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Homework: Business Finance- Operations Management
1) Read Chapters 3 and 5 of the course textbook, Contemporary Project Management: Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches.
2) Review the Walmart Case Study.
3) Review the Project Management Case Study-Logistics Service Improvement Project.
4) Review the video, CSR and the Triple Bottom Line.
Using the project management case study, develop a project charter (use headings) of three to four pages (no more than four pages). In addition to the course textbook, research two additional resources. In your charter,
1) Summarize the project's scope and limitations.
2) Design a business case for the project.
3) Assess how the project will enable the corporate strategy.
4) Assess how the project will apply CSR values.
Calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) for the project business case. Derive the NPV using the following data and submit an Excel spreadsheet as an appendix:
• Purchase price of $400,000
• One-time project costs total of $100,000 spent in Year 0
• Net benefits after taxes of $150,000 per year for five years
• Salvage value for Year 6 and beyond of $400,000.
• Summarize your results of NPV in the paper and refer to the Appendix.
Develop a milestone schedule that includes five to seven elements.
Use the case study to derive the milestones. If the case is lacking, feel free to include a solution or milestone that you think Walmart would value.
1) Predict the project's risks, threats, and opportunities.
2) Outline the resources needed for the project.
3) Develop your plan to form a high-performing project team.
4) Identify five important groups of stakeholders.