Project Management Plan Baselines
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Read Chapter 10 from the course textbook, Contemporary Project Management.
Review Chapters 7 and 8 from the course textbook, Contemporary Project Management
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In this assignment, you will create a project management plan (PMP) baseline, which includes a scope (including a WBS), a project schedule, and a project budget. This assignment will be divided into four major elements, along with their individual elements.
For your assignment,
Develop the scope document in MS Word. The scope document should:
Create a scope description consistent with the authority granted in the project charter.
List the project deliverables that will enable resolution of the current problems in the current logistics operation.
Outline the acceptance criteria for each deliverable.
Establish the project’s limitations or boundaries.
Summarize the change control process that will be used during the project.
Create an indented WBS for five to 10 intermediate tasks using ProjectLibre.
Include within each intermediate task two to three sub tasks. Review the ProjectLibre Demo Links to an external site.video for additional help using ProjectLibre.
Note: Save your WBS in ProjectLibre.
Develop a project schedule using the WBS you have already created as the starting point. This should be completed using ProjectLibre. The project will start February of Year 0, and should finish in December.
Note: Save your project schedule, including the Gantt chart, in ProjectLibre.
The project schedule should:
Start on February 1st and complete before December 31st of the year you are taking this class. That will be Year 0.
Identify the precursor activities as necessary.
Sequence the activities.
Indicate a single start and end date for each task.
Create a project budget in MS Excel.
For MS Excel:
Assign a budget to each task. You have full discretion to develop the budget subject to the following guidelines:
The total budget may not exceed $100,000.
Each task must be assigned a budget.
The Project Management Plan Baselines paper
Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length
Must include a separate title page with the following
Must utilize academic voice.
Must use at least one credible or industry source; however, it is optional in this assignment to use scholarly or peer-reviewed research in addition to the course text.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style
PLEASE CONSIDER THESE POINTS ARE MET:
Develops a Scope Document Addressing All Six Individual Elements As Described in the Assignment Details
Creates an Indented Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for Five to Ten Intermediate Tasks and Includes Within Each Intermediate Task Two to Three Sub Tasks Within ProjectLibre
Develops a Project Schedule Using the WBS Already Created As the Starting Point Within ProjectLibre
Creates a Budget for Each Task and Summarizes by Intermediate Task or Milestone
Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics
Written Communication: APA Formatting
Written Communication: Page Requirement
Written Communication: Resource Requirement
References
Kloppenborg, T. J., Anantatmula, V., & Wells, K. N. (2019). Contemporary project management (4th ed.). Cengage Learning.