Complete a quality plan analysis of a failed project and a new quality assurance plan for the turnaround project. This portfolio work project, quality analysis and assurance evaluation, is based on yo
Scenario
For this assessment Project Revive LLC is a consulting firm of highly charged and accomplished project managers whose main stream of revenue comes from managing the turnaround of failing projects. As a consultant with Project Revive LLC, you will study, analyze, and manage a failed project from NearlyFree.com. NearlyFree.com is a fictitious company and the project documents for NearlyFree.com project scenario are located below. The NearlyFree.com project was originally scoped to develop and deploy an automated web-based training system for new employees to reduce the workload and cut down personnel resources required to complete the new employee orientation (NEO) training.
Your analysis of the failed new employee orientation (NEO) project continues by examining the project with respect to quality.
Resources:
NearlyFree.com Organizational Background and IT Governance [DOCX].
Project Charter [PDF].
Project Schedule [MPP].
Project Scope Statement [PDF].
Quality Statement [PDF].
Statement of Work Template [DOC].
Task Costs [XLS].
Work Breakdown Structure [DOC].
Work Breakdown Structure [VSD].
Your Role
You are the project manager.
Requirements
Microsoft Project is the recommended software tool for this course due to its wide industry acceptance and its use in many project management professional roles. To make this easier, you have the ability to download and install your own version of MS Project for use in this course. See the Software Preparation and Technology Access activity in Assessment 1 for more information.
Practice using MS Project in this course will prepare you for future professional PM roles and responsibilities; please use MS Project for those tasks supported by MS Project. If you have access to other tools such as MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, or other project management software that you believe may still meet the requirements of this course, please discuss your selected alternative with faculty.
Use the PMBOK® Guide as the model for developing the deliverables.
Part 1: Quality Plan Analysis
Deliverable: Complete a quality plan analysis of a failed project.
Analyze the approach used in the original project quality management plan and determine how well the final project deliverable met stakeholder expectations. Assess the organizational structure and influences of the company to determine if additional project requirements are needed to improve the quality of the final deliverable or final product.
Complete the following tasks and discuss how each one will contribute to a successful project. Where necessary, define assumptions you made.
Analyze the quality assurance plan of the failed project by:
Evaluating quality standards defined for the failed project.
Analyzing the product quality using the selected quality standards.
Recommending additional quality standards for the project.
Part 2: Quality Assurance Plan
Deliverable: Develop a new quality assurance plan for the turnaround project.
From your experience, you already know the value of a comprehensive quality assurance plan. To convince the NearlyFree.com management that the NEO project turnaround will be successful. As part of the turnaround plan:
Prepare a cost of quality (COQ) analysis using a common method to classify cost.
Develop a new quality assurance plan for both planned and systematic activities.
Explain how the quality assurance plan supports project quality.
Consider its impact throughout the project.
Preparation
Use the software of your choice to develop the deliverables for this assessment.
This assessment has two deliverables:
Develop a comprehensive Project Quality Analysis report.
Develop a comprehensive Project Quality Assurance report.
Deliverable Format
References: There is no set number of references required for this assessment. Use scholarly or academic sources where applicable.
Format:
Microsoft Project is not required for this assessment. This assessment has two parts and two deliverables.
Use your choice of MS Word, MS Visio, or MS PowerPoint to develop the comprehensive analyses
These analyses are professional documents and should therefore follow the corresponding Academic and Professional Document Guidelines [PDF], including single-spaced paragraphs.
Use APA style and format for references and in-text citations.
Evaluation
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:
Competency 3: Apply project quality tools and techniques to ensure project success.
Analyze quality standards of a failed project.
Analyze the product quality using the selected quality standards.
Recommend additional quality standards for the turnaround project.
Analyze the quality assurance plan for a failed project.
Develop a new quality assurance plan for planned and systematic activities
Competency 4: Communicate effectively in a professional manner consistent with he standards of project management.
Prepare a cost of quality (COQ) analysis.
Faculty will use the scoring guide to review your deliverable as if they were your immediate supervisor. Review the scoring guide prior to developing and submitting your assessment.