Rasmussen College SuperPacks Company Risk Assessment Matrix Case Study Competency Analyze approaches to project risk management techniques used to assess

Rasmussen College SuperPacks Company Risk Assessment Matrix Case Study Competency

Analyze approaches to project risk management techniques used to assess and control project risk.

Scenario Information

AYou 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

Risk Matrix

As a project manager for this company, you are to analyze the risks associated with the project. Risks should be identified and defined as cost, probability, impact, and mitigation plans for each risk. Below, you are to provide a risk assessment for the project based on the criteria and template provided.

Identify and name at least three risks and name them (risk name).
Determine the expected costs for each named risk.
Determine the risk probability for each named risk.
Include factored risk value (should automatically calculate using the Risk Assessment Matrixtemplate).
Determine the risk impact to project (using the drop-down menu in the Risk Assessment Matrixtemplate).
Provide the Risk Mitigation Plan.
Provide the expected risk retire date (when the risk is no longer a risk).

The assignment should include a word document as well as an excel document. I attached the assignments from last week as a reference. Running head: STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)
1
Statement of Work (SOW)
Tena Jones
Rasmussen College
Author Note
This paper is being resubmitted on August 17, 2017 for David Jones’s Business Project
Management course.
STATEMENT OF WORK
Statement of Work (SOW)
Business Need
The U.S. Armed forces, Ground Forces and Special Operations involves the fact that
extraordinary operations require one of the kind methods of work, strategies, methods, systems,
and hardware (Connections II, n.d.). They are frequently led in threatening, denied, or politically
or potentially strategically touchy conditions, and are portrayed by at least one of the
accompanying: time-affectability, stealthy or clandestine nature, low deceivability, work with or
through indigenous powers, more prominent necessities for territorial introduction and social
mastery, and a higher level of hazard. Exceptional operations give joint drive administrators and
head of mission with discrete, exact, and adaptable alternatives that can be synchronized with
exercises of other interagency accomplices to accomplish United States Government (USG)
destinations (Connections II, n.d.). Center is as to the current independent PC and programming
applications. A proposition to introduce a modernized system that will end up being
advantageous to the developing firm is being asked. The present system does not bolster the
abilities related to a remote framework in this manner obstructing the maximum capacity of
current system innovation (UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS, n.d.). It is likely that the present
system won’t be upheld by cutting edge applications that will require expanded data transfer
capacity and a higher nature of administration. The U.S. Armed forces, Ground Forces and
Special Operations composes, prepares, and prepares SOF for exceptional operations center
exercises, and other such exercises as might be determined by the President (Connections II,
n.d.). Exceptional operations missions may incorporate more than one center action. The
exceptional operations center exercises are: immediate activity, exceptional observation,
countering weapons of mass obliteration, counterterrorism, unpredictable fighting, remote
STATEMENT OF WORK
interior protection, security constraint help, prisoner protect and recuperation, counterinsurgency,
remote compassionate help, military data bolster operations, and common issues operations
(Connections II, n.d.). By using COTS, the innovation needs of this law office will spare a lot of
assets while procuring the innovation that will empower accomplishment in the field today
(Connections II, n.d.). The innovation redesign activity will altogether enhance the
administrations of the U.S. Armed forces, Ground Forces, and Special Operations.
Product Scope Description
The scope of work for the usage of modernizing the present system incorporates the
arranging, outline, execution, and preparing exercises required for this system update. This
overhaul will likewise incorporate the getting of licenses, equipment establishment, upkeep
administrations for the systems administration servers. Necessities and capacities are outlined
beneath.
Uncommon operations require special methods of business, strategies, procedures, methodology,
and gear. They are frequently led in unfriendly, denied, or politically as well as carefully touchy
situations, and are portrayed by at least one of the following: time-affectability, undercover or
