Project Initiation and Planning

PROJ 606
Closed
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Rafael Medeiros Hespanhol
Business Instructor
2
Timeline
  • April 2, 2023
    Experience start
  • April 8, 2023
    Project Scope Meeting
  • June 6, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
3 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Communications Operations Project management
Skills
project planning business consulting problem analysis
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Saskatchewan Polytechnic to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students in this program/course will learn key activities included in project planning including, project selection techniques, defining project requirements, determining scope, and creating a project charter and project plan.

Learners

Learners
Post-graduate
Any level
23 learners
Project
30 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
  3. Any outcome related to project planning
Project timeline
  • April 2, 2023
    Experience start
  • April 8, 2023
    Project Scope Meeting
  • June 6, 2023
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.

Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  • Project Initiation
  • High Level Project Definition
  • Constraints, Assumptions and Goals
  • Business Case
  • Project Selection Techniques
  • Project Charter
  • Document Management
  • Project Plans
  • Define Scope
  • Detailed Stakeholder Analysis
  • Detailed Risk Analysis
  • Governance and Team
  • Project Quality
  • Presentation of Project Plans

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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    How is your project relevant to the course?
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