Assignment 1
Write 750-900 words (APA style, including references) in response to the
following:
Review the personnel and assignment guidelines information in the
Assignment 2 below
Based on the internal team role assignments you anticipate making for
your project, which roles might need to be filled by the vendor?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the vendor in
these roles for this project?
Assignment 2
Write 1250-1500 words (APA style, including references) to the following:
Assigning team members to task roles is a delicate task. When done
correctly, the team members will be excited about their role on the project,
feel confident they can successfully complete the tasks assigned, and know
they will have some conquerable challenges as they move through the
project.
To effectively assign tasks to people (and people to tasks), the project
manager must perform the following:
Identify the roles needing to be filled
Determine the skills required for each role
Determine the skill sets of the team members
Assign team members to roles
The objective for this assignment is to effectively select your team from the
following people:
Pat is available for 24 hours a week at $115 per hour. Pat was involved
in several upgrade projects for this package and can act as business
analyst, developer, or tester. Pat is very comfortable with the legacy
system and does not see the benefit of moving to the web-based
version. He feels that the end users do not fully utilize the
functionality they already have and will not use this new functionality
effectively.
Terry is available for 24 hours a week at $100 per hour. Terry was
involved in the original installation and every upgrade since then. She
tends to be in developer or tester roles for this system but acts as
business analyst for other systems. She is very excited about the webbased package and the functionality it provides. She is concerned,
however, that the end users do not have the computer savvy to use it.
Robin is available for 30 hours at $100 per hour. She was involved in
the last two upgrades as a business analyst and has been trying to
become involved in other systems and business areas. She was
actively involved in the development of a customer web-based
application as a programmer. This was considered a skills
development opportunity because her web programming skills are not
strong.
Chris is available for 24 hours per week at $80 per hour. He is new to
the IT department; he was previously a customer service
representative. He just completed his undergraduate degree in
computer science and has experience with web programming and
software testing techniques.
Jan is available for 16 hours per week at $115 per hour. Jan is also new
to the IT department. She was previously a consultant and was on
process reengineering projects, including several for billing functions.
She previously worked with the web version product of the vendor’s
competitor.
Assignment guidelines:
In this assignment, you are planning to fill the roles for the following 3
positions:
o End user
o Business analyst
o Team leader
For each role,
o Describe the main responsibilities of the role
o Identify the skills that are necessary
o Select one of the candidates listed in the assignment description,
and thoroughly explain why you have chosen each person for his
or her role.
Explain any conflicts or problems that you encountered
while making your selections.
