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PROJ5001 Project Management - Southern Cross University

Assessment 1:

Overview

The project charter is a key document for the initiating phase of a project. It "formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project management with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities" (PMI cited in Kloppenborg 2018, p. 63). As project managers, one of our first tasks may be to develop a project charter. This assessment seeks to build your understanding of the elements of a project charter and practice applying them to a case study. An output of this assessment is a project charter that may be used as a model for future projects that you are involved with.

Assessment task

You are asked to describe the purpose of each element of the project charter, discuss the theory behind each element, and to develop a project charter based on the case study provided. You are asked to draw primarily from the theory contained in the textbook (Kloppenborg 2018) and the PMBoK (6th edition).

TASK 1 Theory of a project charter

Describe the purpose of each element of the project charter and discuss the theory behind each element of the charter. Using appropriately cited paraphrasing, you are expected to include and draw on the textbook description for each of the following sections:
• Scope overview
• Business case
• Background
• Milestone schedule with acceptance criteria
• Risks, assumptions and constraints
• Resource estimates
• Stakeholder list
• Team operating principles
• Lessons learned
• Signatures and commitment

TASK 2 Project charter

A project charter based on the case study provided. The project charter should:
• include all of elements in Sections 3-4 to 3-5, pages 65-79 of Kloppenborg 2018;
• be formatted as per the example on pages 94-96 of Kloppenborg 2018; and
• use relevant Exhibits from Kloppenborg 2018 as the models for the tables.

A list of references in Harvard style

Case study

New playground for the community

The local council have given in-principle approval for the installation of a new playground, incorporating climbing nets with two slides. They have allocated 1,000 square meters of green space, and have allocated a nominal budget of around $250,000. The open space is currently home to a derelict vehicle, as well as other waste materials dumped over the years. It is also prone to flooding, so this will need to be accounted for, as will the installation of pathways from the street to the playground equipment. The council occupational health and safety office have stipulated that the surface under the climbing nets must be made of soft- fall material. The council want the playground opened to coincide with the summer holidays, which is only six months away. You are required to develop a project charter for presentation to the council.

Preparing your assessment
1. As there is such an emphasis on the textbook, all in-text citations MUST include the page numbers.
2. 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.
3. Headings are recommended as per the ‘Assessment Structure - Sections'.
4. 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.
5. Word count is approximate only given the amount of information that will be provided in tables.
6. Cover and contents pages, tables, references, appendices are not included in the word count.

Assessment 2:

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.

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).

TASK 1

Theory of project planning

Describe the purpose of each of the following components of project planning. Using appropriately cited paraphrasing, you are expected to include and draw on the textbook description for each of the following sections:

• Scope overview
• Business case
• Background
• Milestone schedule with acceptance criteria
• Risks, assumptions and constraints
• Resource estimates
• Stakeholder list
• Team operating principles
• Lessons learned
• Signatures and commitment

*TASK 2

Project management plan

A project management plan based on the case study (New community playground) provided. The project management plan should:
- include all of elements noted 1.1-1.10
- use relevant Exhibits from Kloppenborg 2018 as the models for the tables, tools and outputs.

TASK 3 References A list of references in Harvard style.

Case Study - Create a Project Management Plan for the following project.

New community playground

You are employed by a local council as a Project Manager. The council have just approved a Project Charter for a new community playground. They have allocated 1,000 square meters of green space, and have allocated a budget of $250,000. The open space is currently home to a derelict vehicle, as well as other waste materials dumped over the years. It is also prone to flooding, so flood-proof pathways from the street to the playground equipment are included in the project. The council occupational health and safety office have stipulated that the surface under the playground equipment must be made of soft-fall material, and a water drinking fountain and rubbish bin are to be provided. These facilities have been included in the project scope. The council approved the Project Charter on the 1st of June and want the playground to be finished by the 1st December to ensure it is open for the summer holiday period.

You have been allocated a small project team from the council services to do the site preparation, installation of pathways, installation of soft-fall base and other facilities, and landscaping. A separate company, ‘Fun Kids Play Equipment' has been contracted to supply and install the playground equipment. The quote for the supply and installation of the playground equipment has been accepted and totals $140,000.

Your project team comprises you as Project Manager, a landscape gardener, a concreter and a plumber, and you are all able to help and do general duties. You have access to the council's building, gardening and earth works equipment. Assume that you, the members of the project team, and any contractors can all work 5 days a week.

The following List of Most Important Work will assist with your scope management and other project planning. Please note, this is NOT a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). You should use the below information to create your own Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and list of activities.

List of Most Important Work (not necessarily in order of schedule or priority):
1	Clear site of waste material
2	Prepare site (earth works)
3	Lay concrete pathways
4	Lay soft-fall base
5	Install playground equipment
6	Plumbing for water fountain
7	Install water fountain
8	Install rubbish bin
9	Lay grass around the perimeter
10	Plant of trees and shrubs
11	Clear site of building rubbish

Assessment 3: 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

Presentation structure

Your presentation should be between 8-10 minutes in length. Please follow the below structure for your presentation.

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