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PROJ6000_Assessment 2 Brief_081118.Docx Page 1 of 5 ASSESSMENT BRIEF Subject Code and Title PROJ6000 Principles of Project Management Assessment Assessment 2 – Project Selection Methods and Initial Documents Individual/Group Individual Length 1500 words Learning Outcomes Successful completion of this assignment will result in achievement of the following subject learning outcomes: 1. Understand PMBOK knowledge areas and process groups and their role, relevance and impact on project management best practice and PMI's Code of Ethics. 2. Critically compare and contrast project management approaches and their appropriateness for managing a variety of project types. 3. Apply appropriate project management tools and techniques, paying particular attention to risk management. Submission By 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday end of Module 3 Weighting 35% Total Marks 35 Marks Context: A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken to provide an expected and beneficial outcome. A project life cycle is the series of phases that a project passes through from its initiation to its closure. Project goals should align with organisational goals such as improved operations or increased revenues, reducing costs or improving efficiencies. Before resources can be committed to a project, the reason for its proposal and the benefits it is expected to deliver need to be understood by people in positions empowered to make decisions about the expenditure of an organisation's resources. The selection of organisational projects is typically performed through a method of classification and review of the project’s business case. That method of course should be applied consistently to all project proposals. PROJ6000_Assessment 2 Brief_081118.Docx Page 2 of 5 Instructions: For this assessment, you research different methods of selecting projects and examine the initiation process. You also consider the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) guide and, more specifically, explore the initiation documents. Assessment 2: Project Selection Methods and Initiation Documents (35%) In essay writing, use the given/approved project throughout this assessment. As you have discovered in your learning resources, examine project selection methods that can be applied appropriately to the given project and processes to conduct these methods. Consider the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and describe the initial process group and project documents that are created or used as inputs for a new project. Your assessment should contain 1500 words. Output and Submission: Submit your completed assessment by the end of Module 3. Learning Resources: Government of Tasmania (n. d.). PM-902 Business Case (Small) Template & Guide. Retrieved from http://www.egovernment.tas.gov.au/project_management/getting_started_in_project_ma nagement Herman, B. and Siegelaub, J. (2009). Is this really worth the effort?: The need for a business case. Retrieved from https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/need-business-case-6730 Laureate Education (Producer). (2013) The practice of project management [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Learning and Academic Skills Unit. (2016). Academic Writing Guide. APA 6th ed. Sydney, Australia: Laureate Australia. NSW Treasury. (2018). NSW Government Business Case Guidelines. Retrieved from https://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-08/TPP18- 06%20%20NSW%20Government%20Business%20Case%20Guidelines.pdf Project Management Institute. (2013). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (5th ed.). Newtown Square, PA: PMI. Project Management Institute. (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (6th ed.). Newtown Square, PA: PMI. http://www.egovernment.tas.gov.au/project_management/getting_started_in_project_management http://www.egovernment.tas.gov.au/project_management/getting_started_in_project_management https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/need-business-case-6730 https://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-08/TPP18-06%20%20NSW%20Government%20Business%20Case%20Guidelines.pdf https://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-08/TPP18-06%20%20NSW%20Government%20Business%20Case%20Guidelines.pdf PROJ6000_Assessment 2 Brief_081118.Docx Page 3 of 5 Project Management Institute. (n.d.). Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Retrieved from http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics.aspx Wysocki, R. K. (2014). Effective project management: Traditional, agile, extreme (7th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Wiley. Document: Guidelines for Statement of Work (PDF) Assessment Criteria: The assessment will be graded using the Learning Rubrics below and is worth 35% of the total for the subject. http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics.aspx https://laureate-au.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/xid-4650193_1 PROJ6000_assessment 2 brief_081118.docx Page 4 of 5 Learning Rubrics Assessment Attributes Fail (0-49) Pass (50-64) Credit (65-74) Distinction (75-84) High Distinction (85-100) Content, Audience and Purpose 10% Demonstrates no awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment. Demonstrates limited awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment Demonstrates consistent awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment. Demonstrates an advanced and integrated understanding of context and/or purpose of the assignment. Consistently demonstrates a systematic and critical understanding of context and purpose of the assignment. Correct citation of key resources and evidence 10% Demonstrates inconsistent use of good quality, credible and relevant resources to support and develop ideas. There are mistakes in the APA style. Demonstrates use of credible and relevant resources to support and develop ideas, but these are not always explicit or well developed. There are no mistakes in the APA style. Demonstrates use of high quality, credible and relevant resources to support and develop ideas. There are no mistakes in the APA style. Demonstrates use of good quality, credible and relevant resources to support and develop arguments and statements. Shows evidence of wide scope within the organisation for sourcing evidence There are no mistakes in the APA style. Demonstrates use of high- quality, credible and relevant resources to support and develop arguments and position statements. Shows evidence of wide scope within and without the organisation for sourcing evidence There are no mistakes in the APA style. Effective Communication 30% Difficult to understand for audience, no logical/clear structure, poor flow of ideas, argument lacks supporting evidence. Information, arguments and evidence are presented in a way that is not always clear and logical. Line of reasoning is often difficult to follow. Information, arguments and evidence are well presented, mostly clear flow of ideas and arguments. Line of reasoning is easy