Tasks and Duties
Week 1 Task: Strategic Planning and Prioritization:
This task focuses on strategic planning, a critical skill for a Sr. Dir. Technical Program Manager. Your task is to develop a high-level strategic plan for a hypothetical project involving the development of a new technology product. Your plan should identify key goals, major obstacles, stakeholder needs, and strategic priorities. You will need to justify your strategic decisions based on factors such as market trends, competitive analysis, and resource availability. The final deliverable will be a comprehensive DOC file that includes your strategic plan with supporting analysis and justifications. Key steps include research, goal setting, stakeholder analysis, risk identification, and strategic prioritization. Evaluation will be based on the completeness of your strategic plan, the soundness of your strategic decisions, and the quality of your justifications.
Week 2 Task: Project Management Framework Design:
This task requires you to design a project management framework for a hypothetical large-scale technology project. The framework should include key components such as project governance structure, project lifecycle stages, key roles and responsibilities, and project control mechanisms. You should also consider the use of project management methodologies such as Agile or Waterfall. The final deliverable is a DOC file outlining your project management framework. Key steps include identifying project requirements, defining project governance and structure, assigning roles and responsibilities, and designing control mechanisms. Evaluation will be based on the thoroughness of your framework, the suitability of your chosen methodologies, and the clarity of your framework design.
Week 3 Task: Risk Management and Mitigation Plan:
In this task, you are required to create a comprehensive risk management and mitigation plan for a hypothetical large-scale technology project. Your plan should identify potential risks, assess their impact and likelihood, and propose mitigation strategies. The final deliverable is a DOC file containing your risk management and mitigation plan. Key steps include risk identification, risk assessment, and mitigation strategy development. Evaluation will be based on the completeness of your risk management plan, the reasonableness of your risk assessments, and the effectiveness of your proposed mitigation strategies.
Week 4 Task: Resource Allocation and Scheduling:
This task involves developing a detailed resource allocation and scheduling plan for a hypothetical large-scale technology project. Your plan should identify required resources, estimate resource availability, and propose a project schedule considering resource constraints. The final deliverable is a DOC file presenting your resource allocation and scheduling plan. Key steps include resource identification, resource availability estimation, and project scheduling. Evaluation will be based on the comprehensiveness of your resource and schedule plan, the accuracy of your resource availability estimates, and the feasibility of your project schedule.
Week 5 Task: Stakeholder Communication Plan:
This task requires you to create a stakeholder communication plan for a hypothetical large-scale technology project. Your plan should identify key stakeholders, their information needs, and the methods and frequency of communication. The final deliverable is a DOC file containing your stakeholder communication plan. Key steps include stakeholder identification, communication needs analysis, and communication method and schedule design. Evaluation will be based on the completeness of your communication plan, the appropriateness of your communication strategies, and the feasibility of your communication schedule.
Week 6 Task: Project Evaluation and Closeout Report:
In this final task, you are to prepare a project evaluation and closeout report for a hypothetical large-scale technology project that has been completed. Your report should assess the project's performance against its objectives, identify lessons learned, and propose recommendations for future projects. The final deliverable is a DOC file presenting your project evaluation and closeout report. Key steps include project performance assessment, lessons learned identification, and recommendations formulation. Evaluation will be based on the thoroughness of your evaluation, the relevance of your lessons learned, and the soundness of your recommendations.