For this assignment, you are required to work in groups. Your group of 5-7 students will be decided by your unit tutor during your sessions. You will be required to produce a project management plan for a chosen Project which is approved by your tutor.

Project Timescale

Fixed Timescale:  The project must be delivered within 6 months

Al related project stages and activities must be delivered within this timescale

The Project Plan will include the use of Project Management tools and techniques studied and discussed in class.

This project plan assessment contains two parts, Part A and B:

Part A –Group presentation

This assignment is based on a real-life project to ensure you (working in a group of 5 to 7) can apply and reflect on the project management knowledge and skills learnt.

·         A group presentationof the project plan incorporating the elements detailed below (presented in PowerPoint) will take place on the date confirmed by the tutors.

·         Presentation will be held in the week commencingfromClick or tap to enter a date.and your specific presentation slot will be confirmed by the tutor. The group submission should make use of Microsoft PowerPoint software, with 15 slides maximum

·         Each team is required to submit a copy of their presentation slides prior to the presentation via BREO using the “Assessment 2 presentation submission” link under the assessment and feedback Section. Only one member of your team is required to submit the presentation on behalf of each team.

Specifications

Length of presentation: 8 minutes + 3 minutes for questions and answer

Submission: Copy of PowerPoint slides (plus appendices) submitted via BREO using the “Assessment2presentationsubmission” link under Assessment & Feedback Section.

1.       Project Time Management

a.        Network Diagram and Critical Path Analysis

·         Activities should be the same as those listed in the WBS

·         Samples of Completeness of activities to deliver project products

·         Each Activity allocated to an individual project team member/s

b.       Resource allocation and acquisition management plan including resource loading and resource leveling

Part B – Individual PORTFOLIO report

You are required to produce an individual report of 3,500 (+/- 10%) words covering the element covered in your presentation having taken on board the feedback received during your presentation as detailed above. You are expected to write this report individually and take on board the feedback you received from the presentation.

1.       Project Time Management

c.        Network Diagram and Critical Path Analysis

d.       Activity List

o    Activities should be the same as those listed in the WBS

o    Samples of Completeness of activities to deliver project products

o    Each Activity allocated to an individual project team member/s

e.       Resource allocation and acquisition management including resource loading and resource leveling

2.       Critical discussion and a reflection onthe Lessons Learnt from the project

1. 1. Review of lessons learnt from the project
   2. Consider what you have learnt about working in a group
   3. Reflect on individual learning

Note:

3.       The highest levels of presentation are expected for all assignments and poor presentation will be penalised.

4.       The ‘Harvard’ system of referencing should be used in your work.

5.       The group presentation slides should be included in the Appendix of your individual submission. Failure to do so, will result in a grade of “0”.

6.       You are expected to improve your work individually based on the feedback you received during the presentation.

7.       Part B, the individual report must be produced individually without any input from your group members.

·         Evidence an attempt to critically analysethe project mandate provided and apply appropriate project management theory, tools and techniques to manage the project

·         Effectively work as part of a project team and present your solutions.

1. The analysis:

Make sure to provide a logical, reliable and evidence-based set of recommendations to the client. You will need to conduct a detailed analysis of business needs in order to make sound recommendations for improvement.

2. The structure and the project plan:

Please follow the outline provided above. Make user to fully justify and critically analyse the marketing initiatives and e-commerce optimisation activities you are proposing. Based on your research, produce a project plan for the implementation of your marketing initiative.

4. Use of literature:

Use academic source, i.e. books, journal articles etc. Refer to respected industry sources DO NOT overuse the Internet, do not use and / or quote from Wikipedia.

Reminder:

You are required to use proper in-text reference and the reference list in the end using the Harvard Referencing System.

5. The writing:

Try to approach this assignment in a logical and systematic way. Make sure you have a logical structure, a convincing argument, a clear description of the situations which‘set the scene’, and clear explanation which relate to theories, and a conclusion that draws your argument together.

Make sure to use Studiosity for feedback on your work prior to final submission.