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Practical AssignmentsThroughout AMC's online courses, there are several practical assignments to help you learn to apply the skills developed in the course. These assignments are submitted to the course instructor, who will review, comment and grade the assignment as evaluation of your skills. The following is an example of an assignment. Project Charter Assignment
GuidelinesA project charter is a document that formally authorizes a project
and it defines the requirements, objectives, high-level estimates of the
project, and the responsibilities and authority of the project manager.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for
practical application of initiating processes. To be most applicable,
you will be required to select a project from your own experience or in
your field of interest. Here are some guidelines to help you make your
choice:
These are guidelines. The idea is to have a project that is large
enough for you to apply all of the concepts you will be learning in the
entire program, but not so large that the project size makes completing
your assignments too difficult. If you have a project in mind that you
really want to use, and it does not fit within these guidelines, email
the instructors a description of the project before you do this
assignment. Important note: You may use historical information to create your project, but you must develop your own files demonstrating the concepts from the course. If you are having difficulties selecting a project, contact the
instructor as early as possible to help you pick an appropriate project. Instructions
Deliverables
Length
The charter should be appropriate to the scale of the project but not so detailed as to limit the options. Therefore it should not be more than 3 pages long. Tips for Completion
Consider the following tips to help you with this assignment. First, you only need to complete a charter for this assignment. You don't need to complete all of the provided templates. Be sure to review the comments in the sample Lab Build Charter to improve your own document. Background and Requirements:
Objective statement:
High-Level Time and Cost Estimates:We
realize that you may not have the experience to provide accurate budget-level estimates in this section. You will be learning how to create a schedule and
a budget in the Planning course. Instead, focus on estimating at a budget-level range for both the duration and cost. We are more interested in seeing the
information presented well than accuracy at this point. Responsibility and Authority of the Project Manager:
Sponsor Information:
Finally, relax and have fun with this by using funny stakeholder or company names. Each week you will be learning something new and you'll develop the skills to answer some of the questions that you can't right now... we promise. Submission
This assignment is due on the due date stated below. It is your responsibility, as project managers, to meet the schedule constraint defined for all assignments. Late assignments will be deducted by 10% for each day they are submitted late. All documents should be submitted by uploading the files in .doc format. Evaluation/GradingThe pass mark for this assignment is 60% and it will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
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