Assignment:
This assessment task is to be submitted online by the due date specified by your Trainer/Assessor and Assessment Plan for this unit of competency. Your assessor must approve any variations to this arrangement in writing.
Submit a file with the required evidence attached as per
- Specifications below
- Acknowledgement of original work, free from plagiarism as per Assessment Plan
- Special needs (considerations if required see Access & Equity Policy)
- Naming document files when submitting assessments (check Assessment Plan)
- Identifying the Unit, Assessment Number, student name, student number, date and page number (preferably) in the Footer
- Assessor's additional and particular instruction/s.
Specifications
You must submit 1 electronic document and upload in Moodle.
Consideration must be given to professional referencing to ensure that copyright, trademark infringement and intellectual property right issues are addressed.
Plagiarism is not permitted under any circumstances and could result in disciplinary action being undertaken against you by City Institute.
Assessment 2: Project
Assessment Instruction:
You are the project manager assigned to build and decorate a model home. You are required to develop a project schedule using project management tools and techniques and manage time during the projects. You will need to determine and implement project schedule, and assess time management outcomes.
Assessment Requirements
Part 1: Develop project schedule
Task 1: Develop the WBS for the project and ensure that the hierarchical WBS can be converted into the project schedule.
Task 2: Define all of the activities that will be necessary to create each deliverable in your WBS.
Task 3: Determine the sequence of activities and task dependencies.
Task 4: Develop the logical relationship between activities including:
a) Finish to start
b) Start to start
c) Finish to finish
d) Start to finish
Task 5: Determine the duration of each activities and identify major project milestones and include them in the schedule.
Task 6: Develop the GANTT chart and the Critical Path for the project.
Part 2: Controlling and monitoring the project schedule
Task 7: Review your project life cycle and develop strategies to manage project common issues which lead to change requests:
a) Planning assumptions are untrue
b) Risk occurs
c) Project scope change
d) Pressure-promoted resources
Task 8: Analyse and forecast possible changes to your project schedule. Develop responses to potential schedule changes.
Part 3: Evaluate project time management outcomes
Task 9: Develop strategies to review project performance and measure the effectiveness of the time management activities.
Task 10: Identify time management issues and provide recommendations for improvements.
Issue name Issue type Raised by Date raised Description Priority Assigned to Target resolution Action taken Description of final solution.