Reference no: EM132408303 , Length: 1000

BSBPMG522 Undertake project work, Melbourne Business School, Australia

Task  – Skills and Performance Activity

Task Details

Learners should demonstrate their contributions using their skills and knowledge that they have developed. They should show that they understand and can apply the information discussed in the Learner Guide. They can also demonstrate their existing knowledge and experience wherever necessary.

In undertaking this assessment task, you as the candidate are providing consent for your work to be reviewed for the purposes of formal assessment in the unit(s) of competency. If you have concern regarding this permission, please discuss this with your assessor prior to undertaking the task.

Objective

To provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of the entire unit.

Task Description

You are a recruit from AMPLITUDE management consultancy. Co-owner Andrew Campbell has sent you on assignment to the client firm Australian Hardware.

You are required to undertake a straightforward project, which includes developing a project plan, administering and monitoring the project, finalising the project and reviewing the project to identify lessons learned for application in future projects.

Your completed project will be approximately 1000 words in length. All reports and evidence must be uploaded into Canvas once completed.

The intranet tab on this site will lead you to the relevant Australian Hardware Store documents. A range of other documents within this intranet page will provide valuable background information about the operation of the business.

Part A - Project plan

You are required to demonstrate your ability to create a project plan. The project plan must incorporate all the project plan specifications within the project plan template. Your completed project plan will be approximately 1000 words in length.

Project objectives

The project objectives should be aligned to the organisation’s strategic context, including:

Mission

Goals

Objectives

Operations

Organisational structure

Ensure that you outline the organisation’s mission, goals, objectives and operations and how the project relates to them.

Part B - Project planning meeting

You conducted a project planning meeting with with your project team to discuss and determine the following:

a) project objectives

b) project purpose

c) relationship to other projects

d) scope of the project

Briefly summarise the outcome of the meeting. (approx. 50 words)

Part C - Clarification email

Your project team identified an issue in relation to the scope of the project. They believe that feedback should be within the scope of the project. Draft an email to your manager seeking clarification as to whether this can be included in the project. At the same time, you will need to confirm with your manager whether this project is related to any other projects being undertaken by the organisation.

Part D: Project monitoring and implementation

Provide evidence of record-keeping in the form of at least three status reports for management (and other relevant stakeholders).

Outline the support that team members may require over the life of the project. Provide an example of how you would provide that support regarding specific needs to ensure that the quality of the expected outcomes of the project and documented timelines are met.

Outline examples of when and how the communication and risk-management plans would be used in the project plan. Provide evidence of implementing communication and risk- management plans.

Summarise the deliverables the project plan needs to achieve and by what time they need to be achieved. Outline three examples of what might cause the deliverables to not be achieved.