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BN205 Project Management - Melbourne Institute of Technology

Group Project

Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate project leadership skills; identify and assess risk in designing and executing a major project;

Learning Outcome 2: Reflect on current project management ethics, research, theory and practice;

Learning Outcome 3: Explain projects effectively through planning, leadership, monitoring, teamwork and global awareness

Requirements

The assignment cover should clearly state all team members' details including MIT ID. The PMP title cover must outline nominated Project Manager, PM Assistant and Associates. The Project Manager must nominate only 1 team Member responsible for submitting the assignment on Moodle. The PMP should clearly identify the proposed strategic change, expected outcomes, key milestones and deliverables, and appropriate project planning and reporting templates. It should include the following key points.

• Project Proposal (See template on next page)
• Clear outline of the project including title, start and end dates, goals and objectives
• Functional and non-functional requirements
• Team members' skills (hard and soft), qualifications and levels of experience and responsibility. See SFIA Framework
• Project Master Plan (See template on next page)

• Scope Re Objective/s, schedule, cost and resource estimates, Gantt chart, network diagram, Integrated Change Control
• Quality management, stakeholder analysis and communications plan
• Risk management
• Project Management software output Re WBS, time and resource allocation, applied costs, network diagram and Gantt chart
• Ethical values and potential issues relevant to the project
• Project deployment and handover plan
• Post implementation review and recommendations
• Project Signoff/Charter signed by all team members
• Presentation - 7-minute pitch (free professional format)

Project Proposal
Complete the template below and submit it to your Tutor by Week 9 in hard copy. Your proposal should
be about 400 to 500 words. It should be project focussed rather than vague, concise and written in clear Business English and Project Management language. All teams must meet Projects Proposal approval from their supervising Tutor to be able to commence and submit their final Project Management Plan. This activity will facilitate initial identification of potential issues and concerns following suitable advice.

1. Project Title
2. Project and Business Background
3. Expected Business Outcomes
4. SOW (Statement Of Work)
5. Objectives (SMART format)
6. Start and Completion Dates
7. Stakeholders
8. Strategic Benefits
9. Project Team
10. Potential Risks
11. Initial Cost Estimates
12. Signoff - Project Manager - Supervising Tutor (Sponsor)
13. Date

Project Management Report

The report should have a consistent, professional, and well-organised appearance. Create the report (Minimum 1800 Words) with the following format. Reference sources (IEEE style) must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list

1. Cover Page
2. Executive Summary
3. Table of Contents
4. Charter
a. Business Case
b. Stakeholders - Internal and External
c. Project Team and Sponsor
5. Scope
a. SOW
b. Objectives (SMART format)
c. Deliverables
d. Milestones
e. Functional and Non-functional Requirements
f. Project Boundaries - Limits & Exclusions
g. Customer Review
6. Project Schedule
a. WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
b. Gantt Chart
c. Network Diagram - Critical Path
7. Cost Estimates - Budgeting
8. Risk Management
a. Risk Matrix
b. Risk Register
9. PMO (Project Management Office)
a. Stakeholder analysis
b. Stakeholder Register
c. Project Organisation
d. Project Roles and Responsibilities
e. Ethical Framework - Dilemmas, Values, Resolutions
f. Communications Plan
g. Management reporting
h. Status reports
i. Integrated Change Control
j. Reference Minutes
10. Reference List & Appendices
11. Reflection Journal of All Individuals:
a. This is an individual task. Each individual writes his/her reflection journal
b. The section includes reflection journals of all members
c. Each individual is assessed with his/her reflection journal

1: Demonstrate project leadership skills; identify and assess risk in designing and executing major projects;

Learning Outcome 2: Reflect on current project management ethics, research, theory and practice;

Purpose:

As a project manager, your career will be driven by decisions, often dozens or more per day. Some decisions are small and barely noticed while others are more prominent and could have serious ramifications on yourself, your organisation and your stakeholders. Decisions like this will most likely require deep thought as they involve people, resources and the environment. Sometimes these factors are in conflict, creating a dilemma and perhaps significant risks where your awareness of Ethical issues in a professional setting will be vital.

To guide ethical behaviour and help with tough decisions, the Project Management Institute (PMI) has developed a Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and an Ethical Decision-Making Framework. This assessment will require you to use your knowledge of the PMI code and framework and apply it in a real life case study.

Occidental Engineering Case Study

Assignment Tasks

Assignment 1a: Ethical Analysis of the case study

Prepare a report of about 500 words that gives an ethical analysis of the issues raised in the case study. Your report should at least include the following:

Executive Summary

o You should provide a brief summary of your main findings and research so that the reader can know its main purpose.

Introduction

o In this section you should (briefly) state the case study being analysed. You should also discuss the purpose and scope of the report and the sources of the information that you have used.

Ethical Analysis of the case study

o In this section you should identify the ethical issues of the case study and relevant requirement of PMI code related to case study.

Assignment 1b: Breach of PM Ethical Standard and Associated Risks

Prepare a report of about 1000 words that on potential breach of PMI code of conduct and risks to the project. Your report should at least include the following:

o Potential breaches of the Project Management Institute (PMI) ethical standards by the Project team.

o Consequences to the stakeholders of accepting this aggressive bid and risks involved in this project.

o Your recommendations to Deborah and Wayne as to how they should proceed to solve the ethical dilemma they were facing.

o Conclusion: Provide short concluding comments that remind the reader the main purpose of the assessment, how you went about addressing the ethical issues of the case study, what references you used and what the main findings were.

Attachment:- Project Management.rar