PROJ-586 Project Management Systems – Huntsville Project, all weeks

PROJ-586 Project Management Systems – Huntsville Project, all weeks

Course Project: Huntsville Project

Objective

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This course project gives you the opportunity to practice by planning a project, from the onset with a project charter to an established project schedule and related artifacts. This course project will make the course content “come alive” through application of the principles from the textbook, course materials and threaded discussions. Each week, you will have course project assignments that will be related to the TCO(s) aligned to that particular week.

Grading Rubrics

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Week

Deliverables

Total Points

% Alignment

Week 1

Review course project
Review MS Project tutorials
0 points

(not Graded)

0%

Week 2

Create Project Charter (15 points)
Create Scope Statement (15 points)
WBS (15 points)
45 points

18%

Week 3

Create project schedule and align resources in MS Project (35 points)
Answer Essay questions (40 points)
75 points

30%

Week 4

Updated MS Project with Project cost (15 points)
Answer Essay questions (30 points)
45 points

18%

Week 5

Create Risk Matrix and Response Plans (15 points)
Create Communication Plan & discuss (15 points)
Create Meeting Agenda for Progress Meeting (15 points)
45 points

18%

Week 6

Discuss Organizational Structures (20 points)
Write a self reflection essay (20 points)
40 points

16%

Total

250 points

100%

Project Background

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Johann Seitz founded the SEITZ Corporation in 1984. The main products of the firm were small- to medium-sized plastic bottles and containers, used mainly in the food and dairy industries

As the company continues to grow, there are many projects that are identified and need to be prioritized based on the mission and strategic plan. The key elements of the strategic plan, ranked according to priority, with #1 being the top priority, are as follows:

#1. Double total sales within the next decade.

#2. Develop and market new products based on the company’s plastics experience.

#3. Reduce dependence on equipment suppliers.

#4. Reach first or second in regional market shares.

#5. Attain a national presence in the container industry.

#6. Increase productivity.

In January 2010, the board of directors of SEITZ Corporation decided to select an investment project that would best achieve the strategic goals in the next fiscal year. The project that was selected is the construction of a new plant in Huntsville, Alabama.Walter Seitzis the Project Sponsor. $2,750,000 has been budgeted for this effort, and it should begin by April 18, 2011 and should be fully operating by June 30, 2012.

For this project to be successful, the board expects the following deliverables to be in place:

Select resources such as: Architect, Real Estate Consultant, and General Contractor
Recruit and Train Managers for Huntsville Plant
Create a Pre-Production and Production Plan
Create a Building Concept and Design
Procure Building Site, Permits, and Appropriate Approvals
Construct the Huntsville Plant Building
Landscaping on Site
Personnel Recruiting for Plant Operations
Procure Equipment, Raw Material and Truck Fleet
Install Equipment
Create Product Distribution Plan and Pre-Production Plan
Start Up Production and Distribution
This board does not expect the following items to be a part of this project:

Geothermal Heating
Solar Powered Electric Feed
Multi-Level Parking Garage
In-House Food Court
Construction of Separate Distribution Facility
To help launch this project, the preliminary project team consists of strong functional leaders.Steve Pokorskiis the Vice President of Operations, and Joe Downs, is the Director of Plant Engineering.Rhonda Smith, the regional sales manager and her marketing director,Mary Doonan, have also been aligned to initiate this project.