You have just been hired as a Project Manager for Kingston-Bryce Limited and have been assigned your first project.
You have just been hired as a Project Manager for Kingston-Bryce Limited and have been assigned your first project. Kingston-Bryce Limited (KBL) is a custom furniture manufacturer that specializes in hand-crafted dining room tables. The Board of Directors has identified an opportunity to purchase a competitor that also specializes in custom furniture. The acquisition of the competitor will enable KBL to expand operations and triple their workforce and will take 18 months to complete. In order for this acquisition to be successful, you will need to use your project management skills to ensure success.
Instructions
Your first task is to create a project plan outline for the Board of Directors in Microsoft Word or Excel. You will need to create the timeline in Excel and copy that timeline into the Word Document. The project outline is essential for documenting all of the necessary tasks and milestones necessary to complete the project. The project is expected to take 18 months to complete, and the major milestones are broken up by quarters. You will need to be creative and develop the following items as if you were running the project.
Include the following (you will need to create these items):
tasks and milestones;
a project description/scope;
key stakeholders;
timeline for the project.
Here is the grading rubric
Grade for Deliverable 1
Criterion 1
A – 4 – Mastery
Comprehensively created the tasks and milestones in a well-written project plan for the Board of Directors.
B – 3 – Proficiency
Created clear tasks and milestones in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
C – 2 – Competence
Created the tasks and milestones in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
F – 1 – No Pass
Used unclear verbiage about the tasks and milestones in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
I – 0 – Not Submitted
Criterion 2
A – 4 – Mastery
Comprehensively created the project description in a well-written project plan for the Board of Directors.
B – 3 – Proficiency
Created a clear project description in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
C – 2 – Competence
Created the project description in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
F – 1 – No Pass
Used unclear verbiage about the project description in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
I – 0 – Not Submitted
Not Submitted
Criterion 3
A – 4 – Mastery
Comprehensively identified the key stakeholders in a well-written project plan for the Board of Directors.
B – 3 – Proficiency
Clearly identified the key stakeholders in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
C – 2 – Competence
Identified the key stakeholders in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
F – 1 – No Pass
Used unclear verbiage about the key stakeholders in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
I – 0 – Not Submitted
Not Submitted
Criterion 4
A – 4 – Mastery
Comprehensively created the timeline with major milestones in quarters in a well-written project plan for the Board of Directors.
B – 3 – Proficiency
Clearly created the timeline with major milestones in quarters in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
C – 2 – Competence
Created the timeline with major milestones in quarters in the project plan for the Board of Directors.
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