Assignment 5
Outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
Unit Outcomes:
• Discuss the types of unplanned events and their impact on
information systems technology projects
• Prepare, revise, and present project planning, timelines,
and budgets to accommodate unexpected
changes
Course Outcomes:
IT499-4: Technology Analysis: Evaluate IT trends, practices,
and products.
IT499-5: Business Analysis: Evaluate the potential impact of
information systems and technology on business
processes.
Assignment Instructions:
This week you will be developing a project status report and
revising part of your initial plan to adapt to some
unplanned events. Most IT projects do not reach completion
without changes occurring along the way. Many of
the changes are not planned, and the project manager must
find a way to revise plans, budgets, and resources
to compensate for such unplanned changes. For this
Assignment, you must analyze the impact of two
unplanned changes on your project, and you must revise the
budget and implementation plan to accommodate
those changes. Consider which scenario you will apply in
addition to the budget cuts. Download the
project_statusReport file from Doc Sharing. Use the file to
fill out all necessary content for the status report.
Read through the scenarios below. For this Assignment, you
must choose Scenario A (Budget Cut), and one
additional scenario.
Scenario A: Budget Cut (required)
Your client has informed you that project costs must be
reduced by 10%.
Scenario B: Change in Project Scope
You have been informed that you need to add end-user
training to the project scope. This training is for the
end-users at the client’s location. You need to decide how
this will be handled and negotiated with the client
considering the required budget cut.
Scenario C: Loss of a Member of the Project Team
One of your team members announces that he/she is leaving
the company immediately to take a position with Assign
