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Capstone: Applying Project Management in the Real World
Peer-graded Assignme
Capstone: Applying Project Management in the Real World
Peer-graded Assignment: Activity: Complete your project charter
Activity Overview
In this activity, you will review supporting materials and add the project scope, costs, and benefits to your project charter. You will also identify an aspect of the project as being out-of-scope and add it to the charter.
Keep in mind that project charters can differ significantly from project to project and company to company. However, most charters include some variation of the components described in this activity. No matter what form they take, charters lay out project goals, highlight benefits, and help keep stakeholders aligned.
At the end of this activity, you should have a completed project charter. Once submitted, your peers will review your completed project charter and provide feedback on each section.
scenario
Review the scenario below. Then complete the step-by-step instructions.
Now that Peta has clarified and updated the project goals, she checks in with Deanna, Carter, Gilly, and Alex to discuss their concerns about the project’s scope
Step by step Assignment Instruction:
Step 1: Access your draft
Begin by opening the project charter draft you updated in your last activity, Update your project charter goals.
As you complete these instructions, you will update the following sections of your project charter:
Scope and Exclusion
Benefits & Costs
Appendix
Step 2: Access the supporting materials
The following materials will help you complete this activity. Keep them open as you proceed with the next steps. Each link will open a new Coursera tab.
Meeting: Scope Details
Tablet Implementation Cost
Note: To review supporting materials introduced in earlier activities, you can find them in the Resources section.
Step 3: Determine the scope of the project
Review the meeting transcript to determine aspects of the project that are in scope or out-of-scope. Make note of any confusion or disagreement among the team regarding what should be included—or not included—in this project. (You are encouraged to make note of any other relevant project information as well. You may add this information to your notes or the project charter.)
Add any items that are part of this project to the In-Scope section. Any items that should be excluded from the project to the Out-of-Scope section of your charter draft.
Step 4: Identify the benefits and costs of the project
Review the Cost Sheet and add project costs to the Benefits & Costs section of your project charter draft. Then, review existing project documentation for more details that you can add to the Benefits & Costs section.
Consider the following Guiding Questions when determining the benefits and costs of this project:
What is the biggest problem you are trying to solve?
What defines “success” or “completion” to you?
What are the biggest risks for this project?
What are the resources and timeline needed?
What are the outcomes?
What is the indirect or long term impact?
Who is the audience or beneficiary?
Step 5: Identify misalignments
Review the meeting transcript to identify misalignments among stakeholders. You should have a total of 4-6 misalignments documented in your charter.
Add these to the Appendix of your project charter. Be sure to record whether they were resolved, and what the resolutions were. If they were not resolved, note any next steps for resolving them.
Step 6: Save your work
Be sure to save the project charter you drafted for this activity. You will revise and refine project artifacts, including the project charter, as you progress through the course.
Project Title *
Before submitting your project charter, check it to make sure it meets the following criteria:
The project charter contains a 1-3 sentence Summary section that describes the project and its aims. (2 points)
The project charter contains 6-10 goals in the Goals section. (2 points)
Of the 6-10 goals in the Goals section, 3-5 are SMART goals. (2 points)
The project charter contains 5-9 deliverables in the Deliverables section. (2 points)
The project charter contains 2-4 items listed in the In-Scope section. (2 points)
The project charter contains at least one item listed in the Out-of-Scope section. (2 points)
The project charter contains 3-5 items listed in the Benefits section. (2 points)
The project charter contains 3-5 items listed in the Costs section. (2 points)
The project charter contains 4-6 misalignments and their decisions listed in the Appendix section. Note: a note on the decision must be included with each misalignment in order to receive credit. (2 points)
The project charter may be submitted as a Google doc or a downloadable file (.doc, .docx, .pdf).
If submitting the project charter as a Google doc, enter the URL below. You may also include an optional title or caption. Please make sure to check the sharing settings to confirm your peers have “view” access. If your doc settings are not accessible to everyone, you may not receive a passing grade. For more support on sharing settings, you can visit this resource.
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