Assignment 2 - Project Report ONLY
Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles of project management as prescribed in the global standard (PMBOK Guide)
3. Critically analyze, interpret and apply the project management knowledge areas to the various phases of any project as appropriate and demonstrate an understanding of the activities and interrelationships critical to the successful completion of each phase of a project
4. Create an integrated project plan for a real project including schedule, human resources, budget, risks and quality and prepare appropriate Project Management documentation of the plan
5. Calculate project progress by comparing actual to planned performance and create improvement plans as needed
6. Appraise the acquiring, induction, assessing, developing, decision-making, and conflict resolution issues of a project team
Submission Requirements
Electronic copy submitted through Canvas
ASSESSMENT TASK - Project Report
Instructions:
To facilitate collaboration, a group folder will be set up and must be used progressively to complete the assignment.
The project team is required to submit a report illustrating how the project team will apply the following knowledge areas that have been learned.
Develop an integrated project report for a real project including feasibility, schedule, human resources, budget, risks and quality and prepare appropriate Project Management documentation of the plan. Evaluate the opportunities and issues involved in managing a project team.
As a group undertake your project as per the project proposal and submit a report illustrating how the project team will have applied the following knowledge areas:
The Project Report needs to address the following areas (at a minimum):
WBS
Human resources - RACI Chart (RAM)
Schedule – Gantt Chart and AoN as well as resource levelling
Budget
Progress Reporting – 2 methods (This section should include a high-level review of overall project goals and the progress made toward them so far. Is the project on track, behind or ahead of schedule? Is it over or under budget? The progress summary should highlight any items that need stakeholder attention—even if those items are also discussed in a later section of the report.)
Risk Management
Change Management
Project opportunities/issues of managing the project team (including communication, negotiation, motivation, time management, meetings, leading, project team performance, decision making, conflict resolution, etc.)
Project Closure
Word Count
The maximum word length for this assignment is 5,000 words (Please include word count at the end) excluding words used in any charts, templates, forms or diagrams that the project team have used to apply the knowledge areas. If the project team opt to use words to explain how the team have applied a knowledge area you should limit them to one page per knowledge area.
Notes:
A soft copy of many useful forms will be made available to you that your project team can modify and use for the assignment. However, as a project team, you can and should design your own forms or use standard forms that are used by an organisation and adapt these to suit your project. Hand drawn forms can be used as well but they must be neatly drawn.
You are required to provide a list of references listing all the sources you have referred to in preparing this assignment (minimum of 10 scholar references).
As this is a piece of academic work, students are required to describe the purpose of each section of the Report in the paraphrased text, appropriately referenced to the prescribed textbook, the PMBoK and /or readings. Failure to do so will result in a reduction of marks for each marking criteria where this is not performed.
Assignment Format
The format of the formal assignment will be:
ICL Coversheet
Title page
Table of Contents
Introduction
WBS
RACI Chart (RAM)
Schedule
Budget
Progress Reporting
Risk Management
Change Management
Communication with Stakeholders
Project Closure
Reference List (APA style)
The appendix will include all forms, charts, tables, and diagrams, which should be included under the relevant sections of the assignment. The Appendix is NOT graded.