Riordan Manufacturing Project Management Plan - Final Submission

Running head: FINAL PROJECT

December 16, 2013

Project management is vital to the triumph of any project, despite the scope or size. Effective planning, support, organization, teamwork, and communication are vital to keep a project on track. Among the steps for assembling, developing, and managing project teams, is a tthorough understanding of the project. Lack of a comprehensible understanding of the objectives and goals of a project can be difficult to manage and complete successfully. The next step is to determine the project staffing requirements. This includes knowledge of resource requirements to i include time, personnel ability, and skills to complete the project.

Project Execution

Project execution is the primary process of the project plan. During this phase, the majority of the budget will be spent. Additionally, it is the process that is most directly affected by the project application area. The project manager must direct and coordinate various technical and organizational interfaces of the project. Performance against the baseline must be monitored so corrective actions can be taken as required. Preventive action also should be taken as necessary to reduce the probability of potential consequences and risk.

During this process, the project manager should exercise general management skills and product skills and knowledge. The latter may be provided through the project team. General management skills include: leadership, communication, negotiation, problem solving, and ways to influence the organization using both power and politics. A work authorization system is a formal procedure that sanctions the project work to ensure it is done at the right time and in the proper sequence. Status review meetings should be held regularly to exchange information on the project.

The outputs are work results and change requests. Work results are the outcomes of the activities performed to accomplish the project. Change requests serve to expand or contract project scope, to modify costs, or schedule, and estimates.

Project Leadership and Sponsorship

Project leadership and sponsorship are important during execution. Through project leadership, it is possible to ensure that the team, with different assignments is lead effectively so that they ensure the successful completion of the tasks assigned to them. Successfully completed tasks bring overall success to the project. Project sponsorship on the other hand plays the crucial role of ensuring that no task is delayed because of lack of finance. This is very important considering that delaying of tasks makes the whole project very costly. Therefore, project sponsorship not only keeps the project alive and moving but also saves the cost.

Measuring Method and Reporting

The method for measuring and reporting the performance and progress of the project is that involving the determination of whether the deliverables, budget and time set during the project planning are being met. If each of the deliverable and task is completed within the set time and with the use of the available resources, then it can be reported that the project is performing or progressing well.

. Grading Guide

Project Execution, Monitoring and Control Paper Grading Guide

Content 60 Percent	Points Available 6.8	Points Earned 5/6.8	Additional Comments:
All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way and include the following:  Describes the project team assembly, development, and management  Explains the Riordan project execution  Explains the importance of project sponsorship and project leadership during project execution  Includes a project progress and performance evaluation for the project addressed. Provides the rationale for the selected method  Explains specific actions planned and why  Includes references from the textbook and scholarly articles that support the main points		5.0	Project team – you mentioned staffing, but then didn’t provide any information. Project execution – You described what this was, but didn’t explain how the Riordan project would exdecute. Leadership – OK Project progress & performance – you mentioned what you would measure performance against (deliverables, budget, and schedule), but did not describe how you would measure them. NO Text references were used You needed much more detail in all areas except project team.
Organization / Development 20 Percent	Points Available 1.6	Points Earned	Additional Comments:
 The paper is no more than 1,400 words in length.  The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.  The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.  Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.		1.5	478 words Very short with little detail. Introduction included and conclusion was NOT included. Good organization
Mechanics 20 Percent	Points Available 1.6	Points Earned	Additional Comments:
 Formatting or layout and graphics are pleasing to the eye (font, colors, spacing).  Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed, and spelling is correct.  Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.  Sentences are well constructed, strong, and varied.  APA guidelines are followed.		1.6	A couple of minor errors found in paper.
	Total Available	Total Earned
	10	8.1	Good job on this week’s paper, but you needed much more details in most of the areas. You did not provide needed information. See comments above.