Stacey Hopkins-Project Plan

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Project Management Plan

OGL320_Fall 2020-A
Developed by: Stacey Hopkins

For: Dr. Chandler
Table of Contents
Module 1/2___________________________________________________________________________4
Agreement____________________________________________________________________________________4
Course Structure________________________________________________________________________________4
Baseline Assessment & Rubrics and Quality Criteria___________________________________________4

Project Management Terminology Video Quiz________________________________________________________4
Conversation with a PM - Part 1 Video Quiz__________________________________________________________5
O'Connell (2011) Intro, Ch. 1 & Ch. 2________________________________________________________________5
Wiefling (2007) Kickoff, Ch. 1 & Ch. 2_______________________________________________________________5
Baseline Assessment Video Quiz___________________________________________________________________5
Baseline Assessment____________________________________________________________________________6
Wiefling (2007) Chapters 10 and 11_________________________________________________________________6
Product Specifications and Quality Criteria Video Quiz_________________________________________________6
What is Quality Assurance?_______________________________________________________________________6
Rubrics Video Quiz______________________________________________________________________________7
Project Planning_______________________________________________________________________7
Start the Project Plan____________________________________________________________________________7
Project Planning Video Quiz_______________________________________________________________________7
De Reyck (2010) - Effective Project Planning__________________________________________________________7
Planning for Contingencies Video Quiz______________________________________________________________8
Work Break Down Structure (WBS)_________________________________________________________________8
Products, Tasks, and Subtasks_____________________________________________________________________8
Project Plan____________________________________________________________________________________9
Peer Reviews of Colleagues' Project Plans___________________________________________________________9
Feedback Video Quiz____________________________________________________________________________9
PM Biases_____________________________________________________________________________9
Habits Video Quiz_______________________________________________________________________________9
Biases Video Quiz______________________________________________________________________________10
Halvorson and Rock (2015) and with Desjardins (2018)________________________________________________10
PM Processes_________________________________________________________________________10
Cottrell (2011) - Critical Thinking__________________________________________________________________10
Critical Thinking Video Quiz______________________________________________________________________10
Wiefling (2007) Ch. 7 & 8________________________________________________________________________11
PMBOK 6th edition (2017) - PM Overview and PM Processes___________________________________________11
PM Processes in Case Study - 1 Video Quiz__________________________________________________________11
Project Plan Updating__________________________________________________________________12

