PMGT 699 KA2: CAPSTONE REFLECTION PAPER ASSESSMENT RUBRIC ASSESSMENT CRITERIA POOR BELOW MEETS EXCEEDS CRIT THINKING 0.1 Work with Context, Evidence, Opinion Provide evidence, key facts, data, theories, or terminology with no interpretation or evaluation. Provide evidence, key facts, data, theories, or terminology with some interpretation or evaluation. Provide, interpret, and evaluate information, key facts, data, theories, or terminology. Develop a sufficient analysis or synthesis of that information. Begin to investigate concepts by asking relevant questions to clarify facts, concepts, and relationships. Provide, interpret, and evaluate information, key facts, data, theories, or terminology. Develop a comprehensive analysis or synthesis of that information. Investigate concepts by asking relevant questions to clarify facts, concepts, and relationships. CRIT THINKING 0.2 Analyze Connections and Draw Conclusions Work with key concepts by relating or comparing them. State conclusions based on simplistic reasoning, biased information, or emotional judgments. Demonstrate no ability to generalize or extrapolate concepts for future consideration. Work with key concepts / information / theory by distinguishing key elements and describing key information generally. Connect conclusions logically to information chosen to fit the desired conclusion; identify some related outcomes, consequences and implications. Demonstrate little ability to generalize or extrapolate concepts for future consideration. Work with key concepts / information / theory by identifying patterns, interpreting challenging concepts, drawing logical conclusions and sketching potential applications or extensions to new problems or contexts. Connect conclusions logically to a range of information, identify related outcomes, consequences and implications clearly. Demonstrate ability to generalize or extrapolate concepts for future consideration. Work with key concepts / information / theory and conduct a thorough analysis by applying or extending them to new problems or contexts, making predictions, drawing inferences and analyzing patterns. State conclusions and related outcomes, consequences, and implications which are based on logic and reflect student’s informed evaluation. Demonstrate ability to generalize or extrapolate concepts or processes, as well as to critique the value and credibility of these ideas for future consideration. INFO LITERACY 0.2 Collect and retrieve the needed information Use minimal information sources, relying on the first search result or the easiest to find. Demonstrated use of moderate keyword search. Less than 10 quality resources on basis of authority, objectivity, currency, accuracy, and relevancy. Demonstrated use of thorough keyword search. Uses 10 quality resources on basis of authority, objectivity, currency, accuracy, and relevancy. Demonstrated use of accurate keyword search. Exceeds 10 quality resources on basis of authority, objectiv ...

1. PMGT 699 KA2: CAPSTONE REFLECTION PAPER
ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
POOR
BELOW
MEETS
EXCEEDS
CRIT THINKING 0.1
Work with Context, Evidence, Opinion
Provide evidence, key facts, data, theories, or terminology with
no interpretation or evaluation.
Provide evidence, key facts, data, theories, or terminology with
some interpretation or evaluation.
Provide, interpret, and evaluate information, key facts, data,
theories, or terminology. Develop a sufficient analysis or
synthesis of that information. Begin to investigate concepts by
asking relevant questions to clarify facts, concepts, and
relationships.
Provide, interpret, and evaluate information, key facts, data,
theories, or terminology. Develop a comprehensive analysis or
synthesis of that information. Investigate concepts by asking
relevant questions to clarify facts, concepts, and relationships.
CRIT THINKING 0.2
Analyze Connections and Draw Conclusions
Work with key concepts by relating or comparing them. State
conclusions based on simplistic reasoning, biased information,
or emotional judgments. Demonstrate no ability to generalize or

2. extrapolate concepts for future consideration.
Work with key concepts / information / theory by distinguishing
key elements and describing key information generally. Connect
conclusions logically to information chosen to fit the desired
conclusion; identify some related outcomes, consequences and
implications. Demonstrate little ability to generalize or
extrapolate concepts for future consideration.
Work with key concepts / information / theory by identifying
patterns, interpreting challenging concepts, drawing logical
conclusions and sketching potential applications or extensions
to new problems or contexts. Connect conclusions logically to a
range of information, identify related outcomes, consequences
and implications clearly. Demonstrate ability to generalize or
extrapolate concepts for future consideration.
Work with key concepts / information / theory and conduct a
thorough analysis by applying or extending them to new
problems or contexts, making predictions, drawing inferences
and analyzing patterns. State conclusions and related outcomes,
consequences, and implications which are based on logic and
reflect student’s informed evaluation. Demonstrate ability to
generalize or extrapolate concepts or processes, as well as to
critique the value and credibility of these ideas for future
consideration.
INFO LITERACY 0.2
Collect and retrieve the needed information
Use minimal information sources, relying on the first search
result or the easiest to find.
Demonstrated use of moderate keyword search. Less than 10
quality resources on basis of authority, objectivity, currency,
accuracy, and relevancy.
Demonstrated use of thorough keyword search. Uses 10 quality
resources on basis of authority, objectivity, currency, accuracy,
and relevancy.
Demonstrated use of accurate keyword search. Exceeds 10
quality resources on basis of authority, objectivity, currency,
accuracy, and relevancy.

