Deliverable Length: Stakeholder analysis: 2–3 pages + title and references Notes from your team discussion help you defend your position on the stakeholders' inclusion. Back at your desk, you write the stakeholder analysis in an essay-style format using MS Word and the stakeholder register template. Your essay should include a brief description of who your stakeholders are to the project; their roles, responsibilities, and positions (internal or external); and their level of influence, power, interest, and impact. You will fill out the stakeholder register template using your descriptions.

Assignment Details The discussion on stakeholder identification went better than expected. Everyone seems to be on the same page. However, the team realized that there are a lot more internal and external stakeholders on the project. Although all of your team members work in the sales and marketing function, they all bring unique skills and experiences to this project. Many have worked in other departments prior to their new role or have duel responsibilities in the company. "This is a make-or-break project for us at this point," says Jim. "We have to get it right the first time. If we miss any stakeholders in our communication, it could be devastating to the success of the project." Jim turns to you. "I need you to lead the team in conducting a stakeholder analysis. We need to make sure to include all of the stakeholders, their background, contribution to the project, and level of priority to the project communication. You will be working with your four teammates in performing the stakeholder analysis and transferring this information to the project charter for review." "Okay," you say. "Can everyone give me a little bit of background about work experience and education?" "Sure," says Jerry Lawson. "I have an MS in Business Management and several IT/PM certifications as well as 6 years with the company." "I have a lot of procurement and acquisition experience, but have an engineering background," says Sara Jenkins. "I earned an MBA and a BS in electrical engineering. I have been with the company for 4 years." "I have done business analysis, quality assurance, and risk management, but have a construction background," says Melissa Grant. "I have an MSM in project management and a BS in electrical engineering as well as 6 years with the company." Mike Green, a technician who previously worked in the public relations and marketing department says, "I have done a lot of hands-on electrical work and testing. I earned my MBA in marketing and two undergraduate degrees in electrical engineering and IT management. I have been with the company for 5 years." "Great, thanks," you say. Jim hands you a document, saying, "Here is a project charter, a stakeholder register, and SOW templates for you to use as a guideline." After Jim leaves, you and the rest of the team get busy discussing how to conduct a stakeholder analysis and how to justify stakeholders’ inclusion. You also begin to review the project background information to develop your initial SOW outline. Assignment Notes from your team discussion help you defend your position on the stakeholders' inclusion. Back at your desk, you write the stakeholder analysis in an essay-style format using MS Word and the stakeholder register template. Your essay should include a brief description of who your stakeholders are to the project; their roles, responsibilities, and positions (internal or external); and their level of influence, power, interest, and impact. You will fill out the stakeholder register template using your descriptions. The goal of this assignment is to document everything you know and everything others need to know about the project stakeholders. Instructions: Use the provided template. List all of the given project team members PLUS any external stakeholders necessary to successfully complete this project. Scenario This course uses the CTU Professional Learning Model™ (CTU PLM) to teach students with hands-on, industry-related, problem-solving experiences that model the professional environment and encourage achievements that lead to student and employer success. The CTU PLM is founded on the idea that students learn best by working on real-world, professional projects related to their chosen career fields. By working this way, students develop the expertise to apply conceptual knowledge to get effective results. Through professional learning, students experience the complexity of real-world problems and learn to select an appropriate approach to a problem that has more than one solution. This method of learning is called Problem-Based Learning (PBL). PBL assumes that you will master content while solving a meaningful problem in each assignment. Throughout the course, you will work with a scenario in which some basic, background information is provided about a company. (This information could apply to any company that provides products or services of this sort in general.) You have a role in the scenario; that is, you are part of the story. The dialogue in each assignment presents the problem that must be solved. It is up to you to respond to the problem and submit a deliverable that will be graded. Refer to the following scenario as you progress through the PBL process. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Scenario: Amazing Coffee Houses (ACHs) Company Biography Amazing Coffee Houses (ACHs) is a small but established company in the coffee industry. It is based in northern Chicago, IL and employs over 100 workers locally in its 10 stores. Its current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board, Sam Ryder, founded the company back in 1994 with his wife, Gloria Ryder. Gloria has served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since it was founded. Both Sam and Gloria graduated from the #1 ranked MBA program in the country and bring a lot of corporate experience to the business. Sam was a Senior Vice President (SVP) in Marketing and Sales at another company for many years before deciding to venture off to start ACHs with his wife. Gloria also worked for that same company and held the position of Finance Director. The company is known for its own brand of gourmet coffee and low fat donuts, as well as for their own line of stainless steel coffee mugs that are able to keep drinks hot for 12 hours straight. The workforce is comprised mostly of bakers, managers, baristas, greeters, clerks, and cashiers. They also work closely with several large suppliers and distributors in the United States. Problem The company has a loyal customer base throughout Chicago and is known for its personalized service and quality food and drinks. Because the economic conditions have greatly improved throughout the United States and the company now has a well-established name and brands, ACHs is looking to expand in markets beyond Chicago. The first market it has made a decision to expand into is 81 miles away, Milwaukee, WI. The company has worked through a local real estate agent. Management thinks Milwaukee is where the next 10 stores will be opened. However, Sam and Gloria have never operated a multi-state business before and are worried they will fail to accomplish their expansion goal timely. Sam has made it clear to Gloria that one day, his vision is to take ACHs to every city in America. The expansion will be financed from retained earnings. No additional outside money will be required. Opportunity Sam has no project management experience and has decided to hire a project manager to manage the expansion project in Milwaukee, WI. After thorough evaluation and dozens of interviews, they have asked Jim Young, a rising star at the company, to take on the role of project manager to lead a team of five people from different departments to create a project plan for the new site. Jim Young currently serves as a store manager for the biggest two coffee shops. Prior to this role, he worked as a store supervisor for the company. During his time with the company, he has worked on many of the new shop development projects as a team leader and helped to renovate some of the company’s existing shops. People in his business units speak highly of his leadership and coaching style. Though Jim has worked on project teams and supervised functional departments, he has never acted as the project manager before. He knows there are a lot of moving parts in managing a project. He is worried about his ability to lead a new team of people with whom he has never worked before. He is concerned about his lack of experience and knowledge to manage the entire life cycle of a project from start to finish within budget, quality, time, and scope. In previous projects, he remembers Sam and Gloria having differences in budget, scope, and resource allocation, which caused a lot of confusion among the project team members and vendors. Jim is also concerned that their personal relationship will interfere in this project. You will be working with Jim Young as a project team member with four other professionals in the company. You have only worked at ACHs for 4 years. Prior to your tenure at ACHs, you worked as an associate project manager for a construction company on the West Coast. You have worked on many different projects and are familiar with project management terms, methodologies, tools, and techniques. You earned several certifications relating to project management including a PMP and have an MBA in logistics. Although, you have never worked with Jim Young or anyone else on the new team, you are very excited about the opportunity to make a difference. You are now a stakeholder and your name should appear in the stakeholder analysis. Project Background Details Amazing Coffee Houses (ACHs) plans to open a new coffee shop that will be located in Milwaukee, WI. We have been able to purchase our own building within the city near Milwaukee’s top tourist attraction site near the Gold Rock Museum. The building is not renovated. Our market analysis of Milwaukee, WI indicated the city is the top city for coffee drinking in WI. Because we’re close to the city’s museum, we plan to become the top destination for local and American and foreign customers who visit Milwaukee each