Essay Instructions on Project Management Assignment for Project Quality, Risk & Procurement Management

Project Management Assignment for Project Quality, Risk & Procurement Management

Question:

Assignments 1 require you to carry out detailed analyses of a selected project relating to quality, risk and procurement management and submit reports of a professional standard. The analysis should be carried out from the point of view of a sponsoring body or ‘client’, rather than a consulting or contracting body. This will allow you to take an holistic view of the project issues rather than a narrow one.

Selection of suitable project

You should immediately identify a project suitable for carrying out Assignments 1. You will have to read ahead to understand the requirements of those assignments. The project should be from your workplace, personal experience, or from some source where you can obtain appropriate and sufficient information. Your project should be complex enough so that you are able to examine the issues related to the issues covered by these assignments. Read the assignment requirements immediately so that you understand what you will need.

At least 15 references need to be used with Harvard System referencing

Assignment Guidelines:

Assignment Mark Sheet:

ASSIGNMENT 1 MARK SHEET – PROJECT QUALITY, RISK & PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT

Student name:

Student No.

SELECTED PROJECT:

(marks allocated)

Poor (Fail)

Adequate (Pass)

Good (Credit/ Distinction)

Excellent (High distinction)

Mark

PRESENTATION

( out of 10)

(0-4)

(5-6)

(7-8)

(9-10)

/10

Cover sheet – use of correct cover sheet and mark sheet

Yes

Overall presentation – the ‘look and feel’ of assignment, cover sheet, page set out, appropriate use of footers and headers, and appropriate use of sections and subsections (as per the set text by Summers & Smith - Communications Skills Handbook)

Little or no effort evident in presentation, formatting, etc.

Adequate effort evident in presentation

Considerable effort evident in presentation

Significant effort evident, and excellent standard of presentation

Language skills, grammar, spelling, clear and concise writing style, correct punctuation

Low standard of language skills with numerous mistakes

Adequate standard of language skills with some mistakes

Good standard of language skills with few mistakes

Excellent standard of language skills with very few mistakes

Effective usage and adaptation of figures and tables in assignment to clearly illustrate theoretical principles and the analysis of the chosen project, and to reduce overall word count

Little or no effective usage of figures and tables

Limited usage of figures and tables

Good usage of figures and tables

Excellent usage and adaptation of figures and tables to illustrate the specific nature of the project and its environment

Page numbering – pages numbered

No page numbering

Basic page numbering

Comprehensive page numbering complying with normal conventions

(not applicable)

Section numbering for all sections and sub-sections of assignment to comply with normal conventions

No section numbering system used

Limited section numbering system used

Comprehensive section and sub-section numbering used

(not applicable)

RESEARCH & ACADEMIC THEORY

(out of 20)

(0-9)

(10-13)

(14-17)

(18-20)

/20

Evidence of knowledge of study materials and general knowledge of the project management domain

No indication of knowledge of study materials

Limited indication of knowledge of study materials

Significant evidence of knowledge of study materials and of PM domain

Extensive evidence of knowledge of study materials and of PM domain

Evidence of research to support the argument and the analysis in the assignment,

Little or no evidence of research

Little or no evidence of research beyond the study materials and set text

Evidence of some research beyond the study materials and set text

Evidence of extensive research beyond the study materials and set text to support the analysis and argument

Quality of resources – use of research resources from quality sources (e.g. journal articles, texts, conference papers, etc)

Poor quality sources (e.g. websites, Wikipedia, etc)

Adequate sources of research resources

Good sources of research resources including journal articles

Excellent sources of research resources, including journals, texts, conference papers, etc.

Use of appropriate theoretical principles as a framework to justify analysis, discussion and argument, and integrated into the analytical discussion on the project

Little or no use of theoretical principles

Adequate use of theoretical principles

Good use of theoretical principles

Extensive use of theoretical principles and appropriate application to the project and its environment

Effective and appropriate usage of citations using Harvard style as defined on USQ Library website

Little or poor usage of citations

Limited use of citations

Appropriate use of citations to indicate use of theory in discussion and argument

Extensive and appropriate use of citations to reflect use of theory in discussion and argument

Appropriate list of references using Harvard style as indicated on USQ Library website, including correct presentation in alphabetical order

Inadequate, or no, list of references reflecting poor range of research materials

Basic list of references reflecting limited range of research materials, and/or poor set-out of list

Appropriate list of references reflecting good range of research materials, and appropriate presentation

Comprehensive list of references reflecting extensive range of quality research, and appropriate presentation

ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS

(out of 70)

(0-34)

(35-41)

(49-62)

(63-70)

/70

Executive summary (ES) to indicate the nature of the assignment, background details, research findings and recommendations where appropriate, and to function as a stand-alone document

No ES provided, or poor quality ES that does not provide the required information

Limited ES that does not provide all of the required information, or does not provide information in a clear and concise manner

Appropriate ES providing the required information

Comprehensive ES providing the required information in a clear, concise manner, able to function as a stand-alone document and/or presentation to a CEO

Table of contents – to include all sections and subsections of assignment, list of references, list of appendices, list of figures and list of tables, all with page numbering

No table of contents provided

Limited table of contents provided with few details

Appropriate table of contents with most details provided

Comprehensive table of contents with all details provided, and set out to a high standard

1a. Introduction – to provide an explanation of the reason for preparing the document and a brief summary of the contents

No introduction provided, or irrelevant information

Basic introduction provided

Appropriate introduction provided

Clear, concise and comprehensive introduction providing essential details on the nature of, and reason for, the balance of the document

1b. Background of project – provide brief details of the project used as the basis for the analysis

No background provided, or inadequate information provided

Basic or limited background information provided

Appropriate details provided on the background of the chosen project

Clear, concise and comprehensive background providing essential details of the project to understand the reasons for, and context of, the analysis

2. Project Quality Context

· Need for quality management