Reference no: EM133680169
Assessment - Presentation of project plan and status to a sponsor for a project case
Assessment Detail
This assessment is designed to assess technical skills in communicating project status effectively to different stakeholders. Students are expected to work individually on a small new case project under $lmillion and to come up with some creative and innovative ideas. Students are expected to provide a unique project scenario.
Students are required to prepare supporting documents, power point presentation slides that includes adequate information about the project case and present their report (verbal presentation) regarding the project status.
While the main marked assessment requires power point slides and verbal presentation, students should demonstrate a clear understanding, and high-level project management skills. Students need to submit supporting documents and presentation file prior to the submission date in Assessment 3 Canvas submission space. Details of the supporting documents are as follows:
• Project Scope Statement
• WBS structure (minimum of three levels)
• Work packages
• WBS dictionary (minimum 3 detailed)
• Graphical and outline format of WBS
• Control (cost) accounts
• Scope Validation and control
• Scope change control
• Project network
• Gantt Chart
• Critical path(s)
• Estimated Activity Costs
• PERT analysis
• The probability of finishing the project 10% earlier than the original CPM duration
• Time- phased budget
• Development of an Earned Value Cost/Schedule System
o Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
o Forecasting (ETC, EAC)
o CV, SV, CPI, SPI, MC