Assignment 1 - Project Plan
Value: 15%
Due date: 31-Aug-2015
Return date: 21-Sep-2015
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Task
Locate a practicing IT project manager who works for a business in Australia.
1) Conduct an interview with this project manager in order to understand how a practising IT project manager applies IT project management techniques, project management skills, methods and software tools in the IT industry. Questions you ask should include:
• What are his/her overall responsibilities as an IT project manager?
• What day to day tasks does an IT project manager carry out?
• What project management tools has he/she used in the past week?
• What framework (methodology) does he/she generally use and why?
• Does choice of framework (methodology) have an impact on project success?
• What is the difference between a good (successful) IT project manager and an average IT project manager?
2) Critically analyse the results of your interview and evaluate how your findings align to what you have learned so far in this subject about project management and the role of project managers.
3) Create a 3 to 5 minute verbal presentation communicating your findings. You can use any presentation method you like. Options include voice over Powerpoint, a screencast with voiceover, a podcast or a short movie.
Email your presentation slides to your subject lecturer and submit your assignment via Turnitin.
Rationale
This assessment will provide you with an opportunity to:
• critically analyse the role of IT project management within a professional workplace, from the viewpoint of the member/leader of the project team
• research and critically evaluate how a practising IT project manager applies IT project management techniques, project management skills, methods and software tools in the IT industry
• understand and apply appropriate communication practices within a project management context
This assessment task covers topics 1 to 7 and has been designed to ensure that you are engaging with the subject content on a regular basis.
Marking criteria
Marks 0 mark 1 mark 2 marks 3 marks 4 marks 5 marks
Research - marks for the quality of the information gathered from your interview and other sources 5 No research attempted Student does not have grasp of information. Many statements are incorrect and unsupported. Student is uncomfortable with information, leaves out important details and/or presents inaccurate information Student has adequate understanding of information and presents mostly accurate information Student is at ease with topic and presents accurate information Student demonstrates full grasp of the topic, presenting complete and accurate information.
Critical evaluation and analysis - marks for how well you bring together the information collected and draw conclusions for yourself based on your findings 10 No critical analysis attempted Student's thinking shows no logic or evaluation, very ambiguous Student's thinking remains ambiguous, without evaluation, but shows some logic Student's thinking lacks adequate evaluation with ambiguity and little analysis but shows some logic Evaluation and analysis made with no ambiguity and student's thinking shows some coherence and logic Evaluation and analysis and clearly made, with no ambiguity. student's thinking shows impeccable coherence and logic
TOTAL 15