clandestine nature, low deceivability, work with or through indigenous powers, more prominent
necessities for local introduction and social aptitude, and a higher level of hazard (UNIFIED
COMMUNICATIONS, n.d.). Exceptional operations give JFCs and head of mission with
discrete, exact, and adaptable alternatives that can be synchronized with exercises of other
interagency accomplices to accomplish United States Government (USG) goals (Connections II,
n.d.). These operations are outlined in a socially adjusted way to make both quick and
persevering impacts to help counteract and discourage struggle or win in war. They survey and
shape outside political and military conditions singularly, or with have countries, multinational
STATEMENT OF WORK
accomplices, and indigenous populaces. Throughout unique operations can be led autonomously,
most are composed with regular strengths, interagency accomplices, what’s more, multinational
accomplices, and may incorporate work with indigenous, extremist, or sporadic powers
(Connections II, n.d.). Uncommon operations may vary from regular operations at the level of
key, physical, and political and additionally conciliatory hazard; operational strategies; methods
of work; also, reliance on knowledge and indigenous resources (Connections II, n.d.).
Uncommon operations are based on people and little units who apply unique abilities with
flexibility, the act of spontaneity, and advancement (UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS, n.d.).
Extraordinary operations regularly require exact strategic level arranging, point by point insight,
and learning of the way of life and dialects of the operational ranges. Through preparing and
mission practices are indispensable to the accomplishment of most extraordinary operations.
Extraordinary operations directed by little SOF units, with novel capacities and independence
(for brief time frames), give the USG with a wide exhibit of military choices. These choices may
produce less obligation or danger of acceleration than are ordinarily connected with work of
bigger and more noticeable CF. Outside accomplices will on occasion be additionally ready to
work with SOF because of their little impression in politically and additionally strategically
delicate situations (Connections II, n.d.). Basic to the assessment and getting ready for future
unique operations is the audit, and potential work of, joint lessons took in and best practices from
past operations. Accumulation of joint lessons learned as per the Chairman of the Joint Head of
Staff (CJCS) direction advances the accessibility of such data for SOF thought and basic
leadership.
Strategic Plan
STATEMENT OF WORK
Perform disappointment testing inside the updated framework arrange and give a composed
report of results, conclusions, and proposals. The coherent and physical arrangements of the
system framework are required including Physical data, Logical Network subtle elements and
specifics, and Logical Fiber Channel data (UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS, n.d.). Archived
strategies of the setup of all hardware particularly identifying with establishments performed.
Documentation ought to be sufficiently particular to the U.S. Armed forces, Ground Forces and
Special Operations to repeat gear setup if important. Open meeting booked for assist
correspondences for potential contractors will be held at the above address at the timetable time
noted in the RFP. This meeting is discretionary and will not the slightest bit consider the
assessment of a submitted offer.
Additionally, Project Management gatherings will likewise be held at said specified area
with points of interest to be resolved. Assigned Contractor will be required to go to every asked
for a meeting. The length of this venture will start with the outlining stage which will close on
September fourteenth, 2016. Usage will start with the assigned Contractor on September 21st,
2016 and will close all established procedures and techniques by October fourteenth, 2016.
Survey methodology and assessments will start (tailing one week after operational capacities
have started) November first, 2016 and will finish up on November eighth, 2016.
STATEMENT OF WORK
Work Cited
Connections II Example Performance Based Statement of Work. (n.d.). Retrieved from GSA.gov:
http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/fas/CONNECTIONS_II_Example_PerformanceBased_SOW.docx
UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS – Network Infrastructure and Services. (n.d.). Retrieved from
nis.vt.edu: www.nis.vt.edu/documents/Template_SOW.pdf
WBS
1,0
1,1
1.1.1
1,2
1.2.1
1,3
1.3.1
1,4
1.4.1
Title
Develop Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Review customer statement of work (SOW)
Identify all project deliverables and milestones
