PROJECT CHARTER, SCOPE MANAGEMENT, PROJECT PLANNING
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 641 - ASSIGNMENT No. 2 (Value 40%)
PROJECT CHARTER, SCOPE MANAGEMENT, PROJECT PLANNING
Aim of Assignment:
Create a Project Charter, Requirements Document & Work Break Down Structure
Apply scope change management processes
Demonstrate understanding of project planning through the analysis of a case study
[Note: Topic Notes 4(Initiation), 5 (Project Planning) and 6 (Scope Management) provide the background to complete this assignment)
PART I (68 marks)
PROJECT CHARTER, WBS, SCOPE CHANGES
[NOTE: Part I is a practical assignment. No academic references are required. It is not as a piece of academic writing. The Charter, Requirements Document and WBS must be written as formal project documents
Select a project. The project can be: One that you are presently involved in or project happening in the future in which you will be involved – either business or social project. A hypothetical but relevant project
A. Produce a PROJECT CHARTER, using the template herein (38 marks)
Problem / Opportunity Statement (6 marks)
Strategic Alignment (6)
Benefits (6), KPIs (6)
Deliverables (6), High-level Requirement(s) (6), Exclusions (2)
Cost, Timeframe, Risks, (0) (no marks - just provides experience of completing a full charter)
B. Produce a REQUIRMENTS TRACEABILITY MATRIX using the template herein, list 4 requirements then trace to features in the final deliverables (8 marks)
C. Create a WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE using the template herein: (list format, not chart format). (Note: the WBS must contain at least 15 work packages. If you have a large project, provide the top-level elements, and decompose 1,2 or 3 of these elements so that at least 15 work packages are created (12 marks).
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D. Describe a possible SCOPE CHANGE requested by the sponsor. Fully evaluate the requested change. Produce and explain the revised sections of WBS, assuming that the change is accepted (10 marks)
PART II (30 marks)
CASE STUDY:
PROJECT CHARTER, SCOPE MANAGEMENT, PROJECT PLANNING
Aim of Assignment:
Create a Project Charter, Requirements Document & Work Break Down Structure
Apply scope change management processes
Demonstrate understanding of project planning through the analysis of a case study
[Note: Topic Notes 4(Initiation), 5 (Project Planning) and 6 (Scope Management) provide the background to complete this assignment)
PART I (68 marks)
PROJECT CHARTER, WBS, SCOPE CHANGES
[NOTE: Part I is a practical assignment. No academic references are required. It is not as a piece of academic writing. The Charter, Requirements Document and WBS must be written as formal project documents
Select a project. The project can be: One that you are presently involved in or project happening in the future in which you will be involved – either business or social project. A hypothetical but relevant project
A. Produce a PROJECT CHARTER, using the template herein (38 marks)
Problem / Opportunity Statement (6 marks)
Strategic Alignment (6)
Benefits (6), KPIs (6)
Deliverables (6), High-level Requirement(s) (6), Exclusions (2)
Cost, Timeframe, Risks, (0) (no marks - just provides experience of completing a full charter)
B. Produce a REQUIRMENTS TRACEABILITY MATRIX using the template herein, list 4 requirements then trace to features in the final deliverables (8 marks)
C. Create a WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE using the template herein: (list format, not chart format). (Note: the WBS must contain at least 15 work packages. If you have a large project, provide the top-level elements, and decompose 1,2 or 3 of these elements so that at least 15 work packages are created (12 marks).
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D. Describe a possible SCOPE CHANGE requested by the sponsor. Fully evaluate the requested change. Produce and explain the revised sections of WBS, assuming that the change is accepted (10 marks)
PART II (30 marks)
CASE STUDY: