Scenario Information

You are assuming the role of the project manager for a companycalled SuperPacks to provide a new backpack product with a built-inrefrigeration pouch and radio module. Your customer for this project isthe U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations. As the projectmanager for your team, you will be submitting to your manager a project management report.

Instructions

As the Project Manager, your manager has asked you to prepare areport on unplanned events that have occurred. You have been asked topresent this report to a group of managers, and should discuss yourcourse of action for two unplanned events (below) that have occurred forSuperPacks. You will need to analyze the impact of these events in yourproject management report as a presentation; this canbe PowerPoint, Prezi, or any presentation tool. Make sure you addressthe following questions in your presentation as you will be giving it tothe management team.

Discuss your analysis on the following events:

1. It is discovered the refrigerated module is too large for thedesigned refrigerated backpack pouch. What is your course of action?
2. The subcontractor assigned to build the radio module for the backpack has shut down. What is your course of action?
3. Discuss four areas affected by these unexpected events. Three of theareas of the project affected by the events should include changes tobudget, human capital, and impact to schedule. Identify one additionalarea affected by these events.