Develop a Project Schedule for your Home Improvement Project. Please review the reading assignments Schedule Baseline & Gantt Chart and Project Sche

Project 1

Develop a Project Schedule for your Home Improvement Project. Please review the reading assignments Schedule Baseline & Gantt Chart and Project Schedule Template for examples of how to organize your schedule. You do not have to follow these formats - it is more important that you adequately identify all the appropriate activities, milestones, dates and responsible parties for your project.

Since this is an introductory course to project management, you will choose your own project that is simplified, yet detailed enough to apply the course concepts.The goal is to plan the project through the formal project management phases of project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing.You dont have to actually complete the project.

Everyone lives somewhere. Whether youre a homeowner or a renter, have you ever wanted to improve your home or apartment? A simple, yet comprehensive virtual project would be to plan just such a home improvement project. Again, you dont have to actually complete the project, just follow the steps of the course to develop the plan.

Some ideas for a project could be:

Renovate a kitchen or bathroom

Build a deck

Plant a garden

Paint the house

Build a shed or garage

You dont have to choose one of the above projects.Choose any home improvement project you would like. Get creative!

Topics to be used for Project 1

Project Schedule Management Process

Notes: https://www.pm4dev.com/resources/free-e-books/6-project-schedule-management/file.htmlDefine & Sequence Project Activities

Lead and Lag in Project Management: Definition and How To UseEstimating Activity Durations Analogous and Parametria Estimating, Three-Point PERT Estimating, Bottom-up Estimating

Project Management Concept #4: Analogous Estimating v Parametric EstimatingA Step-by-Step Guide to Bottom-up EstimatingProject Schedule Project Management in Under 5: What is a Gantt Chart?Schedule Baseline and Gannt Chart

Controlling the Schedule Control Schedule Process GroupFast Tracking and Crashing: Tips for Compressing Your Project ScheduleProject 2

Budgets are important to the planning and execution of your project. Develop a Project Budget Management Plan for your Home Improvement Project. It should include:

Baseline Budget: Major project costs broken down by activity or resource. It can be uploaded in any format you choose.

Summary on how you estimated these costs.

The process you will follow if costs change during the project.

Summary on how and when you will measure if your project budget is on-track throughout the project.

Topics for Project 2

Project Cost Management

Estimating Cost and Determining Project Budget

:The Ultimate Guide to Project Cost EstimatingUsing tools to measure performance

Earned Value Management What is Earned Value Management? And How to Make It Work on Your ProjectEarned Value Analysis Formula: Earned Value AnalysisManaging project procurement

Procurement & Project Manager

Make-or-Buy DecisionsSupplier selection

Procurement Documents, SOW, Project Charter

Evaluating Vendors Vendor Selection Process as a Predictor of Project SuccessContracts

Managing the Vendor

Supplier Relationship Management https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/ch/Documents/process-and-operations/ch-en-operations-supplier-relationship-management.pdfProject 3

Develop a Risk Register for your Home Improvement Project. Please review the reading assignments The Risk Register & Risk Report for examples of how to organize your register. You do not have to follow any specific format - it is more important that you adequately identify all the potential project risks, the likelihood of the risk, the impact to the project, the person responsible and how you plan to respond to (or mitigate) the risk.

Notes or Topics for Project 3

Risk Management Plan

7 Steps to Write a Risk Management Plan For Your Next Projectexamples of Risk Management PlansThe Risk Register & Risk Report

To learn more about Risk Reports, please refer to following article: Risk ReportingQualitative Analysis

Quantitative Analysis Expected Monetary Value to calculate project risk exposure: Quantitative Risk AnalysisDecision Tree Analysis in Project Management - Decision Tree Analysis in Project Management: 4 Steps for SuccessResponding to Risks

Please read the following post that defines and explains Monte Carlo Analysis: Monte Carlo SimulationProject 4

Project Post-Mortem

Develop a Post Mortem for your completed Home Improvement Project. Since you didnt have to actually COMPLETE the Home Improvement Project, please approach this assignment as if you DID complete the project and experienced a few problems along the way. For example, assume you had an issue with the supplier, or with the quality of the material, or a budget overrun. It isnt important that the issue be accurate, but that you learn the process of documenting what went well and how to improve for next time.

Please review the reading assignments Project Post Mortem & Knowledge Management for examples of how to organize your report. You do not have to follow any suggested format - it is more important that you adequately identify aspects of your project that went well, what could have gone better, and identify lessons learned that you can apply to your next project.

Notes or Topics for Project 4

Please read: Tools and Techniques Useful in Quality Planning, Assurance, and ControlQuality Policy Statement ExamplesQuality Assurance: Quality Assurance ExplainedPDCA cycle: Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCAQuality Control Methods in Project ManagementWhat Is An Issue Log?6 Steps for a Successful Project Post Mortem MeetingProject Postmortem Report ExamplePost-Mortem Meeting Guidelines5 Ways to Use Knowledge Management In Your ProjectsProject 5

Final Project

Throughout this course, you have applied some of the tools of project management to develop a Project Schedule, a Budget, a Risk Register, and a Project Post Mortem. These important documents are small components that contribute to a larger project plan.

Each week you have analyzed your peers project documents and have also received valuable feedback to make improvements to your project plan. For your final project, you will revise and resubmit your Course Project assignments based on the feedback you have received.

Begin by reviewing the suggestions from your evaluators. Then, decide what you should revise. You will also be asked to reflect upon these revisions or suggestions. Be open to their suggestions, but perhaps you may disagree with your peers' analysis.That is ok. If you dont feel that their suggestion is appropriate to your project, provide justification in the summary.

It is also important to take some time to reflect upon what you have learned in this course. How will you apply the concepts to your current or future career? In this assignment you will also discuss your two key takeaways from the course. What has impacted you the most? What will you incorporate into your work or personal life?

Prompts for Final Project

Prompt 1

Review the feedback you received from your peers on your first four Course Project assignments. Revise what you wrote and combine all assignments into one PDF document.

Prompt 2

Write a 300-700 word reflection on the revisions you made to your project documents. Cite specific feedback you received and explain why you did or didnt incorporate that feedback. Please also reflect on two key takeaways from the course that you can apply to your career.