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BSS049-6 Project Management Practice
Assignment number and title
2 Project Management Portfolio
Assignment type
Oral Presentation & Individual report
Weighting of assignment
60%
Size or length of assessment
3500 words +/- 10%
Unit learning outcomes
Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding
MSc Project Management
Demonstrate a depth of knowledge, systematic understanding, and critical evaluation of project management theories, methodologies, tools, and techniques in different contexts.
Demonstrate the following skills and abilities
Apply and synthesise project management knowledge and understanding, to work in a team, to plan, communicate, implement, control, and evaluate a real project for a client, including management of stakeholders, risks, and issues that arise in order to present a successful client project.
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What am I required to do in this assignment?
Assignment: This assessment accounts for 60% of the total grade.
For this assignment, you are required to work in groups. Your group of 3-5 students will be decided by your unit tutor during your sessions. You will be required to produce a project management plan for a live project.
The Project Plan will include the use of Project Management tools and techniques studied and discussed in class.
This assignment is based on a real-life project. You have been scheduled for meetings with two different business owners including MS Therapy Centre and Gutbare, choose your project from one of the businesses and proceed with the following tasks.
The information about the date and the details of the meeting is sent to you by BREO announcement!
The clients will brief you on the details of the project.
Important Notes for this assignment:
Time allocated from initiation to completion should be 3 months (+/- 3 weeks)
The total Budget allocated from initiation to completion should be 5,000 (+/- 500).
You must use the templates provided in the Project templates toolkit for your collaborative work and individual reports. Please do not download other templates for use.
You must include copies of collaborative files AND a copy of your group presentation with your individual report Appendix.
This project plan assignment contains two parts, Part A and B:
Part A Group presentation
This part is to ensure you (working in a group of 3 to 5) can apply and reflect on the project management knowledge and skills learnt.
A group presentation of the project plan incorporating the elements detailed below (presented in PowerPoint) will take place on the date confirmed by the tutors.
Each team is required to submit a copy of their presentation slides before the presentation via BREO using the Assignment 2- presentation slides submission link under the Assessments page. Only one member of your team is required to submit the presentation on behalf of each team.
Specifications
Length of presentation: 10 minutes + 5 minutes for questions and answer
Submission: Copy of PowerPoint slides (plus appendices) submitted via BREO using the Assignment 2- presentation slides submission link under the Assessments page.
The presentation slides MUST include:
1. Feasibility and Business Case/Benefits Analysis: (Needs to be detailed and cover points such as Reasons, Expected Benefits, Stakeholders, Key milestones, Costs, Net Benefits, Risks, and Constraints)
2. Stakeholder Analysis
List and analyse the stakeholders:
Analysis should include: Identification of how the stakeholder could help or hinder the project
Create a communication plan:
What needs to be communicated?
How it will be communicated (e.g. email or a meeting)
When communications will occur (e.g. daily, weekly)
3. Project Time Management
This should include the following 4 components:
3.1 Work Breakdown Structure
List all the activities throughout the project life cycle including project initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
Ensure that all the activities are presented in a hierarchical order diagram
Ensure that all the activities are divided into manageable chunks (8-80 rule)
3.2 Activity List
Activities should be the same as those listed in the WBS
Samples of Completeness of activities to deliver project products
Each Activity allocated to an individual project team member/s
These must be realistic, true to nature, and applicable.
3.3 Network Diagram and Critical Path Analysis
3.4 Gantt Chart
Create a detailed Gantt Chart to support the creation of a Network Diagram to include time and resource allocations using suitable tools (Evidence of this MUST be provided)
4. Resource allocation
List all the resources required for project execution such as cost, labor hours, etc.
Allocate resources and budgets to each activity.
Please note that the resource allocation should be aligned to the specified budget.
5. Project Risk analysis (This is predictive)
Risk Identification How thorough?
Risk Assessment Probability Matrix. how realistic?
Risk Responses How appropriate?
Risk Register/log Sample(s) provided.
Part B Individual PORTFOLIO report
You are required to produce an individual report of 3,500 (+/- 10%) words covering the delivery of a project for the given/chosen project to include all of the below (which you will have received feedback on during your presentation as detailed above):
Business case
Scope statement
Time management (Work Breakdown Structure; Activity List; Gantt Chart; Network Diagram and Critical Path Analysis)
Risk management plan including a risk Log and probability/impact matrix
Stakeholder analysis
Quality Plan including quality assurance, quality control, and quality monitoring plan.
Reflective report: Critical discussion and a reflection on the Lessons Learnt from the project
Reflect on individual learning
Reflect on lessons learnt from the project
Reflect on peer participation in group work
Overall considerations of what you have learnt about working in a group including challenges and advantages.
Complete the peer evaluation form for each of your team members (If you are working in a group of 4, you need to fill this form out for your three team members) (The peer evaluation form is available on BREO>>> Assessment folder>>> Assignment brief folder>>>Peer Group Work Evaluation- Assignment 2.docx)
Note:The highest levels of presentation are expected for all assignments and poor presentation will be penalised.
The Harvard system of referencing should be used in your work.
The group presentation slides AND peer review forms should be included in the Appendix of your individual report. Failure to do so will result in a grade of 0.
