Overview and Rationale In order to demonstrate proficiency with the content in t

Overview and Rationale
In order to demonstrate proficiency with the content in t

Overview and Rationale
In order to demonstrate proficiency with the content in this course we will complete a number of different assignments to validate your learning – and allow you to implement relevant practices a real-world setting.
Program Level – Student Learning Outcomes:
Describe the importance of the monitoring and controlling process group through incorporation of key tools, techniques, and processes
Explain the change control process and necessary activities associated with project integration
Summarize the processes to monitor project performance using Earned Value Management and other analytics
Use performance reporting to update project progress
Identify techniques associated with managing changes to the project schedule and cost performance baselines
Best practices continue to evolve in the project management space. As a project management practitioner, it is important to continue learning in the field, make sense of the current state of best practices and work to apply these.
For this semester long project, choose a “current” topic to explore over the semester. Assume that you are a project manager for your organization’s Project Management Office – which is organizing an internal conference for project practitioners! You have been invited research good practices for an emerging topic in the project management field and present at the conference. Below are several sample topics though this is the opportunity to explore a topic you would like to learn more about.
Monitoring and Controlling Innovation Projects
Controlling Benefits Realization through the Project
Using AI for Project Monitoring/ Controlling – The Future is Here!
Using the attached worksheet: (Submit by the end of each week as indicated).
PMO Presentation – Individual Semester Project.docxDownload PMO Presentation – Individual Semester Project.docx
There are assignment links set up for each of these in the noted modules.
Topic and problem to explore – end of Module 2 (10 points) – Be sure to come up with a “conference snazzy” title
List of 10 articles with relevant content – End of Module 3 (15 points)
Summarize table with key points to use from each article – End of Module 4 (15 points)
Design slide guide for presentation – End of Module 5 (10 points)
Presentation due – Middle of Week 7 (100 points)
This link is the submission link for Item #2 above.