Project Management Theory

AMPM601 Project Management Theory
Portfolio of Evidence
Assessment 2- Project Plan
2021 Term 3.
Instructions: On the following page
Student name/number ………………………………………………………
This portfolio tests your ability to apply the learning from lectures, class exercises, and case studies from the textbook and other recommended readings.

DUE DATE: You will be advised on the submission date for different parts of the portfolio.

INSTRUCTIONS:
* This assessment is worth 30% of the total marks for this course. This assessment will be completed individually.
* This assessment must be completed using MS Project 2010, 2013, or 2016, MS Excel, and MS Word.
* Attempt all tasks of the portfolio.
* All written work must be typed in 12 font, 1.5 line spacing and meet business standards.
* All assignment work must be your own.
* All page numbers indicated within the assignment and case studies are related to your course readings and Power Points available on Moodle.
* All written work is required to be submitted via Moodle.
* All PDF Reports must include your student ID in the footer.
E.G. 1234567_Assignment 2 S1 2020.pdf

LEARNING OUTCOME ASSESSED:
LO 2: Apply MS Project software to develop a project plan which incorporates a Gantt chart, scheduled activities and assigned resources, including people, equipment and their relevant costs.
LO 3: Evaluate a project for cost, time and resource workload.
Students can receive a maximum of 50 marks.
Marks breakdown for the portfolio Evidence 1
Tasks

Marks Allotted

Marks Achieved

LO covered

Portfolio 2 Task 1

50


Lo 2,3


50



Task 1 – Project Plan (50 marks)
Given:
A case studies have been provided to be used to carry out the tasks stated in this assignment.
Case study:
Northtec website of Employability support for International students at Auckland Campus.
This case study is about a project that aims to create a website for international students of North Tec, specifically, bachelors of applied management students, who will need help in finding internships, industry projects, as well future employment.
Introduction to North Tec
Originally opened as the Northland Community College in 1978, as a small college and later on 1987 Northland Community College changed its name to Northland Polytechnic [Tai Tokerau Wananga] and to NorthTec [Tai Tokerau Wananga] in June 2006. It has grown significantly and now has a campus at Auckland CBD, which mostly cater for international students.
The student support staff at Auckland campus provides learning resources and exceptional help to fulfil the needs of the international students. One such need is a website which will help student in finding internships, industry projects, as well future employment. You need to perform a research and find out the main requirement of such website and then plan the project accordingly. You have been allocated 12 ( weeks) to do this project starting from July 12, 2021.
Project Planning
Prepare a pro...