Reference no: EM133745281
Assessment Task: Project
In this task, you are required to demonstrate your skills and knowledge by working through a number of activities and completing and submitting a project portfolio.
You will need access to:
your learning resources and other information for reference
Project Portfolio template
Simulation Pack (if you need a case study).
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:
where this task should be completed
how your assessment should be submitted.
Activities
Complete the following activities:
Carefully read the following:
Carefully read the following:
This project requires you to establish one collaborative partnership to achieve specific task objectives. You will determine partnership outcomes, establish the partnership through activity and cultivate partnership performance.
Vocational education and training is all about gaining and developing practical skills that are industry relevant and that can help you to succeed in your chosen career.
You will need to communicate with stakeholders. Your communication will be with your fellow students/your assessor can play the roles of relevant people/parties. Communication can be in any appropriate format (e.g., face to face, video conference, email, social media posts) as long as it meets the requirements outlined in the Project Portfolio.
Preparation
Make sure you are familiar with the organisation you are basing this assessment on and have read through the necessary background information. For the case study business, this is all of the documents included in the Simulation Pack.
Complete Page 4 of your Project Portfolio for this unit.
Read through the requirements of Section 1, 2 and 3 of your Project Portfolio.
Determine partnership outcomes
Complete Section 1 of your Project Portfolio. To do this, you need to:
describe your organisation
describe your role in the organisation and explain how your role fits into the broader organisational goals and objectives.
explain why a new collaborative partnership is required, including the task objectives.
explain how will your role contribute towards the development and cultivation of the collaborative partnership.
summarise the legal and organisational requirements for establishing collaborative partnerships and relationships.
identify and assess potential partners.
describe all activities that will take place within the partnership, including the required resources.
conduct a cost-benefit analysis for the potential partnership.
establish at least three key indicators for evaluating the partnership.
assess the risk associated with establishing new partnership.
present your work as a written report.
Establish partnership through activity
Complete Section 2 of your Project Portfolio. To do this, you need to:
summarise stakeholder requirements.
establish processes to resolve potential conflict in a fair, equitable and collaborative manner between the partners.
meet with your identified partnership stakeholders to:
discuss and establish an appropriate communication strategy.
identify legal frameworks and processes for all required activity within the partnership.
discuss resource requirements (including any employment requirements).
As part of this meeting, you will be required to engage with stakeholders and lead the discussions using both verbal and non-verbal communication. Make sure you use active listening and questioning to seek the views and opinions of others. As you discuss the communication and resource requirements, show flexibility to meet the competing demands of your stakeholders (as identified in Section 1 of your Project Portfolio.) You will be required to demonstrate a high level of conflict resolution skills. You will be assessed on this.
create a written document to convey your agreed communication strategy's context, intent and requirements to a relevant stakeholder.
allocate resources to accomplish the partnership activity, including managing competing demands.
plan required feedback and implement reporting systems.
manage organisational transformation.
implement at least one strategy to ensure staff commitment and contribution to the new partnership.
Complete Section 3 of your Project Portfolio. To do this, you need to:
analyse your reporting system data against the key indicators.
seek stakeholder input about any improvements that should be made to the partnership, partnership activities and the related reporting systems.
Communication can take place in any appropriate format as long as it adheres to the requirements in the Project Portfolio.
implement at least one of your identified improvement requirements to the partnership operations.