Assessment item 3
Project Management Plan
Value: 20%
Submission method options
Alternative submission method
Task
This assignment follows from the case study used in Assessment 2. For the same case study, complete the following tasks by creating the following:
1. Scope management plan (including Requirements, In scope-out scope items, Deliverables and scope verification process) to direct your efforts. ( 10 marks)
2. Change request form. (Determine what level of changes you as an individual can make without further approval, what changes you as a student team can make, and what changes your sponsor needs to approve.) (10 marks)
3. WBS first using either the free-form or the org chart format. (20 marks)
4. Gantt chart-Take the WBS you have already developed. Define all of the activities that will be necessary to create each deliverable in your WBS. Create a schedule for your project.
First create the schedule by hand using Post-it ® Notes, and then put the information into MS Project. Take screenshots of the schedule to be pasted in your word document that you are submitting. Be sure to include all of the summary rows (including the first row for the project title) and any key milestones. Make sure the critical path is easy to see. ( 10 marks)
5. RACI chart. (10 marks)
6. Histogram of demands on each key participant’s time from MS Project. (5 marks)
7. Create a time-phased budget for your example project using bottom-up estimating. To the extent your sponsor will supply rates for workers, use those. Approximate rates for ones you cannot get. Ask your sponsor how they treat indirect costs. Be sure to include direct labour costs for you and your team mates and add 20% for fringe. State all assumptions and constraints you have used when creating your budget. State how confident you are in your estimates and what would make you more confident. Give examples of known knowns and known unknowns on your project. Tell how you have budgeted for both of them plus how you have budgeted for unknown unknowns. (15 marks)
8. Create a risk register (4 risks- 3 negative and 1 positive risk)for your example project. (20 marks)
Marking criteria
Criteria
CR
DI
HD
Task 1 – Scope Mgt Plan- Requirements, Scope details
(5 marks)
Clear description
of requirements
and in scope items defined.
Defined
description of
Requirements and in-scope items and out-of-scope items.
Clear description
of Requirements
and in-scope items and
out-of-scope items relevant to the case study
Task 1 - Scope
Mgt Plan- Deliverables and
Scope verification (5
marks)
Clear description
of deliverables
and scope verification defined.
Clear description
of deliverables
and scope verification
Clear description
of project scope,
including named
deliverables.
Scope verification/ acceptance is also
defined relevant to the case study.
Task 2 - Change
Reasonable CR
process is defined.
CR process
includes
approvals from
appropriate
stakeholders.
CR process
Includes appro ...
1. Assessment item 3
Project Management Plan
Value: 20%
Submission method options
Alternative submission method
Task
This assignment follows from the case study used in Assessment
2. For the same case study, complete the following tasks by
creating the following:
1. Scope management plan (including Requirements, In scope-
out scope items, Deliverables and scope verification process) to
direct your efforts. ( 10 marks)
2. Change request form. (Determine what level of changes you
as an individual can make without further approval, what
changes you as a student team can make, and what changes your
sponsor needs to approve.) (10 marks)
3. WBS first using either the free-form or the org chart format.
(20 marks)
4. Gantt chart-Take the WBS you have already developed.
Define all of the activities that will be necessary to create each
deliverable in your WBS. Create a schedule for your project.
First create the schedule by hand using Post-it ® Notes, and
then put the information into MS Project. Take screenshots of
the schedule to be pasted in your word document that you are
submitting. Be sure to include all of the summary rows
(including the first row for the project title) and any key
2. milestones. Make sure the critical path is easy to see. ( 10
marks)
5. RACI chart. (10 marks)
6. Histogram of demands on each key participant’s time from
MS Project. (5 marks)
7. Create a time-phased budget for your example project using
bottom-up estimating. To the extent your sponsor will supply
rates for workers, use those. Approximate rates for ones you
cannot get. Ask your sponsor how they treat indirect costs. Be
sure to include direct labour costs for you and your team mates
and add 20% for fringe. State all assumptions and constraints
you have used when creating your budget. State how confident
you are in your estimates and what would make you more
confident. Give examples of known knowns and known
unknowns on your project. Tell how you have budgeted for both
of them plus how you have budgeted for unknown unknowns.
