Teams selected a project from topics proposed by team members in Assignment 2. In Assignment 4, teams developed a project scope and a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the topic/product selected. In this assignment, teams will present findings/results from this notional project achieved through study and research.
Use the following guidance to complete this assignment:
- Introduce the project, providing an overview of the project, the goals or objectives, scope, etc. that was described in Assignment 4.
- Describe the project scope using the WBS as the basis for the discussion. Plan to describe the work at no more than level 3 of the WBS.
- Describe problems/potential problems with the following aspects of the project, using examples. Describe why they are or could be problems:
- Communications
- Language barriers
- Cultural dimensions (differences, leadership, logistics, anything else…)
- Geographic dispersion of the team (time zones)
- Considering your target audience, what recommendations would you make to modify the make-up of team membership to make you r project more successful? Justify your recommendations.
- Describe what new knowledge you have learned from this project when considering managing an international project.
INSTRUCTIONS
For Assignment 7, provide the following:
- The presentation will be completed and submitted in MS PowerPoint. Only one team member is required to submit the final product.
- At a minimum the following slides are required:
- Cover page with assignment details, team name, and team member names
- Project Introduction
- Project Scope
- WBS
- Cultural Factors
- Recommendations
- New Knowledge