Keywords:
Project Management, Experiential Learning, Real-World Application
Presented by:
Joy Lind, University of Sioux Falls
Key Statement:
This presentation describes a project that the presenter managed while working in industry then developed into a capstone assignment in a university-level business course.
Abstract:
This presentation describes the “Laptop Refresh Project,” that the presenter managed while working in industry. The project involved replacing the fleet of laptops across a company’s entire international Sales team, that had convened for their annual Sales Conference at a large conference venue in the U.S. The presenter, now an Associate Professor of Business Administration, developed this project into a capstone assignment in her Project Management course that she taught at the University of Sioux Falls during the 2024 Spring Semester.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Develop a capstone project for university business majors, from an application in industry.
2. Apply critical thinking to solve a real-world business problem.
3. See how to apply elements of the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) to successfully manage a project in industry.
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TRANSCRIPT:
This poster describes the “Laptop Refresh Project,” that the presenter managed while working in
industry. The project involved replacing the fleet of laptops across a company’s entire international
Sales team, that had convened for their annual Sales Conference at a large venue in the U.S. The
presenter, now an Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Sioux Falls (or
USF), developed this project into a capstone assignment in her Project Management course that she
taught at USF during the 2024 Spring Semester.
The poster contains information about the original laptop refresh project from industry, including its
objectives, constraints, and implementation. The poster additionally provides information about the
capstone project that the presenter developed in her project management course at the University of
Sioux Falls. In particular, the poster lists the project deliverables and describes lessons learned. The
poster also includes a comment that the instructor received from a student via anonymous evaluations
that were administered at the end of the course.
References
Gido, J., Clements, J., & Baker, R. (2018). Successful Project Management. (7th ed.). Cengage. http://www.cengage.com
Larson, E., & Gray, C. (2021). Project Management: The Managerial Process. (8th ed.). McGraw Hill. http://mheducation.com
Project Management Institute. (2021). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). (7th ed.). Project Management Institute. https://www.pmi.org
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