This assignment is intended to help you use leadership skills to gather project members from cross-functional departments and skill sets and lead them in the fulfillment and implementation of a mock project.

Discover the various responsibilities of a project manager by organizing a project. See Chapter 19, sections 19.9 and Cases. 

Apply project management tools and a PM outline type of your choice to structure and plan the project by defining, planning, managing, and controlling the project. 

Create a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint presentation (supported by Excel and Word as needed), with detailed speaker notes, that includes the following:

• Project description – At a minimum a project description consists of a clearly defined scope, cost, and schedule.
• Project Management Charts including (Critical Path (CPM), Gant Chart, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), project budget, and project team structure. etc.)
• Meeting cadence – Read and apply, Establishing Meeting Cadence for Remote Project Teams.
• Metrics to measure the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – Should include both metrics to measure and control the project, and metrics to measure project success.
• Financial and budgetary considerations – Financial considerations use a cost / benefit analysis to determine if the total project costs will create profit for the company. Budgetary considerations include a budget sheet that describes all costs to conduct the project. NOTE The project financial cost will generally be different from the project costs to plan and execute the project.
• Description of the project reporting structure – The project team and its reporting structure is typically described using a wiring diagram.

Cite references to support your assignment.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.