PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS:

This is an integrated assessment. Students are required to complete this project in order to pass this module. The purpose of the assessment is to gauge competence in MS Project and its application across the project management syllabus.

An outline of a project is presented, for which you are required to develop a project proposal using the format provided to be presented to the customer for consideration towards awarding the potential project work to you. DO NOT present a proposal for a project of your choice. For this assessment you are not required to cite or reference any theory. However, you must demonstrate the ability to apply the theory within the proposal for the purposes of procuring the project work. Marks are awarded for correct representation per section in the proposal as well as for appropriately labelled extracts (graphs, tables, charts) from MS Project. Extracts must be placed immediately before the discussion in the relevant section of the proposal and reference MUST be made to the extract in the discussion to get that sections full marks. 50% of the total marks will be allocated to the written proposal component and 50% to the relevant extracts from MSP. The main body of the report must be no more than TWENTY (20) pages. Project:

CSR Project: Primary School Renovation

Background

You have just completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management and are currently planning as part of your companys Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), to renovate a local primary school. All 5 buildings on the school premises are in need of a major painting. Develop a project proposal on the for the implementation of this CSR project. All processes planned for should be finalised within 1 month. You are required to submit a proposal in the report format provided, outlining how all planning and preparation would be effected.

GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION

project Tasks	Team Rate	You Know
Define project scope	Team Leader: R100/day	Building size per square meter
Engage stakeholders (internal and external)	Surface Preparation team (Scrapers and Sanders): R150/day	School colours
Outline tools, materials and consumables required	Painters: R800/day	Commitment from teachers to join project
Allocate responsibility to project team	Trimmers: R100/day	Paint supplier sponsoring protective equipment
Compile resource schedule	Cleaners: R80/day
Plan activities	NB: Assign resources as much as you can to accomplish all your identified tasks
Monitor and Evaluate for quality

REQUIREMENTS

All client information required is asked

The report must be submitted in a PDF document

The main body of the report must be no more than TEN (10) pages

REPORT FORMAT

Use the following headers (necessary for grading). Annexures must be from MS Project to get that sections points/marks

1.1 Introduction: State the objective i.e. why your help is needed. State the project goal, plus any constraints or conditions. Breakdown the goal into several general services your Company will offer, and the value that each service offers to the CSR Project.	10 Marks
1.2 Assumed Resources: List all resources that will be needed, including your staff. Discuss assumed resources, including client information needed. Especially note external resources and requirements.	10 marks
1.3 Cost Estimates: Present the specific tasks you will do as a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and give cost estimates, with sub-totals at each level and total estimated cost. Briefly discuss the estimates, where the costs mainly go, and efforts made to save costs.	20 marks
1.4 Schedule and dependencies: Discuss the project dependencies and list the tasks on the critical path. Discuss the critical path tasks, and methods used to shorten the critical path.	20 Marks
1.5 Milestones and Deliverables: List and discuss the milestones and the deliverables for each. Be very specific about each milestone, including the project finish milestone.	10 Marks
1.6 Project Control and Risks: -Discuss the general strategy that will be used to manage the project to completion. -Project must have at least two phases. Discuss how they connect to each other, and the milestones. -Discuss why you took this strategy. Summarise TEN (10) most important project risks, and how they will be dealt with if they occur	20 Marks
1.7 Summary: Briefly summarise, giving the overall project cost, the project benefits as bullet points, and the general strategy. Give the client a list of meetings, with details like who, when and where and estimated times, and desired deliverable.	10 Marks