FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

Phase 2: Planning
Task
4. Develop a comprehensive Project plan using any of templates provided in Template folder (06_Project Plan).
Use the template in Template. Be sure it is based on the project charter, business case, and other relevant
information. Make sure that you assign resources (team members and costs) to the tasks in the Gantt chart
using either MS Project or regular Excel. Also include several milestones. Remember your project budget’s
total cost and that your schedule goal for the project is one year.
Phase 3: Executing
Task
5. Create a Risk log for the project. Include at least ten risks. Use the templates in Template folder (it can be a
template within 06_Project Management Plan, or template within 07_Risk_Issue_Change Management Plan).
Phase 4: Monitoring and Controlling
Task
6. Create an Issue Log listing both internal and external real issues that have occurred to your project team during
today’s work on this assignment. Have at least 6 issues. Use the templates in Template folder (it can be a
template within 06_Project Management Plan, or template within 07_Risk_Issue_Change Management Plan).
Phase 5: Closing
Task
9. Prepare a short presentation with ten to fifteen slides where you need to summarize the results of the project.
Assume that you have fifteen to twenty minutes to give the presentation. Highlight the main challenges, actions
taken, and results of the project.