31 Aug Charter Development
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
- Carefully review the document, Project Management Case StudyLogistics Service Improvement Project download.
- Watch Michael Porter: Why Business Can Be Good at Solving Social Problems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iIh5YYDR2o
Using the project management case study, develop a project charter (use headings) of three to four pages (no more than four pages). research two resources. In your charter,
- Summarize the projects scope and limitations.
- Propose a business case for the project.
- Address how the project will enable the corporate strategy.
- Address how the project will apply corporate social responsibility (CSR) values.
- Calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) for the project business case. (Use Microsoft Excel to derive the NPV assuming the data belowsubmit an Excel spreadsheet as an appendix:
- Purchase price of $400,000.
- One-time project costs total of $100,000 spent in Year 0.
- Net benefits after taxes of $150,000 per year for five years.
- Salvage value for Year 6 and beyond of $400,000.)
- Summarize your results of NPV in the paper and refer to the Appendix.
- Develop a milestone schedule that includes five to seven elements
- Use the case study to derive the milestones. If the case is lacking, feel free to include a solution or milestone that you think Walmart would value.
- Predict the risks, threats, and opportunities of the project.
- Outline resources needed for the project.
- Develop your plan to form a high-performing project team.
- Identify five important groups of stakeholders.
The Project Charter Development paper
- Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style
- 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.
- Must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources.
- Must document any information used from sources in APA Style
- Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style
