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Project Proposal
Due Week 6 and worth 150 points

You have been selected to be the project manager (for a project of your choice). The project you choose here will be used again in Assignment 4 (Week 6) and you may be asked to reference this project in subsequent weekly discussions. The project that you decide to use should meet the key criteria of a project, such as (a) having a beginning and an end; (b) results in something being delivered to someone; (c) requires a series of activities that must be done to complete the project; and (d) requires resources (e.g, people, materials) to complete the work. The project can be one of a personal or professional nature.  

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you define the scope of your chosen project. In your paper you must:

1. Provide a brief summary of your chosen project.
2. Describe at least three (3) project goals and three (3) project objectives.
3. Identify the key customer(s) and at least two (2) stakeholders for your project. Remember, you are delivering the project to your customer(s); however, there are others (stakeholders) who have a vested interest in your project.
4. Describe at least three (3) key milestones and /or deliverables for your project.
5. Describe a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.
6. Estimate the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.
7. Examine your project’s greatest challenge and provide a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.
8. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   • 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 is not included in the required page length.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric:

Points: 150	Assignment 2: Project Proposal
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Provide a brief summary of your chosen project. Weight: 12%	Did not submit or incompletelyprovided a brief summary of your chosen project.	Insufficiently provided a brief summary of your chosen project.	Partially provided a brief summary of your chosen project.	Satisfactorily provided a brief summary of your chosen project.	Thoroughly provided a brief summary of your chosen project.
2. Describe at least three (3) project goals and three (3) project objectives. Weight: 13%	Did not submit or incompletelydescribed at least three (3) project goals and three (3) project objectives.	Insufficiently described at least three (3) project goals and three (3) project objectives.	Partially described at least three (3) project goals and three (3) project objectives.	Satisfactorily described at least three (3) project goals and three (3) project objectives.	Thoroughly described at least three (3) project goals and three (3) project objectives.
3. Identify the key customer(s) and at least two (2) stakeholders for your project. Weight: 13%	Did not submit or incompletelyidentified the key customer(s) and at least two (2) stakeholders.	Insufficiently identified the key customers and at least two (2) stakeholders.	Partially identified the key customers and at least two (2) stakeholders.	Satisfactorily identified the key customers and at least two (2) stakeholders.	Thoroughly identified the key customers and at least two (2) stakeholders.
4. Describe at least three (3) key milestones and /or deliverables for your project. Weight: 13%	Did not submit or incompletelydescribed at least three (3) key milestones and /or deliverables for your project.	Insufficiently described at least three (3) key milestones and /or deliverables for your project.	Partially described at least three (3) key milestones and /or deliverables for your project.	Satisfactorily described at least three (3) key milestones and /or deliverables for your project.	Thoroughly described at least three (3) key milestones and /or deliverables for your project.
5. Describe a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines. Weight: 13%	Did not submit or incompletelydescribed a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.	Insufficiently described a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.	Partially described a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.	Satisfactorily described a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.	Thoroughly described a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.
6. Estimate the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed. Weight: 13%	Did not submit or incompletelyestimated the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and  non-staffing resources needed.	Insufficiently estimated the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.	Partially estimated the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.	Satisfactorily estimated the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.	Thoroughly estimated the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.
7. Examine your project’s greatest challenge and provide a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question. Weight: 13%	Did not submit or incompletelyexamined your project’s greatest challenge and did not submit or incompletely provided a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.	Insufficiently examined your project’s greatest challenge and insufficiently provided a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.	Partially examined your project’s greatest challenge and partially provided a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.	Satisfactorily examined your project’s greatest challenge and satisfactorily provided a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.	Thoroughly examined your project’s greatest challenge and thoroughly provided a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.
8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting. Weight: 10%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

You work for Centervale Apparel, a large clothing manufacturing firm. Centervale Apparel has budgeted $9.7 million for new technology initiatives in the coming year but the project requests currently in the queue for next year total about $15 million. Your boss, the executive director of operations, has asked you to put together a proposal for this project to replace legacy order fulfillment technologies by implementing a supply chain management (SCM) system. Your boss wants to ensure this project will be prioritized over other projects on the list and will be implemented in the coming year. Use the following data to prepare a proposal using a balanced scorecard approach to demonstrate the project’s value to Centervale Apparel.

Here is your brief:
Business Problem: The order fulfillment team has been using several legacy technology systems to manage inventory and distribution. The current systems do not work together, requiring redundant information input and processing. Because of the redundant processes, work is duplicated requiring multiple data entry points and sometimes results in inaccurate and irreconcilable data. There is a constant overage or shortage of supply due to the time it takes for data to get from one point to another. This causes unhappy customers and inventory carrying costs that could be avoided.

Project Description: Replace legacy order fulfillment technologies by implementing a SCM system.

Project Cost: The project will cost approximately $1.2 million including infrastructure and resources to complete the implementation and $250,000 annually to support and maintain the new system with a ten-year lifecycle for the system.

Project Benefit: It is estimated that the implementation of a supply chain management system will improve the order fulfillment processing time and reduce inventory-carrying costs. Implementing the SCM system will also enable the retirement of several legacy systems. Estimated annual cost savings are:
•Data entry staff reduced from 10 FTE to 8 FTE = $100,000/yr savings 
•Reduction in inventory carrying costs = $300,000/yr savings 
•Improved order fulfillment = 10–20% decrease in order to delivery time. This will improve customer satisfaction and retention 
•Improved data accuracy 
•Legacy system maintenance retirement savings = $100,000/yr

Using the information that details the primary business goals for the coming year, you will need to demonstrate how implementing the SCM system will help achieve the business objectives.

Note: Customers are retail companies who order from this clothing manufacturer. Assume a ten-year lifecycle for the SCM system.

Using the module readings and the Argosy University online library resources, research methods of developing proposals by applying the balanced scorecard approach. Select two scholarly resources for use in this assignment. You will use these resources to justify your recommendations.

The proposal should include the following:
•Describe the measureable value. This should include a cost-benefit analysis, such as payback period or ROI that relies on tangible measures of organizational value through cost savings, revenue enhancements, or improvements in the speed, quality, or efficiency of key processes that help achieve competitive advantage (note the difference between tangible and intangible measures in this proposal). 
•Evaluate and choose alternatives. Make sure to identify any alternatives to the project implementation and provide a justification for each. 
•Complete a risk assessment of all risks associated with implementing the project using an enterprise risk management (ERM) model. 
•Describe total cost of ownership and include descriptions of implementation project and ongoing maintenance costs. 
•Explain the benefits of the project, which include tangible and intangible benefits. 
•Fully justify a recommendation with a compelling proposal that aligns to the business goals.

Write a 4-6-page paper in Word format. Apply APA citations.

You are employed as a statistician for a company that makes household products, which are sold by part-time salespersons who work during their spare time. The company has four salespersons employed in a small town. Let us denote these salespersons by A, B, C, and D. 

The sales records (in dollars) for the past 6 weeks for these four salespersons are shown in the table below.

Week	A	B	C	D
1	1774	2205	1330	1402
2	1808	1507	1295	1665
3	1890	2352	1502	1530
4	1932	1939	1104	1826
5	1855	2052	1189	1703
6	1726	1630	1441	1498

Your supervisor has asked you to prepare a brief report comparing the sales volumes and the consistency of sales of these four salespersons. 

Use the mean sales for each salesperson to compare the sales volumes. 

Choose an appropriate statistical measure to compare the consistency of sales. 

Make the calculations and write a 700-word report comparing the sales volumes and the consistency of sales of these four salespersons.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.