Task
Instructions
Ensure that you have read the chapters of the prescribed text on these topics:
• Project time management
• Project cost management
• Project risk management
Requirements
This part follows on from the previous Grand Wines assignment case study. Now that the project sponsor has approved your Project Charter and associated documents, you may proceed to the planning phase of the project by providing a formal project report for the project sponsor based on the following project planning documents. You may make any appropriate assumptions needed to enable the successful completion of the project.
• Project Time Management
- Gantt chart
- Identify at least eight milestones for this project using SMART criteria.
- Network Diagram (Critical path diagram)
• Project Cost Management
- Resources table
- Project budget,
- RACI Table
• Project Risk Management
- Identify 6 potential risks for this project and write the risk register for all of them. Ensure one of your risks is a positive risk.
- Construct the Probability/ Impact Matrix for those 6 potential risks.
Rationale
This assessment item builds on theoretical knowledge already gained.
This assignment provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate that you are able to:
• describe the key elements of the IT project management framework, including project stakeholders, the project management knowledge areas, common tools and techniques, and project success factors;
• describe the role of IT project management as part of a profession, from the viewpoint of the practitioner as a member/leader of the project team;
• explain the relation of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) guidelines to successful project management;
• appreciate how IT project management begins with development of a good business case in the project charter, in order to produce effective, efficient and quality IT project outcomes on time and within budget;
• demonstrate how a practicing IT project manager actually applies disciplined IT project management techniques, project management skills, methods, techniques and software tools in the IT industry.
Marking criteria
Task 1
• Gantt chart is Correct (5 marks)
• Time allocated for each tasks and dependencies given makes sense (2 marks)
• Allocated resources for each tasks makes sense (1 mark)
• No overload of any resources (2 marks)
Task 2
• Milestones given makes sense (4 marks)
• Correctly explained the milestones using SMART criteria (4 marks)
• Quality of presentation of answers (2 marks)
Task 3
• Critical path duration is realistic (10 marks)
Task 4
• Project resource table is correct (8 marks)
• Quality of presentation of answers (2 marks)
Task 5
• Project budget is realistic (8 marks)
• Quality of presentation of answers (2 marks)
Task 6
• RACI table makes sense (8 marks)
• Quality of presentation of answers (2 marks)
Task 7
• Risk registers given are realistic (12 marks)
• Risk register format is correct (6 marks)
• Quality of presentation of answers (2 marks)
Task 8
• Probability/ Impact scores makes sense (4 marks)
• Probability/ Impact matrix is correct (4 marks)
• Quality of presentation of answers (2 marks)
Requirements
Online submission via Turnitin is required for this assignment.