Project Management(Also find the major elements of a project selection)

Introduction Introduce the paper and highlight what the paper will include. Explain what a project is and how project management can contribute to an organization’s success. Briefly outline the five process groups in the project management life cycle. Initiating Explain the pre-planning stage of the project management lifecycle. Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to the pre-planning/project selection stage. Describe the elements of the project selection form. Provide an example of a project selection form. Explain the purpose of a project selection form. Insert an updated and corrected copy of the project selection form from week 1 to use as an example. Explain the elements of the project selection form and their importance. Planning Explain the planning process of the project management lifecycle. Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to the planning stage. Explain the purpose of the project scope statement and all the terms used in the project scope template. Project Basics: Project Name Project Sponsor Project Scope Statement Project Scope: Assumptions Milestones Out of Scope (Exclusions) Project Execution: Stakeholders Time estimate Cost estimate Project Acceptance Criteria Insert a corrected and updated screenshot of your project scope template from week 2 into your final paper. Be sure to use the feedback you received and what you learned in the class If you need help with obtaining a screenshot or embedding an image, then please review these tutorials: See How to Use the Snipping Tool in Windows 10 [Tutorial]. (Links to an external site.) Explain the work breakdown structure (WBS), project milestones, and the critical path. Explain how these elements relate to your project’s status. Create a work breakdown structure (WBS) in the ProjectLibre or modify the example you created in week 3, incorporating both instructor and peer feedback (as applicable). Include a screenshot of the WBS as an example in your paper. (Make sure the example contains the appropriate level of details, so the reader understands the full context of the project without assuming anything.) Executing Explain the executing process group of the project management lifecycle. Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to executing the project. Explain the change control process. Monitoring and Controlling Explain the monitoring and controlling within the project management lifecycle. Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to monitoring and controlling the project. Closing Explain the closing process within the project management lifecycle. Explain project management terms, tools, and techniques that are applicable to closing a project or phase. Explain what a “Lessons Learned” report is and highlight its importance for future projects within the organization. Conclusion Conclude the paper by reiterating how project management improves an organization’s success and highlighting the importance of using the five process groups for accomplishing a project’s objectives. (Review the Writing Center’s page on Introductions and Conclusions (Links to an external site.)for more information.) Your Project Management Final Paper The final paper must be 2,500 to 3,500 words in length (10 to 12 double-spaced pages, not including title page, screen captures, or references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource. Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013. (Links to an external site.) Must utilize academic tone in your final paper. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)for additional guidance. Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.)refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources. Must use at least four scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide. Refer to APA Style Elements (Links to an external site.)for the use of section headings throughout this paper. Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications