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  • Please choose one of the Project Management knowledge areas and write areporton it. Following are the knowledge areas:

  • Scope Management

  • Time Management

  • Cost Management

  • Risk Management

  • Issue Management

  • Integration Management

  • Communication Management

  • Quality Management

  • Procurement Management

  • Human Resources ManagementPlease note that you will be asked to present your written assignment on project management knowledge area towards the end of the semester. You will be required to create a few power point slides and know your topic well. you are expected to present your topic for 5 minutes.






  • Victorian Institute of Technology Victorian Institute of Technology Pty Ltd ABN: 41 085 128 525 RTO No: 20829 CRICOS Provider Number: 02044E Victorian Institute of Technology Pty Ltd ABN: 41 085 128 525 RTO No: 20829 TEQSA ID: PRV14007 CRICOS Provider Code: 02044E Title – Calibri 16, Bolt Subtitle – Calibri 14, Bolt Heading 1 – Cambria 14, Bolt Heading 2 – Cambria 12, Bolt Heading 3 – Cambria 11, Bolt Heading 4 – Cambria 11, Bolt, Italic Normal – Calibri 11 Staff handbook Ver 10.0 Issue Date: 30 Aug 2010 Review Date: 30 Aug 2011 Developed By: CEO Authorized By: CEO Registered Office: VIT (Victorian Institute of Technology) Level 10, 123 Queen St, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia Address for Correspondence: VIT (Victorian Institute of Technology) Administration Office, 240 Burnley St, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia. Phone: (613) 9421 2013; Fax: (613) 9429 3399, Email: [email protected] Semester 1 – 2015 Unit NamePage 1 of 1 Victorian Institute of Technology Victorian Institute of Technology Pty Ltd ABN: 41 085 128 525 RTO No: 20829 CRICOS Provider Number: 02044E Victorian Institute of Technology Pty Ltd ABN: 41 085 128 525 RTO No: 20829 TEQSA ID: PRV14007 CRICOS Provider Code: 02044E Assignment – Report Guidelines Research papers must be typed, or word processed, and referenced as per VIT guidelines. A variety of references from textbooks, journal articles and the internet would be well regarded. There should be headings, an introduction (not more than 10% of the total) and a conclusion (not more than 10% of the total). Assessment Criteria 1. Research Assignment/Research Report : 2800 – 3000 words (penalties may be applied for word counts +/- 10%) 2. To be submitted on or before the due date on MOODLE. Penalty for late submission is 10% of the paper’s worth deducted for each day late. Marking Criteria (from 30%) 3% (front page, illustrations, colour, headings) 4% (should explain the rationale and give an overview) 10% (quality, relevance and conciseness of discussion/facts) 10% (what I have learnt and its relevance to my profession) 3% (quality/variety/relevance/topical) Referencing Guide A guide to referencing sources used in assignments · All sources used in assignments, essays, reports and theses must be acknowledged in the text of your document giving the author’s name followed by the publication date (these are called ‘in-text citations’) · A ‘bibliography’ or ‘reference list’ at the end of your document contains the full details of all the in-text citations, arranged alphabetically · Referencing is necessary to avoid plagiarism, to verify quotations, and to enable readers to identify and consult any item to follow-up a cited author’s arguments Referring a Book The details required, in order, are: · name(s) of author(s), editor(s), compiler(s) or the institution responsible · year of publication · title of publication and subtitle if any (all titles must be underlined or italicised with · sentence style capitalisation as below) · series title and individual volume, if any · edition, if other than the first · publisher · place of publication · page number(s) if applicable Referring an Article The details required, in order are: · name(s) of author(s) of the article · year of publication · title of article, in single quotation marks and sentence style capitalisation as below · title of periodical (underlined or italicised with headline style capitalisation as below) · volume number · issue (or part) number · page number(s) Referring Electronic Sources This could include sources from full text compact disk products, electronic journals or other sources from the Internet. The basic form of the citations follow the principles listed for print sources: · name(s) of author(s) or the organization responsible for document, web page or site · year of publication of document, creation of page/site or date last revised · Note: if you cannot