Rasmussen College Final Project Management Report Assignment Scenario Information You are assuming the role of the project manager for a company called Su

Rasmussen College Final Project Management Report Assignment Scenario Information

You are assuming the role of the project manager for a company called SuperPacks to provide a new backpack product with a built-in refrigeration pouch and radio module. Your customer for this project is the U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations. As the project manager for your team, you will be submitting to your manager a project management report.

Instructions

Having been recently hired by the company, you will assume the role of the assigned project manager overseeing the design, development, production, and delivery of the new product. The details below provide a summary of your company’s project:

Company type (name your company): A small defense contractor located in the United States of America
Company size (employees): 100
Product: Backpack with built-in refrigerated pouch and radio module
Awarded quantity: 200 units – 100 assigned to Ground Forces / 100 assigned to Special Operations
Program Budget: Proposed award: $1,500,000
Customer: U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations Unit
Award date: Current Date
Completion date: Two years from current date
Delivery schedule: 100 units, 12months ARO (after receipt of order). 50 units every 3 months after first delivery
Milestone Schedule:
First delivery:
Second delivery:
Last delivery:
First milestone payment (from the customer):
Second milestone payment:
Final milestone payment:
Initial program review (at the customer’s site):
Subsequent program reviews: 6 months after the initial review

Expected Result from Senior Management

On-time delivery for the three stated product deliverables
Desire to complete the total program under the stated budget of $1,500,000
All milestones accomplished by due dates listed
Supplemental contract for future additional units (backpacks)

You will be submitting to your manager, using the Final Project Report Template (template is attached) in Microsoft Word or similar, a project management report, which will include the following:

Executive summary
Project background/project overview
Major activities/milestones
Project closure synopsis
Project metrics performance
Project management issues
Project closure recommendations [Company logo]
DOCUMENT
INFORMATION
Project Name:
Project Manager:
Version
Prepared By:
Period Covered:
Date
Author
Change Description
Project Final Report
Executive Summary
•
Include the following information:
o Project name and type, project description, project accomplishments, funding, completion
date, and any additional information
Project Background / Project Overview
Major Activities / Milestones
(Reference the project overview in the course project introduction)
Activities / Milestones
Main Activity
Planned
Time
(days)
Actual
Time
(days)
Time
Deviation
(days)
Major Reason for deviation
Project End
Project Closure Synopsis
•
•
Is the project being closed because all project objectives and deliverables have been met?
Or is the project being closed for other reasons (loss of funding, shift in strategy, customer’s
demand, etc.)?
Project Metrics Performance
Goals and Objectives Performance
• Did the project achieve the goals set in the beginning of the project?
Milestones and Delivery Performance
• Summarize the milestones in the milestone chart listed above
Budget Performance
• Make an assumption on the final project budget outcome
Project Management Issues
Human Resource Management
Make assumptions on the following:
• What resource needs changed during the project?
• Outline the steps to be taken in shifting project resources to other projects.
• Explain how project knowledge (IP) from project team members will be captured and retained for
future projects.
Risk Management
Refer back to week 4 (evaluating project risks)
• Summary of project risks and any outstanding risks remaining
Customer Expectations
Make assumptions on the following:
• Were the customer expectations met? If not why? Any outstanding expectations remaining?
Lessons Learned
Make assumptions on the following:
• What went well
• What could have been improved upon
Project Closure Recommendations
Make assumptions on the following:
• Any recommendations to the project team or the organization’s senior management team. The
main recommendation stated in the report would be to obtain project closure.
Project Final Report Approvals
Prepared By
__________________________________
([Job Title])
Approved By
__________________________________
([Job Title])
__________________________________
([Job Title])
Approval Date __________________________________

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