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Deena Vaughn

End of Seminar Project:

Increased Effectiveness and Efficiency in the Delivery of Instructional Materials

Deena Vaughn

April 20, 2010 University of Maryland University College

1002 DMBA 620 9040

Professor James Stewart

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Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Managerial Challenge ................................................................................................................................... 6

Course Materials at UMUC ....................................................................................................................... 6

Student Backorders ................................................................................................................................... 6

UMUC Intervention ................................................................................................................................... 7

Purpose of UMUC/MBS Partnership ......................................................................................................... 8

Course Materials at Competing Universities ............................................................................................ 8

Looking Ahead ........................................................................................................................................... 9

Feasibility .................................................................................................................................................. 9

The Proposed Solution ................................................................................................................................ 10

Project Management Plan ...................................................................................................................... 10

Project Goal ......................................................................................................................................... 10

Stakeholder Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 10

Project Sponsor ................................................................................................................................... 10

Project Manager.................................................................................................................................. 10

Project Team ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Team Contact ...................................................................................................................................... 10

Project Deliverables ............................................................................................................................ 11

Organizational Structure ..................................................................................................................... 11

Organizational Boundaries and Interfaces .......................................................................................... 11

Work Breakdown Structure ................................................................................................................ 11

Dependencies ...................................................................................................................................... 12

Resource requirements ....................................................................................................................... 13

Budget requirements .......................................................................................................................... 13

Schedule .............................................................................................................................................. 13

Project Responsibilities ....................................................................................................................... 14

Assumptions, Dependencies and Constraints ..................................................................................... 14

Risk Management ............................................................................................................................... 14

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