Required Resources Kloppenborg, T. (2019). Contemporary Project Management. (4th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. Microsoft Project 2013. Available

Required Resources

Kloppenborg, T. (2019). Contemporary Project Management. (4th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.

Microsoft Project 2013. Available free for Strayer University students through iCampus. Details on how to download the software are available in the online course shell in the Additional Resources section of the Student Center.

Supplemental Resources

Project Management Institute (2014). Talent Management: Powering Strategic Initiatives in the PMO. Retrieved from http://www.pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/series/talent-management/powering-strategic-initiatives-pmo

Project 2013 Quick Start Guide: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Project-2013-Quick-Start-Guide-1C7A29F9-C0A1-486D-B945-C48CB0091DDB

Society for Human Resource Management (2017). Cultivate a High-Energy Workforce. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/employee-relations/Pages/Cultivate-a-High-Energy-Workforce.aspx

Society for Human Resource Management (2017). 9 HR Tech Trends for 2017. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/0217/pages/9-hr-tech-trends-for-2017.aspx

Society for Human Resource Management (2016). Viewpoint: Teamwork Is a Two-Way Street. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/behavioral-competencies/relationship-management/pages/teamwork-is-a-two-way-street-real-world-relationship-management.aspx

Tangco, R. (n.d.). Project Charter: How Important Is It? Retrieved August 2011, from

https://www.theicpm.com/blog/item/3621-project-charter–how-important-is-it

The Project Management Institute: http://www.pmi.org/

The Society for Human Resource Management: https://www.shrm.org

Assignment 4: Progress, Results, and Finalizing the HR Project

Worth 145 points

Your HR project to develop a centralized model of delivering HR services has progressed through very critical stages of the project thus far. It is now time to present actionable, decision-making information to project leaders. This can be best accomplished when projects have been successfully managed, devoid of any major risks, and have been properly closed out and finalized.

Write a six (6) page paper in which you:

Explain what it means to successfully direct and manage project work and identify and discuss 3-4 strategies you might use to manage and sustain progress in your HR project. Be specific.
Identify and discuss a minimum of 3 strategies that could be used to address and resolve any risks within the control of the project. HINT: See Exhibit 14.5 in the textbook. Is any one of the strategies you selected more important than the others? Why?
Describe 2-3 actions a project manager may take as they begin to close out the project. Be sure to justify using the actions you discuss.
Review Project Management in Action: The Power of Lessons Learned (pages 518-520 in the textbook) and provide an overview to the project team on the significance of the information. Be specific.
Go to http://research.strayer.edu to locate at least five (5) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment.

Your assignment must:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Determine the characteristics of a successful project plan.
Monitor the progress of a project and prepare documentation of a project’s effectiveness as measured by the stated goals.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing human resource projects.
Write clearly and concisely about managing human resource projects using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 145

Assignment 4: Progress, Results, and Finalizing the HR Project

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Explain what it means to successfully direct and manage project work and identify and discuss 3-4 strategies you might use to manage and sustain progress in your HR project. Be specific.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely explained what it means to successfully direct and manage project work and identified and discussed 3-4 strategies you might use to manage and sustain progress in your HR project.

Partially explained what it means to successfully direct and manage project work and partially identified and discussed 3-4 strategies you might use to manage and sustain progress in your HR project.

Satisfactorily explained what it means to successfully direct and manage project work and satisfactorily identified and discussed 3-4 strategies you might use to manage and sustain progress in your HR project.

Thoroughly explained what it means to successfully direct and manage project work and thoroughly identified and discussed 3-4 strategies you might use to manage and sustain progress in your HR project.

2. Identify and discuss a minimum of 3 strategies that could be used to address and resolve any risks within the control of the project. HINT: See Exhibit 14.5 in the text book. Is any one of the strategies you selected more important than the others? Why?

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely identified and discussed a minimum of 3 strategies that could be used to address and resolve any risks within the control of the project. Is any one of the strategies you selected more important than the others? Why?

Partially identified and discussed a minimum of 3 strategies that could be used to address and resolve any risks within the control of the project. Is any one of the strategies you selected more important than the others? Why?

Satisfactorily identified and discussed a minimum of 3 strategies that could be used to address and resolve any risks within the control of the project. Is any one of the strategies you selected more important than the others? Why?

Thoroughly identified and discussed a minimum of 3 strategies that could be used to address and resolve any risks within the control of the project. Is any one of the strategies you selected more important than the others? Why?

3. Describe 2-3 actions a project manager may take as they begin to close out the project. Be sure to justify using the actions you discuss.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely described 2-3 actions a project manager may take as they begin to close out the project and did not justify using the actions discussed.

Partially described 2-3 actions a project manager may take as they begin to close out the project and partially justified using the actions discussed.

Satisfactorily described 2-3 actions a project manager may take as they begin to close out the project and satisfactorily justified using the actions discussed.

Thoroughly described 2-3 actions a project manager may take as they begin to close out the project and thoroughly justified using the actions discussed.

4. Review Project Management in Action: The Power of Lessons Learned (pages 518-520 in the textbook) and provide an overview to the project team on the significance of the information. Be specific.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely reviewed Project Management in Action: The Power of Lessons Learned (pages 518-520 in the textbook) and provided an overview to the project team on the significance of the information.

Partially reviewed Project Management in Action: The Power of Lessons Learned (pages 518-520 in the textbook) and provided an overview to the project team on the significance of the information.

Satisfactorily reviewed Project Management in Action: The Power of Lessons Learned (pages 518-520 in the textbook) and provided an overview to the project team on the significance of the information.

Thoroughly reviewed Project Management in Action: The Power of Lessons Learned (pages 518-520 in the textbook) and provided an overview to the project team on the significance of the information.

5. Five (5) References

Weight: 10%

No references provided.

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Clarity and writing mechanics

Weight: 10%

More than 6 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present