3. INFO LITERACY 0.6
Access and use information ethically and legally
Use of information with many (10 or more) errors in attribution
or usage of citation rules. Plagiarize and/or failure to cite
sources.
Reference information sources with 10 or more errors in
attribution or usage of citation rules.
.
Reference information sources with few (fewer than 4) errors in
attribution or usage of citation rules.
Reference information sources with proper attribution and
citation that is substantially error-free.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Practice Innovative Thinking
List opportunities for improvement, innovation, or optimization
of a given situation.
Analyze given opportunities for improvement, innovation, or
optimization of a given situation.
Develop opportunities for improvement, innovation, or
optimization of a given situation.
Develop and critique opportunities for improvement,
innovation, or optimization of a given situation.
CIVIC KNOWLEDGE
Connect knowledge of Civic Engagement
Identify knowledge (facts, theories, etc.) from academic study
or experience that may be relevant to civic engagement in
general and to the student’s own participation in civic life,
politics, and government and vice versa.
Discuss connections between knowledge (facts, theories, etc.)
from the student’s own academic study or experience and civic
engagement in general and the student’s own participation in

4. civic life, politics, and government and vice versa.
Connect knowledge (facts, theories, etc.) from the student’s
own academic study or experience to civic engagement in
general and to the student’s own participation in civic life,
politics, and government and vice versa.
Create new connections between knowledge (facts, theories,
etc.) from the student’s own academic study or experience and
apply them to civic engagement in general and the student’s
own participation in civic life, politics, and government and
vice versa.
COMMUNICATION 0.3
Adhere to Conventions
Fails to adhere to provided guidance or APA format.
Uses provided guidance or APA format inconsistently with 10
or more errors.
Uses provided guidance and APA format consistently with
relatively few errors.
Uses provided guidance and APA format consistently that is
substantially error-free.
COMMUNICATION 0.4
Use Sources and Evidence
Demonstrate an attempt to use and document sources or
evidence to support ideas in the writing.
Demonstrate use and documentation of credible and/or relevant
sources or evidence to support ideas appropriate for the
discipline and genre of the writing.
Employ consistent use and documentation of credible, relevant
sources or evidence to support ideas appropriate to the
discipline and genre of the writing.
Support ideas appropriate to the discipline and genre of the
writing by using and documenting high-quality, credible,
relevant sources or evidence.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES

5. POOR
BELOW
MEETS
EXCEEDS
Program Goal 1 Technical Expertise in Traditional Project
Management. Demonstrate the applied knowledge and technical
expertise in the management of a single project to meet
stakeholder needs within constraints and aligned with
traditional project management frameworks with industry
standard artifacts
Criterion 1.1 - Demonstrate the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the initiating of projects to meet
stakeholder needs within constraints
Poor demonstration in the applied use of the traditional PMBOK
Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry standard
artifacts in the initiating of projects
Limited demonstration in the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the initiating of projects
Effective demonstration in the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the initiating of projects
Exceptional demonstration in the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the initiating of projects
Criterion 1.2 - Demonstrate the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the planning of projects to meet stakeholder
needs within constraints
Poor demonstration in the applied use of the traditional PMBOK
Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry standard
artifacts in the planning of projects
Limited demonstration in the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the planning of projects

