Assignment 1: Assess Organizational Readiness
Note: The assignments are a series of papers that are based on the same case, which is located in the Student Center of the course shell. The assignments are dependent upon one another.
Review the assigned case study and complete this assignment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you: 1.Analyze how the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) apply to the facts of the case study. Provide examples to support your analysis. 2.Determine the project benefits, organizational readiness, and risk culture of the company in the case study. Provide justification for your response. 3.Develop at least three (3) project risk recommendations based on the analysis from criteria number 1 and 2 of this assignment. 4.Identify the initial categories of risk (RBS Level 1 and 2) that you see as being present in the case study using the Example Risk Checklist (Figure A-2, Hillson & Simon text). 5.Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: •Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. •Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: •Analyze the critical success factors (CSFs), project benefits, and organizational readiness and risk culture of the company. •Apply the results of this analysis to the development of project risk recommendations. •Use technology and information resources to research issues in project risk management •Write clearly and concisely about project risk management using proper writing mechanics. writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 200
Assignment 1: Assess Organizational Readiness
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Analyze how the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) apply to the facts of the case study. Provide examples to support your analysis.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed how the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) apply to the facts of the case study. Did not submit or incompletely provided examples to support your analysis.
Partially analyzed how the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) apply to the facts of the case study. Partially provided examples to support your analysis.
Satisfactorily analyzed how the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) apply to the facts of the case study. Satisfactorily provided examples to support your analysis.
Thoroughly analyzed how the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) apply to the facts of the case study. Thoroughly provided examples to support your analysis.
2. Determine the project benefits, organizational readiness, and risk culture of the company in the case study. Provide justification for your response. Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely determined the project benefits, organizational readiness, and risk culture of the company in the case study. Did not submit or incompletely provided justification for your response.
Partially determined the project benefits, organizational readiness, and risk culture of the company in the case study. Partially provided justification for your response.
Satisfactorily determined the project benefits, organizational readiness, and risk culture of the company in the case study. Satisfactorily provided justification for your response.
Thoroughly determined the project benefits, organizational readiness, and risk culture of the company in the case study. Thoroughly provided justification for your response.
3. Develop at least three (3) project risk recommendations based on the analysis from criteria number 1 and 2 of this assignment.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely developed at least three (3) project risk recommendations based on the analysis from criteria number 1 and 2 of this assignment.
Partially developed at least three (3) project risk recommendations based on the analysis from criteria number 1 and 2 of this assignment.
Satisfactorily developed at least three (3) project risk recommendations based on the analysis from criteria number 1 and 2 of this assignment.
Thoroughly developed at least three (3) project risk recommendations based on the analysis from criteria number 1 and 2 of this assignment.
4. Identify the initial categories of risk (RBS Level 1 and 2) that you see as being present in the case study using the Example Risk Checklist (Figure A-2, Hillson & Simon text).
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely identified the initial categories of risk (RBS Level 1 and 2) that you see as being present in the case study using the Example Risk Checklist (Figure A-2, Hillson & Simon text).
Partially identified the initial categories of risk (RBS Level 1 and 2) that you see as being present in the case study using the Example Risk Checklist (Figure A-2, Hillson & Simon text).
Satisfactorily identified the initial categories of risk (RBS Level 1 and 2) that you see as being present in the case study using the Example Risk Checklist (Figure A-2, Hillson & Simon text).
Thoroughly identified the initial categories of risk (RBS Level 1 and 2) that you see as being present in the case study using the Example Risk Checklist (Figure A-2, Hillson & Simon text).
5. 4 references
Weight: 5%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
