Training and Apprenticeship program for High School Students (TAHS) - Project Management

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Case Study: Training and Apprenticeship program for High School Students (TAHS)
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note
Table of Contents

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Project overview.........................................................................................................................2
Part One......................................................................................................................................2
1.1 MOV-Measurable organizational Value..........................................................................2
1.2 Identification of desired area of impact...........................................................................3
1.3 Value of the project..........................................................................................................4
1.4 Appropriate metric...........................................................................................................4
Part Two.....................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Scope................................................................................................................................6
2.2 Out of scope.....................................................................................................................6
2.3 Scope management plan...................................................................................................6
2.4 Resource plan...................................................................................................................7
Part Three...................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Project milestone..............................................................................................................8
3.2 Project activities...............................................................................................................9
3.3 Project resources............................................................................................................10
3.4 Time estimation..............................................................................................................11
3.5 Project budget.................................................................................................................12
3.6 Time-phase budget.........................................................................................................13
Part Four...................................................................................................................................13
4.1 Assumptions...................................................................................................................13
4.2 Project risk and management strategy............................................................................13
Part Five...................................................................................................................................15
Part Six.....................................................................................................................................16
6.1 Annotated bibliography..................................................................................................16
6.2 Development of closure checklist..................................................................................16
6.3 Development of project evaluation................................................................................17
References................................................................................................................................18
Appendices...............................................................................................................................20
Appendix 1: Annotated bibliography...................................................................................20

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Project overview
The paper mainly showcases on the organization “Globlex” that mainly aims to
enhance the productivity by minimizing the needed cost as well as time. The organization
mainly integrates with number of positioning technologies like GPS as well as wireless
communication for helping the farmers for farming. For further serving the community
effectively, Globlex management generally made proper strategic decision for starting a
Training and Apprenticeship program for the students who are from high school. This
particular program is helping the students of high school for getting useful work experience
in order to enhance the opportunity of employment in the highly demanded field of farming.
In order to manage the entire TAHS program, the organization requested to implement one
computer-based system which further helps in managing the entire TAHS program. It is
assumed that the computer-based system will be developed within 90 days within $85,000
budget.
Part One
1.1 MOV-Measurable organizational Value
Measurable organizational value is found as one of the project goals which is
generally used in order to define the value that is mainly brought to the customers. For
successfully giving real and proper value, the project is required to be aligned with the
mission, vision as well as with the organizational strategy. The organizational measurable
values are mainly illustrated below:
Factor Description
Financial There is a rise within the financial revenue
of the organization due to proper

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management of the TAHS program.
Customer The farmers who are the customers will
generally get improved service due to
system based TAHS program.
Strategy Proper strategies must be utilized within the
project so that the new system can be
developed successfully for the management
of TAHS program.
Social Proper advertisement is required to be done
about the TAHS program so that a greater
number of students will be able to know
about the program and can be able to engage
with the program.
Operational The operations of the program will be
managed successfully with the help of the
computer-based system.
1.2 Identification of desired area of impact
The table that is given below mainly reflects on the desired area of impact.
Factor Rank
Customer 2nd
Financial 3rd
Social 4th
Strategy 5th
Operational 1st

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1.3 Value of the project
The value that is associated with the project are elaborated below:
Faster: The computer-based system which will be implemented for management of
the TAHS program will be helpful in managing the organizational operations quite
effectively as compared to the use the manual system
Better: The operations of the program will be managed properly with the help of the
new system and due to the implementation of the new system, the customers are getting
skilled and trained workers who can enhance their knowledge in farming.
1.4 Appropriate metric
The metric that is related with the project is generally reflected in the below table.
Rank Impact Metrics Timeframe
1st Operational Efficiency of the
program generally
gets improved due to
the use of new
computer-based
system.
2months
2nd Customer The customers are
able to get skilled
trainers who will be
helpful in serving
within the current
farming solutions.
3 months
3rd Financial They money which 2 months

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is generally spent on
the computer system
development
generally helps in
making profit which
will be helpful for
the organization.
4th Social Advertisement must
be done for
spreading awareness
about the TAHS
program
1 month
5th Strategy Proper strategies
need to be followed
in order to complete
the new system
development within
time.
2 months
Part Two
2.1 Scope
Project scope include the following:
 Inviting the students from higher school
 Providing training to the students as per their interest
 Providing proper placement facilities to the student