MIT 520 Project Management Plan

MIT 520 is a course designed to understand the methods of managing instructional development projects. Areas of focus included: examining the principles of planning, scheduling, allocating resources, budgeting, proposal preparation, cost control, and personnel management for instructional projects. The course involved designing a project plan, deciding the best methods of implementing the project, and ways to control and monitor the project activities.

For my project, I chose an instructional design project that I began working on during my Internship, that was not completed during my Internship. I decided to reconstruct the most effective and efficient way to manage the project to be completed on time and at-or-under budget, since I was only able to slightly begin the project originally. This project allowed me to refocus attention to the project and re-evaluate the problem and solutions, while also allowed me to increase my knowledge and skills as a project manager.

The project was created using several different phases and tools based on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). As mentioned in the Domain of Management, according to the PMBOK, effective project management consists of five basic process groups and nine knowledge areas. The five basic process groups include:
  1. Initiating
  2. Planning
  3. Executing
  4. Controlling
  5. Closing

The nine knowedge areas include:

  1. Project Integration Management
  2. Project Scope Management
  3. Project Time Management
  4. Project Cost Management
  5. Project Quality Management
  6. Project Human Resource Management
  7. Project Communications Management
  8. Project Risk Management
  9. Project Procurement Management

I have included samples of each component of my project management plan to demonstrate my abilities to meet the
recommendations in the PMBOK.

Domain of Management
Competencies
Artifacts
Rationale for Inclusion
Plan, create, monitor and facilitate instructional design projects The Scope Document represents my ability to plan and organize instructional design projects.
Organize the instructional project or service unit to operate effectively and efficiently

Work Breakdown Structure

The Work Breakdown Structure is a timeline for determine milestone goals and meeting the deadline.
Manage personnel and facilities
Work Breakdown Structure
 The Workbreakdown structure describes the persons involved in the process including their roles and relationships.
Plan and implement organizational change The plan describes methods if implementing change into the organization.
Design instructional management systems The plan demonstrates my ability to design instructional management systems as well as plan for effective use of the management systems.

 

Domain of Evaluation
Competencies
Artifacts
Rationale for Inclusion
Plan and conduct evaluation of instruction/training
Work Breakdown Structure

 The Work Breakdown Structure plans for evaluation of instruction
Plan and conduct summative evaluation of instruction/training
Work Breakdown Structure
The Work Breakdown Structure plans for summative evaluation.