·      Create a Project Charter, Requirements Traceability Matrix & Work Break Down Structure with Activities

·      Apply scope change management processes

·      Demonstrate understanding of  project planning through the analysis of a case study

[Note: Topic Notes 4(Initiation), 5 (Project Planning) and 6 (Scope Management) provide the background to complete this assignment)

PART I (68 marks)

PROJECT CHARTER, WBS/Activities, SCOPE CHANGES

[NOTE: Part I is a practical assignment. No academic references are required. It is not as a piece of academic writing. The Charter, Requirements Traceability Matrix and WBS with Activities must be written as formal project documents

Select a project. The project can be:

·  One that you are presently involved in or project happening in the future in which you will be involved – either business or social project.

·  A hypothetical but relevant project

A.      Produce a PROJECT CHARTER, using the template herein (38 marks)

·         Problem / Opportunity Statement  (6 marks)

·         Strategic Alignment  (6)

·         Benefits (6), KPIs (6)

·         Deliverables (6), High-level Requirement(s) (6), Exclusions (2)

·         Cost, Timeframe, Risks, (0) (no marks - just provides experience of completing a full charter)

B.     Produce a REQUIREMENTS TRACEABILITY MATRIX  using the template herein, list 4 requirements then trace to features in the final deliverables  (8 marks)

C.     Create a WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE with ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES using the template herein: (list format, not chart format). (Note: the WBS must contain at least 15 work packages. If you have a large project, provide the top-level elements, and decompose 1, 2 or 3 of these elements so that at least 15 work packages are created (12 marks).

D.     Describe a possible SCOPE CHANGE requested by the sponsor. Fully evaluate the requested change. Produce and explain the revised sections of WBS, assuming that the change is accepted (10 marks)

PART II (30 marks)

CASE STUDY: “Goal Definition and Performance Indicators in Soft Projects” (See separate handout)

(Approximately 500-1200 words in total for Part II)

Part B can be undertaken as a GROUP assignment (in groups of 2 or 3)

In answering the case study, make any necessary but reasonable assumptions. Support any answers wil direct reference to the text in the case study

1.                   What are the (16 marks):

·         Deliverable(s ) (4 marks),

·         Benefits (4). And suggest one suitable KPI for one of the benefits (4)

·         Strategic alignment (4)

2.                   Describe one specific project planning problem encountered in this project, and how it may have been avoided or better managed. (8 marks) (200-300 words)

3.                   Describe one specific example of good project planning in the project. (8 marks) (200-300 words)

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