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Paper instructions:
Read the attached “Xemba Translations Case Study” before completing this task.
Scenario:
Xemba Translations has begun the process of trying to accommodate the increased number of telecommuters at the company. As the newly hired project manager, brought in to take over completion of the project, you have a milestone meeting scheduled with the project sponsor. A portion of the meeting will be focused on the current risks of the project. There was a risk assessment study done early in the project, but as it has now been several weeks since the project began, you determine that a new risk assessment should be conducted. The updated risk assessment matrix will help the team be aware of the current risks and the specific strategies you expect to use to mitigate those risks.
The project sponsor is interested in keeping up to date on how the project is progressing. The sponsor is expecting documentation, including metrics, that breaks down how the project teams have been performing and what current issues need to be addressed.
Task:
A. Create an addendum to the risk assessment matrix that documents five current risks to the project, addressing each of the following points for each risk:
• Description of risk
• Impact
• Likelihood of occurrence
• Degree of impact
• Initial action to take if event occurs
• Team member responsible
• Strategies for prevention and mitigation
B. Explain the metrics you would use to measure the project’s performance.
1. Justify why these metrics would be appropriate to use for this project.
2. Discuss the project’s current status based on these metrics.
3. Analyze three problems that currently exist based on these metrics by doing the following:
a. Discuss how three problems could affect project implementation and post-project success.
b. Discuss how you would mitigate or remove each problem.
C. Prepare an executive summary (suggested length of 2 pages) for the project sponsor that communicates your analysis and recommendations from parts A and B.
D. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.
