Project Statement

In 2-3 pages, develop the project Statement of Work document to include the following information:

• Business need
• Product scope description
• Strategic plan

BELOW IS A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE PROJECT IS ABOUT:

Scenario

Your company was recently awarded a delivery contract on a new product (see below). You were newly hired by the company; you will assume the role as the assigned program manager overseeing the design, development, production and delivery of the new product. The details below provide a summary to the course project:

• Company type (name your company): A small defense contractor located in the United States of America
• Company size (employees): 100
• Product: Backpack with built in refrigerated pouch and radio module
• Awarded quantity: 200 units (100 assigned to Ground Forces / 100 assigned to Special Operations)
• Program Budget: Proposed award: $1,500,000
• Customer: U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations
• Award date: September 1, 2015
• Completion date: March 1, 2017
• Delivery schedule: 100 units 12mths ARO (after receipt of order). 50 units every 3 months after first delivery
• Milestone Schedule:
• • First delivery: September 1, 2016
  • Second delivery: December 1, 2016
  • Last delivery: March 1, 2017
  • First milestone payment (from customer): October 30, 2015
  • Second Milestone payment: January 30, 2017
  • Final Milestone payment: May 30, 2017
  • Initial Program review (at the customer’s site): November 16, 2015
  • Subsequent Program reviews: 6 months after the initial review

Expected Result from Senior Management:

• On-time delivery for the three stated product deliverables
• Desire to complete the total program under the stated budget of $1,500,000
• All milestones accomplished by due dates listed
• Supplemental (follow-on) contract for future additional units (backpacks)

NOTES FROM TEACHER FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT:

We have one written assignment this week which includes the Statement of Work (SOW) and Work Breakdown Schedule (WBS). Based upon the deliverables identified in your week two scope document, you will expand your report by itemizing the “tasks” in a statement of work and then breaking these tasks into work packages (work breakdown schedule).