establish the date of publication, use n.d. (no date) · title of document or page, if applicable · edition, if other than first · type of medium, if necessary · name and place of the publisher, sponsor or host of the source · date item viewed · web page or site address, or name of database on internet (if applicable) Bibliography Entries in a bibliography or list of references should be arranged alphabetically by the first element of the citation. Staff handbook Ver 10.0 Issue Date: 30 Aug 2010 Review Date: 30 Aug 2011 Developed By: CEO Authorized By: CEO Registered Office: VIT (Victorian Institute of Technology) Level 10, 123 Queen St, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia Address for Correspondence: VIT (Victorian Institute of Technology) Administration Office, 240 Burnley St, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia. Phone: (613) 9421 2013; Fax: (613) 9429 3399, Email: [email protected] Semester 1 – 2015 Unit NamePage 2 of 2 ITSU3007 MANAGEI.T.PROJECTS ACTIVITY June2018 ITSU3007 Activity 1 Copyright©2015-2018VIT,AllRightsReserved. 2 Week1ProjectManagementinITContext DrawaProjectTeamOrganizationStructureofaprojectteamimplementingacompleteinfrastructureandretail customerservicesoftwareimplementationprogramforamultinationalFMCG(FastMovingConsumerGoods) Organization.Ensurethatallinternalstakeholderswithintheteamarehighlightedaswellasexternalstakeholders includingsteeringcommittee,changeapprovalboardetc., ITSU3007 MANAGEI.T.PROJECTS Activity WEEK3 ITSU3007 Activity3 Copyright©2015-2018VIT,AllRightsReserved. 2 Week3ScopeManagement YouareaskedtoimplementnetworkandinfrastructureforaFMCG(FastMovingConsumerGoods)organization likeWoolworthsaswellasreplacethelegacy(oldsoftware)withnewsoftwareprograms.Tothispurpose,youare askedtotrainallthe100,000employeesviatrain-the-trainerprogram.Someretailcentershaveoldandnew technologydevices. Identify5scopeitems,5out-of-scopeitems,5constraintsand5assumptionsforthisprogram. ITSU3007 MANAGE I.T. PROJECTS Activity WEEK 4 M Q O S R T ITSU3007 Activity4 Week 4 Time Management FMCG program’s training team has come up with the following arrow-on-activity diagram. Identify the critical path for their team’s activities and the slack time for activities not on critical path. A = 1 ; B = 2; C = 3; D = 30; E = 10; F = 18; G = 3; H = 2; I = 4; J = 5; K = 2; L = 3; M = 2; N = 8 ; O=3; P=5, Q=4,R=2,S=4,T=7. Copyright © 2015-2018 VIT, All Rights Reserved. 2 ITSU3007 MANAGEI.T.PROJECTS Activity WEEK5 ITSU3007 Activity5 Copyright©2015-2018VIT,AllRightsReserved. 2 Week5CostManagement FMCGprogram’sprogrammanagerhasreportedthefollowingBAC,EACinformation.Highlightthe reasons/possibilitieswhytheBAC/EACcouldbeasperchartbelow. PointofTime 2months 4months 6months 8months 10months BAC 100,000 100,000 100,000 120,000 135,000 EAC 60,000 120,000 150,000 150,000 140,000 ITSU3007 MANAGEI.T.PROJECTS Activity WEEK6 ITSU3007 Activity6 Copyright©2015-2018VIT,AllRightsReserved. 2 Week6QualityManagement FMCGQualityManagerhas reported the following cause andeffect diagram.Highlight the corrective actions,hecouldrecommend. ITSU3007 MANAGEI.T.PROJECTS Activity WEEK8 ITSU3007 Activity8 Copyright©2015-2018VIT,AllRightsReserved. 2 HumanResourceManagement FMCGProgramManagerwantstoassesstheteammembers’personalitytypes,strengthsanddrawbacks.List downatleast5strengthsand5drawbacksofeachofthefollowingpersonalitytypes.Whyisitimportantforthe programandprojectmanagertounderstandthis. 1. Driver 2. Analytical 3. Amicable 4. Expressive ITSU3007 MANAGEI.T.PROJECTS Activity WEEK9 ITSU3007 Activity9 Copyright©2015-2018VIT,AllRightsReserved. 2 Week9CommunicationManagement FMCGCommunicationandTrainingManagerswantsomeadviceoneffectivecommunicationstrategies.Listdown 10effectivecommunicationstrategiesandalsoastakeholderanalysisandcommunicationtable. ITSU3007 MANAGEI.T.PROJECTS TUTORIAL WEEK10 ITSU3007 Tutorial10 Copyright©2015-2018VIT,AllRightsReserved. 2 Week10RiskandStakeholderManagement AnalyzeandIdentify10risksalongwiththeirpriorityandcriticalityfortheFMCGprogram. ITSU3007 MANAGEI.T.PROJECTS TUTORIAL WEEK11 ITSU3007 Tutorial11 Copyright©2015-2018VIT,AllRightsReserved. 2 Week11IntegrationManagement Brieflyexplaintheprocessofhowareprojectsandchangerequestsanalyzedandapprovedforimplementation? Thinkaboutpay-backperiodandcost-benefitanalysis. ITSU3007 Tutorial 2 ITSU3007 Tutorial3 ITSU3007 Tutorial4-new ITSU3007 Tutorial5 ITSU3007 Tutorial6 ITSU3007 Tutorial8 ITSU3007 Tutorial9 ITSU3007 Tutorial10 ITSU3007 Tutorial11
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    Answer To: Please choose one of the Project Management knowledge areas and write areporton it. Following are...

