Systems Project Management (COMP Assignment COMP 0383 (QP) Page 1 of 6 Individual Assignment Module: Systems Project Management (COMP 0383) Level: 3 Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 5 weeks Date of Submission: 9thweek Objective: ID NUMBER You are encouraged to see the role of a project manager within the broader perspective of strategic business management, understanding where projects come from and why they are selected. Tasks: Read the following tasks, understand and present your response in a document not more than 10 to 12 pages. Assume that you are a project manager of technical projects in an IT company. The project s typically include development of systems or dealing with hardware and networking projects .Consider that as a part of a new project, you have to prepare an initial report focusing on project scope and other influential factors. You are required to explore the wider concepts of project management to prepare the report. Prepare the relevant document based on the tasks given belowSystems Project Management (COMP Assignment COMP 0383 (QP) Page 2 of 6 Task a. Submit a work proposal for this assignment by the end of week 6 with the following. o Understanding of deliverables – a detail description of deliverables (4 marks) o General overview of proposed plan - initial understanding of solution to task b, c ,d and e (4 marks) o Resources identified (2 marks) The work proposal must be submitted in a word file through the link available in Moodle. b. Write a scope statement for the selected project. [Your scope statement must include the details of stakeholders. It must focus on objectives or goals, and constraints on resources or time. The deliverables for the project need to be clearly identified within the scope statement. Cost estimates for the project should also be included in the scope statement.] You can read the article "Improve Project Success with Better Scope Management" by Avneet Mathur which highlights the key aspects needed to consider while capturing the scope of the project. (30 marks) c. Having a talented project manager is the first step to actual project success, but there are other important factors that contribute largely to a project's outcome. It takes careful planning, attention to detail and effective communication to make a project succeed. Critically analyze the factors which can contribute to your project outcome and discuss how you manage those factors to take your project to achieve the intended goal. (25 marks) d. Discuss the influence of your project on the society/organization. Critically evaluate the ethical challenges you may have to face as a part of this project. (25marks) e. . Conduct a study on usage of any project management tool (other than MS project) for a particular project. Present a synopsis which contains the details of how the tool helped in various project management activities for the particular project. Provide evidence to supportSystems Project Management (COMP Assignment COMP 0383 (QP) Page 3 of 6 your discussion. The synopsis should not be more than one page and should be competently presented. Any referenced extra resource should be added as appendix. (10 marks) Evaluation Criteria: You would be evaluated on the following:  Originality of answer, i.e. writing in your own words with some amount of referenced material.  Correct information analysis and presentation in document form.  Oral examination: Your Assignment marks are based on the VIVA which will be conducted upon submission of assignment. The VIVA will be based on the tasks given in the assignment. ZERO marks will be awarded to the student if she / he is absent for VIVA.  Adequate referencing and citation provided Guidelines: i. The assignment should not be more than 10 to 12 pages in (size A4) paper. ii. The document should be well presented and neatly done. iii. Assignment should be computer typed using Calibri 12 font and the soft copy should be submitted through Moodle. iv. The report must have a Title Page, table of contents (optional), reference/ bibliography v. and page number. Every page must have header & footer. vi. Heading should be with Font Size 14, Bold, and Underline. vii. Each student has to do the assignment individually. viii. You are welcome to discuss about the assignment with the lecturer in his/her office hours. Plagiarism policy: First offence of plagiarism a. A student will be allowed to re-submit the assignment once, within a maximum period of one week. However, a penalty of deduction of 25% of the marks obtained for the resubmitted work will be imposed. b. Mark deduction: When the work is resubmitted, the marking will be undertaken according to the marking criteria. In compliance with this policy, the 25% deduction is then made on the marks obtained. For example, in an assessment that carries a maximum of 50 marks, suppose a student were to obtain 30 marks for the resubmitted work, the final marks for that assessment will be 22.5 (after deducting 25% of the marks actually obtained for the resubmitted work).Systems Project Management (COMP Assignment COMP 0383 (QP) Page 4 of 6 c. Period of resubmission: The student will have to resubmit the work one week from the date he or she is advised to