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Microsoft Word - S1_2020_CIS5310_S3_FV_6.docx S1-2020-CIS5310- Information Systems Projects management Assessment Details The state and national response to the Corona Virus (COVID19) remains fluid and given the strict restrictions on gatherings, this assignment is in lieu of end of semester FINAL EXAMINATION Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Written Report 100 45 5th June 2020 General Requirements • Email submission will NOT be accepted under any circumstances. • Each assignment should be packaged as one single PDF file and then submitted via the link provided through the course study desk • All assessment items are individual submissions • You are encouraged to discuss the assignment requirements with others to improve your understanding and to clarify requirements, but you should develop the solutions to the assessment items on your own. • The analysis should be in the context of the selected organization in the industry mentioned below. You are expected to select an organization in the industry mentioned below to demonstrate the requirements of this assignment. • Put larger models in appendices and refer to these and outline the key highlights in the body of the report • You will need to identify a digital innovation and discuss its implementation in the organization • You are expected to write a thoroughly researched/analyzed critical business report for assignment 3 as with assignment • You are required to thoroughly research your work and provide citations and references for all information used as per the USQ Referencing guidelines (Harvard referencing format is the acceptable standard) • https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing • You assume the responsibility to ensure the report you are producing is of high quality, including plagiarism and collusion checks. You do NOT need to produce a plagiarism report with the assignment. However, the markers will undertake these checks (using any tools that you have access to), and if any integrity issues are found you will be awarded a score of zero and the work will constitute ‘Academic Misconduct’. • The assignment submission website will be closed after five working days so that the assignments can be distributed to markers. • Any queries regarding these assignments will be closed two working days before the submission date. No. Objectives Assignments 1 Explain and apply core concepts associated with ICT project management and project management framework 1, 2, 3 2 Create and develop a project plan based on industry needs; 1, 2 & 3 3 Critically select and apply appropriate project management software 3 4 Explain the ethical implications associated with ICT project management; 4 5 Collaborate and effectively communicate with peers/team members to share ideas; 3, 4 6 Utilize skills and knowledge to successfully manage an ICT projects. 3, 4 Part 1 - Online Multiple Choice (Total weighting 10%) Online Quiz Ch 7, 8, 9, & 10. Only MCQ Part 2 - Written Report Details (Total weighting 35%) The objective of this assignment is to assess your understanding of ICT project management concepts and your proficiency in using various ICT project management skills. In particular, the assignment focuses on the following project management knowledge areas in the PMBOK: project quality management, project human resource management, project communication management, project risk management, procurement management, and project stakeholder management You have been hired as a consultant by a Private Medical Association of Australia (PMAA). The Private Medical Association of Australia (PMAA) has agreed to implement Private Electronic Patient Records (PEPR) as a way of updating its existing theatre management system (TMS) and patient administration system (PAS). The project plan demonstrates enormous complexity. PEPR as a project has many subprojects such as patient administration system, patient scheduling system, theatre resource management system (TRMS) etc. for the PAS. Additionally, each project has sub-systems. For example, the theatre management system comprises utilization and patient tracking, stock control, theatre scheduling, etc. The decision to arrive at PAS and theatre management system took much deliberation and considerations by PMAA leadership given the myriad of related technologies and service providers. As a consultant your immediate task is to provide a detailed report of how to effectively manage this complex project. The management board would like you to keep the focus of your report centered on a better way of managing what appears to be suits of projects that are related. As this involves multiple departments and stakeholders, they would like to see a high-level engagement and management of project stakeholders. As a consultant your task is to develop a professional business report for the state PMAA. In the business report, you are expected to provide a complete detailed report advising approaches to managing this complex project. Your business/project document submission should include the following as per the assignment requirements below. Written Report – (100 % marks) (2000 words) Due Dates: Refer to course website 1. Develop a high-level document that outlines how quality planning effects project scope management 2. In the context of this project, justify with evidence, ways in which tools and techniques for quality control, such as the Seven Basic Tools of Quality, statistical sampling, Six Sigma, and testing could help improve the quality of the project 3. In the context of this project, with justification, come up with a communication and team management plan you will use for distributing project information and the advantages and disadvantages of each plan. Discuss the importance of addressing individual communication needs, and the number of communications channels in a project. TABLE FORMAT ACCEPTED 4. Given the nature of this project, identify and justify the potential ethical issues that may arise within this project. TABLE FORMAT ACCEPTED 5. Given the nature of this project there are potential sources of risk in this project. Define, a means of identifying them and a plan to manage/mitigate their impact on the entire project success. TABLE FORMAT ACCEPTED 6. In the context of this project, justify the importance of procurement and describe the work involved in planning procurements for this project, including determining the proper type of contract to use and prepare a procurement management plan, statement of work, and source selection criteria. 7. Provide a document identifying who the stakeholders for this project are. The document must also include the process of managing these stakeholders and ways of engagement and how to use an issue log effectively. TABLE FORMAT ACCEPTED 8. Produce a detailed stakeholder management risk matrix with stakeholder expectations and the management of any risks identified. TABLE FORMAT ACCEPTED YOU ARE EXPECTED TO JUSTIFY THE CONTENT OF YOUR MATRIX 9. Quality of recommendations and conclusions with justifications Other requirements for all the above assignments n You are required to thoroughly research your work and provide citations and references for all information used as per the USQ Referencing guidelines. https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing n You have the freedom to use any business report-writing format of your choice, as long as the report is professional and presentable. n The word count allows for a variation of 5%. The markers will stop reading beyond this. n You assume the responsibility to ensure the report you are producing is of high quality, including plagiarism and collusion checks. You do NOT need to produce a plagiarism report with the assignment. However, the markers will undertake these checks (using any tools that you have access to), and if any integrity issues are found you will be awarded a score of zero and the work will constitute ‘Academic Misconduct’. n The assignment submission website will be closed after five working days so that the assignments can be distributed to markers. n Any queries regarding these assignments will be closed two working days before the submission date. n Email submission will NOT be accepted in any circumstances. n The entire report including appendices must be packaged as one single PDF file and then submitted. Marking criteria – Provisional marking criteria for Assignment 3 will be provided through the course website. Microsoft Word - DRAFT MARKING GUIDE_CIS5310_VF.docx Provisional marking criteria for the Assignment 3 for CIS5310 Student Name: Student # Marking criteria Total Marks Your Mark 1. The report should be well structured and cover at least the following topics: - Structure o Properly formatted well-presented business report (2.5 cm all margins, 12-point font, heading 13-point font) o Executive Summary o Recommendations o Conclusion - References o 10 References at least o Relevant citations within the report MARKER FEEDBACK: 5 2. Develop a high-level document that outlines how quality planning effects project scope management 1: Poor (lack of understanding, deviated context, grammar and spelling mistakes, no references and research, poor expression) (0- 4 points) 2: Average (minimum understanding – discusses quality that does not necessarily facilitate the content of this assignment, grammar and spelling mistakes, limited references and research, weak expression) (5 – 7 points) 3: Good (good understanding – discusses basics of quality in context of this project, no grammar and spelling mistakes, good references and research, acceptable expression) (8 - 10 points) 4: Excellent (great understanding (discusses quality as applied to this project, expressed well with no grammatical or spelling errors, great references and research) (11 - 15 points) MARKER FEEDBACK: - 15 3. In the context of this project, justify with evidence, ways in which tools and techniques for quality control, such as the Seven Basic Tools of Quality, statistical sampling, Six Sigma, and testing could help improve the quality of the project 1: Poor (lack of understanding, deviated context, grammar and spelling mistakes, no references and research