Assignment Project Management - Submission Date 10 Oct 2020

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Module Name: Project Management
Lecturer’s Name: Dr T Beeharry
Date of Submission: 10 October 2020
Total Marks: 50 marks
Word limit: 1500-2000

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Identify a project which has not yet been implemented at your workplace or in
your area of specialisation. You are required to prepare a project brief including
the following features:
1. Project title
2. Name of sponsor and main contact for project approval
3. Locations–address of sponsor, project location, contact address
4. Name of person managing the project and possibly their organisation if
different from that of the project sponsor
5. Date of agreement of project brief
6. Date of project start and finish
7. Background to the project and purpose with goals outlined
8. Key objectives with quality and success criteria
9. Details of how achievement of these will bring benefits to the business or
sponsoring organisation
10.Scope of the project and any specific boundaries
11.Constraints
12.Assumptions
13.Timescale of the project
14.Deliverables and target dates (milestones)
15.Estimated costs
16.Resourcing arrangements
17.Reporting and monitoring arrangements
18.Decision-making arrangements–level of authority and accountability held
by manager of project and arrangements for any necessary renegotiation
19.Communications arrangements
20.Signature of sponsor with date, title and authority
Kindly note that you will be assessed on the following basis:

S/N Basis of Assessment Weighting %


1 Presentation and Style 5
2 Evidence of Reading/Application of Theory 10
3 Logical Development/Discussion of the Topic 15
4 Development of Insight 15
5 Conclusion 5
Total Marks Awarded 50

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