Determine which project idea is viable and why

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Week 1 begins with an individual assignment. Please note that in this individual exercise you will be comparing 2 different projects. Within this course there are 9 available case studies for your use.

You are also welcome to use other cases you know of (PMI Project of the Year, Kerzner Case Study Book, or work examples!) Please choose 2 case studies for this first exercise to compare. Note: you will actually take one of these projects and use it for the assignment in weeks 3 and 5.

To assist you complete this first assignment, you will find herein for Week 1 - Business Case and Project Initiation Documents. It is not required to use all of these templates, but I would expect that you would utilize at least 2 of these templates in completing the Project Valuation/Feasibility Study for the 2 project case study comparison.

Each week you will also have a Quiz to complete which will be based upon the readings assigned in the PMBOK. You are allowed 3 attempts on the quiz and the highest grade will prevail. The quizzes are open book and are focused on the content from the readings, primarily the PMI content.

Assignment Summary:

Academic Integrity Exercise

Take Quiz 1 (best of 3 attempts)- Focus on PMBOK Part 1-Sections: 5.1-5.3

Individual Assignment (10-12 pages)-Choose 2 project ideas (the course case studies) - using a project valuation method OR feasibility study approach, a risk analysis and a cost-benefit analysis...determine which project idea is viable and WHY (rationale/ reasoning)...Note: You will use this same project idea in Weeks 3 and 5 and 6!

Volunteer to Lead a Discussion Thread in Weeks 2-6

NOTE: Format: Double line spacing between paragraphs but 1.5 spacing within the paragraph, 11-point Times Roman, 1-inch margins. Please use footnotes or end-notes and citations as well as 12-14 point font, bold headings and subheadings.

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