Students work in teams to plan a project by gathering information, analyzing the situation, and preparing and presenting a complete project plan to solve a problem or achieve a goal of an actual not-for-profit, public sector, or industry collaborator. Teams integrate their knowledge of project manager, project support functions, and specialized sector knowledge to solve problems and set strategies. Specific recommendations are presented to managers and leaders, accompanied by a formal written report and presentation.

For each Capstone project, students will deliver a standard set of project management deliverables, listed below. Samples of he project management deliverables are in the Project Templates section

1. Project Charter: Addresses the Capstone activities, may also serve as a project deliverable
2. Stakeholder Register: Describes the stakeholders, may also serve as a project deliverable
3. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): a visual outlining the activities on the project
4. Schedule: a visual, showing milestones and dependencies
5. Risk Register: not focused on student activities, tailored to the Capstone project products
6. Budget: not focused on student activities, tailored to the products/outcome of the Capstone project deliverables
7. Project Status Report: produced twice during the term, outlining variances
8. Two project specific deliverables, as defined by the participating organization