READING AND RESOURCES
Resources and Tech Help
These links are provided for those who would like extra assistance with unit concepts or technology needs.
Lessons Learned
Dealing with a struggling tech project: 14 essential lessons. (2020, February 11). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/202…
Google Drive Basics
How to use Google Drive. (n.d.). Microsoft Support. https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2424384
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
Unit 5: Organizing and Starting to Wrap Up
Outcomes addressed in this activity:
Unit Outcomes:
Realize completion of a technology project.
Prepare a final project closure report.
Organize project documentation for storage and review.
Course Outcome:
IT599-3: Critical and Analytical Thinking: Apply best practices and recent theories to support implementation, modification, and review.
Purpose
This unit sees most of the project wrapping up, at least in the documentation. You will organize your files for storage and write a project closure report. All students need Microsoft Word plus access to Google Drive (through your PG school email).
Assignment Instructions and Requirements
First Steps
If your project is slated for completion or a portion has been designated for completion, it should be very close. Those who are working on hypothetical projects that would extend beyond the course should anticipate how the project would be expected to close.
Part 1: Google Drive Repository
Organize your files in Google Drive. If you need assistance, first check the link in the Reading section of the unit. When you are done, save the URL to this Drive and, importantly, ensure that your instructor is granted access to it. The Drive should look something like this inside the main folder:
Required contents:
Main folder
IT599-Proposal-LastName-FirstName
IT599-Implementation-LastName-FirstName
IT599-ProjectClosure-LastName-FirstName
Updates
IT599-PeerReview-LastName-FirstName
IT599-Update-Week3-LastName-FirstName
IT599-Update-Week4-LastName-FirstName
Another folder if appropriate (name it descriptively)
Any other documents related to your project, each named descriptively
WBS files (PM track only)
IT599-WBS-Week2-LastName-FirstName
IT599-WBS-Week3-LastName-FirstName
IT599-WBS-Week4-LastName-FirstName
Part 2: Project Closure
As usual, retrieve the assignment template to earn points for this assignment. Note that paragraphs will be single-spaced, and a blank line should be placed between paragraphs and headings for readability; this must look like a work document and not at all like a school paper. Keep all subheadings as presented in the template.
Cover:
Replace “Project Name” with a descriptive name for your project.
Replace “X” with either a real client’s name, a made-up client name, or your professor’s name.
Replace “Y” with your first and last names.
Replace “Z” with the date you completed this document.
Starting on page 2, replace “Content Here” with the following.
Important: some phrases and ideas may be pulled from previous assignments, but the bulk of the writing must be new.
Project Overview
Explain these four facets of your project:
Purpose
Scope, including goals and objectives
Risk management
Other concerns (culled from earlier assignment ideas)
Write in full sentences. Each of the four items should be in a separate paragraph.
Write 220250 words for this section, with a minimum of 50 words in each paragraph.
Accomplishments
Describe these three facets of your project:
Budget performance
Scheduling performance
Final deliverable(s): If the project is available online, provide the full URL and an explanation.
Write in full sentences. Each of the three items should be in a separate paragraph.
Write 220250 words for this section, with a minimum of 50 words in each paragraph.
Lessons Learned
Describe what went poorly and what went well with your project:
Activities, facts, or some other project facet that did not go as planned. In the absence of any negative aspects, explain what could have gone wrong.
Describe how you would deal with these problems better if they were to occur in future projects.
Activities, facts, or some other facet of the project that worked well.
Describe why you think these went well.
Write in full sentences. Present the negatives and the positives in two separate paragraphs.
Write a total of 160190 words for this section, with a minimum of 70 words in each paragraph.
Recommendations
Describe the following:
Future enhancements for your project, such as the potential for adding scope or features, application to other fields, etc.
Recommendations for similar future projects. This might be based in part on the lessons learned, costs, or other facets but focused on what you might tell another IT professional in terms of the helpful commentary should they attempt a similar project.
Write in full sentences. Each of the two main concepts should be in separate paragraphs.
Write a total of 160190 words for this section, with a minimum of 70 words in each paragraph.
Google Drive repository link
Add the full direct URL to the Google Drive containing your files.
Optional content
Should you feel that an additional section of information would be appropriate for your project’s documentation this week, add the subheading Addendum at the end of the template and insert this information after that subheading. This would not earn points but may be helpful in keeping pertinent documentation together. It is not required to include an addendum.
Additional Parameters
You may apply additional subheadings for this report if you wish but you must retain the main headings currently in the template.
This must be completed using your critical thinking and knowledge gained throughout the program instead of the direct use of source materials.
Any resources necessary for the project’s completion (such as vendors, tutorials, open-source materials, etc.) should be identified by name and full URL.
Proofread your work for grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and formality. While first-person writing is allowed and logical in parts, limit it where possible.
Directions for Submitting Your Assignment
Name your Word document with the following convention:
IT599-ProjectClosure-LastName-FirstName (using your own name).
Check again to make sure your Google Drive is accessible to your instructor.
Make sure you read all instructions carefully and review the grading rubric before submitting to the Dropbox for the Unit 5 Assignment.
Plagiarism
You are expected to be the sole author of your work and that it is not copied from sources, as plagiarism will not be tolerated. In accordance with the University’s academic integrity policy, your assignment will be automatically submitted to Turnitin. Plagiarism of words, ideas, images, or other intellectual property violates the University honor code, and any offense may be subject to disciplinary action. For more information on Universitys plagiarism policy, refer to the current University Catalog.
Review the Unit 5 Assignment Rubric before beginning this activity.
The project closure document must be submitted in the given template to earn points for this assignment.
