Assignment 4Assignment & ppt slides [10 slides]
Applied Project and Presentation slides – detailed instructions Due date: Week 12 - 17 May 2020 (2359 hrs) Group/individual: Individual Word count / Time provided: 2000 words (excluding references) and PP presentation slides Weighting: 40% Unit Learning Outcomes: ULO-1, ULO-2, ULO-3, ULO-4, ULO-5 Assessment Instructions: You are required to work individually, select a completed project and are required to investigate, analyse and report on the correct initiation of the project by applying PMBOK@ methodology. Students needs to select an industrial project from any domain (IT, construction, banking), study the project details and prepare and present the assessment assuming that the student has travelled back in time and are seeking approval of the project from the management for its initiation. Examples of such project are: The Chunnel Tunnel Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Bhuj Khalifa Queensland Health Payroll system Brisbane Baggage Handling Links to other real-life projects: (those are mainly infrastructure and construction project, it is not compulsory to use it as your case, you can select a project from your area of expertise). • The Australian Government's Department Infrastructure and Transport. National Infrastructure Construction Schedule (NICS): https://www.nics.gov.au/Project • Transport for UNSW: https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects • City of Sydney, Changing urban precincts: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/vision/changing-urban-precincts The submission contains the following recommended Table of Contents for the Word file 2000 words (excluding references): • Project background • Draft business case – justifying the need for the project • Draft stakeholder register – in a stakeholder register template format • Draft project charter – in format provided • Organisational structure • Design and application of Balanced Score Card • Recommendations for project governance • Reference list The submission expects the above Contents to be summarized in a Power Point presentation file: The Power Point presentation file should contain Max. 10 slides excluding reference list. https://www.nics.gov.au/Project https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/vision/changing-urban-precincts For successful completion of this assessment, you are required to study the material provided (lecture slides, tutorials, and reading materials) and engage in the unit’s activities. Students are expected to discuss their work with tutor / lecturer and to seek support. Submission of the MS-Word file and the MS-PowerPoint file needs to be then made into Canvas before the stipulated deadline. In completing this assessment successfully, you will be able to effectively perform project initiation which will help in achieving ULO-1, ULO-2, ULO-3, ULO-4 and ULO-5. Marking Criteria and Rubric: The assessment (Written submission and presentation combined) will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 30% of the total unit mark. Marking Criteria Not satisfactory (0-49%) of the criterion mark) Satisfactory (50-64%) of the criterion mark Good (65-74%) of the criterion mark Very Good (75-84%) of the criterion mark Excellent (85-100%) of the criterion mark Written Assignment Structure and Flow (10%): Appropriate structure with informative headings; smooth flow Poor structure and flow with informative headings. Assignment template modified. Satisfactory structure and flow with informative headings. Assignment template modified. Good structure and flow with informative headings. Generally, follows assignment template. Very good structure and flow with informative headings. Follows assignment template Excellent structure and flow with informative headings. Follows assignment template Business case (15%): Suitable Business case chosen No suitable business case chosen. Business case was poorly identified, analysed, and supported. Satisfactory business case chosen. Business case was not clearly identified, analysed, and supported. Good business case chosen. Business case was partially identified, analysed, and supported. Very good business case chosen. Business case was clearly identified, analysed, and supported. Excellent business case chosen. Business case was clearly identified, analysed, and supported. Project charter (15%): Appropriate Project charter developed Has not demonstrated a clear comprehension of a project charter Has demonstrated basic comprehension of a project charter Often demonstrates a clear comprehension of a project charter Generally, demonstrates a clear comprehension of a project charter Has demonstrated a clear comprehension of a project charter Stakeholder Register (10%): Appropriate stakeholder register provided Has not demonstrated a clear comprehension of how to develop a stakeholder register Has demonstrated basic comprehension of how to develop a stakeholder register. Partial information provided. Has demonstrated good comprehension of how to develop a stakeholder register. Good information provided. Has demonstrated very good comprehension of how to develop a stakeholder register. Very good information provided. Has demonstrated an excellent comprehension of how to develop a stakeholder register. Excellent information provided. Balanced Score Card (10%): Appropriate balance scorecard developed Has not demonstrated a clear comprehension of how to develop a balance score card Has demonstrated basic comprehension of how to develop a balance score card. Partial information provided. Has demonstrated good comprehension of how to develop a balance score card. Good information provided. Has demonstrated very good comprehension of how to develop a balance score card. Very good information provided. Has demonstrated an excellent comprehension of how to develop a balance score card. Excellent information provided. Recommendation (10%): Specific recommendations and/or plans of action provided Effective recommendations and/or plans of action not provided. Specific data or facts necessary to support the analysis and conclusions was not provided. Effective recommendations and/or plans of action inadequate. Specific data or facts were not referred when necessary to support the analysis and conclusions. Effective recommendations and/or plans of action were partially provided. Specific data or facts were partially referred when necessary to support the analysis and conclusions. Effective recommendations and/or plans of action were provided. Specific data or facts were partially referred when necessary to support the analysis and conclusions. Effective recommendations and/or plans of action were provided. Specific data or facts were referred when necessary to support the analysis and conclusions. Presentation assignment Visual Appeal Presentation slides, clarity, grammar, spelling and engaging Lack of evidence of written skills (no visual appeal). The slides were difficult Evidence of basic skills of communicating (writing) in project environment. Minimal Has given a factual and/or conceptual skill base in communication Has very good skills in communicating (writing) a project report in slides. Has excellent skills in communicating (writing) a project report in slides. Marking Criteria Not satisfactory (0-49%) of the criterion mark) Satisfactory (50-64%) of the criterion mark Good (65-74%) of the criterion mark Very Good (75-84%) of the criterion mark Excellent (85-100%) of the criterion mark (10 %s) to read and too much information had been copied onto them. There are many errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. effort made to make slides appealing (writing) in project environment. There are some errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. In some slides, too much information on two or more slides. Good visual appeal. There are few errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Very good visual appeal. There are no errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Information is clear and concise on each slide. Excellent visually appeal that is engaging. Comprehension and Content of slides General knowledge of the selected project case (10 %) Lack of evidence of comprehensive knowledge in the topic. Majority of information irrelevant to the selected project case. Evidence of basic knowledge in the topic. Basic information about the project background and lack of evidence of comprehensive knowledge of the assignment content into the slides. Has given a factual and/or conceptual knowledge to the case project, identifying project stakeholders and writing stakeholders register Good evidence of comprehensive knowledge of the assignment content into the slides. Reasonable knowledge of background of case project and very good level of awareness of assignment content into the slides. Extensive comprehension knowledge of topic. Members showed complete understanding of the sleeted project and project scope statement. Accurately included all written report content. For both Presentation and written assignment Referencing and Grammar: (10%) Harvard formatting style and citation of references in the body of the report structure, grammar and presentation Includes identifying information with many errors in format. Paper is poorly organized and difficult to read – does not flow logically from one part to another. There are several spelling and/or grammatical errors; technical terms may not be defined or are poorly defined. Writing lacks clarity and conciseness Includes identifying information with some errors in format. Paper shows some organization. At times, difficult to read and does not flow logically from one part to another. There are some spelling and/or grammatical errors; technical terms are generally are poorly defined. All references cited correctly using citation