O'Connell (2011) Ch. 4, 5, & 6____________________________________________________________________12
Updated and Improved Project Plan_______________________________________________________________12
Peer Reviews of Colleagues' Updated Project Plans___________________________________________________13
Project Culmination____________________________________________________________________13
Why People Fail to Recognize their own Incompetence_______________________________________________13
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Conversation with a PM - Part 2 Video Quiz_________________________________________________________13
Culminating Project Management Performance Review_______________________________________________13
Extra Credit__________________________________________________________________________14
Planning for Contingencies______________________________________________________________________14
Pre-Peer Feedback on UPDATED Project Plans_______________________________________________________14
Locating and Reporting Typos and Mistakes_________________________________________________________14
Additional Learning from Podcasts________________________________________________________________14
PM Proposed Products for Extra Credit_____________________________________________________________15
Other Extra Credit Opportunities_________________________________________________________________15
Risk Assessment_______________________________________________________________________16
Contingency Planning__________________________________________________________________16
Lessons Learned_______________________________________________________________________18
What went Right?______________________________________________________________________________18
What went Wrong?____________________________________________________________________________18
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Planned Corrective Actions______________________________________________________________________18
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OGL320: Foundations of Project Management (2020 Fall-A)
Module 1/2
Agreement to Adhere to the Academic Integrity Rules
Planned Start Date Planned End Date Time Invested Time Invested
(Original) (Original) (Planned) (Actual)
August 21, 2020 August 21, 2020 0.25 Person-hour(s) 1.0 Person-hour(s)
Delivery Date Due Date Re-Planned Start Date Re-Planned End Date
Planned
August 21, 2020 August 21, 2020 August 22, 2020 August 22, 2020
Course Structure Conversation Contributions
Planned
Baseline Assessment & Rubrics and Quality Criteria
Project Management Terminology Video Quiz
Planned
August 22, 2020 August 22, 2020 N/A N/A
Save results in PDF format for ease of review at a later date.
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Conversation with a PM - Part 1 Video Quiz
Planned
O'Connell (2011) Intro, Ch. 1 & Ch. 2
Planned
Review all notifications within the scope of the project, not the email versions, to gain full
understanding of answers to questions and comments regarding active participation.
Re-open task a minimum of 5 days after ‘Due Dates’ to further review additional comments by
peers, as well as answers to prior questions.
Wiefling (2007) Kickoff, Ch. 1 & Ch. 2
Planned
peers, as well as answers to prior questions
Baseline Assessment Video Quiz
Planned
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Baseline Assessment
Planned
Brainstorm past projects.
Select project that has been completed successfully a multitude of times to describe in full detail.
Write out fully detailed past project.
Wiefling (2007) Chapters 10 and 11
Planned
Product Specifications and Quality Criteria Video Quiz
Planned
What is Quality Assurance?
Planned
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Rubrics Video Quiz
Planned
Project Planning
Start the Project Plan
September 01, 2020 September 01, 2020 1.0 Person-hour(s) 1.5 Person-hour(s)
Planned
September 01, 2020 September 01, 2020 N/A N/A
Create outline based upon Quality Criteria.
Develop design of project plan; tasks, due dates, invested time for each task/subtask, etc.
Begin filling in detailed information regarding tasks and subtasks.
Project Planning Video Quiz
Planned
De Reyck (2010) - Effective Project Planning
Planned
August 30, 2020 September 01, 2020 N/A N/A
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Planning for Contingencies Video Quiz
Planned
September 01, 2020 September 03, 2020 August 29, 2020 August 29, 2020
Work Break Down Structure (WBS)
Planned
September 03, 2020 September 05, 2020 September 06, 2020 September 06, 2020
Products, Tasks, and Subtasks
Planned
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Project Plan
Planned
September 07, 2020 September 08, 2020 N/A September 08, 2020
Complete detailed information of all tasks and subtasks.
Review for grammatical errors.
Submit for review by shareholder before submission to Peer Review.
Revise project plan.
Submit project plan for Peer Review.
Peer Reviews of Colleagues' Project Plans
Planned
Analyze Rubric to ascertain Quality Criteria.
Review Project Plans of peers.
Make notes for peers regarding their Project Plans.
Submit notes to peers for their review.
Feedback Video Quiz
Planned
PM Biases
Habits Video Quiz
Planned
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Submissions that demonstrate understanding of concepts in Biases Video Quiz
Planned
Halvorson and Rock (2015) and with Desjardins (2018)
Planned
PM Processes
Cottrell (2011) - Critical Thinking
Planned
Critical Thinking Video Quiz
Planned
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Wiefling (2007) Ch. 7 & 8
Planned
PMBOK 6th edition (2017) - PM Overview and PM Processes
September 20, 2020 September 20, 2020 3 Person-hour(s) 8.75 Person-hour(s)
Planned
PM Processes in Case Study - 1 Video Quiz
Planned
Planned
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Planned
Project Plan Updating
Updating the Project Plan
September 24, 2020 September 24, 2020 2.0 Person-hour(s) Person-hour(s)
Planned
September 24, 2020 September 26, 2020 September 23, 2020
Review completed ‘Peer Reviews’ of previously submitted Project Plan that were received
Compare reviews with Client provided Rubric.
Begin revisions including, but not limited to inclusion of subtasks, more detailed information, e.g.
Planned Start/End Dates, Delivery Date, Re-Planned Start/End Dates
O'Connell (2011) Ch. 4, 5, & 6
Planned
Updated and Improved Project Plan
Person-hour(s) Person-hour(s)
Planned
October 01, 2020
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Peer Reviews of Colleagues' Updated Project Plans
Planned
October 03, 2020
Project Culmination
Why People Fail to Recognize their own Incompetence
October 04, 2020 October 04, 2020 0.5 Person-hour(s) 1.25 Person-hour(s)
Planned
October 04, 2020 October 06, 2020 September 23, 2020 September 24, 2020
Conversation with a PM - Part 2 Video Quiz
October 04, 2020 October 04, 2020 0.75 Person-hour(s) 1.25Person-hour(s)
Planned
October 04, 2020 October 06, 2020 September 23, 2020 September 23, 2020
Culminating Project Management Performance Review *
October 06, 2020 October 06, 2020 Person-hour(s) Person-hour(s)
Planned
October 06, 2020 October 08, 2020
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Extra Credit
Planning for Contingencies
Planned
Pre-Peer Feedback on UPDATED Project Plans
Planned
September 29, 2020
Locating and Reporting Typos and Mistakes

Planned
October 10, 2020
Additional Learning from Podcasts

Planned
October 10, 2020
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PM Proposed Products for Extra Credit
Planned
October 10, 2020
Other Extra Credit Opportunities