to follow. Information, arguments and evidence are very well presented; the presentation is logical, clear and well supported by evidence. Expertly presented; the presentation is logical, persuasive, and well supported by evidence, demonstrating a clear flow of ideas and arguments. Knowledge and Limited understanding of Knowledge or Thorough knowledge or Highly developed A sophisticated PROJ6000_assessment 2 brief_081118.docx Page 5 of 5 understanding 60% required concepts and knowledge i.e. a business case and the differing uses of a SoW. Key components of the assignment are not addressed. understanding of the field or discipline (a business case and the differing uses of a SoW). Resembles a recall or summary of key ideas. Often conflates/confuses assertion of personal opinion with information substantiated by evidence from the research/course materials. understanding of the field or discipline/s (a business case and the differing uses of a SoW). Supports personal opinion and information substantiated by evidence from the research/course materials. Demonstrates a capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts. understanding of the field or discipline/s (a business case and the differing uses of a SoW). Discriminates between assertion of personal opinion and information substantiated by robust evidence from the research/course materials and extended reading. Well demonstrated capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts. understanding of the field or discipline/s (a business case and the differing uses of a SoW). Systematically and critically discriminates between assertion of personal opinion and information substantiated by robust evidence from the research/course materials and extended reading. Mastery of concepts and application to new situations/further learning. 3 Million Uber Drivers Are About to Get a New Boss Inside Uber’s latest attempt to rebuild its app for drivers, the biggest experiment in the gig economy. ALEXIS C. MADRIGAL APR 10, 2018 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/04/uber-driver-app-revamp/557117/ UBER Every day, the world’s 3 million Uber drivers spend 8.5 million hours logged into the ride- hailing company’s app. That’s roughly 1,000 years of Uber driving packed into any given 24 hours. Because of this tremendous scale, Uber is the most important test case for the gig economy, the new economic arrangement where contract workers are arranged into a cohesive labor force by software. There are many companies that share Uber’s controversial approach to doling out work, but none has amassed 3 million people who use the service to try to make money. Never before has an app’s design been so important to so many people. The Uber app is the drivers’ workplace, as much as the city where they’re driving is. Each decision about its interface structures drivers’ interactions with Uber the company as well as Uber the transportation marketplace. And Uber is now putting the finishing touches on a from-scratch rebuild of the driver app. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/alexis-madrigal/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/04/uber-driver-app-revamp/557117/ The new build of the app draws on technological components of the new rider app, which launched last year. But creating something for drivers is different. An Uber rider needs
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Executive Summary
This report is created to understand different methods of selecting projects and have a look at the components of the initiation process in a project management lifecycle. Using the project management book of knowledge (PMBOK), the report also looks at some of the components needed to define the scope of work in a project.
The report uses
"Uber new app for drivers" case study for implementing the learnings gathered during the research phase. The scope of work created in this report is relevant to this specific case study and provides a basic overview of the tasks that will be performed during implementation to the management.
In the end this report identifies Agile model for project implementation. This is done because of the dynamic nature of the requirements posted by Uber management in the case study. Agile methodology is the best project implementation model to adapt when some change in requirements is possible in later stages of a project.
                    
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Overview
1.2 Purpose of Report
2.0 Project selection models
2.1 Benefits measurement models/ Numeric models
2.2 Constrained optimization model
2.3 Relevant selection model for Uber case study
3.0 Project Methodology adopted – Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK)
3.1 Scope of Work
3.2 Project Management Lifecycle model – Agile
4.0 Conclusion
5.0 References
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Overview
This report discusses the initiation stage of project management. This stage involves processes like project selection, scope definition, budget and resource allocation, project charter creation, etc. This report uses Uber’s case study where they developed a new app for their drivers. Uber applications act as the virtual front for the organization where it can interact with its two most important stakeholders namely the drivers and the customers. Creating an app for the drivers is more challenging as the aspirations of drivers can vary a lot. At the same time, a driver's interaction with the app is way deeper since they are regularly using it throughout their day of work (Madrigal, 2018).
1.2 Purpose of report
This report is designed to understand the principles of project management by implementing them on Uber’s new driver app project. This report focuses mainly on the initiation phase of a new project and its components like project selection methods and initial documentation which form a part of Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) (Munns & Bjeirmi, 1996). The first section of this report talks about different project selection methodologies – Benefits measurement models and constrained optimization models (Mohan, 2018). This report tries to establish which selection method is most relevant to the Uber case study.
2.0 Project Selection Models
2.1 Benefits measurement models/Numeric models
a. Payback period – In this method, we try to estimate how much time it will take to get back the money that we originally invested. The results are usually expressed in terms of years and months. The project with minimum payback period gets selected for implementation. The major drawback of this method is that it ignores time value for money.
b. Economic value added/ROI – In this method, we try to capture the quantitative benefits of a project that we will get after its completion. A project with higher EVA/ROI gets selected.
c. Scoring model – In this model, the project selection team lists down a number of factors that can form relevant criteria items and put weights on them according to the level of importance and priority....
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