Required

• Chapters 5, 6, & 9 in Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling
• Part 1: Chapters 9, 10, & 13 in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)

Recommended

• Chapters 6 & 13 in Fundamentals of Project Management (5th ed.)
• Senaratne, S., & Samaraweera, A. (2015). Construction project leadership across the team development process. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 5(1), 69-88.
• Petter, S., & Carter, M. (2017). In a league of their own: Exploring the impacts of shared work history for distributed online project teams. Project Management Journal, 48(1), 65-80.
• Project Management Institute. (2018). Certification types. Retrieved from https://www.pmi.org/certifications/types

Module 8: Portfolio Project

• Points 185
• Submitting a file upload

Portfolio Project (185 Points)

Important! Read First

Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.

Option #1: Portfolio Project – Paper

The entire Portfolio Project is worth a total 350 points, and it is composed of three parts:

• Part 1: Weekly participation in the discussion forums for the project portfolio simulation (15 points each week during Weeks 1-6, 90 points total)
• Part 2: Summary paper submitted during Module 7 as a Portfolio Project Milestone (75 points)
• Part 3: Written analysis of the simulation, including best practices gained and lessons learned – this is due in Module 8 (185 points)

Each part of this project is important and must be completed on time, and Part 3 is due this week.

Part 3: Your assessment should be well structured, like all project management communications. Use the following outline as section headings in your paper to provide structure. Also, make good use of bulleted lists, numbered lists, and tables to further provide structure and clearly communicate information.

• Introduction: Provide background and tell the reader what to expect from the paper.
• Key decisions made: Describe a few of the decisions made in the simulation that were critical to the overall success or failure of the project.
• Lessons learned: Use subheadings and address successes, issues, and actions to consider in the future when faced with similar challenges.
• Learning-curve benefits: Based on the key decisions made and lessons learned, explain how the learning-curve theory would benefit similar projects in the future.
• Best practices: Compile a list of three best practices that can be applied to similar projects in the future.

Required paper length is 7-10, double-spaced pages. Be sure to properly organize your writing and include an introduction, headings / subheadings for the body of your work, analysis and recommendations, conclusion, and list of references.

Include a minimum of four academic or professional references that provide information and guidance for assertions made in your paper. As always, follow CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA (Links to an external site.) for formatting and style. Note: Outside sources means academic and research other than the textbook, course materials, or other information provided as part of the course materials.

Option #2: Portfolio Project – Presentation

The entire Portfolio Project is worth a total 350 points, and it is composed of three parts:

• Part 1: Weekly participation in the discussion forums for the project portfolio simulation (15 points each week during Weeks 1-6, 90 points total)
• Part 2: Summary paper submitted during Module 7 as a Portfolio Project Milestone (75 points)
• Part 3: Presentation of the simulation, including best practices gained and lessons learned – this is due in Module 8 (185 points)

Each part of this project is important and must be completed on time, and Part 3 is due this week.

Part 3: Your presentation should be well structured, like all project management communications. Use the following outline as main points of your presentation to provide structure. Utilize presentation software, such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Prezi, to help create graphics and talking points for your audience.

• Introduction: Provide background and tell the viewer what to expect from the presentation.
• Key decisions made: Describe a few of the decisions made in the simulation that were critical to the overall success or failure of the project.
• Lessons learned: Use subheadings and address successes, issues, and actions to consider in the future when faced with similar challenges.
• Learning-curve benefits: Based on the key decisions made and lessons learned, explain how the learning-curve would benefit similar projects in the future.
• Best practices: Compile a list of three best practices that can be applied to similar projects in the future.

You are also required to submit detailed speaker’s notes containing a script for presenting each slide. The notes can be embedded in the presentation using the speaker’s notes capability or submitted in a separate Word document. For some tips on making dynamic presentations, view the visual presentations page (Links to an external site.) in the CSU-Global Online Research and Writing lab.

Include a minimum of four academic or professional references that provide information and guidance for assertions made in your presentation. As always, follow CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA (Links to an external site.) for formatting and style. Note: Outside sources means academic and research other than the textbook, course materials, or other information provided as part of the course materials.