This guide is for BUSI 415 Week 2 Project Resource Management Plan, start to submission. A PMBOK-based resource management plan for the instructor's scenario, with a biblical integration, the textbook and a scholarly article.
BUSI 415 is Advanced Project Management, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI415; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 415 Advanced Project Management |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 150 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; follow PMBOK guidelines and the instructions |
| Sources | The course textbook and at least 1 scholarly research article |
| Faith integration | 1 biblical integration |
| Format | PMBOK-based plan; current APA |
What BUSI 415 Week 2 Project Resource Management Plan asks for
You complete 4 project assignments in response to the instructor's scenario. Each follows current PMBOK guidelines, includes 1 biblical integration and references the textbook and at least 1 scholarly research article in current APA. The resource management plan is due in Module/Week 2 with Dinsmore and Cabanis-Brewin chapter 17 and PMI chapter 13. Worth 150 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 415
In the published schedule, Project Resource Management Plan is one of 8 graded written assignments in BUSI 415. It follows Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 and comes before Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 2.
How BUSI 415 Week 2 Project Resource Management Plan is graded
Liberty grades Project Resource Management Plan with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 150 points in the published guide. That is about 15% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in BUSI 415 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The BUSI 415 Week 2 method, step by step
Start from the need
Define the need the Project Resource Management Plan answers: who it is for, what gap exists, and how you know. A plan without an assessed need has nothing to measure against.
Write measurable objectives
Write objectives that name the audience, the behavior or outcome, the level and the time frame.
Choose methods that fit the objectives
Match each objective to a method and justify the match with evidence (The course textbook and at least 1 scholarly research article).
Plan the resources and timeline
List what the plan needs (people, time, materials, cost) and the order of steps. Graders look for plans that could be carried out.
Plan the evaluation
Say how you will know the plan worked: the measure, the data source and the time point for each objective.
Format and length
Use the template or headings the guide gives and stay within Not set in the guide; follow PMBOK guidelines and the instructions, in current APA.
Follow PMBOK's resource management plan components: identification of resources, acquisition, roles, project organization chart, team management, training, development and recognition. Keep each section specific to the scenario.
A structure for BUSI 415 Week 2 Project Resource Management Plan
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,200 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Roles and responsibilities | A RACI or responsibility matrix. | ~310 words |
| Resource requirements | People, equipment and materials. | ~290 words |
| Acquisition and release | How and when resources join and leave. | ~240 words |
| Team development | Training, recognition and ground rules. | ~220 words |
| Biblical integration and sources | Faith and references. | ~140 words |
A topic angle that works
Use a RACI matrix (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed) for the scenario's main deliverables; it is the clearest way to show roles.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Deliverable: software requirements document. Responsible: business analyst. Accountable: project manager. Consulted: department heads and the IT architect. Informed: the sponsor. Listing every deliverable this way prevents the common failure in which several people think someone else owns a task.
- A RACI row.
- Clear accountability.
- The reason.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 415 Week 2
- Generic plan not tied to the scenario.
- Missing the biblical integration.
- No scholarly article.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; follow PMBOK guidelines and the instructions
- Sources: The course textbook and at least 1 scholarly research article
- Faith integration: 1 biblical integration
- Each objective is measurable and has an evaluation measure
- Required template or headings used
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When is the BUSI 415 resource management plan due?
In Module/Week 2.
How many points is BUSI 415 Week 2 Project Resource Management Plan worth?
150 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 415, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 15% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 415 Week 2 the same in every section of BUSI 415?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 415. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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