Assessment item 3
Project Management Plan
Value: 20%
Due date: 18-Jan-2016
Return date: 09-Feb-2016
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Task
This assignment follows from the case study used in Assessment 2. For the same case study, complete the following tasks by creating the following:
1. Scope management plan( including Requirements, In scope-out scope items, Deliverables and scope verification process) to direct your efforts. (10 marks)
2. Change request form. (Determine what level of changes you as an individual can make without further approval, what changes you as a student team can make, and what changes your sponsor needs to approve.) (10 marks)
3. WBS first using either the free-form or the org chart format. (20 marks)
4. Gantt chart-Take the WBS you have already developed. Define all of the activities that will be necessary to create each deliverable in your WBS. Create a schedule for your project. First create the schedule by hand using Post-it® Notes, and then put the information into MS Project. Take screenshots of the schedule to be pasted ni your word document that you are submitting. Be sure to include all of the summary rows (including the first row for the project title) and any key milestones. Make sure the critical path is easy to see. (10 marks)
5. RACI chart. (10 marks)
6. Histogram of demands on each key participant’s time from MS Project. (5 marks)
7. Create a time-phased budget for your example project using bottom-up estimating. To the extent your sponsor will supply rates for workers, use those. Approximate rates for ones you cannot get. Ask your sponsor how they treat indirect costs. Be sure to include direct labour costs for you and your team mates and add 20% for fringe. State all assumptions and constraints you have used when creating your budget. State how confident you are in your estimates and what would make you more confident. Give examples of known knowns and known unknowns on your project. Tell how you have budgeted for both of them plus how you have budgeted for unknown unknowns. (15 marks)
8. Create a risk register ( 4 risks- 3 negative and 1 positive risk)for your example project. (20 marks)
Rationale
This assessment task covers topics 1 to 9 and has been designed to ensure that you are engaging with the subject content on a regular basis. More specifically it seeks to assess your ability to:
• demonstrate how a practicing project manager actually applies project management skills,
• methods, techniques and tools ;
• use an industry standard project management software tool (Microsoft Project);
• apply project management skills, methods, techniques and tools to a real world problem typical of a project manager;
Marking criteria
Criteria FL PS CR DI HD
Task 1 - Scope Mgt Plan- Requirements, Scope details (5 marks) unclear attempt that is ambiguous / incomplete Defined Requirements but ambiguous / incomplete. Clear description of requirements and in scope items defined. Defined description of Requirements and in-scope items and out-of-scope items. Clear description of Requirements and in-scope items and out-of-scope items relevant to the case study
Task 1 - Scope Mgt Plan- Deliverables and Scope verification (5 marks) unclear attempt that is ambiguous / incomplete Defined deliverables but ambiguous / incomplete. Clear description of deliverables and scope verification defined. Clear description of deliverables and scope verification Clear description of project scope, including named deliverables. Scope verification/ acceptance is also defined relevant to the case study.
Task 2 - Change Request Process (5 marks) unclear attempt that is ambiguous / incomplete Considered CR process but unclear Reasonable CR process is defined. CR process includes approvals from appropriate stakeholders. CR process includes approvals from appropriate stakeholders & forms / templates.
Task 2 - Change Request form (5 marks) unclear attempt that is ambiguous / incomplete Form included but unclear Reasonable CR form is defined. CR Form includes most important items. CR form includes all items required by the process.
Task 3 - Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) (20 marks) unclear attempt that is ambiguous / incomplete WBS is mentioned with some breakdown of Project Scope. WBS is structured, having detailed coverage for Project scope / Phase of project. WBS is well structured, having logical and complete coverage for Project Execution WBS is structured, having logical and complete coverage for Project Execution and integrated into Project Schedule and Resource Matrix.
Task 4 - Gantt Chart (10 marks) unclear attempt that is ambiguous / incomplete Gantt chart shows- some activities included, schedule created, summary rows shown, few /none milestones shown Gantt chart shows- some activities included, schedule created, summary rows shown, first row shows project title , total duration shown, some milestones shown, critical path shown Gantt chart shows- most activities included, schedule created, summary rows shown, first row shows project title , total duration shown, most milestones shown, critical path shown Gantt chart shows- all activities included, schedule created, summary rows shown, first row shows project title , total duration shown, all necessary milestones shown, critical path shown and easy to see
Task 5 - RACI char (10 marks) unclear attempt that is ambiguous / incomplete Tasks according to the WBS defined

Role assignments done

Parties identified to be responsible for, consulted on (i.e., help), informed, or approve results on a RACI chart Tasks according to the WBS defined
Tasks are clearly defined with no ambiguity

Role assignments done

Parties identified to be responsible for, consulted on (i.e., help), informed, or approve results on a RACI chart Clearly state tasks according to the WBS
Tasks are defined with clear completion exit points
Tasks are clearly defined with no ambiguity

Clear role assignments

Appropriate parties identified to be responsible for, consulted on (i.e., help), informed, or approve results on a RACI chart Clearly state tasks according to the WBS
Tasks are defined with clear completion exit points
Tasks are clearly defined with no ambiguity

Thoroughness of tasks to be completed
Clear role assignments

Appropriate parties identified to be responsible for, consulted on (i.e., help), informed, or approve results on a RACI chart
o Involved parties are appropriately identified
Task 6 - Resource Histogram (5 marks) unclear attempt that is ambiguous / incomplete Resource histogram shown but ambiguous / incomplete. Resource histogram shown Resource histogram shown clearly Resource histogram shown clearly with resource names displayed and labelling done
Task 7 - Budget (15 marks) unclear attempt that is ambiguous / incomplete Bottom-up estimating done, few assumptions and constraints you have used when creating your budget stated. Budget extracted from MS Project showing overall budget Bottom-up estimating done. some assumptions and constraints you have used when creating your budget stated. Examples of known knowns and known unknowns on your project given. Budget extracted from MS Project showing overall and breakdown for all summary tasks and resource Bottom-up estimating done. Direct labour costs for you and your team mates and 20% for fringe included. Most assumptions and constraints you have used when creating your budget stated. Confidence level for estimation stated. Examples of known knowns and known unknowns on your project given. Budget extracted from MS Project showing overall and breakdown for all summary tasks and resource Bottom-up estimating done. Direct labour costs for you and your team mates and 20% for fringe included. All assumptions and constraints you have used when creating your budget stated. Confidence level for estimation stated. Examples of known knowns and known unknowns on your project given with explanation. Budget extracted from MS Project showing overall and breakdown for all summary tasks and resource along with various costs
Task 8 - Risk Register (20 marks) unclear attempt that is ambiguous / incomplete Some values of
Risk register
are accurate and
Consistent, some items of the register complete. Most values of
Risk register
are accurate and
Consistent, most items of the register complete. All values of
Risk register
are accurate and
Consistent, all items of the register complete. All values of
Risk register
are accurate and
consistent, all items of the register complete. Risks are relevant to the case study
Requirements
Students are required to submit the range of documents describing their proposed project solution for the above tasks.

All referencing in the project material must be in accordance with the APA style guide. A guide to the APA style of referencing (the style now used by the Faculty of Business) is available at:http://student.csu.edu.au/study/referencing-at-csu

Online submission via Turnitin is required for this assignment. Details will be provided by your subject lecturer.