554 WK 9 Assignment 4 Performing Effective Project Monitoring and Risk Manageme

There are various stakeholders that
are interested in the progress of the project. These stakeholders include the
marketing management team (internal customers), software designers, programmers,
testers, and upper management. The software development team has attempted to
release a mobile application of this magnitude in the past; however, lack of
sponsorship, mobile development expertise, and technical infrastructure has
limited the team’s success.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper
in which you:

1. Identify at least four (4) attributes of the mobile application development
   project that can be measured and controlled and evaluate how each is a critical
   factor for the success of the project.
2. Generate a project plan summary of the various project milestones. Develop a
   WBS that details work packages required to complete project scope.
3. Develop a workflow model that can be used to inspect and detect defects
   during the acceptance of this mobile product through the use of graphical tools
   in Microsoft Word or Visio, or an open source alternative such as Dia. Note: The
   graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length. 
4. Describe how the defects detected during the acceptance of the mobile
   application should be reported and explain the circumstances in which a defect
   may not require reporting. 
5. Analyze the communication needs of the different project stakeholders.
   Explain the types of project status reports that would be useful to each. 
6. Compute the cost variance, schedule variance, cost performance index,
   schedule performance index, and estimated actual cost using the information
   presented at control point 2. Interpret the project schedule and budget status
   from the calculations. 
7. Explain how work package, binary tracking, and earned valued reporting can
   be used effectively during the maintenance phase of the software life cycle if
   various change requests may be assigned to individuals and processed on an
   individual basis.
8. Develop a risk register that will document all of the estimated risks.
   Assign one (1) risk management technique for each risk and explain the basis for
   your selection. 
9. Use at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia
   and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. 

Your assignment must follow these
formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
  margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
  school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and
  the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
• Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or Dia. The completed diagrams /
  charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.