Integrated Project Plan
General
- Graduate
- 15 learners; individual projects
- 40 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
- 5 projects wanted
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any company type
- Any industries
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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April 8, 2024Experience start
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June 30, 2024Experience end
Overview
- Details
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The Master of Science in Project Management program empowers students with the technical, professional, and strategic expertise to manage projects from inception to completion across global markets.
In this capstone course, students utilize all of the project management skills they have acquired to evaluate project processes and outcomes of a single project throughout the entire project life cycle. Through this process they utilize quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including tactical approaches, earned value management, stakeholder analysis and practical techniques for reporting performance results.
- Learner skills
- Project management
- Deliverables
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Students will deliver an Integrated Project Plan (IPP) that includes the following components:
- Stakeholder Register
- Ethics Policy
- Project Scope, resources, activities, and schedule
- Quality and Communication plans
- Risk register with contingencies
- Integrated Change Control plan
- Closing processes
Project Examples
Students can create a project plan for a wide variety of project types. Event planning, construction projects, operational planning. Some example projects include:
Moving and Occupancy Logistics Plan
The City of Boston is performing a major renovation of a historic building that houses City offices. Students will develop a high-level logistics plan to support the move in and set up of multiple City departments who are currently working in surrounding buildings. The goal is to produce a plan that will define the activities associated with the project, define the sequencing of those activities, key stakeholders, and a proposed schedule and budget.
Strategic Roadmap
This project is geared towards creating an integrated project plan that will serve as a strategic roadmap for a new Project Management Consulting startup. Students will research and define the owner’s project management services, comprehend the market landscape, and identify operational best practices. The scope includes a thorough analysis of competitors, tools like project management information systems, and key elements such as budgeting, marketing methodology, and financial planning. Students should consider strategy and recommendations for determining the scope, schedule, communication, budget, risks, quality, procurement, and human resources planning for the developing company. This project will lay the foundation for informed decision-making, sustainable business growth, while also answering critical questions surrounding market viability, operational efficiency, and competitive positioning.
Virtual Conference Planning
A national foundation’s mission is to provide access to education, tools and resources in order to eliminate preventable recreational boating accidents. Project participants will develop end-to-end project plans for the organization’s virtual conference, keeping in mind the event’s broad audience: park rangers, business owners, civic group members, or boating families. Students will research and recommend a specific online and conference platform (and alternatives if difficulties occur), determine an engaging format for the presentations, identify specific topics or content to share, recommend a conference length, assess whether a fee should be charged for participation and create a timeline which includes activities and milestones to facilitate the execution of the conference.