(15 marks)
8. Create a risk register (4 risks- 3 negative and 1 positive
risk)for your example project. (20 marks)
Marking criteria
Criteria
CR
DI
HD
Task 1 – Scope Mgt Plan- Requirements, Scope details
(5 marks)
Clear description
of requirements
and in scope items defined.
3. Defined
description of
Requirements and in-scope items and out-of-scope items.
Clear description
of Requirements
and in-scope items and
out-of-scope items relevant to the case study
Task 1 - Scope
Mgt Plan- Deliverables and
Scope verification (5
marks)
Clear description
of deliverables
and scope verification defined.
Clear description
of deliverables
and scope verification
Clear description
of project scope,
including named
deliverables.
Scope verification/ acceptance is also
defined relevant to the case study.
Task 2 - Change
Reasonable CR
4. process is defined.
CR process
includes
approvals from
appropriate
stakeholders.
CR process
Includes approvals from
Appropriate stakeholders &
forms / templates.
Request Process
(5 marks)
Task 2 - Change
Reasonable CR
CR Form includes
CR form includes
Request form (5 marks)
form is defined.
most important items.
5. all items required by the process.
Task 3 - Work
Breakdown
Structure (WBS)
(20 marks)
WBS is
structured, having
detailed coverage
for Project scope /
Phase of project.
WBS is well
structured, having
logical and
complete
coverage for
WBS is
structured, having
logical and
complete
coverage for
Project Execution
and integrated
into Project
Schedule and
Resource Matrix.
Task 4 - Gantt
Gantt chart
shows- some
Activities included,
schedule created,
summary rows shown, first row shows project title
, total duration shown, some milestones
6. shown, critical
path shown
Gantt chart
shows- most
activities
included,
schedule created,
summary rows
shown, first row
shows project title
, total duration shown, most milestones
shown, critical path shown
Gantt chart
shows- all
activities
included,
schedule created,
summary rows
shown, first row
shows project title
, total duration
shown, all necessary milestones shown, critical path shown and
easy to see
Chart (10
marks)
8. to the WBS
Defined
Tasks are clearly
defined with no
ambiguity
Role assignments
done
Parties identified
to be responsible
for, consulted on
(i.e., help),
informed, or
approve results on
a RACI chart
Clearly state tasks
according to the
WBS Tasks are defined
with clear completion exit
points
Tasks are clearly
defined with no ambiguity
Clear role assignments
Appropriate parties identified to be responsible
for, consulted on (i.e., help), informed, or
approve results on
a RACI chart
Clearly state tasks
according to the
WBS
Tasks are defined
with clear
completion exit
points
Tasks are clearly
defined with no
9. ambiguity
Thoroughness of
tasks to be
completed
Clear role assignments
Appropriate parties identified to be responsible for, consulted
on (i.e., help),
informed, or approve results on a RACI chart
Involved parties are appropriately identified
Task 6 - Resource
Histogram (5
marks)
Resource
Resource
Resource
histogram shown
histogram shown
histogram shown
clearly
clearly with
resource names
displayed and
labelling done
10. Task 7 - Budget
(15 marks)
Bottom-up
estimating done.
some assumptions
and constraints
you have used
when creating
your budget stated. Examples of known knowns and known
unknowns on
your project given. Budget extracted from
MS Project showing overall and reakdown
for all summary
tasks and resource
11. Bottom-up
estimating done.
Direct labour
costs for you and
your team mates
and 20% for
fringe included.
Most assumptions
and constraints
you have used
when creating
your budget
stated.
Confidence level
for estimation
stated. Examples
of known knowns
and known
unknowns on
your project
given. Budget
extracted from
MS Project
showing overall
and breakdown
for all summary
tasks and resource
Bottom-up
estimating done.
Direct labour
12. costs for you and
your team mates
and 20% for
fringe included.
All assumptions
and constraints
you have used
when creating
your budget
stated.
Confidence level
for estimation
stated. Examples
of known knowns
and known
unknowns on
your project given
with explanation.
Budget extracted
from MS Project
showing overall
and breakdown
for all summary
tasks and resource
along with
various costs
13. Task 8 – Risk
Register (20
marks)
Most values of
Risk register are accurate and Consistent, most
items of the register complete.
All values of
Risk register
are accurate and
Consistent, all items of the register complete.
All values of
Risk register
