PJM310 Colorado State Mod 6 Chapter 12 Project Management Simulation Paper
Required
- Chapters 12, & 13 in Project Management: A Strategic Managerial Approach
- Chapter 12 & 13 PowerPoints from Project Management: A Strategic Managerial Approach
- Part 1, Chapter Section 4.7, Part 1, Chapter 12, and Part 2, Section 6 in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
Recommended
- Stawnicza, O. (2015). Distributed team cohesion – not an oxymoron. The impact of information and communications technologies on teamness in globally distributed IT projects. International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management, 3(2), 23-39. Retrieved from http://www.sciencesphere.org/ijispm/archive/ijispm-030202.pdf
- Barnwell, D., Nedrick, S., Rudolph, E., Sesay, M., & Wellen, W. (2014). Leadership of international and virtual project teams. International Journal of Global Business, 7(2), 1-8. Retrieved from https://csuglobal.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.csuglobal.idm.oclc.org/docview/1563997555?accountid=38569
Critical Thinking Assignment (200 Points)
Important! Read First
Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.
Option #1: Project Management Simulation- Scenario A – Management Levers
This simulation will take approximately 90 minutes, after which you will organize your thoughts and notes in a written paper. Take notes on what actions you took and why.
Simulation – Austin, R. D. (2013). Project management simulation: Scope, resources, schedule V2, HBR, Product # – 4700-HTM-ENG (Links to an external site.)
- Compose and describe your thoughts about which options you chose during the simulation including the criteria you used to select options, the tradeoffs you considered, and any analysis you conducted.
- Explain your choice relative to scope, resources, and schedule.
- Explain how project characteristics, such as deadlines and team skill levels, affect team morale and work quality.
- Convey the impact of managers’ decisions on team morale and work quality, including how much time to spend on meetings and coaching, impact of overtime and outsourcing, and staffing levels.
- Finalize your thoughts about the simulation play, including what you learned about managing projects.
Submission
- Prepare a 3- to 4-page paper (not including the required title and reference pages and the appendix – any tables, figures, charts, drawings, etc. are to be in the appendices if needed) detailing and compiling the specifics to items 1-5 above.
- Support your paper with a minimum of two current (published in the most recent five years) scholarly sources from the CSU-Global Library, in addition to any course textbooks or lecture material you decide to use.
- Format your entire paper according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.).
- Be clear, concise, and focused. Be sure to organize your writing properly and include an introduction; headings/subheadings for the body of your work; analysis and recommendations (if applicable); a conclusion; and list of references.
Option #2: Project Management Simulation- Scenario A – Project Speed of Processes
This simulation will take approximately 90 minutes, after which you will organize your thoughts and notes in a written paper. Take notes on what actions you took and why.
Simulation – Austin, R. D. (2013). Project management simulation: Scope, resources, schedule V2, HBR, Product # – 4700-HTM-ENG (Links to an external site.)
- Compose and describe your thoughts about which options you chose during the simulation including the criteria you used to select options, the tradeoffs you considered, and any analysis you conducted.
- Explain your choice relative to scope, resources, and schedule.
- Explain whether the project completed faster or slower than you anticipated, why it fell behind (if it did), and what you did as a result.
- Convey the impact the kinds of meetings you organized, how the meetings did or did not support project outcomes, and whether your project completed successfully.
- Finalize your thoughts about the simulation play, including what you learned about managing projects.
Submission
- Prepare a 3- to 4-page paper (not including the required title and reference pages and the appendix – any tables, figures, charts, drawings, etc. are to be in the appendices if needed) detailing and compiling the specifics to items 1-5 above.
- Support your paper with a minimum of two current (published in the most recent five years) scholarly sources from the CSU-Global Library, in addition to any course textbooks or lecture material you decide to use.
- Format your entire paper according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.).
- Be clear, concise, and focused. Be sure to organize your writing properly and include an introduction; headings/subheadings for the body of your work; analysis and recommendations (if applicable); a conclusion; and list of references.
Rubric
PJM310 Mod 6 CT
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Requirements |
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40.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Content |
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60.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Critical Analysis |
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40.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Demonstrates college-level proficiency in organization, grammar and style |
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40.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Demonstrates proper use of APA style |
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20.0 pts |
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Total Points: 200.0 |
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