Forward a copy of the customer statement of work to the project team
Begin development of the WBS
Project team review
Identify all top level work packages
Identify all lower level work packages
Project team approval
Description
Description of work to be completed / milestone
Read and review the statement of work
Highlight and identify all project deliverables and milestones
associated with the project
Forward a copy of the customer statement of work to all project
team members
Develop the WBS
Set up a SOW team review with the project team
Highlight and identify all top level milestones / deliverables
identify all work associated with the top level milestones
Set up a project team meeting for WBS review / approval
Start Date
1/5/16
1/6/16
End Date
1/5/16
1/9/16
1/6/16
1/9/16
1/10/16
1/10/16
1/13/16
1/14/16
1/14/16
1/17/16
1/10/16
1/10/16
1/13/16
1/15/16
1/15/16
1/17/16
Total estimated days
Point of Contact (POC)
1
3
Project Manager
0
Project Manager
1
1
1
1
1
1
Project Manager
Project team
Project team
S. Johnson
M. Jones
Project team
WBS
WBS FOR SUPERPACKS
Backpack with refrigerated pouch and radio module
1,0
Review SOW
1,1
1.1.1
BACKPACK
1,2
1.2.1
REFRIGERATED POUCH
1,3
1.3.1
RADIO MODULE
1,4
1.4.1
DELIVERY
2,0
2,1
2.1.1
2,2
2.2.1
2,3
2.3.1
2,4
2.4.1
3,0
PAYMENT
1ST MILESTONE PAYMENT
3,1
3.1.1
2ND MILESTONE PAYMENT
3,2
3.2.1
3RD AND FINAL MILESTONE PAYMENT
3,3
3.3.1
Evaluation & Recommendation
3,4
3.4.1
4,0
4,1
Contract approval
4.1.1
4,2
Signing of the contract agreement
4.2.1
4,3
Contract Budgeting
4.3.1
4,4
Procuring the backpacks
4.4.1
5,0
5,1
Transporting the backpacks from the supplier
5.1.1
5,2
Re-inspection of the backpacks
5.2.1
5,3
Transporting the backpacks to the Delivery site
5.3.1
Signing off the supply deal
5,4
5.4.1
Description
Start Date
End Date
To finish 200 backpacks units for the U.S. Armed force and
Ground Forces and Special Operations. The smaller implicit
radio module can be utilized to advantageously transmit and
get radio flags between various gadgets.
9/1/15
3/1/16
Read and Review the SOW to ensure I comprehend the
unmistakable reason for how, what, when, who and why.
Understanding this data will guarantee this venture measures
past my customers desires.
9/1/15
9/1/15
SuperPacks will plan and build another backpack for the U.S.
Armed force and Ground Forces and Special Operations. This
procedure will be finished by the venture group to hold the
cost down.
11/1/15
12/1/15
Refrigerated pouch attached to the backpack. This backpack
will enable our service men/women the opportunity to
transport any item that desires refrigeration. The team in
warehouse #2 will complete this part of the project by
1/1/2016.
12/1/15
1/1/16
Radio module appended to the backback. The smaller implicit
radio module can be utilized to helpfully transmit and get radio
flags between different gadgets. The group in distribution
center #1 is relied upon to have this piece of the venture
finished by 2/1/1026.
1/1/16
2/1/16
Finished backpack investigated and conveyed to the U.S.
Armed force and Ground Forces and Special Operations 365
days in front of calendar.
2/1/16
3/1/16
Installments will be a wire exchange from First Bank (client’s
bank) to Bank of America, SuperPacks budgetary
establishment.
10/30/16
5/30/17
To start with installment from the client will be gotten on
October 30.2016 as a wire exchange from First Bank to Bank of
America.
10/30/16
10/30/16
Second installment from the client will be gotten on January
30,2017 as a wire exchange from First Bank to Bank of
America.
1/30/17
1/30/17
Third and last installment from the client will be gotten on
January 30,2017 as a wire exchange from First Bank to Bank of
America.
5/30/17
5/30/17
Case is carefully evaluated by HRMS management team
6/15/17
completed
Agreement signed and approved
6/30/17
completed
The Project manager Signs the project Chatter.
7/15/17
completed
Incorporates the extension administration design, time
administration design, Risk administration design, HR Plan
7/30/17
completed
Incorporates examining the knapsacks and sending the
rucksacks to the store anticipating conveyance
8/15/17
completed
Fuses decision of a suitable supplier of the backpacks
8/30/17
9/30/17
The backpacks are re-reviewed to guarantee that they meet
the set measures.
10/1/17
10/30/17
Includes repackaging of the backpacks
11/1/17
11/30/17
Now the backpacks are reviewed in nearness of the delegate
from the armed force
12/1/17
12/30/17
Total estimated
days
Point of Contact (POC)
182
1
Tena Jones, PM
30
PROJECT TEAM/WAREHOUSE#1
30
PROJECT TEAM/WAREHOUSE#2
31
PROJECT TEAM/WAREHOUSE#1
30
PM/PROJECT TEAM
1
PM
1
PM
1
PM
5
PM/PROJECT TEAM
5
PROJECT TEAM/WAREHOUSE#1
5
PROJECT TEAM/WAREHOUSE#1
5
PM/PROJECT TEAM
1
PM/PROJECT TEAM
10
PM/PROJECT TEAM
25
Tena Jones, PM
25
Tena Jones, PM
25
PROJECT TEAM/WAREHOUSE#2

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