You are a Global Crisis Team tasked with the objective of creating a project that will support communities impacted by social, environmental, or economic factors.
“Of all the meaningful experiences that we can provide students, those related to social justice might be the most important. All the facts, concepts, and skills we teach are for nothing if students are unable to use that knowledge in ways that improve the world around us” – unknown
Create your own project! And apply the principles of project management. I must see a clear connection between the concepts we learned in class and the example you choose. You will pick an issue of your choosing and brainstorm with your team different ideas on how to solve the problem. Your objective is to come up with a unique project that could benefit impacted communities or businesses. Your project has to be realistic and based on data and research.
***Remember a project has to be unique, temporary (deadline), and work within certain constraints
Think outside of the box, identify a problem, and create a unique solution:
Project details:
Describe the project in detail
What is it? What is it for? What does it offer? How does it solve the problem?
You are the project team in charge of implementing the project. Discuss the way you would implement it in detail:
We have covered several topics in this class. You can cover all of them broadly or go into detail about a specific portion of project management.
Compare your project to similar examples. This is where your research will come in:
What organizations/businesses have successfully implemented something similar?
What organizations/businesses have unsuccessfully implemented something similar? How will you improve upon their weaknesses?
Use the key terms and information that we’ve learned in class and will continue to learn.
Use APA citations and references.
You have the flexibility to go into as much detail as you want. You can expand upon one aspect of the project management in great detail, or you can cover all of the aspects mentioned in class.
Project Format and Expectations:
Cover Page
Executive Summary (i.e. purpose, objective, goals, phases)
Project Charter including Scope Statement (i.e. SOW, projected budget, risk analysis, milestones)
Project Parameters and Project Selection
Project Schedule (i.e. Work Breakdown Structure and Gantt Chart)
Project Cost (i.e. cost management plan)
Project Management Approach (i.e. communications plan, roles and responsibilities, issue management))
Project Closing Statement
Appendices and References (i.e. if needed)
https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/project-charter/
https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/project-plan-guide/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bzDVgBhrhY
Areas for project consideration (but not limited to):
Project Ideas
Social Issues Environmental Issues Economic Issues
Gun violence Deforestation (i.e. Amazon) Lack of Innovation
Education Water Crisis (i.e. Cape Town) Lack of Technology
Gender discrimination Climate Change Poor Marketing and Customer Relations
Homelessness+ Poverty Waste Disposal Poor product expansion
Racial discrimination Overpopulation Budget and lack of funding