Planned
October 10, 2020
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Risk Assessment
Familial Obligations
Work ahead, so as to not fall behind for familial obligations such as: child’s extracurricular
activities, regularly scheduled doctor’s appointments, school functions, birthday parties, child’s
tantrums, vet appointments, etc.
Pre-planned Vacation
Work ahead or complete your assignments on vacation.
Car towed
Work ahead so that this inconvenience does not impede turning assignments in on-time.
Exhaustion
Work ahead or work through the exhaustion. Everybody gets tired, over-worked, and
overwhelmed, but there is always time to sleep later.
Mental Lapse
Set calendar reminders with multiple notifications. This will help you to remember when
assignments are due and remind you to check to see if you have previously turned them in.
Contingency Planning
Work
Unexpected work trips or emergency assignments should be planned for. They have happened in
the past and most likely will happen again; either work ahead or work on assignments during the
intermittent breaks that you may have.
Family Emergency
Nobody can plan for an emergency room visit or a death in the family, but again working ahead
will ensure that you have a cushion to deal with these emotional and trying times.
Personal Illness
Depending on the illness you can work through it, but if you have a severe enough illness that
prevents you from working on assignments, you should have enough padded time built in to ensure
that you do not fall behind.
Hurricane
Living on the Gulf Coast during August and September, hurricanes are always a potential issue.
You can be home without utilities before, during, or after the storm, you can evacuate and be on the
road for exorbitant amounts of time, or you can be dealing with extremely scared pets and family
members before, during, or after the storm. It is always best to work ahead during these time frames
in order to give yourself a little extra time to complete future assignments.
Internet Outage
Internet service interruptions can be an extreme hassle; from children constantly telling you “I’m
bored,” to the inability to turn connect to the portal to turn in your assignments. It is always best to
have a backup plan in case this happens, such as mobile hotspot across your cellular network, work
Wi-Fi, or even the public library.
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Power Outage
These can occur at ANY time and for ANY reason. Whether it be a brown-out during a heat
wave, a drunk driver smashing into a utility pole, or just an overloaded/blown transformer. I have a
laptop and have multiple alternatives for charging it; battery packs, 110v outlet in my vehicle, charge
at work, or go to a retail establishment that has not been impacted by the power outage.
Housing Disaster (Fire, Flood, Wind, Etc.)
Nothing can take your mind off of current responsibilities like a housing disaster. Whether you
come home to a flooded house from a broken plumbing fixture, a fire that consumed everything, or
just an extreme wind storm that caused existential roof damage that may have destroyed internal
belongings. Again, you should always work ahead to ensure that you have ample time to complete
future assignments after you address the immediate issues, but I also have multiple redundancies for
my work; everything that I do on my laptop is backed up on Google Docs and Microsoft One Drive.
Having the multiple redundancies also ensures that I can obtain my assignments even if one of the
sites is down.
Burglary
You can have the best security system in the world (which you probably don’t) and if an
experienced enough burglar wants to get inside and steal your belongings, it’s going to happen.
Despite having multiple weapons and dogs in the home, should you be there when it occurs, or an
alarm system and video cameras for when you are not. Having multiple redundancies for your
assignments and a backup laptop, such as one from work, ensure that I will be able to remain
connected and turn in my assignments on time.
Pandemic
As with previously mentioned posts, if you work ahead then this should minimize the impact of a
pandemic. Whether you get sick personally, have a family member fall ill, or just have to quarantine
for days, weeks, or months, as long as you have your data backed up, you will be able to continue
your project from wherever you are.
Vehicle Theft
Should your computer equipment be in the vehicle or just the hours, days, weeks, and months of
dealing with the police departments and insurance companies dealing with the auto theft alone, it
definitely pays to work ahead. Should you computer equipment be in the vehicle, having cloud
backups of your work will definitely pay off in dividends.
Vehicle Accident
One can never plan on a vehicle accident and due to the severity of the impact and potential
sustained injuries, a PM should work ahead to ensure staying on track in case of this contingency.
Should the accident be severe enough, you may have to enlist help to alleviate the problem; whether
it be to transcribe data for you or make arrangements for you to resume the project at a future date.
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Lessons Learned
What went Right?
Comprehension of the course material is indicated at a satisfactory level; through both peer and
Client feedback.
Utilization of resources to fulfill Quality Metrics, e.g. Client, husband, and peers for expertise in
areas where I was lacking.
Expectations of shareholders, i.e. family, was discussed, agreed upon, and adhered to throughout
the duration of the project.
What went Wrong?
Risks and Contingency plans not adequately created initially, nor enacted soon enough.
Time allocation not accurate the majority of the time.
Did not fully read the Rubric for all tasks and subtasks.
Sarcasm and humor, while they can be utilized to lessen tensions and alleviate stress during
difficult tasks, more care needs to be addressed when utilizing these tactics; especially with
whom they are utilized.
Planned Corrective Actions
In the beginning of Project ‘OGL-320 (Fall 2020-A)’, tasks and subtasks were less difficult and
less time consuming, therefore during these earlier periods of future projects, I need to focus
more efforts on getting ahead of schedule to compensate for the Risks and Contingencies.
Become more realistic regarding time allocation. There were way too many instances that tasks
and subtasks took 0.75 Person-hour longer, or more, than originally anticipated. In some
instances, the time was massively over original assumptions.
Utilization of humor and sarcasm needs to be more carefully monitored and more care needs to
be placed on the audience.
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Project Management Plan

Developed by: Stacey Hopkins

Baseline Assessment & Rubrics and Quality Criteria___________________________________________4

Project Plan Updating__________________________________________________________________12

Locating and Reporting Typos and Mistakes

Additional Learning from Podcasts

Other Extra Credit Opportunities

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