Scenario Information You are assuming the role of the project manager for a comp

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Scenario Information

You are assuming the role of the project manager for a company called SuperPacks to provide a new backpack product with a built-in refrigeration pouch and radio module. Your customer for this project is the U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations. As the project manager for your team, you will be submitting to your manager a project management report.

Instructions

Part I - Project Scope Document

You will take on the role of Project Manager. As such, you will determine the project scope and project schedule for SuperPacks. This task has two parts. In the FIRST part, you will use the Project Scope Document Template to develop your project scope document. In the SECOND part, you will use Tab 2 of the Project Schedule Template to develop your project schedule and include it with your written analysis. Tab 2 will provide you with the unexpected events information needed to complete your analysis.

Develop the project scope document to include the following information:

Project description

Project assumptions

Project goals

Project constraints (if any)

Project limitations

Project milestones

Project risks (initial assessment)

The Project Scope needs to be developed prior to any analysis of unexpected events.

Part 2 - Analysis of Unexpected Events

In this second part of your task as Project Manager, provide an analysis of unexpected events to your management using the Project Schedule Template (the unexpected events are located in Tab 2 of the document). In your analysis, you should discuss the following:

Four areas affected by these unexpected events.

Three of the areas of the project affected by the events should include changes to the budget, human capital, and impact to schedule.

Identify one additional area affected by these events.

Below are the templates:

For part 1:

PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT

Written by:

Date:

Position Held:

PROJECT OBJECTIVE

Document the overall objective of the project

DELIVERABLES

List the documented deliverables of the project

MILESTONES

List all the milestones for the project (customer or internal)

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

List any and all technical requirements of the project

LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS

List any and all limits and or exclusions to the project

CUSTOMER REVIEW

Document any and all customer reviews for the project

Explanation / Answer

Superpacks: Project Scope Document

Written by: Preeti Ghosal

Date: 30/07/18

Position Held: Project Manager

Build a Backpack with built in Refrigeration pouch and radio module for US Army, Ground forces and special operations

             The technical requirements for this project are limited to Backpack materials, Refrigeration module including sensor and ice making capabilities, and a radio module with antenna and sensor.

We will keep the size of the backpack to medium

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