Demonstrate how you would apply project processes and procedures
This does require you to use a real-life project that has been agreed with your Tutor. It is not acceptable to complete this Section in a purely theoretical format.
You will need to:
prepare project plans and establish the project organisation
You will need to select a project from within your organisation, or your local area of it, and prepare plans for that project. Ideally, discuss this with your line manager to find a reasonably complex project which is useful to your organisation, and also one that you can apply the assignment requirements to. Obtain the approval of your Tutor before you proceed. If it is impossible to select an internal project, talk with your Tutor who will help you to select a suitable external project to use.
apply project scheduling, estimating and cost control techniques
In this section you need to discuss how you would apply tools and techniques such as Gantt Charts, Network (PERT) Charts, forecasting budget requirements, setting costs limits, and the allocation of budgets
analyse the methods used to measure project performance
Following on from the previous point, you need to explain what methods you would use to monitor progress – such as CPA, Project Status Reports, Budget Reports, Change Management reports, etc
explain project change control procedures
A brief description of what Change Control is, and why it is necessary to have procedures for this, plus it would help to show an example of such a procedure, as applied to the project you have selected.
evaluate the completed project
You will need to briefly explain the Review and Evaluation process that occurs as the very last stage of any project, and why it is so important (think “lessons learned”) and apply this to your selected project. A Google search using the phrase project+review and evaluation+example will lead to many useful examples, as will visiting the websites recommended at the end of this podcast.