Write A Final Capstone Reflection Paper
Final Capstone Reflection Paper
Please submit your Final Capstone Reflection Paper to provide an overview of your project.
Part 1: Traditional Project Management. Provide an overview and summary of your project within a traditional project management framework.
Part 2: Agile Methodology. Discuss how you might incorporate Agile, Agile with Scrum, Scaled Agile and/or Lean methodologies to accomplish this project.
Part 3: Strategic Enterprise Awareness. Discuss how your project demonstrates strategic financial and organizational awareness and contributes to the organization’s strategic goals.
Please make sure to review the Final Capstone Reflection Paper Rubric before starting paper.
Your paper must be formatted in APA Style and include a title page and references. It should be a minimum of 6 to 8 pages (1500-2000 words) double-space
PMGT 699 Final Capstone Reflection Paper Rubric
CRITERION | LEARNING OUTCOMES | MAX PTS | YOUR PTS | FEEDBACK |
Program Goal 4: Strategic Enterprise Awareness:
Demonstrates financial & organizational contextual awareness by linking key stakeholder objectives to sustainable competitive strategies required to deliver value across operational functions using traditional & agile techniques (4.1-4.3
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OVERVIEW
· Provides an overview of the company and its strategic goals · Provides broad description of project and relationship to stakeholder objectives · Explains the sustainable business value of the project across operational functions · Presents high-level review of key objectives, scope, milestones, deliverables, risks and constraints in appropriate detail · Definitions/ explanations of any critical terms included |
10 | ||
Program Goal 1 – Technical Expertise in Traditional PM
Demonstrates applied knowledge & technical expertise in project management to meet stakeholder needs within constraints & aligned with traditional PM frameworks with industry standard artifacts (Criterion 1.1-1.4) |
TRADITIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
· Describes how project management plan uses the traditional PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry standard artifacts in the initiating, planning, execution and control and closing of project · Describes how project was organized and managed to meet stakeholder needs within constraints of scope, cost, time and quality
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25 | ||
Program Goal 2 – Technical Expertise in Agile PM
Demonstrates applied knowledge and technical expertise in the management of a single team to meet stakeholder needs within constraints and aligned with agile project management frameworks with industry best practices
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AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
· Provides a description/overview of Agile project management · Explains how an Agile project management framework could be implemented in executing the project · Discusses at least two Agile frameworks including Scrum · Discusses at least three agile ceremonies
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25 | ||
Program Goal 3 – Professional Behavior
Demonstrates how successful project management will use stakeholder engagement, communication, leadership, and teamwork that is ethical, and culturally aware
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CONCLUSION/ PERSONAL REFLECTION
· Thoroughly summarizes content of the research paper · Proposes solutions that reflect ethical and culturally aware project management practices in leadership, communication, stakeholder management and teamwork · Provides supportive evidence/ knowledge of opposing viewpoints
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10 | 1 | |
HU Core Competencies
INFO LITERACY 0.2 Collect and retrieve the needed information
COMM 0.2 Develop Content
CRIT THINKING 0.2 Analyze & Draw Conclusions Solve Problems
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CONTENT & ANALYSIS
· Demonstrates use of appropriate thorough research · Uses quality resources based on authority, objectivity, currency, accuracy, and/or relevancy · Meets minimum number of 3 scholarly sources · Meets minimum required paper length of 1500-2200 words · Demonstrates knowledge of key concepts, processes and theories · Provides thorough analysis by applying ideas to new contexts, making predictions, and/or communicating contrasts and comparisons |
10 | ||
HU Core Competencies
COMM 0.5 Control Grammar and Mechanics |
WRITING MECHANICS
· Uses language that communicates meaning to readers with clarity · Writing is reflective of graduate level work & substantially error-free · Reflects appropriate proofreading for grammar, spelling and sentence structure
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10 | ||
HU Core Competencies
COMM 0.3 Adhere to Conventions COMM 0.4 Use Sources and Evidence
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APA STYLE & FORMATTING
· All direct quotes, ideas, concepts and data are accurately cited · All sources cited in the text are listed in the references section · Consistently APA format that is substantially error-free (i.e. title page, TOC, contents, body of paper, references, etc.) |
10 | ||
OTHER
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· Plagiarism, Lateness | TBD | ||
TOTAL |
Updated 2018