ITSU3007 Manage IT Projects Report March 2020 ITSU3007 Manage IT Projects Copyright © 2020 VIT, All Rights Reserved. The purpose of assignment is to assess students on the following Learning Outcomes:...

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ITSU3007 Manage IT Projects Report March 2020 ITSU3007 Manage IT Projects Copyright © 2020 VIT, All Rights Reserved. The purpose of assignment is to assess students on the following Learning Outcomes: LO1: Describe and apply project management principles to implement a complete IT project lifecycle LO2: Prepare a comprehensive and detailed project plan, including project initiation and scope definition LO3: Analyse the key features and processes required to execute, control and coordinate the project LO4: Evaluate requirements for project closure, acceptance and support ________________________________________________________________________________ The aim of this report is to demonstrate the skills and knowledge of planning the project throughout different project management knowledgfe areas. You are required to select a specific IT/IS project and apply these skills and knowledge according to the requirements stated below. The project can be implementing/upgrading an infrastructure, a system or both. Major examples of these projects can be (but not limited to): • Information system development • Smartphone app development • Hardware infrastructure development • Website/web service development Rememeber that these are only examples. In your report you need to specify what exactly the project is and what is its main objective(s). Hint: It is recommended that you discuss with your lecturer your selected project to make sure that you are in the right track. This communication is also recommended while you are developing your report by time. Requirements: In your project you are required to consider a number of knowledge areas of project management which include: 1. Scope Management: In this area you need to consider the following: a. Defining the project requirements. You are required to define at least five requirements. b. Develop a draft version of the project scope statement for the project. Be as specific as possible in describing the characteristics and requirements, as well as all of the project's deliverables. Ensure the testing and training as part of the project scope. Weightage: 30% Report Submission: Session 12 ITSU3007 Manage IT Projects Copyright © 2020 VIT, All Rights Reserved. c. Develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the project. Break down the work to Level 3 or Level 4, as appropriate. Be sure the WBS is based on the project description above, the project scope statement created in task b, and any other relevant information. d. Develop a strategy for scope validation and change control for this project. Write a short summary describing the key points of the strategy. 2. Time management: You need to create the project schedule based on the scope statement and the WBS previously implemented which includes: a. Estimating the duration of the project activities based on the WBS and considering the resources assignment. Describe the process of how you calculated this estimate. b. The Gantt chart. 3. Cost management: You need to estimate the cost of the project based on the activities and resources assigned. Consider the following costs as well: a. Training and testing costs. b. Reserves Also, you state the budgeting based on the duration of the project. Present your budgeting in a table. 4. Stakeholders and communications management: a. Identify the different stakeholders in your project. You need to identify at least 7 stakeholders. b. Create a table for the stakehoders. This table should include: i. The stakehoders’ names ii. His/her postion iii. His/her relationship to the project iv. The media of cumunicating with him/her and the due time 5. Risk Mangement: a. Define at least 3 negative risks related to your project that could be estimated. b. Relate each risk to the corresponding knowledge area. c. Create a breif risk register for each risk explaining your strategy on how to metigate it. ITSU3007 Manage IT Projects Copyright © 2020 VIT, All Rights Reserved. General Instruction 1. Your scope, time estimate, cost estimate and other requirements should, somehow, match the project based on its type, nature and size. You need to be realistic and logic as much as you can. 2. The word limit for the assignment is 3000. 3. The Font size needs to be “12” with font type as Times New Roman or Arial. 4. Plagiarism: Your project and work should not be similar to any of your classmates’ work. Otherwise, that would be considered as a kind of plagiarism. Submit your report into the corresponding Moodle drop-box for the assignment. Note that this will be a turn-it-in drop box and as such you will be provided with a similarity score. This will be considered when grading the assignment. Note that incidents of plagiarism will be penalised. If your similarity score is high you can re-submit your report, but re-submission is only allowed up to the due date. If you submit your assignment after the due date and time re-submission will not be allowed. 5. Late Submission: All work is due by the due date and time. Late submissions will be penalised at the rate of 10% per day including weekends. Marking Guide: 70 Marks Task Description Marks Introduction Introduction of the project. 5 Report Layout Titles, subtitles and flow of information. Grammar and Spelling. 5 Scope Management Defining the minimum number of requirements. Developing the scope statement. Developing the Work Break Down structure. Developing a strategy for scope validation. 10 Time Management Estimating a proper duration for the project. Developing the Gantt chart. 10 Cost Management Estimating a proper cost for the project. Budgeting and presenting the budgeting in a table. 10 Stakeholders and Communication Management Identifying the minimum number of stakeholders. Creating the table of stakeholders, the media of communication and the due time for each stakeholder. 10 Risk Management Identifying the minimum number of negative risks. Relating each risk to the corresponding knowledge area. Creating a register for each risk with the required details. 10 Conclusion The conclusion should provide a summary of the report 5 References References should be in IEEE Style 5