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PPMP20007 Project Management and Document

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Task Description
In this assignment students are required to research an approved topic in project management and
document their findings in a written essay, using an approved formatting and referencing style (APA 7th
Ed. or Harvard).
Note:
1. Content must extend the knowledge of the class (i.e., it should not be content that is already
covered or scheduled to be covered in the unit). However, the essay may provide extension
material on topics that form part of the unit.
2. Students are required to find appropriate reference material (at least three, good, recent,
relevant references) on their topic.
3. Topics must relate to project management and the essay should contextualize the relevant
concepts using examples from experience or actual project management scenarios.

Group/Team work requirements
Students are to form teams of 3 or 4 people to complete all parts of assessment 2.
Start liaising with your tutor about the details of the members of your team and your top two
preferred topics by the end of week 2. Team membership and topics are to be finalized by census
date (Tuesday week 4). Note: the earlier you provide your tutor with details about your team and
your preferred topics, the more likely you are to get your preferred topic. The intention is that no
topic should be covered more than once during the term. Therefore, the tutor will approve topics
on a first come basis
Once your team has been formed you are not permitted to change your team without approval
from your tutor. This approval will only be granted in exceptional circumstances.
If any member of the team is not contributing to the work (and/or not attending team meetings
or meeting their obligations) you must discuss this with your tutor as soon as possible.
Once your topic has been finalized, you are not permitted to change the topic without discussion
with and approval from your tutor. Note that given the time constraints it is unlikely that you will
be given approval to change your topic.
You must maintain a record of weekly team meetings, decisions, and team development. This
documentation will be formalized for submission in part 2B.
You must contact your tutor about any issues such as the membership of your team or selection
of presentation topic.
Weekly team meetings should commence as soon as the team is formed. This will allow you to
select and submit your preferred topics by the end of week 2.
All members of the team are responsible for ensuring that:
o regular team meetings are held and that accurate notes are recorded regarding team
meetings and member contributions.
o the research is practiced together and the essay is written as a coherent and uniform
document.
o the correct presentation files have been submitted on Moodle by the due date.

Special notes for distance education students:
The Unit Coordinator (UC) is your tutor and will approve your topic.

There is a distance education discussion forum on the unit website that you can use to contact
other distance education students to help you form a team for this assessment item.

There is a distance education discussion forum on the unit website that you can use to contact
other distance education students to help you form a team for this assessment item.

Topic selection
Your presentation can be about:
Any topic related to project management not already covered in the unit or a topic that extends
the class knowledge about one of the weekly topics. Where your topic is related to a topic already
covered in the unit, you must add a significant body of new material, a different perspective or
depth to the information already covered in the unit lecture material. It is important that you
extend your knowledge and that of the class beyond what will be covered in this unit during the
term. There is scope to research and present more information about many of the weekly topics.
For example, in the Quality Management topic, some students may wish to investigate Six Sigma
or ICT students may wish to cover more detail about quality management in the Software
Engineering discipline.
Some suggested topics can be found in Appendix A: Suggested presentation topics

Other Resources
CQUniversity Library has many databases that contain refereed full-text journal articles. This is a
useful source of material for your assignment. The following library links may be useful to help
you get started:
http://libguides.library.cqu.edu.au/library-search-help
http://libguides.library.cqu.edu.au/evaluating-resources
You can also book an online session with a librarian if you need help finding information for you
presentation.
https://cqu.libcal.com/calendar/ask
Assessment Writing and Formatting Videos under Useful Links section at the top of the unit
website.
Link to the Academic Learning Centre webpage to access workshops under Useful Links
section at the top of the unit website. It is important for you to attend a workshop about correct
referencing and paraphrasing to make sure that you do not inadvertently submit work that results
in an academic misconduct incident being raised. If you have any doubts, please seek help.
Link to CQU referencing guides (under useful links on the unit website)

Marking Guide for Assessment 2A Written assessment

Appendix A: Suggested Presentation Topics
Some suggested topics are shown below. It is a common mistake to choose a topic that is too wide for the
scope of the paper, so discuss in your team and carefully choose a suitable and specific sub-topic.
An essay allows for personal opinions to be expressed and supported. In this assignment you can also
draw from your experiences and incorporate them into the assignment. If you dont have any
work/project experience, thats fine too. You can also take the opportunity to be controversial and find
academic and trade literature that challenges an aspect of the material you are researching.
Some suggested topics to help you get started (you can also suggest others):
a. International Projects: There is a chapter on international projects in the textbook that is not
covered in this unit, so aspects of this topic would be appropriate for your presentation. You can
read this chapter to get an overview and understanding of this topic. Some of the areas that could
be researched are:
What additional challenges are there when you are involved in managing an international
project?
What is culture shock and what are strategies for coping with culture shock?
How do you select and train personnel to work on international projects?
What are cross-cultural considerations?
b. Outsourcing/Procurement Management: There is a chapter on outsourcing in the textbook that
is not covered in this unit. Some of the areas that could be discussed in your presentation are:
What is outsourcing and what are the advantages/disadvantages of outsourcing?
What is an RFP and what is involved in selection of a contractor?
What are best practices in outsourcing project work?
Discuss the art of negotiation.
What are the different contract types and their risks (from the contractor and customer
perspective)?
What contract types are appropriate for agile projects?
What is the point of total assumption and how do you calculate this?

c. Leadership: For example:
Different leadership styles.
The types of powers used by leaders
How to learn to be a good leader and what makes a good leader.
Stephen Covey and improving effectiveness.
d. Human resource management: For example:
Motivation Theories (e.g. Maslows hierarchy of needs, Herzbergs Motivation-Hygiene
Theory, McClellands Acquire-Needs Theory, McGregor Theory X and Y, Ouchis theory z
etc.)
Developing the Project Team
i. Training.
ii. Team-building Activities.
iii. Different personality types: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, The Social Style
Profile, DISC.

e. Quality Management: Quality management in only briefly introduced in the unit. There are a
number of topics within the broad area of quality management that could be covered in more
depth. For example:
Tools and Techniques for Quality control.
Six Sigma.
f. Agile Project Management: Agile project management is introduced in this unit. However there
is scope to extend this topic. For example
Discussion of alternative agile PM methodologies.
Scaled Agile Framework.
DevOps (Agile development and operations).
More details about agile: e.g. agile estimation, agile story cards/user stories
g. Effective Communication: For example:
Keys to good communication?
Use of technology to enhance communication.
Running Effective Meetings
Using E-mail, Texting and collaborative tools effectively.
What makes a good presentation?
h. Software Tools and Systems for Project Management
i. Systems Engineering and Project Management: Topics to be covered could include:
What is Systems Thinking?
What is Systems Engineering?
What are the dimensions of Systems Engineering?
What is the Systems Life Cycle?
What is the relevance of Systems Engineering to Project Management?

j. Value Management: For example:
What is value management?
What are the benefits of value management?
What industries use value management?
k. Extension material related to the weekly topics that add a significant body of new material, a
different perspective or more depth to the information already covered in the unit lecture
material.

Appendix B: Paper Structure
The paper must include as a minimum the following:
Title
Table of contents
Introduction of the topic(s)
Brief literature review and findings
Authors opinions or explanations of concepts through experience or examples
Conclusion
References

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