Week 4 Assignment – Activity: Schedule and Budgeting Exercise for Project Scenario
Overview
It is now important to consider how to manage project obstacles and risks. Being able to continue the progression of a project is important in the face of unpredictable conditions in the internal and external environment of an organization.
Instructions
Write a one-page paper in which you:
Outline the process you would use to move to a centralized structure.
Go back to the Week 3 assignment, Organizing HR Projects, and consider the goal of the project.
Conduct research on centralized and decentralized organizations and come up with three tasks that you would need to move to a centralized structure.
Consider methods for assigning costs to tasks and come up with the process (not the actual budget) that you would use to determine a budget.
Write a one-page paper outlining the process you would use.
Create a WBS for the project and analyze each task using the
https://blackboard.strayer.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/HRM/HRM517/210100/Course_Files/cf_hrm517_project-budget-wbs.xlsx
Review, as needed, the following sites regarding cost estimation:
The Ultimate Guide to Project Cost Estimating.
https://www.smartsheet.com/ultimate-guide-project-cost-estimating
Cost Estimation for Projects: How to Estimate Accurately.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
