Task(s) – content
In this assessment, you are required to produce an integrative project management report.
This project should be a new product OR a new service OR a change within an existing business. The project has to be based in Switzerland, and any financial calculations should be denominated in Swiss Francs (CHF).
The project should follow the structure below and cover the following 6 areas:
(Textbook: Project Management, Achieving Competitive Advantage, Jeffrey Pinto, 4th Edition or 5th Edition)
1.Building your project plan
(See details/samples from the textbook: “4e: Pages 92 – 94” or “5e: Pages 98 – 100”)
• Project background analysis
• Business justification for undertaking the project
• Project goals or objectives
• Assumptions & constraints
2.Developing the work breakdown structure
(See details/samples from the textbook: “4e: Pages 202 – 203” or “5e: Pages 221 – 222”)
• Personnel table
• WBS (at least 20 work packages)
3. Project risk assessment
(See details/samples from the textbook: “4e: Pages 273 – 274” or “5e: Pages 293 – 294”)
• Risk analysis
• Preliminary strategies for risk mitigation
4. Developing the project schedule
(See details/samples from the textbook: “4e: Pages 383 – 385” or “5e: Pages 405 – 406”)
• Network diagram with ES/EF/LS/LF/Float according to WBS (at least 20 work packages)
• Project critical path and project duration
5. Developing the cost estimates and budget
(See details/samples from the textbook: “4e: Pages 312 – 313” or “5e: Pages 331 – 332”) • Time-phased budget according to WBS (at least 20 work packages)
6. Change control
• Change control process
For this coursework, please include the following when it’s necessary:
Title Page: according to RGU regulations
Table of Contents: according to RGU regulations
List of Figures and/or Tables: according to RGU regulations
References: in the RGU Harvard format, in alphabetical order (at least 10 references) Appendices: any supporting, relevant documentation
Before submitting assignments, you should check to ensure that:
All material identified as originally from a previously published source has been properly attributed by an appropriate reference in the text;
Direct quotations are marked as such (using “quotation marks” at the beginning and end of the selected text), and
A citation has been included in the list of references at the end of the text.
