Module 02 Arizona Communities Charity Jam Session Project Paper

Part 1

Using the downloadable software, templates provided, or other preferred software, such as Microsoft Excel:

• Complete a WBS for your project.
  Work Breakdown Structure

This list of activities needs to contain enough detail so you can effectively plan and schedule your event.

• Using the completed WBS as a reference, next complete a Ganttchart of your project using the template provided. If you discover inthe process you overlooked activities make sure to include them in theWBS.
  Gantt Chart
• In a paper that is a minimum of 2 pages long, identify theCritical Path for your project. Using the WBS and the Gantt chart youconstructed for this project analyze how much longer you will need tostart planning in advance of your event in order to complete theproject? Your submission should follow the essentials of APA (i.e.,cover page, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, reference section at the end,in-text citations, etc.).

  Would you like information about how to format in APA? Click here.

• Papers should be spell-checked and submitted to Grammarlyprior to submitting your paper to the drop box. “Grammarly” is a freeservice for Rasmussen students. Once you’ve made all of your suggestedgrammar corrections, submit your paper to the Drop Box, along with yourGrammarly PDF report as a separate attachment. Your goal is to obtain aGrammarly score of 90 – 100%.

Part 2

For this part of the Course Project,you will put together a Quality Plan. In order to provide the highestquality experience possible, attendees of the event were surveyed todetermine what was most important to them when attending such an event.The result of this survey is listed below:

– 90% of those completing the survey felt that having engaging and dynamic speakers is key to a successful event
– 90% felt that it was important that the accommodations werephysically located where the convention is being held; they didn’t wantto have to take a bus or a shuttle from their hotel to the convention.
– 85% stated the food provided should be wonderful and meet any dietary restrictions, such as vegetarian or gluten-free.

For your assignment, you will need to do the following:

Complete a scope statement for your project (Use may use thetemplates for Project Scope and Business Objective Worksheet provided).Your project Scope should be at one page in length.

Project Scope and Business Objective Worksheet

Usingthe WBS for your project, identify which of the Work Activities listedcould potentially impact those items identified by attendees as criticalfor the success of the project.

Complete a Failure Mode andEffects Analysis. Only include those activities that impact the fourissues identified by your customers as critical to producing a qualityevent. For each of the activities listed:

– Based on your knowledge of the activity analyze theseverity of the impact on the project if the activity failed to produce aquality result as Low, Medium, or High
– Also based on yourknowledge of the activity analyze the probability of the poor qualityresult occurring as Low, Medium, or High
– For the three activitiesthat were evaluated as having the most severe quality consequences ANDhaving the highest impact generate an action plan to reduce or eliminatethese failures from occurring

• In a paper that is a minimum of 2 pages long, clearly andconcisely summarize the action items identified through the FMEA thatwill increase the probability of your project being considered a successwith your customers.
• Your submission should follow the essentials of APA (i.e.,cover page, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, reference section at the end,in-text citations, etc.).

  Would you like information about how to format in APA? Click here.

• Papers should be spell-checked and submitted to Grammarly prior to submitting your paper to the drop box.
  “Grammarly” is a free service for Rasmussen students. Once you’ve madeall of your suggested grammar corrections, submit your paper to the DropBox, along with your Grammarly PDF report as a separate attachment.Your goal is to obtain a Grammarly score of 90 – 100%.
  *Grammarly instructions can be accessed by clicking on this link
  Grammarly handout
  Grammarly Student User Guide

Submit your completed assignments to the drop box below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Save Part 1 of your assignment as a Microsoft Excel document. (Macusers, please remember to append the “.xlsx” extension to the filename.)and the paper as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please rememberto append the “.docx” extension to the filename.)

Save Part 2 ofyour assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, pleaseremember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.)