Project Scenario

Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training Project

Project Title: Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training for Central Queensland University (CQU)

Concept: Create greater awareness amongst CQU students and employees about indigenous history, culture, languages and protocols.

Background
The School of Engineering and Technology (SET) Indigenisation Committee is interested in projects that promote student and staff understanding of indigenous perspectives and cultural awareness into SET unit curriculums.

The Committee discussed the idea of developing a cultural awareness training program for CQ University students and staff to better understand local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island history, culture, languages and protocols. One of the Committee members suggests such a project would be very complex.

Content and style of training

The School of Engineering and Technology (SET) Indigenisation Committee has requested cultural awareness training program include indigenous history, culture, languages and protocols. The Committee also requested the training program include both face to face and online training components. In addition, the training program should be tailored for the needs of CQ University students and employees.

Your Task

You have been tasked to provide the Chair of the SET Indigenisation Committee with further information in relation to the project. The Chair will act as the Project Executive for the project.

You are to develop a project plan that reflects the project described in this document and aligns to PMBoK and Prince2 requirements.

The Project Executive has supplied a template for you to use which has been tailored to suit the organisational context and incorporates elements of both a project plan and a charter.

Title Page
Include a title page at the beginning of the assessment item with the following information:
- The project title (i.e. ‘The Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training Project')
- Student name and student number
- Campus (DST for distance/Flex students)
- Tutor name
- Tutorial number

PROJECT PLAN

1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
1.2 JUSTIFICATION

2 STAKEHOLDERS
2.1 Stakeholder List
2.2 Stakeholders Engagement Assessment Matrix
2.3 Obtaining expert judgement
Briefly explain at least two different methods or techniques to obtain this expert judgement from groups and/or individuals?

3 REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT
3.1.1 Traditional Owner/s of the land on which CQ University campuses are located.
State whether it is appropriate to have a single key stakeholder representing the Traditional Owners of the land on which Central Queensland Campuses are located. Provide an explanation for your response.
3.1.2 Opening statement style
Which of the two opening statement styles‘Welcome to Country' or ‘Acknowledgement of Country' is appropriate for the Project Executive to use and provide a brief explanation justifying your answer.
3.1.3 Requirements gathering for training package
Is the suggestion of using a previously developed cultural awareness training program an appropriate method of requirements gathering? Briefly explain your answer.
3.1.4 Requirements traceability
What document could be used to track or ‘trace' requirements throughout the project life cycle?
3.1.5 Requirements prioritization process
What is requirement prioritisation and why would it be important to communicate this process to stakeholders?
3.1.6 MoSCoW Technique
List the five components of the MoSCoW technique

4 SCOPE
4.1 WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
4.2 WBS DICTIONAR

5 SCHEDULE
5.1 SCHEDULE

6 BUDGET
What is the hourly AUD $ rate used in your calculations?

7 RISKS

8 TOLERENCES

9 LESSONS

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