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MBA 6 90 : M odule Eight Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric In this short paper , you will create an outline of your project management plan. Prompt: Prepare an outline to identify the key milestones (include at least five major tasks or steps for implementation) and deliverables of your project.  State how you intend to manage and balance the scope -time -cost triangle.  Identify the key risks and obstacles that management will have to mitigate for the plan. Identify trigge rs or signals that management will use to monitor if these risks are occurring or not.  Prepare summary (high level) cost schedule identifying the cost categories for the project — rough order of magnitude (ROM) (very high level) dollar estimates are adequate for this. This can be done in a tabular format for clarity. Specifically , the following critical elements must be addressed:  State your intention s for manag ing and balanc ing the scope -time -cost triangle .  Highlight t he key risks and obstacles that management will have to mitigate for the plan.  Identif y the triggers or signals that management will use to monitor if these risks are occurring or not.  Summarize the cost schedule by providing cost categories for the proje ct— ROM dollar estimates are adequate for this. This can be done in a tabular format for clarity. Guidelines for Submission: Use the outline template to complete this assignment . This short paper should adhere to the foll owing formatting requirements: It is submitted as a Word document, 1 to 2 pages (not including title and reference pages), double -spaced, using 12 -point Times New Roman font and one -inch margins. All APA citations should reference the course text and at least two additional resources. Instructor Feedback : This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more in formation, review these instructions . Critical Elements Proficient (100 %) Needs Improvement (75% ) Not Evident (0% ) Value Scope -Time -Cost Triangle States intentions for managing and balancing scope -time -cost triangle States intentions for managing and balancing scope -time -cost triangle but lacks detail or clarity Does not state intentions for managing and balancing scope -time -cost triangle 20 Key Risks or Obstacles Highlights key risks/obstacles that management will mitigate for plan Highlights key risks/obstacles that management will mitigate for plan but lacks detail or clarity Does not highlight key risk s/obstacles that management will mitigate for plan 20 Triggers or Signals Identif ies the triggers or signals used to monitor if risks occur Identif ies the triggers or signals used to monitor if risks occur but lacks detail or clarity Does not Identify triggers or signals used to monitor if risks occur 20 Cost Schedule Summar izes cost schedule by providing cost categories for project and supplies dollar estimates Summarizes cost schedule by providing cost categories for project but cost schedule lacks detail or clarity Does not summarize cost schedule by providing cost categories for project 30 Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 10 Total 100%