Assignment 3: Project Execution, Control, & Closure Proposal
Due Week 10 and worth 150 points

Your Project Sponsor has approved your project proposal and has askedyou to come up with a proposal for the execution, control, and closurefor the project.

Instructions:

For this assignment, you will provide a four to six (4-6) page paper, in which you must:

1. Provide a brief summary of your chosen project.
2. Identify and discuss your project’s greatest challenges (at leastthree) and provide a recommendation for addressing each of thechallenges.
3. Examine how you manage your project performance via Earned ValueManagement (EVM). Identify at least three key EVM metrics you will usefor your project.
4. Discuss your plan to properly close your project when it is over.
5. Use at least three (3) academic resources for this assignment. Theseresources should be related to your chosen project and the contentprovided in Assignment 3. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS).The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Pleasetake a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, thestudent’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.The cover page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the key concepts, processes, and components of project management.
• Develop a process for managing & controlling a project.
• Develop a process for measuring the progress of a project in order to determine its effectiveness.
• Develop a process for coordinating project closure and determining the project’s effectiveness

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.