Due Date: Sunday by 11:59pm
Total Points: 100
Overview:
Create a Schedule Management Plan for your project.
Instructions:
Your selected project can be either a personal or professional example, but please do not
choose a project you have used for any other class or project, or that you are currently working
on in your professional work. Your Schedule Management Plan should be unique to you and not
previously used by you or anyone else.
To help you select your project, consider that you must know or be able to research enough
about this project that you will be able to identify (at least at a high level) the following:
The likely reason the project was undertaken (what business problem(s) the project was
supposed to solve)
At least 10 stakeholders
At least 10 key features, functions, or characteristics of the project’s output
Approximately how much the project is supposed to cost (high level)
Approximately how long the project is supposed to take
At least 5 risks associated with the project
What other possible projects could satisfy the same need
Requirements:
Use the “Schedule Management Plan Outline” template to complete the assignment
and submit to Blackboard.
Writing should be clear, concise, and well organized. Thoughts should be expressed in
a logical manner.
The writing should be free of spelling, grammar errors with excellent sentence /
paragraph construction.
Save your files using the following filename convention:
o ScheduleManagementPlan – FirstName_LastName
Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before
you write, and again after you write.
PMG640 –
Project Scheduling and Cost Planning
Unit 8 Assignment: Schedule Management Plan
Evaluation Rubric for Unit 8: Schedule Management Plan Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient
Needs
Improvement
Proficient
Exemplary
0 – 17 Points 18 – 23 Points 24 – 29 Points 30 Points
Overview of
the Scope
Statement
Scope statement
overview
requirements are
missing and does not
adequately address
key points.
Scope Statement is
clear and contains
most of all the
elements to complete
the project deliverable
but is missing some
detail.
Scope Statement
is clear and
contains most of
all the elements to
complete the
project deliverable.
Scope Statement is
clear and contains all
the elements to
complete the project
deliverable and
correct number of
requirements are
thorough, detailed
and addresses all key
points.
Work
Breakdown
Structure
Most of the activities
required for the scope
are missing or
incomplete.
Some of the activities
required to complete
the project scope are
missing. All activities
are well defined with
correct naming
conventions and
activities equal tasks
and tasks ultimately
equals scope.
Includes all the
activities required to
complete the project
scope. Some activities
are not well defined
with correct naming
conventions and
activities equal tasks
and tasks ultimately
equals scope.
Includes all the
activities required to
complete the project
scope. All activities
are well defined with
correct naming
conventions and
activities equal tasks
and tasks ultimately
equals scope.
Schedule Plan Schedule plan
missing core
elements of the WBS
and control sections.
Schedule plan
is clear plan,
and not all
activities in
WBS, clear
control
mechanism.
Schedule plan
contains all
activities, WBS
activities are
clear control
mechanism.
Schedule plan
contains all
activities in the
WBS, bottom –
up WBS, clear
control
mechanism.
0 – 5 Points 6 – 7 Points 8 – 9 Points 10 Points
Clear and
Professional
Writing
Writing assignment
contains no sense of
organization.
Paragraphs lack
clear ideas.
Contains several
errors in grammar,
spelling and
punctuation which
detracts from content
of the passage.
Writing assignment
contains a sense of
organization. Some
paragraphs have clear
ideas. Contains
several minor errors in
grammar, spelling and
punctuation, but does
not detract from
content of the
passage.
Writing assignment
contains good overall
organization. Most
paragraphs have clear
ideas and are
supported with some
examples. Mostly free
of errors in grammar,
spelling and
punctuation.
Writing assignment is
well-planned and
well-thought out. All
paragraphs have
clear ideas, are
supported with
examples and have
smooth transitions.
Free of errors in
grammar, spelling
and punctuation.