6. Effective demonstration in the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the planning of projects
Exceptional demonstration in the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the planning of projects
Criterion 1.4 - Demonstrate the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the closing of projects to meet stakeholder
needs within constraints
Poor demonstration in the applied use of the traditional PMBOK
Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry standard
artifacts in the closing of projects
Limited demonstration in the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the closing of projects
Effective demonstration in the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the closing of projects
Exceptional demonstration in the applied use of the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the closing of projects
Program Goal 2 - Technical Expertise in Agile Project
Management. Demonstrate the applied knowledge and technical
expertise in the management of a single team to meet
stakeholder needs within constraints and aligned with agile
project management frameworks with industry best practices
Criterion 2.1 -Demonstrate the applied use of Agile Project
Management knowledge and expertise in the management of a
single team to meet stakeholder needs within constraints for
agile frameworks other than Scrum
Poor demonstration in the applied use of Agile Project
Management knowledge and expertise in the management of a
single team for agile frameworks other than scrum
Limited demonstration in the applied use of Agile Project
Management knowledge and expertise in the management of a

7. single team for agile frameworks other than scrum
Effective demonstration in the applied use of Agile Project
Management knowledge and expertise in the management of a
single team for agile frameworks other than scrum
Exceptional demonstration in the applied use of Agile Project
Management knowledge and expertise in the management of a
single team for agile frameworks other than scrum
Criterion 2.2 - Demonstrate the applied use of Agile Project
Management knowledge and expertise in the management of a
single team to meet stakeholder needs within constraints using
Scrum agile framework
Poor demonstration in the applied use of Agile Project
Management knowledge and expertise in the management of a
single team for the Scrum agile framework
Limited demonstration in the applied use of Agile Project
Management knowledge and expertise in the management of a
single team for the Scrum agile framework
Effective demonstration in the applied use of Agile Project
Management knowledge and expertise in the management of a
single team for the Scrum agile framework
Exceptional demonstration in the applied use of Agile Project
Management knowledge and expertise in the management of a
single team for the Scrum agile framework
Program Goal 3 - Professional Behavior. Student will be able to
demonstrate how successful project management will use
stakeholder engagement, communication, leadership, and
teamwork that is ethical, and culturally aware
Criterion 3.1 - Demonstrate the use of project management
communication strategies and stakeholder management
processes
Poor demonstration in the use of project management
communication strategies and stakeholder management
processes
Limited demonstration in the use of project management
communication strategies and stakeholder management
processes

8. Effective demonstration in the use of project management
communication strategies and stakeholder management
processes
Exceptional demonstration in the use of project management
communication strategies and stakeholder management
processes
Criterion 3.2 - Demonstrate the use of ethical and culturally
aware leadership and teamwork methods that result in high
performing teams
Poor demonstration in the use of ethical and culturally aware
leadership and teamwork methods that result in high performing
teams
Limited demonstration in the use of ethical and culturally aware
leadership and teamwork methods that result in high performing
teams
Effective demonstration in the use of ethical and culturally
aware leadership and teamwork methods tha result in high
performing teams
Exceptional demonstration in the use of ethical and culturally
aware leadership and teamwork methods that result in high
performing teams
Program Goal 4 - Strategic Enterprise Awareness. Student will
be able to demonstrate financial and organizational contextual
awareness and insight by linking key stakeholder objectives to
sustainable competitive strategies required to deliver value
across operational functions using traditional and agile
techniques
Criterion 4.1 - Demonstrate the use of strategic organizational
management principles as it applies to selecting and managing
projects
Poor demonstration in the use of strategic organizational
management principles as it applies to selecting and managing
projects
Limited demonstration in the use of strategic organizational
management principles as it applies to selecting and managing
projects

9. Effective demonstration in the use of strategic organizational
management principles as it applies to selecting and managing
projects
Exceptional demonstration in the use of strategic organizational
management principles as it applies to selecting and managing
projects
Criterion 4.2 - Demonstrate the use of enterprise project,
program, and portfolio management methods in traditional
project management environments
Poor demonstration in the use of enterprise project, program,
and portfolio management methods in traditional project
management environments
Limited demonstration in the use of enterprise project, program,
and portfolio management methods in traditional project
management environments
Effective demonstration in the use of enterprise project,
program, and portfolio management methods in traditional
project management environments
Exceptional demonstration in the use of enterprise project,
program, and portfolio management methods in traditional
project management environments
Criterion 4.3 - Demonstrate the applied use of scaled agile
techniques at the enterprise wide level
Poor demonstration in the applied use of scaled agile techniques
at the enterprise wide level
Limited demonstration in the applied use of scaled agile
techniques at the enterprise wide level
Effective demonstration in the applied use of scaled agile
techniques at the enterprise wide level
Exceptional demonstration in the applied use of scaled agile
techniques at the enterprise wide level
Updated 2018

