Reference no: EM132309651
Project Management Principles Assignment -
Case Study: Australian Tree Corp.
Choose one project that you identified during task one and develop a project plan for this project containing the sections listed below. Please choose a different project to other members of your team for task one. Please note that this project need not be the one decided on in your report but can be from any of the identified projects. It is best to choose a project that aligns with your university program so that you can use your existing knowledge.
This report should address the following issues and you should include the following sections in the main body of the report. Please note standard report structure must be adhered to. There are standard templates available on blackboard for some sections. The project referred to in this task is the project from the Australian Tree Corp. perspective not writing this report.
1. Project Background which includes the following sub-sections
- Project Background - You need to go beyond the given case study and include what is happening in the business environment that forms the background to the project.
- Project goal - This should be a SMART goal.
- Project objective
- Project Deliverable
- Strategic alignment of project - How does your project align with the strategic goals of Australian Tree Company?
2. Project Schedule which includes the following sub-sections
- Milestones
- Project requirements
- Limits and exclusions
- Work/ process breakdown schedule (Include a work break down structure)
Tip: - A Gantt chart is essential for this section
3. Risk management
4. Project Budget
5. Communication management plan. Follow the sample communication strategy plan included as appendix A. You need to complete a stakeholder analysis, list communication modes and justify the inclusion of each mode to both internal and external stakeholders.
6. Recommendations
Tip - Consider using ProjectLibre, project management software for appropriate sections of the assignment. Google it and download to try it, there are helpful videos accompany the software.
Assignment Guidelines - This assignment will take a few weeks to complete and will require a good understanding of the Project Management material for successful completion. It is imperative that students take heed of the following points in relation to doing this assignment:
1. It would pay to start this assignment early.
2. Ensure that you clearly understand the requirements for the assignment - what has to be done and what are the deliverables.
3. If you do not understand any of the assignment requirements - ASK.
4. Each time you work on any aspect of the assignment reread the assignment requirements to ensure that what is required is clearly understood.
Attachment:- Assignment File.rar