Assignment Content:A project plan is a document created at the beginning of the project lifecycle that gives stakeholders and everyone else involved in a project a clear idea of what a project will en

1. A project plan is a document created at the beginning of the project lifecycle that gives stakeholders and everyone else involved in a project a clear idea of what a project will entail in terms of effort, time, cost, and anticipated results.One of the things that must be identified before the project plan can be created is the methodology, or approach, the project manager plans to use to manage the project. Choosing a methodology is important because a methodology provides the framework—that is, an overall process and suggested documents and deliverables—that will guide project development from beginning to end. Some project methodologies are more appropriate for some types of projects than for others.For this assignment, you will:
   1. Choose a project methodology for two different projects based on project requirements, and explain why you chose each methodology for each project.
   2. Brainstorm your own project and create a draft simplified project plan for that project. You must indicate in your simplified project plan whether you intend to apply the Agile or waterfall methodology. You may create your simplified project plan using Microsoft®Excel®or, if you choose, another software application such as Microsoft®Project®.
   3. To complete this assignment:ReadAgile Project Management and the PMBOK®Guide.AnswertheMethodology Selection and Rationalequestions.Brainstorma project you would like to explore in this course. You may choose a project from your work experience, from a description of a project in your textbook or in an online reading, or a project that is brand new but that you think would improve a business process at work, at home, or at school.Readthe two linked examples of project plans implemented as Microsoft®Excel®spreadsheets,Example Plan AandExample Plan B. You will be using these as guides in creating your own draft project plan. Notice especially the differences between these two examples in terms of length (overall and task length), structure of the work breakdown (iterative vs. non-iterative), and methodology.Researchadditional project plan examples online.Createa simplified project plan for your own brainstormed project that resembles the two linked examples.Saveyour simplified project plan as a Microsoft®Excel®spreadsheet document.Submitboth your completed Methodology Selection and Rationale questions and your project plan draft (Microsoft®Excel®document).

Agile Project Management and the PMBOK Guide, Methodology Selection and Rationale questions, and examples of project plans implemented as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets are added as downloadable attachments to this assignment.