10. PMGT 699 Final Capstone Reflection Paper Rubric
CRITERION
LEARNING OUTCOMES
MAX PTS
YOUR PTS
FEEDBACK
Program Goal 4: Strategic Enterprise Awareness:
Demonstrates financial & organizational contextual awareness
by linking key stakeholder objectives to sustainable competitive
strategies required to deliver value across operational functions
using traditional & agile techniques (4.1-4.3
OVERVIEW
· Provides an overview of the company and its strategic goals
· Provides broad description of project and relationship to
stakeholder objectives
· Explains the sustainable business value of the project across
operational functions
· Presents high-level review of key objectives, scope,
milestones, deliverables, risks and constraints in appropriate
detail
· Definitions/ explanations of any critical terms included
10
Program Goal 1 - Technical Expertise in Traditional PM
Demonstrates applied knowledge & technical expertise in
project management to meet stakeholder needs within
constraints & aligned with traditional PM frameworks with
industry standard artifacts (Criterion 1.1-1.4)
TRADITIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
· Describes how project management plan uses the traditional
PMBOK Process Groups and Knowledge Areas with industry
standard artifacts in the initiating, planning, execution and

11. control and closing of project
· Describes how project was organized and managed to meet
stakeholder needs within constraints of scope, cost, time and
quality
25
Program Goal 2 - Technical Expertise in Agile PM
Demonstrates applied knowledge and technical expertise in the
management of a single team to meet stakeholder needs within
constraints and aligned with agile project management
frameworks with industry best practices
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
· Provides a description/overview of Agile project management
· Explains how an Agile project management framework could
be implemented in executing the project
· Discusses at least two Agile frameworks including Scrum
· Discusses at least three agile ceremonies
25
Program Goal 3 - Professional Behavior
Demonstrates how successful project management will use
stakeholder engagement, communication, leadership, and
teamwork that is ethical, and culturally aware
CONCLUSION/ PERSONAL REFLECTION
· Thoroughly summarizes content of the research paper
· Proposes solutions that reflect ethical and culturally aware
project management practices in leadership, communication,
stakeholder management and teamwork
· Provides supportive evidence/ knowledge of opposing
viewpoints

12. 10
1
HU Core Competencies
INFO LITERACY 0.2
Collect and retrieve the needed information
COMM 0.2
Develop Content
CRIT THINKING 0.2
Analyze & Draw Conclusions
Solve Problems
CONTENT & ANALYSIS
· Demonstrates use of appropriate thorough research
· Uses quality resources based on authority, objectivity,
currency, accuracy, and/or relevancy
· Meets minimum number of 3 scholarly sources
· Meets minimum required paper length of 1500-2200 words
· Demonstrates knowledge of key concepts, processes and
theories
· Provides thorough analysis by applying ideas to new contexts,
making predictions, and/or communicating contrasts and
comparisons
10
HU Core Competencies
COMM 0.5
Control Grammar and Mechanics
WRITING MECHANICS
· Uses language that communicates meaning to readers with

13. clarity
· Writing is reflective of graduate level work & substantially
error-free
· Reflects appropriate proofreading for grammar, spelling and
sentence structure
10
HU Core Competencies
COMM 0.3
Adhere to Conventions
COMM 0.4
Use Sources and Evidence
APA STYLE & FORMATTING
· All direct quotes, ideas, concepts and data are accurately cited
· All sources cited in the text are listed in the references section
· Consistently APA format that is substantially error-free (i.e.
title page, TOC, contents, body of paper, references, etc.)
10
OTHER
· Plagiarism, Lateness
TBD
TOTAL

14. Updated 2018
Final Capstone Reflection Paper
Please submit your Final Capstone Reflection Paper to provide
an overview of your project.
Part 1: Traditional Project Management. Provide an overview
and summary of your project within a traditional project
management framework.
Part 2: Agile Methodology. Discuss how you might incorporate
Agile, Agile with Scrum, Scaled Agile and/or Lean
methodologies to accomplish this project.
Part 3: Strategic Enterprise Awareness. Discuss how your
project demonstrates strategic financial and organizational
awareness and contributes to the organization’s strategic goals.
Please make sure to review the Final Capstone Reflection Paper
Rubric before starting paper.
Your paper must be formatted in APA Style and include a title
page and references. It should be a minimum of five to 8 pages
(1500-2000 words) double-spaced.