Final Project

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PM/571 Final Project
Final Project Overview
In the final project, you play the role of a project manager for Riordan Manufacturing. The vice
president of international operations has hired you to oversee the relocation of its operations in
Hanghou, !hina, to the city of "hanghai. Riordan e#pects you to develop a thorough project
plan and presentation.
Final Project Timeline
$udget your time %isely and %or& on your project throughout the course. The follo%ing activities
are designed to assist you in creating your final project. $eginning in 'ee& T%o, su(mit %ee&ly
stages of the project plan to your instructor for feed(ac&. The comprehensive project plan %ill (e
graded in 'ee& "i#. !ompleting each activity and using the feed(ac& provided (y the instructor
%ill help you successfully complete your project.
Week One
)ccess the Riordan Manufacturing *irtual +rganiation from your student %e(site.
!lic& on Intranet.
!lic& on Operations.
!lic& on Commnications.
+pen the !onfidential !hina Relocation Memo.
Revie% the re,uirements for the relocation of !hina operations from Hanghou to "hanghai.
-. Week Two
.a .evelop the project scope statement and the project charter.
.( !onstruct the %or& (rea&do%n structure /'$"0 in Microsoft
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-223.
.c .esign the communication plan.
01 Identify the &ey sta&eholder groups and their project information needs.
0- !reate a ta(le in Microsoft
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'ord summariing %hat information %ill (e produced
during the project lifecycle, including
0a status and issues reports.
0( the target audience for each type of information.
0c %hen each type of information %ill (e availa(le.
0d ho% the information %ill (e communicated.
0e %ho is responsi(le for producing the information.
.4 Week T!ree
.a .evelop the project schedule in Microsoft Project -223.
.( 5#plain the rationale (ehind time and cost estimation methods and %hy you chose one
method over another.
.c .etermine the project (udget.
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6. Week For"
.a .evelop the ris& management plan.
Identify at least five specific ris&s that are applica(le to the Riordan project.
!reate a ris& assessment matri# ta(le in Microsoft
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'ord. For each ris& identified
,uantify the li&elihood and pro(a(ility of the ris& occurring.
identify the effect of the ris&.
provide an overall ris& assessment score.
estimate %hen the ris& could occur.
e#plain ho% you %ould mitigate each ris&.
.( .evelop the change control management plan.
.escri(e ho% changes to the project scope, timeline, and (udget for the Riordan project %ill (e
re,uested, revie%ed, approved, reported, and communicated.
Identify %ho %ill (e responsi(le for managing the change control process, revie%ing and
approving the change re,uests, and communicating the approved changes to project
sta&eholders.
5#plain the role of change control management and discuss ho% changes to the project schedule
and project (udget %ill (e managed.
7. Week Five
.a Include the follo%ing sections of the Project 5#ecution, Monitoring and !ontrol Paper in
your final project8
01 Identify the steps ta&en to assem(le, develop, and manage the project team.
0- 5#plain ho% you %ill manage project e#ecution.
04 5#plain the importance of project sponsorship and project leadership during project
e#ecution.
06 Identify the method of measuring and reporting project progress and performance.
0a 5#plain the rationale for your choice of method.
9. Week #i$
.a "u(mit your final project.
01 Incorporate project management delivera(les into a comprehensive project plan.
0- Include additional sections descri(ing the project retrospective process and the
project closedo%n process that %as follo%ed for the project.
04 .etermine ho% the project retrospective process and the project closedo%n steps
relate to each other and to the overall project structure.
06 "u(mit comprehensive project management plan as a Microsoft
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'ord document.
07 .evelop a Microsoft
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presentation of no more than 12:slides illustrating
the main points from the Riordan Manufacturing Project Management Plan.