Final Project Management Plan

[WLO: 1] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

• Review Chapters 9, 11, and 12 of the course textbook, Contemporary Project Management: Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches.
• Read Are You Throwing Money in the Trash? Occupational Risks, Environmental Hazards and Operational Inefficiencies in Waste Management are a Triple Threat to your Bottom LineLinks to an external site..
• Read Exploring the Value of Risk Management for Projects: Improving Capability Through the Deployment of a Maturity ModelLinks to an external site..
• Review the video, Project Management Professional (PMP)®: Introduction: Project Quality ManagementLinks to an external site..
• Review prior assignments, including instructor feedback, discussions, readings, and your research.

As the project manager for ILS’s new logistics services in your selected country, you previously completed a project charter and elements of a project management plan (PMP). In this final assignment for the project management portion of this course, you will develop a complete PMP using your work from the prior two weeks and new work from Week 3.

To complete the Final Project Management Plan, you may modify the previously submitted scope and schedule baselines and the project budget. Then, develop a final plan for submission to the DLS and the country's business development manager, human resources manager, and project team.

In your Final Project Management Plan,

• Revise your Week 2 project scope. (Include the final scope in this PMP.)
• Adjust your Week 2 project schedule. (Include the final schedule in this PMP and include an appendix showing the detailed schedule in ProjectLibre and copied to a PDF file).
• Update your Week 2 project budget. (Include the final project budget in this PMP and include an appendix showing the detailed budget in an appendix, whether in ProjectLibre (copy to a PDF file) or MS Excel.
• Discuss your leadership approach for this project, bearing in mind the culture of the country the newly acquired logistics service is in.
• Recommend an approach to allocate human resources to the project and any trade-offs with day-to-day operations.
• Describe the solutions to improve operations, reduce waste and costs, ensure a safe work environment, and contribute to protecting the planet.
• Create a risk management plan.
• Describe your approach to ensure delivery of high-quality results.
• Describe how you will manage change control going forward.
• Summarize the PMP for senior leadership.
  • Include solutions that may appeal to Walmart.

For this class, the Final Project Management Plan final project will apply toward your Folio account. Be sure to upload your management plan to Folio once you have completed it and share a link in your submission when you upload it to Waypoint to be graded. Learn more about Folio, our ePortfolio tool, by reviewing the Folio Quick Start GuideLinks to an external site..

Again, use the discussion forums and assignments in Weeks 1 and 2 to complete the Final Project Management Plan. Take the opportunity to improve prior work based on feedback from the instructor and your own appraisal.

The Final Project Management Plan paper

• must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (not including appendices, title, and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
  • title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.