Referencing Styles : APA
Create a 10–15–slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that can be presented to an executive decision maker for an approval of this project. The slides should generally follow the twelve elements of the assignment as depicted in assignment guidance inWeek 1.
Compiled the findings for the four-week project in a PowerPoint presentation
Part One: PLC Exercise
The intent of this assignment is to familiarize you with different PLCs from various industries. Additionally, this assignment will help you develop an in-depth understanding of relationships between project management processes and a PLC.
• Create a generic PLC and describe its various phases. You may use Microsoft PowerPoint or other software (for example, Microsoft Excel) to create a simple graphic depicting the different phases of a PLC.
• Discuss the various project management process groups (initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing) and explain how they relate to the phases of a PLC.
• After you have completed the life cycle analysis, discuss the similarities and differences among the life cycles of construction, information technology, and business projects.
Part Two: Final Project: Completed Project Plan and Presentation (Due in Week 5)
The final project flows from Week 1 to Week 5. For the final project, you need to choose a project topic and submit it for your instructor's approval. The instructor may assign a project scenario if the proposed project topic is not deemed adequate to meet the learning objectives of the course.
After the approval, you will submit specific project deliverables each week. In Week 5, you need to submit a final written plan and a presentation of the project. You are encouraged to use Microsoft Project (or other project management software tools), but its use is not required for this introductory project.
Final Project Assignment Instructions and Details
In Week 1, you will submit a proposed project topic for your instructor's approval. You need to identify a business-oriented project to develop it from concept to completion, culminating in a 15–20-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (with notes and references to project management literature), and a supporting written paper in Week 5.
The final project plan will be submitted in the increments of four elements in Week 2, three elements in Week 3, three elements in Week 4, and the final three elements as part of the final paper and presentation due in Week 5.
The final project plan will include:
The corresponding project deliverables for each week are as follows:
Week Deliverables
Week 1 • The proposed project topic paper 9EVENT PLANNER WEDDING)
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For this week, identify an industry for the project and create a 1-page synopsis of your chosen project. In your synopsis, provide a rationale for how the project will meet the course objectives and describe the anticipated scope and project outcomes.
You should carefully consider the scope of the project so that you can complete the necessary work in the compres time frame of this course.
using APA guidelines.
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria Maximum Points
Evaluated a generic PLC including the various phases and the various project management process groups including how they relate to the PLC phases. 10
Analyzed the similarities and differences among the life cycles of construction, information technology, and business projects.
10
Justified the project’s anticipated scope, how the project will meet the course objectives, and the project’s expected outcome in a synopsis.
20
Used correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabulary. Formatted the paper and cited all sources using correct APA style. 10