Project Assignment

Project Organization
Chart
The goal of this Specialization is to provide you with the tools to more effectively and
successfully manage projects. A key part of this effort is to learn how to produce many of the key
project planning deliverables that are part of a well-developed project.

In this assignment, we will prepare a Project Organization Chart based on the Wilmont’s
Pharmacy Case Study found in the Resource section of this Course. The student should use the
Study as a basis to develop the assigned deliverables for the project.

The Wilmont’s Pharmacy Case Study is based on a hypothetical case where a pharmacy company
is developing a drone project for home delivery of prescriptions. You may not be familiar with the
technology involved in the Case; however, the assignment is based on your knowledge of the
typical life cycle of a project and the contents of the associated deliverables. Therefore, you
should focus on developing a management plan for the project based on the lessons in the
Specialization and not focus on the technology and the details of the engineering.

The deliverable will be graded by a minimum of two of your peers who are also taking the course.
The grades will be based on a Grading Rubric developed by the teaching staff and provided to
each grader and your participation in the grading process to review the deliverables of other
students. Each student must complete a minimum of three peer-review evaluations in order to
get credit for the assignment.

Assignment Requirements

Format: The assignment must be uploaded PDF-type print image file formatted in standard US
letter size pages by Adobe Acrobat or compatible software. The original document can be
prepared in any format of the students choosing as long as it can be converted/printed to a
PDF deliverable.

Assignment Guidelines: Use the information provided in the Case Study as a guide to
produce this deliverable. You are not required to perform any outside research to add to the
Case or to perform additional studies over what is specified in the assignment to further
define the Case.

A standard template is provided for this Deliverable in the Resources section of Coursera. You are
welcome to download and use these templates to develop the assignment. Alternately, you can
use a format that is derived from some other standard from your organization or elsewhere as
long as the contents contain the required information and it is reasonably easy to follow by the
Peer-reviewer without additional knowledge or training.

Assignment Deliverable Contents

Prepare two Project Organization Charts based on the Wilmont’s Pharmacy Case Study. One chart
should reflect the Wilmont’s Project organization and the second chart should reflect the
DroneTech Engineering organization with you as the Project Manager. Each chart should be based
on the positions listed in the case study description and the associated roles and reporting
structure described.

The Project Organization Charts should include three (3) levels of organization as outlined
in the Assignment Video.
After you prepare each chart describe the Project Organization type employed by each company
and provide the reasons for your selection. The Project Organization types can be: Functional,
Weak Matrix, Balance Matrix, Strong Matrix or Projectized.

Grading Rubric for Peer Review

Following are the general guidelines for evaluation of this assignment. The student should use
these guidelines to aide in the preparation of the Project Organization Chart. If you are uncertain
as to the specific requirements, please refer to the Project Organization Chart Template in the
Resources section of Coursera, the Assignment Video, and Chapter 2.1 of The Project Management
Body of Knowledge, 5 th edition for additional information. Also, please feel free to post any
questions you may have in one of the discussion forums created for this Specialization.

Project Organization Chart Grading Rubric

The Project Organization Chart document will be rated based on the following scales. Provide
specific written feedback to explain your rating.

Wilmont’s Pharmacy Organization Chart

Format – The organization chart is presented in a format that demonstrates the Project
Organization well. Format should be similar to the one provided in the Resources section of
Coursera and described in the Assignment Video.

Poor (1) Average (7) Good (8) Very Good (10) Rating =
Project Organization chart Organization Chart is Organization Chart is
well
Organization is presented. well prepared and easy prepared and easy to
Chart not However, it does to follow. It includes follow. It includes three
included not contain three three levels of project levels of project
levels or is not well personnel – Project personnel – Project
prepared and easy Manager, PM Direct Manager, PM Direct
to follow. Reports and Level 3 Reports and Level 3
participants as participants as
appropriate. appropriate. Participants
Participants are not are named where their
named. names are available.
Comments:

Key Level 2 Positions – Include the key direct reports to the Project Manager.

Poor (1) Average (14) Good (16) Very Good (20) Rating =
The Project Some direct All of the functional All of the direct reports to
Organization reports are direct reports are the Project Manager are
 Chart does not listed, but the list listed; however, the shown including
include the in incomplete. administrative Procurement, Project
Level 2 functions such as Controls and Quality
Personnel. Procurement, Project positions.
Controls and Quality
are not listed.
Comments:

Key Level 3 Positions – Include the key direct reports to the Project Manager’s direct reports.

Poor (1) Average (7) Good (8) Very Good (10) Rating =
Level 3 not Some direct All of the direct reports to
included in reports are the Project Manager’s
direct
Project listed, but the reports are shown
list
Organization in incomplete.
Chart
Comments:

Project Organization Type – The assignment contains a description of the Project Organization
type based on the PMI descriptions – Functional, Weak Matrix, Balanced Matrix, Strong Matrix or
Projectized
– and the reasons for making this choice for the Wilmont’s Pharmacy project staff.

Poor (1) Fair (7) Average (8) Good (9) Very Good (10) Rating =
Project Project type PMI Project Project type PMI Project type
Organization included, type included, included that does included with well
type not but it does but no not match PMI thought out
included not match reasoning descriptions but reasoning for the
PMI provided. with well thought selection
descriptions. out reasoning for
No the selection.
reasoning
provided.
Comments:

DroneTech Engineering’s Organization Chart

Format – The organization chart is presented in a format that demonstrates the Project
Organization well. Format should be similar to the one provided in the Resources section of
Coursera and described in the Assignment Video.

Poor (1) Average (7) Good (8) Very Good (10) Rating =
Project Organization chart Organization Chart is Organization Chart is
well
Organization is presented. well prepared and easy prepared and easy to
Chart not However, it does to follow. It includes follow. It includes three
included not contain three three levels of project levels of project
levels or is not well personnel – Project personnel – Project
prepared and easy Manager, PM Direct Manager, PM Direct
to follow. Reports and Level 3 Reports and Level 3
participants as participants as
appropriate. appropriate. Participants
Participants are not are named where their
named. names are available.
Comments:

Key Level 2 Positions – Include the key direct reports to the Project Manager.

Poor (1) Average (14) Good (16) Very Good (20) Rating =
The Project Some direct All of the functional All of the direct reports to
Organization reports are direct reports are the Project Manager are
Chart does not listed, but the listed; however, the shown including
list
include the in incomplete. administrative Procurement, Project
Level 2 functions such as Controls and Quality
Personnel. Procurement, Project positions.
Controls and Quality
are not listed.
Comments:
Key Level 3 Positions – Include the key direct reports to the Project Manager’s direct reports.

Poor (1) Average (7) Good (8) Very Good (10) Rating =
Level 3 not Some direct All of the direct reports to
included in reports are the Project Manager’s
direct
Project listed, but the reports are shown
list
Organization in incomplete.
Chart
Comments:

Project Organization Type – The assignment contains a description of the Project Organization
type based on the PMI descriptions – Functional, Weak Matrix, Balanced Matrix, Strong Matrix or
Projectized
– and the reasons for making this choice for the Wilmont’s Pharmacy project staff.

Poor (1) Fair (7) Average (8) Good (9) Very Good (10) Rating =
Project Project type PMI Project Project type PMI Project type
Organization included, type included, included that does included with well
type not but it does but no not match PMI thought out
included not match reasoning descriptions but reasoning for the
PMI provided. with well thought selection
descriptions. out reasoning for
No the selection.
reasoning
provided.
Comments:

TOTAL =

General Comments and feedback – what specific approaches worked well? Areas for improvement?