Colorado PJM380 Project Management Case Study

PJM 380 Colorado State University Project Management Case Study

Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do  not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title  of your submission.

OPTION #1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIMULATION #1

Part 1:  Simulation

• Your Role. Senior Project Manager at Delphi Printers & Peripherals, a small electronics and computer peripheral manufacturer.
• Your Task. You assemble and direct a product design  team to develop a new and innovative consumer printer. Delphi has  intelligence suggesting that a competitor is launching a printer with  similar features and capabilities in six months, putting pressure on you  and your team to develop a new printer that can compete effectively  against the competitor's offering.

You will benefit from playing the simulation multiple times using  di?erent scenarios to experience various project challenges. The  scenarios you can work on include:

Scenario A Easily achievable targets, with even weighting between objectives.
Scenario B Project has staffing crisis mid-project. Project will lose up to 3 staff members and be unable to hire for 2 weeks.
Scenario C Competitor issues surprise announcement mid-project. Schedule target will move up and points for schedule will increase.
Scenario D Very difficult management targets, with points weighted towards schedule compliance.
Scenario E Very difficult management targets. with points weighted towards scope compliance.

• Simulation Goals. Successful completion of the project. Success is rated on the following metrics: 
  • Scope
  • Schedule
  • Resources (cost)
  • Team process (morale and stress).
• Simulation Timeline. The simulation will continue until you either complete the project successfully or decide to end it prematurely.

Part 2: Written Assignment

Write a two- to three-page paper describing the scenario you  completed this week, the intent of the simulation, and your lessons  learned. Identify a minimum of four what-if assessments that resulted in  obtaining a better score and completing the scenario with better  results. Use scholarly resources to support your findings.