provide a detailed project presentation for your new information system project. Because of its importance to the organization, your presentation must be thoughtful and visually appealing. To help you stay on track for this three-week effort, the executives have assigned you a project manager. For each week leading up to the presentation, you are expected to turn in a short (less than one page) status report. It must address just 4 things: 1. What did you expect to accomplish on the project this week? 2. What did you actually accomplish on the project this week? 3. What issues have arisen, and what help do you need? 4. What do you expect to accomplish on the project next week?
CIS 500 – Information Systems for Decision-Making
Week 8 Status Report
Due Week 8 and worth 50 points
In Week 10, you will provide a detailed project presentation for your new information system project.
Because of its importance to the organization, your presentation must be thoughtful and visually
appealing.
To help you stay on track for this three-week effort, the executives have assigned you a project manager.
For each week leading up to the presentation, you are expected to turn in a short (less than one page)
status report. It must address just 4 things:
1.
2.
3.
4.
What did you expect to accomplish on the project this week?
What did you actually accomplish on the project this week?
What issues have arisen, and what help do you need?
What do you expect to accomplish on the project next week?
Please write up your responses as a series of bullet points in memo form. There is no need for a cover
page.
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Week 9 Status Report
Due Week 9 and worth 50 points
Your big presentation is due next week! Update your project manager with what has happened since your
last report. Include these 4 things:
1. What did you expect to accomplish on the project this week? (Copy this from item 4 of last week’s
report.)
2. What did you actually accomplish on the project this week?
3. What issues have arisen, and what help do you need?
4. What must you accomplish to be ready for the kickoff presentation next week?
Please write up your responses as a series of bullet points in memo form. There is no need for a cover
page.
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Grading for both of the weekly status reports will be based on the following rubric.
Points: 50
Criteria
1. What did you expect to
accomplish on the project
this week?
Weight: 20%
(10 points)
2. What did you actually
accomplish on the project
this week?
Weight: 20%
(10 points)
Status Report
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
Inadequate list of
expectations toward
project completion
for the week
Listed expectations
toward project
completion for the
week
Listed expectations
toward project
completion for the
week.
Provided insight as
to how expectations
were set week-toweek.
Inadequate
explanation of plans
to meet
expectations
Somewhat
explained the plans
to meet
expectations
Explained the plans
to meet these
expectations
Demonstrated when
and how
expectations listed
would be met.
Inadequate list of
accomplishments
toward project for
the week
Listed
accomplishments
for the week
Listed
accomplishments
for the week
Listed
accomplishments
for the week.
Somewhat
described what was
not accomplished
Described what was
not accomplished
for the week
Explained why
things were not
accomplished.
Described issues
that arose during
the week
Described issues
that arose during
the week
Described issues
that arose,
demonstrated how
they were resolved.
Somewhat
described help
needed to resolve
outstanding issues
Determined what
kind of help is
needed to resolve
outstanding issues
Listed expectations
toward project
completion for next
week
Listed expectations
toward project
completion for next
week
Presented
prioritized list of
expectations for
next week
Somewhat
described how
outstanding issues
would be resolved
Described how
outstanding issues
would be resolved
by the following
week
Proposed strategy
for prioritizing and
resolving
outstanding issues
Limited description
of what was not
accomplished
3. What issues have
arisen, and what help
would you like with
them?
Inadequate
description of
issues that arose
during week
Weight: 20%
(10 points)
Did not describe or
identify issues to be
resolved
4. What do you expect to
accomplish on the project
next week?
Inadequate list of
expectations toward
project completion
Weight: 20%
(10 points)
Did not describe
how outstanding
issues would be
resolved
Presented issues in
order of priority,
with ideas about
how to solve each.
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5. Clarity, persuasion,
proper communication,
writing mechanics, and
formatting requirements
Weight: 20%
(10 points)
Unclear structure,
not persuasive,
major grammatical
errors
Somewhat clear
structure, limited
persuasion,
grammatical errors,
language too simple
or too wordy
Clear structure,
persuasive writing,
minor or no
grammatical errors,
length and format
within requirements,
plain language
No grammatical
errors, plain
language,
organized by topic,
references business
needs, connects to
technical specs,
persuasive
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To: ADD name, title
From: ADD your name
Date: ADD date
Subject: Status Report Week 8
Enter a short paragraph stating objective of the status.
Project Task for this week:
🠶 Write task 1
🠶 Write task 2
🠶 …
🠶 …
🠶 If applicable add more or less
Project Task accomplished this week:
🠶 Write task 1
🠶 Write task 2
🠶 ..
🠶 .. If applicable add more or less
Project Issues:
🠶 Write issue 1
🠶 Write issue 2
2
Project tasks planned for next week:
🠶 Write task 1
🠶 Write task 2
🠶 ..
🠶 .. If applicable add more