Lab #5 – Project Scope Management Solution

Managers at Manage Your Health, Inc. (MYH) selected Tony Prince as the project manager for the Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project. The schedule goal is six months, and the budget is

$200,000. Tony had previous project management and systems analysis experience within the company, and he was an avid sports enthusiast. Tony was starting to put the project team together. Tony knew he would have to develop a survey to solicit input from all employees about this new system and make sure it was very user-friendly.

 

Recall from Chapter 4 that this application would include the following capabilities:

 

    Allow employees to register for company-sponsored recreational programs, such as soccer, softball, bowling, jogging, walking, and other sports.

    Allow employees to register for company-sponsored classes and programs to help them manage their weight, reduce stress, stop smoking, and manage other health-related issues.

    Track  data  on  employee  involvement  in  these  recreational  and  health-management programs.

    Offer incentives for people to join the programs and do well in them (e.g., incentives for achieving weight goals, winning sports team competitions, etc.).

 

Assume that MYH would not need to purchase any additional hardware or software for the project.


TASKS

 

1.   Develop a first version of a project scope statement for the project. Use the template (scope_statement.docx) attached to this lab assignment link and the example in Chapter 3 as guides. Be as specific as possible in describing product characteristics and requirements, as well as all of the project s deliverables. Be sure to include testing and training as part of the project scope.

 

 

2.   Develop a work breakdown structure for the project. Break down the work to Level 3 or

Level 4, as appropriate. Use the template (wbs.docx) attached to this lab assignment and samples in this text as guides. Save the WBS in list form as a Word file. Be sure the WBS



1 Kathy Schwalbe, “Information Technology Project Management,” Revised 7e, End of Chapter 5

is based on the project charter created in the Chapter 4 Running Case, the project scope statement created in Task 2 above, and other relevant information.

 

 

3.   Use the WBS you developed in Task 3 above to begin creating a Gantt chart in MS Project for the project. Use the outline numbering feature to display the outline numbers (click Tools on the menu bar, click Options, and then click Show outline number). Do not enter any durations or dependencies. Save the resulting Gantt chart on one page, being sure to display the entire Task Name column.

 

 

Turn In

 

 

All labs will be graded in Blackboard. Once you have completed the tasks related to this lab, submit solution files on the Lab 5 link (Assignments/Labs/Lab5):

 

1.   Project scope statement

2.   Work breakdown structure (WBS)

3.   Gantt chart

 

If you have any questions about how to submit assignments in Blackboard, please read the

 “S ubmi t  Instru cti ons”  section in the “Course Orientation” module or contact the  instructor  /

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