Context:

In the first two Modules of PRO100, you learnt some of the core concepts in project management

including the definition of a project, and how a project is different from repetitive and routine work

as well as the environment in which a project operates, and how to select a project. You were also

introduced to the processes in the initiating process group, and how to identify and categorise

stakeholders and manage stakeholder engagement.

In this assessment, you will demonstrate your understanding of:

the concept of a project;

the role of a project charter;

the concept of a stakeholder;

as well as your ability to

identify a project and the objective of a project;

develop a project charter;

and perform a stakeholder analysis and develop a stakeholder register.PRO100_Assessment 1_Brief. Revised 27/11/2020

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Instructions:

1. Please read the PRO100_Real-World-Scenario-Project.

2. Complete the following assessment tasks:

Task 1.

Develop a business case for this project in a Microsoft Word document using no more than 400

words. The business case should include a cost and benefit analysis using the NPV model over the

next 10 years. Use 2% as the discounting factor. Apart from financial criteria, are there any other

non-financial criteria to consider?

Please note that you are required to make reasonable assumptions about this project to develop a

business case for it, for example, the initial investment of this project, the operating cost of the

system, the cost the University would be able to save, etc.

Task 2.

You are now appointed as the project manager for this project and your first task is to develop a

project charter.

The project charter (in a Microsoft Word document) must contain, as a minimum, the following:

Title page

Project purpose and justification

Project objectives and product characteristics

High-level requirements

Project assumptions, constraints, high-level descriptions and boundaries

Project success criteria

High-level risks

Summary schedule and key milestones

Summary budget

Stakeholder list and the type of each stakeholder

Project approval requirements and approval authority

Project manager assigned to project

Signatory block

You are also required to identify key stakeholders in this project and compile a stakeholder register

(in a Microsoft Excel document). The register must contain the following columns:

ID

Name

Organisation

Contact details

Internal/External

Unaware/Resistor/Neutral/Supportive/Leading

Role in the project

Interest level (1-5)

Impact level (1-5)PRO100_Assessment 1_Brief. Revised 27/11/2020

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Please note that some of the information has not been explicitly outlined in the hypothetical project

case study. You will need to make reasonable assumptions about such information.

Task 3.

Develop a WBS and the associated WBS dictionary. The WBS must have at least three layers. The

WBS dictionary needs to contain the following information for each of the node in the WBS.

WBS element ID

WBS element name

Work description

The Microsoft Word document should contain a graphical representation of WBS and the WBS

dictionary entries for each element in the WBS.

Referencing

It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research.