As described in Chapter 3 in the Public Value Scorecard text, the Department of

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As described in Chapter 3 in the Public Value Scorecard text, the Department of Revenue in Minnesota implemented an invest/divest strategy in an attempt to change the oversight process. The purpose of this strategy was an attempt to critically examine the Department and its mission while directing internal resources to the highest priorities before requesting additional funding. In your initial post:
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Department.
Identify the outcomes which the Department and Division wanted to see accomplished and outcomes measured.
List the pros and cons of implementing this strategy.
How effective was this strategy? What risks were associated with implementing it?
In your reply posts, compare and contrast your conclusions and the rationale why you agree or reached different conclusions.

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Question1: Reflect on the assigned readings for Week 1 and then type a two page paper regarding what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.  Define and describe what you thought was worthy of your understanding in half a page, and then explain why you felt it was important, how you will use it, and/or how important it is in project planning.  
Questions:
1. Everyone has been involved in projects. What is the largest project you have been involved in? (You do not have to have been the project manager, but could have played another role.)
Write one sentence that describes the objective of the project.
Describe specifically how this project meets the definition of a project used in this textbook. (How is it unique? What were the time constraints? If it is over, how did you know it was over? If it is ongoing, how will you know when it is over?
What was your role? Were you the project manager, a volunteer, some other role? If you were not the project manager, who was?
Was the project part of a larger portfolio or program of projects?
Who else was involved?
What was the budget?
Did you anticipate any risks at the outset? Did the project experience any outside forces that caused a change in either the objectives or the approach to achieving those objectives?
2. In what ways can the following activities be seen as projects? In what ways do they resemble ongoing, routine business activities? Feel free to add assumptions and details to describe how the activity might be a project in one context and routine in another.
Reading the chapter before attending a university lecture.
Taking the bus to work each day.
Piloting an aircraft between Vancouver and Fiji.
Teaching a course for the first time; teaching the same course every semester.
3. Go online and search for project life cycle models. Identify at least two that are different from the PMI model, and compare and contrast the phases. Be sure to cite your sources.

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Week 8 – Signature Assignment 2: Present Your Project Plan
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Instructions
For the Signature Assignment of the course, you will present your project plan document for the project you developed throughout the course, incorporating all feedback provided by your instructor You can use your own document format, use templates published by the Project Management Docs Portal supported by PMI, or use the following outline. In this document, you will provide all the key items developed in all previous plan and artifacts (checklists, stakeholder and risk register, cause and effect diagram, process flow and other arranged in sequence of process areas. Include each item using a heading to identify the item and brief sample content under the heading. As part of the introduction, reflect on how critical it is to have a comprehensive and aligned project plan with each interaction or phase, and deliverables to mark milestone completion.
Project Plan Outline:
Introduction
Purpose of the Project
Executive Summary
Company at-a-glance
Project at-a-glance
Business mission, vision, goals, and objectives
Project approach—Discuss which methodology or standard followed (traditional PM lifecycle (TPML), agile approach, SCRUM technique).
Project Scope
Scope description
Key milestones and deliverables
Assumptions and constraints
Project Schedule
Work breakdown structure (WBS)—Gantt chart
WBS dictionary
Project Resources and Costs
Project budget
Stakeholder Analysis and Communications Plan
Risk Register
Quality Assurance and Control Approach
Importance of Performing a Lessons Learned Exercise as part of Project Closure
Final Reflection and Recommendations
Length: 25-30 pages not including the cover page.
The document must observe APA formatting specifications for citations and references using the most recent APA standards.

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For this assignment, you will write a mock project closure document for the project you are working as part of the Signature Assignment of the course. You can use your own document format; use templates published by the Project Management Docs Portal supported by PMI, or follow the sample outline below. In this document, you will provide all the key items anticipated in the closing phase. Include each item using a heading to identify the item and brief sample content under the heading. A sample outline is:
Briefing on the results of the project execution stage.
Results of testing and certification.
Summary of incidents managed and resolved.
Transition plan for resource reallocation.
Lessons learned summary.
Final thoughts and recommendations.
Length: 3-4 pages not including the cover page.

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