Nominate three (3) example projects for discussion. (30 marks – 10 marks per project) Nominate an organisation of your choice, and the engineering discipline or disciplines in which it is operating. This can be the same organisation as you used for Assignment 1, or a different organisation. Nominate three (3) suitable projects (for example, road development, subdivisional development, power station, mobile phone network, mining, provision of industrial equipment, installation, maintenance, surveying, research and development) to use as examples for your discussion. These projects should be consistent with your nomination of the type of engineering disciplines in which your organisation operates. 2. Define key characteristics of each project nominated. (45 marks – 15 marks per project) For example:  Fit with current organisational strategic direction  Estimated cost  Estimated duration  Expected quality of deliverables  Current expenditure, percentage complete, quality standard achieved  Key stakeholders  Main risks  Impact on the environment and society – short term and long term  Complexity  Other factors (for example, human resource, communications, procurement)  Project integration factors  Any other significant factor impacting on the project 3. Review each of the projects nominated in the background with respect to their alignment with the principles of advanced project management. (150 marks – 50 marks per project) Areas to consider in this review include, but are not limited to:  Project charter and plan  Business case for the project in accordance with the new strategic direction of your organisation  Identification of project stakeholders and their role in the project  Potential to be completed within the constraints of time, cost and quality  Likelihood of the project's scope being changed as a result of stakeholder issues and requirements  Change control requirements  Potential human resource, communications and procurement issues that may impact on 5 delivery of the project  Potential risks in delivering the project and subsequent to delivery of the project  Sustainability of the project and its outcomes  Other matters considered important to the achievement of these objectives 4. Develop a plan to manage each of the projects to achieve project objectives. (75 marks – 25 marks per project) This plan should take into account each of the issues described above, and summarise the following points:  Summary of issues for each project as determined by analysis  The best approach for managing the five (5) major issues  Feasibility of implementing the proposed approach for managing these issues