Project Management & Information Technology Individual Assignment

The Problem and Background

• Within the Project Management discipline, there are a number of sectors, such as Engineering, Business, Administration and so on.
• Each category has its uniqueness and a number of Information Systems exclusive to each category has been made available in the market place over the years. These systems are not complete in all respects and still there is a lot of work to be done in the industry.
• Managing projects requires, ideally, technology to support project processes in addition to Project Planning and Controlling.

The Assignment and Deliverables

Each one of you is required to pick a sub-category of the Project Management industry or other areas of the sector in the industry.

Investigate various software available that support project processes for the specific category in ONE the following areas within the industry:

• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Management
• Quality Management
• Communication Management
• Human Resource Management
• Procurement Management

Analyze the capabilities of the software and particularly the ability to integrate well with all other software.

General Aim:-

• To select an appropriate software for a specific application.
• To develop a methodology to evaluate appropriate software for application.
• To broaden your knowledge in the current use of software in the area of project management discipline.
• To develop your skills in self education, self expression, self discipline and interpersonal relationships

Stage 1 -

• Develop a proposal stating their preferred option and Report outline.
• Each student must consult other students and ensure that they have selected a unique option. Proposal must be approved before commencing Stage 2.
• Students must not share the chosen option.
• Develop an initial draft Report, outlining key findings.

Stage 2 -

• Develop a Final Report, detailing all the findings.

Suggested Report Structure

• Cover Sheet with Title
• Front Page
• List of Content
• Executive Summary
• Aim/s of the Investigation
• Introduction of the topic
• Significance of this investigation
• Listing and describe the available softwares
• Software Selection for evaluation (at least 3 to be selected)
• Critically Review the selected three Softwares
• Identify and set Criteria for Evaluation
• Discussion on Weighting for each criteria
• Set up Evaluation Matrix
• Justification of weighting criteria for each software (clear evidence and comparison required)
• Discussion on the results
• Discussion of Problems and Pitfalls
• Recommendation/s
• References
• Acknowledgment: if any...
• Appendix: Provide all supporting evidence for each software evaluated.

Attachment:- Assignment File.rar