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Project Constraint Management Assessment
Learning Outcome 1: Effectively write and present project planning and controlling reports.
Learning Outcome 2: Analyse a project case and develop a constraint management plan.
Learning Outcome 3: Productively work in diverse teams to deliver agreed outcomes.
The introduction should provide an overview of the topic and the key points that will be covered in the report. The general rule is that the introduction accounts for 10% of the total report word count.
The main body contains sections (and sub-sections) providing supporting details related to the topic.
The conclusion includes a summary of the main points and findings covered in the paper. Like the introduction, the conclusion generally accounts for 10% of the total report word count. Get expert online assignment help in the USA now!
The reference list and in-text citations follow APIC Harvard referencing style.
Assessment Purpose
The purpose of this assessment is to assess students' technical skills in planning and communicating a project plan effectively. Students are required to form a group (max. 4 students), select a project case (either from the provided links to the real-life projects or a project case of their group's choice).
The selected project (either ongoing or already completed) is to be assumed by your group to be in final stage of Initiation, with either a signed off Project charter or in the stage of getting the approval of the Project charter.
Students' are required to create the scope management plan, schedule
management plan and cost management plan for their project.
This report should include an introduction to the project case, a stakeholders'
register, and a brief project charter.
Assessment Instructions
In this assessment, you will need to complete the following steps:
Select projects in your field of interest. Following resources may assist students in selecting a real-life project:
The Australian Government's Department Infrastructure and Transport. National InfrastructureConstruction Schedule
Assessment Instructions In this assessment, you will need to complete the following steps:
Select projects in your field of interest. Following resources may assist students in selecting a real-life project:
The Australian Government's Department Infrastructure and Transport. National InfrastructureConstruction Schedule (NICS):
Transport for UNSW
City of Sydney, Changing urban precincts
Kerzner, H 2017, Project management case studies,4th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Develop a scope management plan for the selected project.
The Scope management needs to include project justification, in-scope and out-of-scope, constraints, Limits, assumptions, technical requirements and statement of work (SOW).
WBS structure (minimum of three levels), WBS dictionary, work packages, scope verification and validation methods, scope change control, and designing the change control boards (CCB) and roles and responsibilities.
Develop a schedule management plan for the selected project.
Include processes, tools and techniques to be used and documents to be developed as per your client's requirements. Provide a description of the methods and tools. The PERT section to be included and should demonstrate how the process from most likely, optimistic, and pessimistic duration to project probabilities have been implemented
Define activities (activity list, proper activity logic, activities identification), milestones list, activities sequence, relationships, project network diagram and critical path(s) using most likely estimates of activity duration, roles and responsibilities in scheduling
Include EVA analysis for monitoring and controlling schedule
Develop a cost management plan for the selected project.
Plan cost management (identify processes, tools and techniques to be used and project documents to be developed as per your client's requirements),
define cost elements (labour, material, variable cost),
identify types of cost (direct, indirect, fixed, variable),
determine the estimating method (s): (top- down, bottom-up), use estimating techniques (analogous, parametric, three-point method) to estimate budget (creation)
establish time-phased budget
provide a discussion on monitoring and controlling cost (EVA relevant to project cost including forecasting and variances) and establish a cost baseline.
Prepare your report. For successful completion of this assessment, students should meet with their group regularly (at least once a week) and discuss their work with lecturer and to seek support.
It is advised to follow the order given below to arrange the contents of the assignment in your report.
Introduction
Scope management plan
Schedule management plan
Cost management plan
Conclusion