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Curricular Project Opportunity

XN101
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Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Experiential Network (XN)
Experiential Network (XN)
XN Administrators
(6)
3
Timeline
  • May 13, 2020
    Experience start
  • May 15, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • August 29, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
3/15 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Skills
planning marketing project planning management new product development
Learner goals and capabilities

Is your organization preparing to launch a new product, service, campaign, or internal initiative? Could this new undertaking benefit from more thorough planning? In this assignment, student consultants will develop a comprehensive project management plan for a project of your choosing that you can use to execute the project successfully.

This opportunity encompasses a variety of courses taking place between May-August 2020. Course instructors will reach out with specific dates and course details once a match has been made.

Learners

Learners
Graduate
Any level
50 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will share a completed project plan document (10+ pages), and you can provide guidance on the components most critical to your project. These plans typically include some or all of the following:

  • Project Kick-Off deck that can be presented to stakeholders
  • Scope Statement
  • Work Breakdown Structure 
  • Budget 
  • Schedule
  • Communications/Marketing Plan 
  • Risk Management Plan
Project timeline
  • May 13, 2020
    Experience start
  • May 15, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • August 29, 2020
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students will be designing professional project management templates that you can re-use for future projects. Students will work with you to understand your project goals and constraints, and will apply project management theory to develop a detailed action plan. 

Project examples include, but are not limited to:

  • A plan for a new product launch
  • A plan for a new service launch 
  • A plan for a client or employee event 
  • A plan for software or system implementation 
  • A plan for the release of a new pricing model 
  • A plan for a new employee rewards and recognition program 

Please note: While this isn’t expected, if the project aligns to students’ skills and interests, they may be able to execute some project tasks. 

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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