Your job is to take this initial proposal and undertake the following tasks that must be submitted weekly. Each task must be submitted online via the submission system on CloudDeakin. A Hope Health discussion forum is set up on the unit web site. Use this forum to ask any questions you have relating to Hope Health and the tasks you are required to complete.

Total marks for the tasks are 30. Read the chapters of the textbook relating to the tasks (see Submission Schedule). Apply the concepts within the textbook to the project and related tasks.

The assignment tasks build on the previously submitted task, culminating in a COMPLETED Project Proposal. You will be required to update the Project Proposal to reflect the knowledge you will gain over the weeks and to include the new information

you will be creating for each task. The final product of this assignment will be
- A complete Project Proposal
- A Gantt chart

Task 1: Project Management

Investigate and create a project management document using a tool of your choice. Things to do in this task:

- Choose a project management template for your project proposal. The followings are some templates found by searching the Internet. You can also search and find the preferred template by yourself.

http://www.egovernment.tas.gov.au/project_management/supporting_resources/t emplates

http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Business-industry/OnQ-Project-Management-Framework/Templates/Generic-project-management-templates.aspx

http://www.businessballs.com/project%20management%20templates.pdf

http://www.inc.com/guides/201102/20-essential-tools-for-project- management.html

- Complete the initial project proposal with the selected template based on your current understanding of the project and available information. Develop an outline of the scope of the project. Do not just copy the assignment description and try to expand the scope to provide more detail. As you learn more this will change as you develop a better understanding of the project requirements.

- Identify the stakeholders you think exist within the organization and associated with the project, and document them with the template you selected. Provide a brief explanation why they are stakeholders and what stake they have within the project.

Task 2: The Project Management and IT Context

Update the Project Proposal to reflect the new and updated information. Things to do in this task:

- Identify the organizational structure of Hope Health, the departments you need to get involved, informed and work with, and how they fit into the project.

Task 3: The Project Management Process Group

Update the Project Proposal to reflect the new and updated information. Things to do in this task:

- Based on Table 3-1 of the textbook (pages 87-88) and the assignment requirements, identify the project management activities that you think are necessary to manage the project.

- With the identified project steps and management activities (including the activity outputs), break the project work into groups and accordingly define the primary project groups.

- Define which elements of the system can be associated with each project group, and assign any department / managers you expect to oversee these project groups.

- Identify the types of tasks that can be undertaken by each project group and which expertise and knowledge each group can provide.

Task 4: Project integration Management

Update the Project Proposal to reflect the new and updated information. Things to do in this task:

- Create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of the project. The WBS is a draft of the work that will be undertaken and put in an order to reflect the methodology you chose. The work order ensures each work task or subtask is logically organized with proper predecessor and successor tasks, as well as the resources and information required for completing the tasks.

Task 5: Project Scope Management

Update the Project Proposal to reflect the new and updated information. Things to do in this task:

- Review the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of the project, making sure the tasks and sub-tasks of the WBS reflect the actual project scope.

- Create the project Gantt chart from the WBS using a planning software tool of your choice (e.g. Microsoft Project). Include the links between tasks' predecessors and successors.

Task 6: Project Time Management

Update the Project Proposal to reflect the new and updated information. Things to do in this task:

- Estimate (with thought and research) how long each task will take. Also provide reference material and justifications where necessary (not for every single task, but for the major groups of tasks).

Task 7: Project Cost Management

Update the Project Proposal to reflect the new and updated information. Things to do in this task:

- Estimate the costs of each task, and develop a report that outlines the major project tasks and estimated cost. This report will be presented to management, so be sure you present the information in a manner that can be easily interpreted and potentially experimented with. Include charts or graphs.