You are expected to improve your work based on the feedback you received during the presentation.
Part B, the individual report must be produced individually without any input from your group members.
For your information, these are the business websites:
MS Therapy Centre - www.mscentrebedsandnorthants.comGutbare - https://gutbare.com/What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)
Evidence an attempt to critically analyse a clients project and apply appropriate project management theory, tools, and techniques to manage the project
Effectively work as part of a project team and present your solutions.
How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?
We will be filling this section in together in class on Click or tap to enter a date. make sure you have downloaded/printed out the Assignment Brief and bring it to the session with you.How does this assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?
The assignment requires you to apply knowledge and understanding developed from sessions and resources (available on BREO) taught during the first 5 weeks of unit delivery.
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How will my assignment be marked?
Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.
You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.
Pass 40-49%
Pass 50-59%
Commendation 60-69%
Distinction 70%+
Business Case (15%) An acceptable definition of most of:
Executive Summary;
Reasons;
Options;
Benefits Expected;
Risks;
Estimated Cost;
Estimated Timescale;
Investment Appraisal. An acceptable definition of all of: Executive Summary;
Reasons;
Options;
Benefits Expected;
Risks;
Estimated Cost;
Estimated Timescale;
Investment Appraisal. Strong Business Case with all elements completed to a good standard Excellent Business Case with all elements completed to a high standard with a high level of critical analysis demonstrated
Scope Statement (15%) An acceptable definition of most of:
Objectives;
Product Deliverables;
Acceptance Criteria;
Exclusions;
Constraints;
Assumptions. An acceptable definition of all of:
Objectives;
Product Deliverables;
Acceptance Criteria;
Exclusions;
Constraints;
Assumptions. All elements completed to a good standard All elements completed to a high standard with a high level of critical analysis demonstrated
WBS
(10%) Acceptable WBS but incomplete. Correct diagrammatic form Good WBS, complete but query on content/logic Complete and correct WBS Excellent complete, correct and detailed WBS.
Time Management (15%) Some questionable logic on Activity List.
Gantt Chart acceptable but contains mistakes.
Network Diagram contains some anomalies;
CP largely correct. Activity List satisfactory. Lack of minor resources.
Largely correct Gantt Chart. Network Diagram done in Excel, or by hand and shows the activity node values;
Network diagram largely correct. Well-considered Activity List.
Gantt Chart correct, resources not shown. Resources identified. Network Diagram done in Excel, or by hand and shows the activity node values;
Network Diagram good. Good consideration of Activity List.
Gantt Chart correct, readable and well analysed.
All resources identified for each activity.
Network Diagram neat and correct.
Cover any time management issue.
Budget (costing) (10%) Project budget contains some anomalies;
Calculations largely correct; Project budget presented in tabular format Project budget is done in Excel, and shows the cost breakdown values;
Project budget largely correct. Project budget is done in Excel, and shows the costing values;
Project budget is good and correct. Project budget is done in Excel, and shows the activity node values;
Project budget is neat, appropriate & correct.
Risk Management (10%) Risks identified; initial analysis conducted Risks identified and analysed; attempt made at planning responses. Risks identified and analysed; detailed responses planned.
Risks identified and analysed, detailed responses planned, with proximity of risks.
Quality management plan (10%) Acceptable list of quality responsibilities, quality criteria and quality methods, though lacking any detail Good specification of quality responsibilities, quality criteria and quality methods Quality responsibilities, quality criteria and quality methods completed with details which are logical & consistent Quality responsibilities, quality criteria and quality methods completed to a high standard, with systems described for tracking and updating as well as quality assurance, control and monitoring plans
Critically discuss the Lessons Learnt from the project (15%) Any lessons learnt or recommendations given are weak and not explained well.
Student describes in limited detail what they have learnt write at least one of:
Hard skills such as Prince 2 and Project Management tools and techniques
Soft skills such as Group-working or Leadership.
Transferrable skills such as presenting or research
- However, no real reflection on their strengths and weaknesses in these areas or how they could be improved. At least one appropriate lesson learnt is explained or at least one suitable recommendation for future projects is given.
Student describes well what they have learnt. at least one of:
Hard skills such as Prince 2 and Project Management tools and techniques
Soft skills such as Group-working or Leadership.
Transferrable skills such as presenting or research
- However, no real reflection on their strengths and weaknesses in these areas or how they could be improved.
A few lessons learnt and a few recommendations for future projects are given. However, several of these are not explained and/or justified well.
Student describes well what they have learnt. at least two of:
Hard skills such as Prince 2 and Project Management tools and techniques
Soft skills such as Group-working or Leadership.
Transferrable skills such as presenting or research
- However, only limited reflection on their strengths and weaknesses in these areas or how they could be improved or updated in their CV (resume) Several insightful lessons learnt and several strong recommendations for future projects are given. However, not all of them are explained and/or justified well.
Student describes well what they have learnt. at least two of:
Hard skills such as Prince 2 and Project Management tools and techniques
Soft skills such as Group-working or Leadership.
Transferrable skills such as presenting or research
- Some good reflection on their strengths and weaknesses in these areas or how they could be improved or updated in their CV (resume).
