Assessment Description
To successfully complete the Individual Project Plan assignment later in this course, you will need to understand what a project plan is, how it functions, how to structure a project to achieve maximum efficiency and success.. Considering those goals, this assignment will allow you to interact with explanatory media and software-specific tutorials to gain foundational information about the working and structure of a project and to develop rudimentary skill in using project management software.
Use the media tool “Business Planning,” provided in the Student Success Center via the topic Resources, to complete the assignment.
Select the “Business Plan Videos” button to view the “Introduction Video” and the Business Plan Video: “Elements Video.”
Read the section titled “Business Plan Overview” and then complete the “Business Plan Element Self-Assessment.”
Once you have completed the self-assessment,” select “Microsoft Project or Merlin” and click the appropriate link to learn more about Microsoft Project if you are operating on a PC or Merlin if you are operating on a Mac. You will need to develop basic proficiency in these applications to successfully complete the Individual Project Plan in Topic 7.
