For the Course Project, create a project you believe would help your current organization. Describe the project and explain why you believe it is important.

PROJ586 Project Management Systems

Week 1 Discussion

Course Project Approval

For the Course Project, create a project you believe would help your current organization. Describe the project and explain why you believe it is important. Make sure the project will take at least a year to complete. Once you provide this information, your instructor will either approve your project or ask you to make revisions and then provide approval after changes are updated. Please complete this discussion by Tuesday of this week.

To help you decide on a project, please see some of the project examples provided below.

Developing a new product or service

Constructing a building or facility

Renovating an existing office

Creating a franchise

Designing a new transportation vehicle

Acquiring a new accounting or payroll system

Opening a nail salon

Starting a motorcycle shop

Overhauling your current information technology capabilities

Planning a wedding/event

Implementing a new business process like a sales process, customer service relationship process, procurement process, etc.

Organizing a symposium, conference or seminar

Reorganizing departments

Developing a new business line for the organization (i.e. new delivery service, call center, customer care team, etc…)

Translating a Japanese book into English

Starting a Jewish bakery

Planning an urban community outreach center

Creating a mental health call line for your organization

Starting an international food store

Creating a women’s health clinic in an under deprived neighborhood

Starting a mobile medical health service

Creating a diversity support program for your organization

Organizing a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) awareness month celebration