Introduction

This assignment requires you to apply what you have learned in the module to use by planning a new project to be implemented in your work place.

Your Tasks must include the following:

1. Identifying or selecting a Project to be implemented with Project rationale and justifications.
2. Clearly present the Project scope and final goals for the project.
3. Asses the Project options, risks, viability and benefits
4. Define the products or deliverables upon the completion of the said project.
5. Estimate time and cost needed for completing the full project.
6. Provide Project costs and funding
7. Assessing the HR requirement when assembling the Project team.
8. Provide a Project organisation structures
9. Include a Project progress, control mechanisms and reporting framework
10. Analyze task dependencies to identify project's critical path and project schedule.
11. Provisions for Project closure.

Note that, in this assignment, you are planning a project and not doing it. Also note that planning requires a number of assumptions of the setting where the project is carried out and therefore you need to have a specific organization in mind, while you plan for them.

Instructions for the Management Report:

Your report (not exceeding 4500 words) should incorporate the following:
a) Executive Summary 200-300 words, not to be included in the word count.

(b) Introduction
You should provide a concise overview of the nature of this project and clearly identify the major key players involved and have accountability of this project.

(c) Main Body
You should identify suitable theories, frameworks or models to use in the report when undertaking a critical evaluation and investigation to deal with tasks1-11 under appropriate main and subheadings.

(d) Conclusion and Recommendations
Direct the end of your report to the Managing Director of the organization

(e) Citations and References
Harvard-style reference system with in-text and end text referencing list. Have a minimum of 12 references.

Further Instructions :

- Font Style: Times New Roman & Font Size: 12

- Line Spacing: 1.5

- Page Layout/Orientation: Portrait

- All the margins should be set about 25mm on both sides (i.e. left & right) of each page.

- Numerical Systems (e.g 1.0, 1.1 and 1.1.1) should be used for each section and sub-section.

- Word count must be indicated on the cover page of the assignment.