    Amit answered on May 24 2021
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    Victorian Institute of Technology
        
        
    Victorian Institute of Technology Pty Ltd
    ABN: 41 085 128 525 RTO No: 20829 CRICOS Provider Number: 02044E
        
        
    Victorian Institute of Technology Pty Ltd
    ABN: 41 085 128 525 RTO No: 20829 TEQSA ID: PRV14007 CRICOS Provider Code: 02044E
    Title of the assignment: Role of communication management in project management
    Student’s name:
    Professor’s name:
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    Date: 5/24/2019
    Table of Contents
    1.    Introduction    3
    2.    Importance of communication management in projects    4
    3.    Processes and different communication areas    7
    4.    Techniques and tools of communication management    9
    5.    Challenges of communi
    cation management    12
    6.    Conclusion summary    14
    7.    References:    16
    1. Introduction
    The required processes for insuring the collection, retrieval, distribution and generation of required information for any project execution mainly comes under the domain of communication management. The project managers working on different projects spend their most of the time to maintain their communication with the working team members. This time is spending to maintain the communicational flow among internal and external stakeholders. So, with communication management it becomes easy for any project manager to identify the involved stakeholders, make communication with them, distribute the required information to them, manage the expectations of all stakeholders, and generating report of project performance. The specific information related to development and execution of any project is mainly exchanged among different involved users with communication management. The effective communication among the project stakeholders is effectively ensured by technologies of communication management. The project information and its availability on timely manner are assured generating, collecting, distributing, storing, retrieving and disposition with specific communication tools.
    The communication model developed with project management involves different key components and so, their understanding becomes essential. The communication is mainly conducted among the sender and receiver with a specific communication medium. The information of the communication message is decoded by the receiver by supplying the required credentials of communication management. The simplicity of communication management makes it essential to implement with project management. The mainly occurred issues among all involved stakeholders are mainly identified with communication management. The occurred barriers among the stakeholders are also identified by communication management. The provided bilateral communication among stakeholders shows the main disadvantage of communication management. With communication management, the project managers can easily set the required communication channels among the stakeholders. With increased complexity of project, the requirement of communication model also increases. When the project communication is creating the bridge of organizational back ground and making connections based on their cultures, then, the communication management is successfully implemented. The communication management has different interests and perspectives for the outcome realization of any implemented project. The table to show the uses of different communication types with examples is presented below:
        Sr. No.
        Type of communication
        Occurred situations for best examples of uses
        1.
        Informal verbal communication
        This type of communication is mostly occurred during regular meetings.
        2.
        Informal written communication
        This type of communication is mostly used to create notes of specific topics, email content, and writing memos.
        3.
        Formal verbal communication
        This type of communication is mostly used to give speeches and giving presentations.
        4.
        Formal written communication
        This type of communication is mostly used to create management plans and making long distance communications.
    Table 1: types of communications
    2. Importance of communication management in projects
    The communication management is important area of project management has its own importance in project implementation. The 80% of total work time of project managers is spent in handling the communication among team and involved stake holders. The project success can be assured by the effective communication on easy bases. Most of the risks to the projects are because of improper communication. Most of the project failures are created by the improper uses of communication management. So, communication is the key stone on which complete success of any project is based. The increased performance of any project can easily be archived by the effective implementation of communication management. The handling of project risks becomes easy because of project used communication management. The interconnection of the top management with HR management, change management and resource management can easily be managed with the communication management. So, the communication skills of PM can use the effective communication management for assuring the project success. The diagram to show importance of communication management is:
    Figure 1: importance of communication management
    The communication management provides strong benefits to project management and mainly identified importances of communication management are:
    1. The project success can be assured by the effective communication on easy bases. Most of the risks to the projects are because of improper communication.
    2. Most of the project failures are created by the improper uses of communication management. So, communication is the key stone on which complete success of any project is based.
    3. The increased performance of any project can easily be archived by the effective implementation of communication management.
    4. The handling of project risks becomes easy because of project used communication management.
    5. The interconnection of the top management with HR management, change management and resource management can easily be managed with the communication management. So, the communication skills of PM can use the effective communication management for assuring the project success.
    6. The implementation of PMBOK for project integration, HR management, occurred changes to project and their management and management of involved stakeholders becomes easy with change management.
    7. The controlling and monitoring the faced issues in different management strategies becomes easy with communication management.
    8. The developed strategy and communication plan by the PM can assure the success of project.
    9. The progress of complete project can be monitored and...
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