Project Management Assignment
Assessment item 2 back to top Team Logistics, Project Start & Reflection Value: 16% Due Date: 07-Aug-2019 Return Date: 28-Aug-2019 Submission method options: Interact2 Journal Task back to top This assignment is a combination of personal and teamwork. Your casebook is downloadable from a link in the Interact2 subject site under the Assignment tab or you may also scan it here or you may use this link. https://doms.csu.edu.au/csu/items/f06ae8db-9aaa-4439-852d-d003860b80d5/1/ It gives you step-by-step instructions on what you need to do to complete this assignment. Some of these may be reports from group meetings as well as your own contribution. Task 2.1 - Team Logistics (2 marks, initial submission in Discussions, then final version in Journal) Task 2.2 - Read the Case and Assumptions (1 mark) - submission in Discussions, then final version in Journal Task 2.3 - Project Charter (8 marks) - individual work in Journal only Task 2.4 - Identifying Stakeholders and Communication (3 marks) - submission in Discussions, then final version in Journal Task 2.5 - Case Reflection (1 mark) - individual work in Journal only Important Notes: Two important items to be posted to Discussions : Minutes and Rating Scores. Every member must copy-and-paste Meeting Minutes into Journal so marks can be allocated. The FINAL Rating Score sheet must be posted to Discussions as well, just before date due. Your lecturer is the Product Owner. Each week during class time (or online meeting) your Product Owner will give you instructions. If appropriate, the Product Owner may issue new instructions to the team. Hence your attendance at these events is very important. For online students, it is important for you to listen to the recording as soon as it's available. As a team, you work to the instructions of the Product Owner and Team Leader (Scrum Master). Journal Entry. The Journal function in Interact2 must be used. External journal sites are not permitted. If your country geo-blocks Interact2 website or your circumstance prevents you from accessing the Internet (eg. due to a disability), please contact your lecturer immediately. If it is an office/organisation firewall preventing access, you must find an alternative Internet access point to complete this task. Warning: Entering or editing data in this journal entry after 2359 hours on 07 August will result in the deduction of marks. Presentation Formatting Requirements (2 marks): See section below under Presentation Rationale back to top This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s: · be able to identify, critically analyse, reflect on and synthesise the key elements of the IT project management framework, including project stakeholders, communication management, the project management knowledge areas, common tools and techniques, and project success factors. · be able to critically analyse the role of IT project management within a professional workplace, from the viewpoint of the member/leader of the project team. Marking criteria and standards back to top Criteria HD DI CR PS FL Task 2.1 Team Logistics Be able to identify, form a team and view the project from a member/leader (2 marks) Provide evidence of your team members details as listed in the casebook. And minutes of your first team meetings in both journal and discussions. Submission of scores for team participation. N/A N/A Evidence provided was delayed/rushed (last minute posting as opposed to posting after each meeting) OR evidence presented was not in correct order. Missing team participation scores. Evidence presented was not satisfactory and did not meet requirements for the project. Task 2.2 Read the Case & Assumptions Be able to critically analyse in a team and produce a list of assumptions from the viewpoint of a team leader (1 mark) Be able to work in a team, discuss and analyse important factors that will be listed as assumptions. To produce this list in the journal. N/A N/A Produced a list of assumptions but with mistakes or superficial from lack of communication or discussion with other team members. Unable to work in a team and/or did not produce a list of assumptions. Task 2.3 Project Charter (Individual Task) Be able to describe a mini-task within a project and provide a scope, identify critical success factors, estimated funding, and critically analyse the impact of change management. (8 marks) Be able to provide a scope, identification of critical success factors, estimated funding and an analysis of change management. Provision of all components but incorrect description in one of the components. Lacks detail (or description is unclear) in two of the components required in this task. Lacks detail in three or more of the components required in this task. Non-completion or minimal completion of mini-tasks. Critical analysis not completed or accurate. Task 2.4 Identifying Stakeholders & Communication Be able to identify stakeholders and analyse and improve a current communication strategy (3 marks) Be able to critically analyse an existing plan and improve it with at least two literature references (journals or articles). N/A Analysis is incomplete or does not include important components that is in current plan. References not correctly cited. Analysis is incomplete or does not include important components that is in current plan. Missing literature references. Inaccurate analysis and/or failure to present a strategy. Task 2.5 Case Reflection (Individual Task) Be able to reflect on and synthesise the key elements of the framework, knowledge areas and project success factors (2 marks) Reflection covered all elements required. Both positive and negative lessons learnt related to project success factors. N/A N/A Reflection did not cover all the key elements, knowledge areas or success factors. Reflection not done or synthesis not completed as required. Teamwork Mark Adjustment This is the field for adjustment of scores based on the Final Rating Sheet for Assignment 2. These are scores assigned by other team members. Participated whole-heartedly and completely involved in all team meeting activities for this assignment Participated in most activities of the team for this assignment Participated in some activities of the team for this assignment. Attended or participated minimally in team meetings. Did not attend or participate in team meetings. Presentation back to top After you "Create Journal Entry", please click "Post Entry" You are given full editing rights even after you post - even the ability to delete that Post. It will also enable the lecturer/marker to provide you with assistance prior to the deadline. If you "Save Entry as Draft", only you can see it and in the past, many students forget to click on "Post Entry" which means you have not submitted your assignment at all when the deadline has passed. ALERT: IF you cut-and-paste from a word processor, you may have to adjust your formatting. Journal Presentation Formatting Requirements: 1. Journal space on Interact2 presentation text width between 70-80 characters including spaces. 2. Font types and sizes consistent throughout and paragraphs well formed. 3. Submit answers to all work in one journal entry. 4. No attachments to journal entry allowed except Final Rating Score Sheet. Other Presentation Requirements: 1. Avoid using dot points, bulleted points, numbered points in your work. Lists do not display your understanding of the subject matter and brief notes may even appear disjointed to the reader/marker. 2. There are no word limits. No referencing is required but if used, should be APA 6th edition. 3. Use either UK spelling or USA spelling but do not mix both. 4. All work presented should be carefully proofed, so that spelling and typographical errors are corrected. 5. No language used should be sexist. 6. If acronyms and jargon are used, please explain them in the first instance, then use the abbreviated form in the rest of the report. 7. Appendices are not to be used. 8. Use of headings and sub-headings can be used for clarity. 9. Do not submit multiple copies (or versions) of your work. If you do, the marker will only pick the one with the lowest mark awarded. You have full editing rights, kindly remove all unnecessary material before the date due. 10. All date/time mentioned and used is in Sydney time.