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Class Name PTDipHSM3
Module Project Management
Assessment Details & Marking Rubrics
Assessment 1: Group Oral Presentation – 20%
Presentation Date Session 13 for FT
Session 7 for PT
Weightage 20% (40 marks)
Group Strictly 4 persons per group only
Test Format 20 mins presentation in class.
Research through case studies in textbooks; or articles in newspapers/journals; or reports
and articles on the internet. The research must be based on real life projects undertaken by
any company in any industry and the article or report must highlight some problems on the
project.
The problems must be based on either any of the following:
i. Project could not be completed as it cannot meet the requirements (SCOPE)
ii. Project was delayed, i.e. delivered late or completion date was rescheduled (TIME)
iii. Project was not within its budget or did not make profits (COST)
iv. Project did not achieve consistent performance specifications (QUALITY).
Each group need to make a 15-20 mins presentation based on the following:
S/N Description Content
1 Brief introduction of the company and the project 10%
2 Explain the project problems in terms of scope, time, cost, quality. 20%
3 Develop the project priority matrix of the project. Explain and justify. 20%
4 Provide recommendations thru the project life cycle on how the project
could have been managed successfully.
40%
5 Conclusion 10%
TOTAL 100%2
Assessment 2: Individual Assignment – 40%
Date Due Session 14 for FT students
Session 8 for PT students
Weightage 40% (40 marks)
Word Limit 1500 words
Citation Format APA
References You are required to consult and correctly reference a MINIMUM of 5
different sources of information
You are appointed a Project Manager in charge of organising and planning a project. Select only
ONE of the project titles below:
1. A company family day
2. A company dinner & dance
3. A company retreat to another country
4. A 1 day exhibition for a company
5. A 1 day seminar or meeting for foreign guests to a company
6. A fund raising event for a charity organisation
7. To send 10 internal employees of a company for a 1 day training/seminar
8. To launch a company product with a keynote address
9. To revamp a company’s internal system and re-install and commission a new system
10.To manage moving the company to another location or renovate a unit in a company
Or any other project of your choice. Note: This project must be approved by your respective
lecturer to determine the scale of the project and extent of the project coverage.3
Refer to Chapter nos. 4 and 5 of the text, and develop the project plan of your chosen project
based on the following:
S/N Description Content
1 Introduction of the Project (Description of the chosen project) 10%
2 Project Scope statement (6 items checklist) 30%
3 Establish Project Priorities (Justify the matrix) 15%
4 Create the Work Breakdown Structure (explain the work packages) 30%
5 Cost Estimation (including a time phased budget) 15%
TOTAL 100%