Source: Aggregated outcome assessment results from Q4 2009 - Q3 2010 capstone courses.
0% Non-Performance: Does not demonstrate leadership and team development planning skills or successfully integrate them into the proper execution of a project.
1% Basic: Demonstrates limited leadership and team development planning skills and does not fully integrate them into proper execution of the project; the execution plans are incomplete and/or lack detail.
8% Proficient: Demonstrates leadership and team development planning skills and successfully integrates them into the proper execution of a project; the execution plans are generally complete and provide sufficient detail; the project parameters are aligned with the business needs.
91% Distinguished: Demonstrates superior leadership and team development planning skills and successfully and fully integrates them into the proper execution of a project; the execution plans are complete and provide excellent detail; the project parameters are well-aligned with the business needs.
1% Non-Performance: Does not apply business and organizational principles or techniques to use the appropriate roles and responsibilities of the project team; the definition of roles and responsibilities is vague and/or their use is unorganized and inappropriate.
4% Basic: Applies some business and organizational principles and techniques to use the roles and responsibilities of the project team, but the roles and responsibilities are not fully defined or appropriate for the project.
11% Proficient: Applies business and organizational principles and techniques to use the appropriate roles and responsibilities of the project team; the roles and responsibilities are defined and appropriate for the project.
84% Distinguished: Integrates business and organizational principles and techniques to use well-defined, appropriate roles and responsibilities of the project team justifies the use of the roles and responsibilities with business and organizational principles.
1% Non-Performance: Does not develop the project plan using industry-standard tools and project management methodologies defined by the PMI.
5% Basic: Develops only some of the project plan using industry-standard tools and project management methodologies defined by the PMI; as a whole, the plan, use of tools and methodologies, and use of standard terminology is unclear and/or inconsistent.
20% Proficient: Develops the project plan using industry-standard tools and project management methodologies defined by the PMI; as a whole, the plan, use of tools and methodologies, and use of standard terminology is clear and consistent.
73% Distinguished: Develops the project plan by integrating industry-standard tools and project management methodologies defined by the PMI; the plan, use of tools and methodologies, and use of standard terminology is clear, well-defined, consistent, and appropriate for the project.
0% Non-Performance: Does not apply legal and ethical principles of organizational management to the execution of the project.
1% Basic: Inconsistently or incorrectly applies legal and ethical principles of organizational management to the execution of the project.
11% Proficient: Consistently applies legal and ethical principles of organizational management to the execution of the project.
88% Distinguished: Integrates legal and ethical principles of organizational management into the execution of the project, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of the principles.
0% Non-Performance: Does not forecast time, resource, and budgeting requirements for the project.
1% Basic: Forecasts time, resource, and budgeting requirements for the project, but the schedules lack details and do not show appropriate coordination of work or alignment with project objectives.
9% Proficient: Forecasts time, resource, and budgeting requirements for the project and provides sufficient detail to show coordination of work within the project team and alignment with project objectives.
89% Distinguished: Forecasts time, resource, and budgeting requirements for the project to coordinate the work within the project team and meet project objectives; provides a rich level of detail that shows the interrelationships of parts and the implications of the interrelationships.
1% Non-Performance: Does not analyze various risk analysis techniques or apply them to assess and mitigate the risks within the project.
1% Basic: Analyzes various risk analysis techniques, but only minimally applies them to assess and mitigate the risks within the project.
15% Proficient: Evaluates various risk analysis techniques and applies them to assess and mitigate the risks within the project.
83% Distinguished: Evaluates various risk analysis techniques, applies them to assess and mitigate the risks within the project, and provides justification as to which risk analysis techniques are most effective.
5% Non-Performance: Does not apply procurement management tools and techniques to the process of solicitation, contract administration, and cost reimbursement.
5% Basic: Applies procurement management tools and techniques to one or two of the following processes: solicitation, contract administration, and cost reimbursement.
17% Proficient: Applies procurement management tools and techniques to the process of solicitation, contract administration, and cost reimbursement.
73% Distinguished: Applies procurement management tools and techniques to the process of solicitation, contract administration, and cost reimbursement and provides support and justification for the chosen tools and techniques.
0% Non-Performance: Does not define customer and business requirements to identify project scope or evaluate methods for minimizing and managing scope creep.
2% Basic: Defines some of the customer and business requirements to identify project scope and evaluate methods for minimizing and managing scope creep.
22% Proficient: Defines all of the customer and business requirements to identify project scope and evaluate methods for minimizing and managing scope creep.
77% Distinguished: Defines and analyzes all of the customer and business requirements to identify project scope and evaluate methods for minimizing and managing scope creep.
0% Non-Performance: Does not demonstrate the skills necessary to communicate project progress to stakeholders; does not define appropriate channels or communicate effectively in writing; the language, mechanics, and paragraph development obstruct clarity and meaning.
1% Basic: Demonstrates limited skills in communicating project progress to stakeholders; defines channels that are inappropriate or unrealistic and inconsistently demonstrates effective written communication skills; the language, mechanics, and paragraph development detract from clarity and meaning.
18% Proficient: Demonstrates the skills necessary to communicate project progress to stakeholders; defines appropriate channels and communicates effectively in writing; the language, mechanics, and paragraph development do not negatively affect the writing.
81% Distinguished: Demonstrates excellent skills in communicating project progress to stakeholders; defines and recommends appropriate channels, is cognizant of cultural communication barriers and differences, and communicates effectively in writing; the language, mechanics, and paragraph development enhance clarity and meaning.