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HS3052 Capstone Project (Design and Implementation)

Group - Auto parts warehouse

Assignment 1 - Project Management

Purpose: Establish Project Management Documentation. The team will compile a project scope statement, project charter, communication plan, team contract, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and a Gantt chart. The WBS and Gantt chart are continuously updated throughout the semester

1. Apply project planning, technical skills and methods to develop and implement an appropriate solution

2. Apply and evaluate project management skills and concepts in problem solving

3. Present the knowledge, skills and ideas acquired through results and discussion with different audience levels

Assignment Specification

Purpose:
The team will compile a project scope statement, project charter, communication plan, team contract, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and a Gantt chart.

Your project supervisor will discuss the assignment requirements with you. You are responsible for reading and understanding the case study.

Forming groups:
You will be working in teams of 4 only. You will need to decide a project manager/project leader - it is the project manager who will liaise with the project supervisor (your lecturer) about issues with the project (your assignment) this is the most efficient and productive approach

Once your groups are formed:
1. Decide on a suitable meeting time for all of you
2. Decide who will be the project manager/leader
3. Project management collaborative tool to manage the assignment documents and key deliverables.

We suggest you use...
Google groups; google docs
• Provide this information to your project supervisor
• Invite your project supervisor to access your collaboration tool to enable them to monitor the group'
progress
In your groups, decide who will:
• Set up the collaboration tool
• Develop the report structure for access by all group members
• Create the team project plan and develop the GANTT chart - ready to be handed to your project supervisor in week 2's session

4. Your project supervisor will discuss the importance of preparing the project team documentation. You will be required to complete:
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting minutes,
• Individual timesheets

Project Management

To ensure the quality, cost, and timeliness of the new system, you suggested that Printing Incorporated Book Publishing use a project management approach. You plan to include an overview of project management, a step-by-step description of project planning, and an explanation of key terms. You also need to describe various types of task patterns, and show examples of Gantt chart.

Joseph Green (president) agreed, and he wants you develop a project scope statement, project charter, communication plan, team contract, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and a Gantt chart that will describe project management concepts and benefits. You realize that most of the partners do not have project management experience, and it is important to deliver a clear, informative documents.

Assignment 2: Project Presentation

Learning outcome 1: Present the knowledge, skills and ideas acquired through results and discussion with different audience levels
Learning outcome 2: Communicate using effective oral and written communication tools to a diverse range of stakeholders
Learning outcome 3: Demonstrate ability to be an effective, autonomous team member or team leader and to be creative and innovative
Learning outcome 4: Understand the ICT profession and professional expectations in the researched topic.

Purpose:

The team will present to the Board of Directors, in a formal presentation how the new proposed system will add value to their business. Include the business challenges and business requirements/the problem that led to your decision to choose this software product.

Provided as PPT presentation using the following PPT slide guidelines - approximately 6 - 7 slides are required

The presentation should include:

• Description of the project
• List of tasks/that are required to complete the system
• Define how your group has broken down the system, identify what is the back end and front-end components of the system
• Show a hierarchy of tasks required.
• You may want to develop a number of sample screens to show the functionality of the proposed system.
• Explain the database and subsequent tables and fields needed for the proposed system.

Group Assignment : The development and completion of SRS document

LO1: Apply project planning, technical skills and methods to develop and implement an appropriate solution
LO2: Apply and evaluate project management skills and concepts in problem solving
LO3: Present the knowledge, skills and ideas acquired through results and discussion with different audience levels
LO4: Critically analyse and synthesise complex information into a business proposal
LO5: Understand the ICT profession and professional expectations in the researched topic

Attachment:- Capstone Project.rar