Assignment Paper

 This assessment task is to be submitted to your trainer/assessor in class by 5.00pm on the .
 Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor. Students may request alternative arrangements subject to individual circumstances in consultation with the course coordinator and trainer of the unit.
 Your assessment must be word-processed and submitted with any required evidence attached, unless specified otherwise.
 A completed cover sheet must be submitted with all assessments.
 Failure to submit your completed assessment at the date specified will be deemed as non-submission.
 You are required to fill in, sign the academic honesty statement, and attach the assessment cover sheet to the front of your submitted assessment.
 Plagiarism: Failure to adhere to the plagiarism policy, as outlined on the assessment cover sheet, will lead to the non-acceptance of the submitted assessment, as well as a written warning for breach of the policy.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE AND ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION
Students are required to answer a range of knowledge-based questions to demonstrate knowledge acquired through the course of this unit of competency. Students should demonstrate their best understanding of concepts pertaining to project management. Students are also required to reference any source of information they have used or researched to answer the question.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS
Assessment 1 is compulsory and you are required to complete it in order to achieve competency for this unit.
This is an individual assessment. Please answer all of the questions below. You must use your own words to explain the concepts being asked.
QUESTIONS:

1. Provide 3 examples of project management tools. Explain them in your own words.

2. What are the types of documents and other source of information used to define the parameters of a project. Provide 3 types and explain in your own words.

3. Outline the steps for identifying and managing risk when undertaking a project.

4. Provide 3 legislations and regulations which would relate to a project (including WHS requirements). Explain why they would be relevant to the project.

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UNDERTAKE PROJECT WORK
ASSESSMENT 2

STUDENT NAME
STUDENT NUMBER ASSESSOR’S NAME

PROJECT
ASSESSMENT DUE DATE: 5.00pm in class,
ASSESSMENT TYPE: Group and Individual assessment
ASSESSMENT FORMAT: Project plan
SUBMISSION DETAILS
 This assessment task is to be submitted to your trainer/assessor in class by 5.00pm on the .
 Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor. Students may request alternative arrangements subject to individual circumstances in consultation with the course coordinator and trainer of the unit.
 Your assessment must be word-processed and submitted with any required evidence attached, unless specified otherwise.
 A completed cover sheet must be submitted with all assessments.
 Failure to submit your completed assessment at the date specified will be deemed as non-submission.
 You are required to fill in, sign the academic honesty statement, and attach the assessment cover sheet to the front of your submitted assessment.
 Plagiarism: Failure to adhere to the plagiarism policy, as outlined on the assessment cover sheet, will lead to the non-acceptance of the submitted assessment, as well as a written warning for breach of the policy.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE AND ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION
Students should utilise the knowledge gained in this unit to design and develop a project plan. Students should choose one organisational objective and create a project. Students should be able to explain why the project would be beneficial for the organisation.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS

Assessment 2 is compulsory and you are required to complete it in order to achieve competency for this unit.

The first six questions of this assessment are group-based. You are required to form groups of 3 to 4 members and work together to select an organisation of your group’s choice and develop a project plan based on one of the organisation’s objectives. You must write a project summary including all the processes involved in undertaking a project.

The remaining questions (Questions 7 and 8) should be answered individually.
ACTIVITIES/QUESTIONS:

1. INTRODUCTION
a) Write a brief introduction of the company and its overall operations.
b) Write the organisation’s mission, goals and objectives.
c) What project will you undertake for the organisation? How will the project relate to the organisation’s mission, goals, objectives and operations?

2. PARAMETERS OF THE PROJECT
a) Define the scope of your project.
b) Who are your stakeholders? Explain their responsibilities. How will team members/stakeholders be consulted during the planning phase and ensured that their project responsibilities are clear?
c) Explain the relevance of your project to your chosen objective, and any other ongoing projects.
d) What are the resources you need? How will you source them?

3. PROJECT PLAN
a) What are your project deliverables? What tool/s will you use to track these deliverables? How will you ensure the quality of your project?
b) How would you delegate roles and tasks, and track their movements?
c) What budget tool/s could you use to oversee the budget and financial aspects of the project? How much budget needs to be allocated overall, and towards individual resources?
d) How will you ensure that your project will meet the expected timelines? What is the expected project timeline? What tracking tool will you use?
e) Explain the record keeping and reporting processes you expect to follow. What record keeping/document tools will you use?
f) Explain the organisation’s procedures and processes that are relevant to managing a project including:
• Lines of authority and approvals
• Quality assurance Human resources
• Budgets and finance
• Recordkeeping
• reporting

4. RISK MANAGEMENT
a) Provide 5 possible risks associated with your project (including any risks relevant to WHS).

Risks Likelihood (almost certain, likely, possible, unlikely or rare) Consequence )Insignificant, Minor, Moderate, Major or Catastrophic)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

b) Analyse the risks by creating a risk matrix.

Likelihood Consequence
Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Catastrophic
Almost Certain
Likely
Possible
Unlikely
Rare

5. COMMUNICATION
How will you consult with stakeholders during the planning stage, throughout the project’s implementation, and for review upon the project’s completion?

6. IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT
a) From whom do you need approvals, and how will you obtain them?
b) Projects are based on timelines and task dependencies. How will you adhere to the project schedule regarding these areas?
c) What reports will you issue? Who will you create them for? How often will you issue reports?
The following questions must be answered individually:

7. How will you support and guide your team members to ensure they achieve project deliverables and transition the deliverables upon the project’s completion. What plan/s could be implemented to ensure staff involved are transitioned or reassigned to other tasks upon the project’s completion?

8. a) Explain why you need to review project outcomes and processes.
b) How and when will you perform the reviews about your completed project?
c) Who will be involved in the review/s?
d) Who will the final review/s be reported to?