Task: Develop a project in Microsoft Project based on the scenario provided in the assessment statement, Justify your design constraints and present your project management methodology Purpose of this...

Task:

Develop a project in Microsoft Project based on the scenario provided in the assessment statement, Justify your

design constraints and present your project management

methodology
Purpose of this assignment, and ULOs to be assessed


This assessment item is group assignment and group participation would be assessed as part of the assessment.


The case study simulates a project management scenario where the student takes on the role of project manager.  The case information is not complete so where necessary students will have to make assumptions and argue the pros and cons for any recommendations they make.  If necessary, students are expected to find relevant information in the academic literature to justify their answers.



To assist students in their assessment solution development the following information is provided:


•    Product development case description
•    Specific assessment questions that must be answered
•    Information regarding the submission of the assessment
•    Marking guide and Rubric
2-    Describe the key elements of a project plan, including cost and time schedules;

3-    Undertake project planning and documentation, considering all project requirements, constraints and risks;

4-    Explain project execution activities, monitor and control project scope changes, risks, issues and the delivery of project team work activities;


Scenario:

Victoria Construction Pty Ltd  is a medium sized company that develops custom hardware and mobile app solutions.  You  are an employee of Victoria Construction Pty Ltd and work as project manager for the company. Victoria Construction Pty Ltd have been approached by a company involved in environmental monitoring to provide a system that can be used by environmental scientists to collect data in the field and then further process the data back at head office.   The people involved in preliminary investigations are:


•    You  - Mr. Brown, the project manager.
•    Ms. Green  - an experienced Systems Analyst.

•    Mr. Black -  an experienced Engineer with knowledge of handheld devices for data collection.

As a result of the preliminary investigations you are aware that software has to be developed for a robust/rugged handheld device for easy data capture in the field.  Between them, Mr. Black and Ms. Green have a basic understanding of both the hardware and software requirements for the device, although a more detailed requirement analysis and requirement specification will need to be developed and approved.


Ms. Green and Mr. Black have provided you with the following information to develop a preliminary schedule for the project:


1.    A work break down structure (WBS), resource estimates and some dependencies provided in Table 1 below.


2.    In addition, Mr. Black provided you with the Activity-In-the-Box (AIB) network diagrams in Figure 1.


Note that the following abbreviations are used in the table:


•    Electronic Engineer (EE)
•    Software Engineer (SE)
•    Environmental Scientist (ES)
•    Analyst/Designer  (AN)