Unit 1 Assignment

Unit 1 Assignment: Project Need and Feasibility Focus Paper 

Using the Demonstrating Project Need and Feasibility for a Project of Annuity worksheet, select a well-known project from the past (Pyramids, Eiffel Tower, Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Chunnel, Golden Gate Bridge, etc.)and determine if the project should have been initiated based on the principles outlined in your worksheet.Submit your assessment in the form of a focus paper of your findings. The objective of this Assignment is ananalysis of your selected project with recommended courses of action to a problems or issues you found, andto present the recommended courses of action. Your focus paper should include the following components of abusiness proposal and in compliance with APA format:

Components

? Cover page (please see sample Unit 1 Assignment)

? Table of contents

? Executive summary

? Body of the proposal (use Headings to organize).

? Assess the core project concept. Determine the costs and benefits of the project. Assess if the projectscope, risk and strategy was defined clearly

? Conclusion stated as a recommendation for implementation of your recommended solutions orimprovements.

? Reference page and any other data suitable for this section of the report (this includes your completedworksheet to be pasted in the document after the references).

A minimum of 3 scholarly journal and textbook source references cited and credited according to APAformat using a minimum of 6 intext citations. The paper should be focused and to the point and containing between 600 and 800 words from theExecutive Summary to the end of your Conclusion.

Checklist for Assignment:

? Assess the core project concept

? Determine the costs and benefits of the project

? Assess if the project scope, risk and strategy is defined clearly

? Evaluate the quality of research associated with presentation materials