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Operatons and Project Management, SHR039-6
| Submission Deadline | Marks and Feedback |
| Before 10am on: Click or tap to enter a date. |
20 working days afer deadline (L4, 5 and 7) 15 working days afer deadline (L6) 10 working days afer deadline (block delivery) Click or tap to enter a date. |
| Unit ttle & code | Operatons and Project Management, SHR039-6 |
| Assignment number and ttle | Assignment 02: Project Management Report |
| Assessment type | Writen Report |
| Weightng of assessment | 60% |
| Size or length of assessment | 2,000 words |
| Unit learning outcomes | 1. An in-depth knowledge and critcal appreciaton of Operatons and Project Management tools and techniques for various business planning and decisions within organisatons. 2. Effectvely determine how Operatons and Project Management can support the corporate strategic plan of an organisaton, improve performance and implement change while using appropriate tools to support decisions and project planning. |
| What am I required to do in this assignment? |
| You will produce a project plan for a suitable project for your work-place. If there is not much scope of developing a project plan in relaton to your work-place, you must agree a project ttle of your choice and scope with your tutor. The Project Plan will include the use of Project Management tools and techniques studied and discussed in the class. You will need to submit the project plan (along with relevant appendices and supportng documentaton) as an Individual Report. You should include the following: • Project Introducton and Objectves • Project team and their roles • Project stages and key deliverables, with a discussion centered around the 4 D’s concept • Project tme management (Work Breakdown Structure; Actvity List; Network Diagram and Critcal Path) • Project cost management plan • Project Risk Log/Risk Register |
| What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectatons from UIF) |
| In order to pass Assessment 2 you will need to: Adequately analyse the requirements of a given project planning task; Produce a satsfactory project plan based on appropriate project management scheduling tools and techniques. |
| How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade? |
| We will be flling this secton in together in class on Click or tap to enter a date. make sure you have downloaded/printed out the Assignment Brief and bring it to the session with you. You will need to produce a high-quality individual report that adheres to Business Report conventons (e.g. an appropriate format, an executve summary, etc.) and that displays a professional level of presentaton and polish. You should carefully analyse the requirements of your project scenario and produce a logical and detailed project plan with the required documentaton. You should demonstrate a sound understanding of the tools and techniques of project management within the given context, both the purpose of the project management concepts and the issues in implementaton. |
| How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions? |
| The assignment focuses on key Project Management concepts and models discussed in the scheduled sessions, namely project planning tools and techniques. |
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| How will my assignment be marked? |
| Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectatons and the criteria on the following page. You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit. |
| 3rd Class – 40-49% | Lower 2nd – 50-59% | Upper 2nd – 60-69% | 1st Class – 70%+ | |
| Use of academic concepts, models, theory and literature 35% |
Fair use of academic literature, fair use of course concepts, models and theories but lacking in depth and/or breadth in some areas. |
Good use of academic literature in connecton to problem set and good overall applicaton of multple course concepts, models and theories. |
Very good use of academic literature in connecton to problem set and very good overall applicaton of multple course concepts, models and theories. |
Excellent use of academic literature in connecton to problem set and excellent overall applicaton of multple course concepts, models and theories. |
| Strength of Project Management documentaton and discussion 35% |
Fair quality of planning outputs and documentaton but limited in scope or depth and uneven in consistency across different planning areas. Some questonable logic on WBS, Actvity List. Gant Chart acceptable but contains mistakes. Network Diagram contains some anomalies; CP largely correct; OR Network diagram presented in MS Project format |
Good quality of planning output and documentaton with reasonable consistency. May be limited in scope/depth in some areas. Intro and Project Objectves clear and appropriate. Good WBS/PBS, complete, but issues with content/logic. Actvity List satsfactory. Lack of minor resources. Largely correct WBS, Actvity list. Network diagram largely correct. CP identfed. Project budget largely correct. Risks identfed and analysed, atempt made at planning responses. Good specifcaton of quality responsibilites, quality criteria and quality methods. |
Very good quality of planning output and documentaton with good consistency across most areas. Sound scope and depth in most areas. Intro & Project Objectves well expressed and almost SMART. Well considered WBS, Actvity List. Network Diagram good. CP correct. Project budget is good and correct. Risks identfed and analysed, detailed responses planned. Quality responsibilites, quality criteria and quality methods completed with details which are logical & consistent. |
Excellent quality of planning outputs and documentaton, with clear consistency across all areas and sound scope and depth. Intro & Project Objectves clear, precise and SMART Good consideraton of WBS, Actvity List. Network Diagram neat and correct. CP clear & correct. Risks identfed and analysed, detailed responses planned, with proximity of risks. Quality responsibilites, quality criteria and quality methods completed to a high standard, with systems described for tracking and updatng |
| Structure, presentaton and referencing 10% |
Fair structure and design. Report structure used by with minor errors and/or partal implementaton. Referencing present but some errors. |
Good structure and design. Report structure used by with minor errors and/or partal implementaton. Referencing present but with minor errors. |
Well-structured arguments and design with reasonable flow of the report. Formal report structure used. Mostly accurate referencing. |
Well-structured arguments with good design of the sectons with good flow of ideas. Formal report structure used. Accurate referencing. |
| Discussion of project stages and 4Ds 20% |
Acceptable discussion of the project stages using 4Ds. At least two of the 4Ds are discussed satsfactorily |
Good discussion of the project stages using 4Ds. All 4Ds are discussed well |
Very good discussion of the project stages using 4Ds. All of 4Ds are discussed very well along with their deliverables |
Excellent discussion of the project stages using 4Ds. All of 4Ds are discussed excellently along with their deliverables |
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