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Imagine you are a manager for a seafood distributor on the West Coast. Lately, in part due to overfishing, you have found that the price of rockfish has risen dramatically. In fact, you are paying twice the amount per pound for rockfish than you did last year. You have been with your rockfish supplier for a couple years, and you like their product. However, your company just can't afford to keep buying fish at double the price. The CEO of the company puts you in charge of finding a new rockfish supplier. You are in charge of drafting the project name, constructing the budget, deadlines, and doing the analytical work required to calculate the best price. You have a week to get the project details to the CEO.
1. Now that you are in charge of finding a new supplier for rockfish, what is your first step? Why should this be your first step?
My first step would be to pre-plan so I can understand the project's objectives and set goals which will make it easier to carry through. From there I can create a project charter.
2. Using the format in the previous section, create a project charter. Don't forget to list how many other team members you will need for this project.
3. Your boss has seen your preliminary project charter and approved it. However, she still wants a completed project plan with an accompanying budget by the end of the week. After thinking about it, you tell your boss that you will need to travel a bit in the region in order to get the best deal from the supplier. Your CEO agrees that travel would be necessary. Next, create a sample budget for the trip, which, as you now realize, is the biggest part of the project since you could potentially secure a cheaper source of Rockfish while traveling.
4. Consider what else would go into your project plan, including a critical path, key milestones, completion criteria, and documents.
a. List the tasks you would include in the critical path. What kinds of tasks would you not include in the critical path? Why?
b. What would you identify as key milestones? How should you communicate when those milestones have been met?
c. What would be appropriate completion criteria for your project?
d. What kinds of documents should be incorporated into your project plan?
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