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MNG00785 Project Management - Southern Cross University

Project Report

Overview
The planning process group seeks to "establish the project scope, refine objectives, and define plans and actions to attain objectives" (PMBOK cited in Kloppenborg 2018, p. 10). This assessment seeks to build your understanding of some of the key work processes, deliverables and tools within the planning process group and practice applying them to a case study. An output of this assessment will be a project management plan that may serve as a model for other projects that you are involved with.

Learning outcome 1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles of project management as prescribed in the global standard
Learning outcome 2. Critically analyse, interpret and apply the project management knowledge areas to the various phases of any project, as appropriate, and demonstrate an understanding of the activities and interrelationships critical to the successful completion of each phase of a project.
Learning outcome 3. Create an integrated project plan for a real project, including schedule, human resources, budget, risks, and quality, and prepare appropriate Project Management documentation of the plan

Assessment details
You are asked to describe the purpose of work processes, deliverables and tools within the project planning process group and discuss the theory behind each. You will then apply these using the case study provided to develop a project management plan. You are asked to draw primarily from the theory contained in the textbook (Kloppenborg 2018) and the PMBoK (6th edition).

Preparing your assessment
1. As there is such an emphasis on the textbook, all in-text citations MUST include the page numbers.
2. The academic nature of this essay requires the use of in-page citation and referencing in accordance with SCU Harvard Referencing Standards. Further information regarding SCU referencing standards
3. Your textbook is expected to be the foundational source of theory and should be explicitly utilised as a reference for Task 1. Additional reference material may be included.
4. Headings are recommended as per the ‘Assessment Structure - Sections'.
5. An Excel template will be provided to assist you will preparing 1.3 Schedule - Gantt.
6. You are encouraged to use diagrams, tables or similar to improve the readability and clarity of your assessment. These should be formatted as per the Exhibits in Kloppenborg 2018.
7. Word count is approximate only given the amount of information that will be provided in tables.
8. Cover and contents pages, tables, references, appendices are not included in the word count.
9. Headings are encouraged as per the section and components 1.1-1.10.

Oral presentation

Overview
Professional communication and presentation skills are central to employability in the business sector. This assessment builds these skills while asking you to demonstrate an understanding of one of the key PMBOK process groups.

Assessment details
You will record an oral presentation that discusses and analyses one of the following process groups:
• Executing OR
• Monitoring and controlling OR
• Closing

Preparing your assessment
1. Your presentation should be prepared based on information from the Study Guide, lectures and the unit textbook. Additional sources may be used.
2. Be careful to avoid plagiarism. The presentation should all be in your own words or words that have been effectively paraphrased.
3. The recording should focus on you as the presenter. Powerpoints or other presentation slides may be used, but please use these sparingly and for illustration purposes only.
4. It is up to you what you use to record your presentation; a laptop camera or mobile phone are suitable
5. The presentation recording can placed on a YouTube channel or on Google Drive. Please provide the link through the submission portal.

Attachment:- Project Management.rar