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Project Management Orientation

Before You Start

Do not attempt to start this assignment without learning the concepts and finding out what your mentor has to say.   When you have finished the assignment, you will have the opportunity to check your work against the assignment solution.

Note: This case study work is recommended and will deepen your understanding of the course concepts.  However, the case study is not required to pass the final exam or get course credit.


Your Assignment

To complete the assignment:

  1. Read the three attached files, Rest Easy Charter.doc,  Interviews with Front Desk Staff.pdf and the Memo from Project Executive.pdf  The third file is a memo from Tom Smith, the IBM project executive for the Rest Easy Hotels project.
  2. Based on the information you have about your subproject, complete section 5, "Project Scope", of the attached file, Project Definition Template.doc.  List the needs of your project in this section.
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Rest Easy Charter.doc
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Project Definition Template.doc
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Interviews with Front Desk Staff.pdf

 

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Memo from Project Executive.pdf
1: Getting Started
2: Define the Project Team
3: Team Management
4: Identify and Validate Requirements
5: Create Decomposition Structures
6: Risk Management
7: Project Estimates
8: Project Schedules
9: Change Management
10: Project Control and Execution
Defining the Project
11: Project Management Review
12: Project Closeout
13: Project Management Tool Suite
14: Self-Assessment and Final Exam
Fast Points
Concepts
Seven Keys
Case Study
WWPMM
Mentor
Check Point
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