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ASSESMENT
1

Instructions
Ensure that you have
read the chapters of the prescribed text on these topics:

Basic project concepts
Project management and
organisational capability
Project integration management
Project scope management

PART
I
Assignment requirements based on the following Grand Wines case study
As the project manager you are required to present an initial project report to the project sponsor
that shows how you propose to implement this project. As the project manager
you may make any assumptions you think are necessary.
You must incorporate, as
a minimum, the following specific project outputs:
* Project Integration:
1. SWOT analysis for proposed system
2. Project charter PM, objectives, success measures, roles, approach
3. Stakeholder register and stakeholder analysis
* Scope Management:
1. Project scope statement
2. WBS (level 2/3) Word doc or MS Project
As you prepare your
report, please don’t forget to format it so that it is easy to read and
conforms to the standard report format. 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://www.csu.edu.au/division/studserv/learning/pdfs/apa.pdf

Please submit your report by hardcopy Turnitin before midnight on the due date.
Case
study Grand Wines
You are an employee of Grand Wines Ltd and project leader of a proposed project
to equip each of the companys 20 sales representatives with a wireless data
entry device by which they could instantly communicate customer orders to the
companys central sales database in Sydney. The sales representatives operate
over all areas of NSW and service around 400 independent wine and liquor stores
in the state.
Currently, the sales representatives complete customer orders manually and
after leaving a copy with the customer, they forward the customer orders by
mail or fax to the sales department in Sydney, where the orders are entered
into the sales database and processed through the inventory system for shipment
to the customer.
The problems with the
current process are:
At least one-day is lost in supplying customers with products
because of the delays in getting orders into the system.
Sales representatives do not know the latest inventory position
of their products when they accept orders from the customer. Delays in delivery
can result when orders are placed on back-order because of a lack of stock.
Orders are often lost or entered into the sales database
incorrectly through human error.
The sales representatives and many customers are dissatisfied
with the current situation. Competitive wine companies have improved their
order systems and are outperforming Grand Wines Ltd in terms of delivery speed,
order accuracy, availability of ordered stock and overall customer
satisfaction.
Your CEO has stressed
the importance of the project to the company and asked you to use your skills
as a project manager to make sure the project is successful by following the
relevant project management processes.
You have been assigned a
project leader of this project. Your manager has given you guidance that the
project needs to be completed within 6 months and that costs should be
minimised wherever possible.
Note: Include a list of
assumptions at the beginning of your submission.

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

ASSESMENT 2

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.
ASSESMENT
1InstructionsEnsure that you have
read the chapters of the prescribed text on these topics:PART
I
Assignment requirements based on the following Grand Wines case studyAs the project manager
you are required to present an initial project report to the project sponsor
that shows how you propose to implement this project. As the project manager
you may make any assumptions you think are necessary.You must incorporate, as
a minimum, the following specific project outputs:* Project Integration:
1. SWOT analysis for proposed system
2. Project charter PM, objectives, success measures, roles, approach
3. Stakeholder register and stakeholder analysis* Scope Management:
1. Project scope statement
2. WBS (level 2/3) Word doc or MS ProjectAs you prepare your
report, please don’t forget to format it so that it is easy to read and
conforms to the standard report format. 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://www.csu.edu.au/division/studserv/learning/pdfs/apa.pdf
Please submit your report by hardcopy Turnitin before midnight on the due date.Case
study Grand Wines
You are an employee of Grand Wines Ltd and project leader of a proposed project
to equip each of the companys 20 sales representatives with a wireless data
entry device by which they could instantly communicate customer orders to the
companys central sales database in Sydney. The sales representatives operate
over all areas of NSW and service around 400 independent wine and liquor stores
in the state.
Currently, the sales representatives complete customer orders manually and
after leaving a copy with the customer, they forward the customer orders by
mail or fax to the sales department in Sydney, where the orders are entered
into the sales database and processed through the inventory system for shipment
to the customer.The problems with the
current process are: At least one-day is lost in supplying customers with products
because of the delays in getting orders into the system. Sales representatives do not know the latest inventory position
of their products when they accept orders from the customer. Delays in delivery
can result when orders are placed on back-order because of a lack of stock. Orders are often lost or entered into the sales database
incorrectly through human error. The sales representatives and many customers are dissatisfied
with the current situation. Competitive wine companies have improved their
order systems and are outperforming Grand Wines Ltd in terms of delivery speed,
order accuracy, availability of ordered stock and overall customer
satisfaction.Your CEO has stressed
the importance of the project to the company and asked you to use your skills
as a project manager to make sure the project is successful by following the
relevant project management processes.You have been assigned a
project leader of this project. Your manager has given you guidance that the
project needs to be completed within 6 months and that costs should be
minimised wherever possible.Note: Include a list of
assumptions at the beginning of your submission.
RationaleThis 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 industryASSESMENT 2InstructionsEnsure that you
have read the chapters of the prescribed text on these topics:RequirementsThis 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.RationaleThis assessment item
builds on theoretical knowledge already gained.This assignment provides
you with the opportunity to demonstrate that you are able to:Marking criteriaTask
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)RequirementsOnline submission via
Turnitin is required for this assignment.”