resubmit. For example, if the formal advice to resubmit was communicated to the student on a Sunday (latest by 5 pm), the student will have to resubmit the work latest by next Sunday 5 pm.. If the re-submitted work is also detected to be plagiarized, then the work will be awarded a zero. e. Resubmission of the work beyond the maximum period of one week will not be accepted and the work will be awarded a zero. B. Any further offence of plagiarism a. If any student is again caught in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (either in the same module, same semester or in any other semester), the student will directly be awarded zero for the work in which plagiarism is detected. In such cases, the student will not be allowed to resubmit the work. Guidelines a. Type 1: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at different times) of one assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. b. Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in a group assessment, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students. c. Type 3: Combination of Type 1 and Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at different times) of a group assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. All students of the group would be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all the students of the group. d. Type 4: Variation of Type 1 and Type 2: In cases where the assessment consists of components or part submissions that could be a group assessment component (e.g. group assignment) and an individual assessment component (e.g. individual reflection), the following will be applicable: 1. If plagiarism is detected in the group assessment component, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism, irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students of the group. In such cases the group assessment component will be resubmitted as perSystems Project Management (COMP Assignment COMP 0383 (QP) Page 5 of 6 the policy. 2. If plagiarism is detected in the individual assessment component, the individual assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy. The policy will then be applied to that student alone. 3. In both cases (a) and/or (b), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment). Amount of similar material a. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 30% (including direct quotations). b. The total amount of quoted material (direct quotations) in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 10%. c. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from a single source should not exceed 7 percent. However, cases having a similarity of less than 7 percent in such cases may still be investigated by the faculty depending on the seriousness of the case. d. If faculty member find enough merit in the case of a student work with a similarity (with a single source) of more than 7 percent as not a case of plagiarism, the faculty member should provide detailed comments/remarks to justify the case. Late Submission policy: Penalty for late submission - 5% of the maximum mark specified for the assessment will be deducted for each working day. Assessment documents submitted beyond a period of one week after the last date of submission will not be accepted and will be marked as zero for that assessment.Systems Project Management (COMP Assignment COMP 0383 (QP) Page 6 of 6 Total Marks Penalty Final Marks MODULE NAME: Systems Project Management (COMP 0383) Fall 2016 Assessment Sheet – Basic Assignment Analysis: Deliverable 0 – 10 Mark Task a Submission n of work  Objectives of the Assignment clearly identified  Initial understanding of Task1 and Task2  Sources of data are clearly identified -credibility of the research sources are established Deliverable 0 1-20 21-30 Mark Task b Writing scope statemen t Uncompleted / Plagiarized report Acceptable scope statement without demonstrating an in depth knowledge of concepts. Complete scope statement with Outstanding use of analytical skills and in depth understanding of concepts. Deliverable 0 1-15 16-25 Mark Task c Identificat ion of influential factors for the selected project No attempt/ Plagiarized report Acceptable discussion on influential factors but not much reflection of analytical skills in drawing suitable plans. Complete discussion on project influential factors and control mechanisms which reflects excellent analytical skills and in depth understanding of project management principles. Deliverable 0 1-15 16-25 Task d Identificat ion of project influence in the No attempt/ Plagiarized report Acceptable discussion on project impact but absence of an in-depth analysis of the same. Complete discussion on project impact which reflects analytical skills and in depth understanding of influence of project on society/organization .Discussion of f ethical challenges and effective mechanism to manage. Deliverable s 0 1-6 7 - 10 Mark Task e Evaluatio n of PM software No attempt/ Plagiarized report Acceptable discussion on PM software but absence of an in depth evaluation of the same. Complete discussion on PM software which reflects in depth understanding of tool, functionalities and its application with evidence. Name of the student : ID no : Section :