YOU HAVE RECENTLY BEEN APPOINTED AS A HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTITIONER, AS PART OF THE HR TEAM AT GOLDWORX (PTY) LTD. GOLDWORX (PTY) LTD IS A SOUTH AFRICAN BASED GOLD MINING COMPANY WITH OPERATIONS ACROSS THE VARIOUS PROVINCES. YOUR HR MANAGER DELEGATES YOU TO LEAD THE HR TEAM WITH SETTING UP A PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANISATION AS PART OF ITS 4th INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ALIGNMENT & EMPLOYEE RETENTION STRATEGY.

The Business Case of the project provides a detailed description of the factors which influence the need for the specific project. Outline the core aspects of the business environment which drives the business case: Conduct an Environmental Analysis of the Organisation, Business Vision, Mission, Strategy, Objectives; SWOT analysis; PESTLE analysis. Based on the above, identify the nature of the problem / opportunity that necessitates the project. Explain the impact that the problem / opportunity has or will have on the organisation.

7.4. PROJECT SUMMARY Provide an at a glance summary of the project purpose. It should show how the project aligns with the Business Strategy, which departments and technology will be involved and the key activities that will be performed. Develop the key objective/s for the project

7.5. PROJECT SCOPE In business, the project scope is a document that forms a part of the project planning and lists the project objectives, tasks, costs, deliverables and deadlines. It also sets boundaries for the projects, explains the role of each of the team members and also spells out procedures by which the completed work can be approved. This section includes:

Identify the objectives of the project and the activities, tasks and sub- tasks that should be conducted to achieve each project objective

(refer to an example in APPM101andAPRJ101_Template1); Develop a Gantt-Chart to depict the timeframes of the project (refer to an example in APPM101andAPRJ101_template1);

Page 8 of 8 Conduct a basic financial plan for the project (refer to an example in APPM101andAPRJ101_template2); Develop a risk register (please refer to an example in APPM101andAPRJ101_template3). List the assumptions that you have made pertaining to the project. For example, legislation, other projects, market conditions, recruitment, etc.; Develop a resource planning outlining facilities; staff; equipment, etc.; List the constraints that will impact on the project; Clearly identify the final deliverables of the project; and Explain how the project will be monitored and evaluated.

IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT AND WRITE AN EVALUATION REPORT Explain how you have implemented the project; what were the results or preliminary findings; what challenges did you experience; do you see the need for your project to be continued in the organisation or to enter phase 2;