projects have time, budget, scope, and quality constraints. One time constraint may be that a project can only be worked on between the hours of 8am and 10pm due to labor laws. These types of constraints must be noted.

The project for the course will be simple: the installation of a new network that includes an upgrade of software for 100 users. The new network will replace an old network and the software upgrade is a business application that is used daily by every user. With that project in mind, how would you populate each element and what information should be included?