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Rubric Name: IT599 Unit 5 Assignment Rubric
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Criteria 1 Level III Max Points
25 points
Level II Max Points
21.25 points
Level I Max Points
17.5 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
Overview
? Explains in separate paragraphs the project’s (1) purpose, (2) scope, goals, and objectives, (3) risk management, and (4) other concerns.
? Writes a minimum of 50 words in each paragraph with a total of 220250 words for the overview section.
? Explains in separate paragraphs the project’s (1) purpose, (2) scope, goals, and objectives, (3) risk management, and (4) other concerns but may have missed one of these topics.
? Might have written less than the minimum wording/length requirements for the overview section.
? Explains in separate paragraphs the project’s (1) purpose, (2) scope, goals, and objectives, (3) risk management, and (4) other concerns but missed one of these topics OR misidentified concepts.
? Writes less than the minimum wording/length requirements for the overview section.
Does not meet this criteria.
Score of Overview,
/ 25
Criteria 2 Level III Max Points
25 points
Level II Max Points
21.25 points
Level I Max Points
17.5 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
Accomplishments
? Describes in separate paragraphs the project’s (1) budget performance, (2) scheduling performance, and (3) final deliverables, including a full URL if the project is available online.
? Writes a minimum of 50 words in each paragraph with a total of 220250 words for the accomplishments section.
? Describes in separate paragraphs the project’s (1) budget performance, (2) scheduling performance, and (3) final deliverables, including a full URL if the project is available online but does not provide enough detail for either the budget or the scheduling.
? Might have written less than the minimum wording/length requirements.
? Describes in separate paragraphs the project’s (1) budget performance, (2) scheduling performance, and (3) final deliverables, including a full URL if the project is available online but missed one of the topics OR fails to provide enough information for the budget and/or scheduling.
? Writes less than the minimum wording/length requirements.
Does not meet this criteria.
Score of Accomplishments,
/ 25
Criteria 3 Level III Max Points
20 points
Level II Max Points
17 points
Level I Max Points
14 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
Lessons Learned
? Describes lessons learned in separate paragraphs: (1) negatives, including how the situations could have been better handled, and (2) positives, including why they went well.
? Writes a minimum of 70 words in each paragraph with a total of 160190 words for the lessons learned section.
? Describes lessons learned in separate paragraphs: (1) negatives, but without sufficient explanation as to how they could have been better handled, and (2) positives, including why they went well.
? Might have written less than the minimum wording/length requirements.
? Describes lessons learned in separate paragraphs: (1) negatives, but without sufficient explanation as to how they could have been better handled, and (2) positives, but may not have included why they went well OR did not provide sufficient explanations.
? Writes less than the minimum wording/length requirements.
Does not meet this criteria.
Score of Lessons Learned,
/ 20
Criteria 4 Level III Max Points
20 points
Level II Max Points
17 points
Level I Max Points
14 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
Recommendations
? Describes in separate paragraphs (1) possible future enhancements for the project, and (2) recommendations for future similar projects.
? Writes a minimum of 70 words in each paragraph with a total of 160190 words for the recommendation section.
? Describes in separate paragraphs (1) possible future enhancements for the project, and (2) recommendations for future similar projects.
? Writes less than the minimum wording/length requirements.
? Describes in separate paragraphs (1) possible future enhancements for the project, and (2) recommendations for future projects but does not clearly connect to similar projects.
? Writes less than the minimum wording/length requirements.
Does not meet this criteria.
Score of Recommendations,
/ 20
Criteria 5 Level III Max Points
10 points
Level II Max Points
8.5 points
Level I Max Points
7 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
Google Drive setup the folder must be accessible to the instructor to earn these points
? Sets up a folder in Google Drive for the project and includes all folders and documents listed in the instructions. Any additional files and folders are descriptively named.
? The full URL is shared in the Closure document.
? Sets up a folder in Google Drive for the project and includes all folders and documents listed in the instructions. Any additional files and folders are included but might not be descriptively named OR some of the required files are not uploaded.
? The full URL is shared in the Closure document.
? Sets up a folder in Google Drive for the project but not all files listed in the instructions are included and/or the folders are not set up as required.
? A link is shared in the Closure document but might not be a full URL.
Does not meet this criteria.
Score of Google Drive setup the folder must be accessible to the instructor to earn these points,
/ 10
Criteria 6 Level III Max Points
10 points
Level II Max Points
8.5 points
Level I Max Points
7 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
Writing, Formatting, and Basics
? Completes the cover page content.
? Writing has few if any errors.
? Formatting followed instructions.
? Completes the cover page content but may have missed an item.
? Writing includes some errors or informality OR formatting did not follow instructions.
? Completes the cover page content but may have missed an item.
? Writing includes errors or informality AND formatting did not follow instructions.
Does not meet this criteria.
Score of Writing, Formatting, and Basics,
/ 10
TotalScore of IT599 Unit 5 Assignment Rubric,
/ 110
Overall Score
LEVEL 4
93.6 points minimum
LEVEL 3
77.1 points minimum
LEVEL 2
1 point minimum
LEVEL 1
0 points minimum
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Unit 5 Discussion
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PowerPoint With Audio: Help!
Next week involves creating a PowerPoint with audio. What are some recommendations you have for classmates when it comes time to do this?
This discussion only requires one post your answer to the question above posted within the Wednesday-through-Tuesday boundaries of the unit. Write at least 100 words in this post.
Additional rules:
Write your own descriptive subject line for your initial post not your name, course or unit number, or the title shown above for this discussion. Labeling content is an important step in workplace documentation.
Write your posts entirely in your own words, without quoting or copying from sources.
Posts must demonstrate respect for others and use a professional (formal) tone.
To earn points, all of the parameters above must be met. No partial points are given.
