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• Replace “Project Name” with a descriptive name for your project.
• Replace “X” with either a real client’s name, a made-up client name, or your professor’s name.
• Replace “Y” with your first and last names.
• Replace “Z” with the date you completed this document.

Starting on page 2, replace “Content Here” with the following:

• Scope Update         
  • Provide one paragraph explaining the scope of your  project. This might be partially copied from the Unit 3 Assignment 1,  but the changes/no changes content must be new:                 
    • If there have been changes since the last unit, explain what the changes are and why they occurred.
    • If there are no changes since the last unit, explain why the scope has not changed.
  • Write 70–100 words for this section of the document.
• Costs Update         
  • If there are changes:                 
    • Option 1: Insert the same embedded Excel table you used in Unit 3 and make changes as necessary.
    • Option 2: Write a paragraph of 60–90 words briefly explaining the changes.
    • This must be different than what was presented in Week 3.
  • If there are no changes:                 
    • Write a paragraph of 60–90 words explaining why  there are no cost changes, what costs might be unexpected later, and/or  what costs might be helpful in the future if the project scope is  increased or features added.
    • This must be different than what was presented in Week 3.
• Schedule Update         
  • Project Management Track:                 
    • First, make a copy of your Gantt file (WBS) you submitted for Unit 3.
    • Rename this new copy for Unit 4 (see below).
    • Make changes to the Unit 4 version to show  completion of tasks/progress. Consider changing the color of the text or  cells or applying bold to clearly identify items that have been  completed.
    • Progress is expected and required.
    • In the Word template, write 60–90 words as an overview of the changes. Also, mention that full details are in the separate WBS.
  • IT Specialist Track:                 
    • Copy and paste your Word table schedule from your Unit 3 submission in this unit’s template.
    • Make changes as necessary.
    • Identify new project progress in the table by  using the Word highlighting tool in the home ribbon, changing the font  color, or using bold or italic text. Do not use Track Changes.
    • Progress is expected and required.
• Legal, Ethical, Social, and Global Mitigations         
  • First, copy your issues list or table from your Unit 3  Assignment 1. There must be at least four ideas (minimum of one dealing  with legal and/or ethical problems and one addressing global concerns),  all identified clearly as legal, ethical, social, and/or global.
  • If your original items are in list format:                 
    • Determine a mitigation plan for each item.
    • Use sub-bullets (indent to the right under each item, just like these instructions).
  • If your original items are in a Word table:                 
    • Add a column to insert mitigations for each item.
  • No minimum length is required, but ensure that your mitigation ideas are logical and expressed clearly.
• Responsibilities         
  • Project Management Track: RACI chart                 
    • Check the Reading section for links to help in understanding RACI charts as well as conditional formatting in Excel.
    • In an embedded Excel table:                         
      • Include at least four major tasks
      • Include at least four project stakeholders
      • Use conditional formatting (four  different colors or styles) to distinguish between R, A, C, and I. If a  task/stakeholder might fit into more than one category, choose the most  important one for simplicity’s sake.
    • Under the embedded Excel, write 30–50 words  about how at least some of the identified tasks or people are affected  by ethical considerations and expectations.
  • IT Specialist Track: Draft of marketing information for end-users                 
    • This is a draft, which means you are simply inserting the content as regular paragraphs in the template.
    • Content: The purpose is to explain to end-users the ethics behind your project.                         
      • In the first paragraph, briefly explain how the project will benefit the user.
      • In the second paragraph, present an  overview of how the project fulfills ethical expectations. You may also  include legal implications that support the project.
    • Write 100–120 words, all in paragraph form (no lists or tables).
• Proof of Progress         
  • Visio diagram from Unit 3:                 
    • Include this if (1) you decide to make changes  to your diagram, OR (2) your instructor’s feedback from Unit 3 requires  changes. If neither of these applies, diagramming will not be necessary  to include here.
  • If other visual proof is available, include updated  screenshots or other images to show the work is still progressing.  Ensure that the images are explained.
  • If visual proof is not available, write 100–120 words  explaining the progress you have made and what you expect to do to wrap  up the project.