ASSESSMENT BRIEF

Subject Code and Title PROJ6000 Principles of Project Management

Assessment Assessment 2: Project Selection Methods and Initial

Documents

Individual/Group Individual

Length 1500 words

Learning Outcomes Successful completion of this assignment will result in

achievement of the following subject learning outcomes:
1. Understand PMBOK knowledge areas and process groups
and their role, relevance and impact on project
management best practice and PMI's Code of Ethics.
2. Critically compare and contrast project management
approaches and their appropriateness for managing a
variety of project types, including IT projects.
3. Apply appropriate project management (including IT
project management) tools and techniques, paying
particular attention to risk management.

Submission By 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday end of Module 3

Weighting 35%

Total Marks 35 Marks

Context:
A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken to provide an expected and beneficial
outcome. A project life cycle is the series of phases that a project passes through from its
initiation to its closure. Project goals should align with organisational goals such as improved
operations or increased revenues, reducing costs or improving efficiencies.
Before resources can be committed to a project, the reason for its proposal and the benefits
it is expected to deliver need to be understood by people in positions empowered to make
decisions about the expenditure of an organisation's resources. The selection of
organisational projects is typically performed through a method of classification and review
of the project’s business case. That method of course should be applied consistently to all
project proposals.

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Instructions:
For this assessment, you research different methods of selecting projects and examine the
initiation process. You also consider the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
guide and, more specifically, explore the initiation documents.

Assessment 2: Project Selection Methods and Initiation Documents (35%)

In essay writing, use the given/approved project throughout this assessment.
Note: Master of Business Information Systems students must use an IT project as an
example in this assessment.
As you have discovered in your learning resources, examine project selection methods that
can be applied appropriately to the given project and processes to conduct these methods.
Consider the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and describe the initial
process group and project documents that are created or used as inputs for a new project.
Your assessment should contain 1500 words.

Output and Submission:

Submit your completed assessment by the end of Module 3.

Learning Resources:
Government of Tasmania (n. d.). PM-902 Business Case (Small) Template & Guide. Retrieved
from
http://www.egovernment.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0013/15520/pmantemp-
open-sml-proj-bus-case.doc
Herman, B. and Siegelaub, J. (2009). Is this really worth the effort?: The need for a business
case. Retrieved from https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/need-business-case-6730
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013a) The practice of project management [Video file].
Baltimore, MD: Author.
Learning and Academic Skills Unit. (2016). Academic Writing Guide. APA 6th ed. Sydney,
Australia: Laureate Australia.
NSW Treasury. (2018). NSW Government Business Case Guidelines. Retrieved from
https://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-
08/TPP1806%20%20NSW%20Government%20Business%20Case%20Guidelines.pdf

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Project Management Institute. (2013). A guide to the project management body of
knowledge (PMBOK guide) (5th ed.). Newtown Square, PA: PMI.
Project Management Institute. (2017). A guide to the project management body of
knowledge (PMBOK guide) (6th ed.). Newtown Square, PA: PMI.
Project Management Institute. (n.d.). Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Retrieved
from http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics.aspx
Wysocki, R. K. (2014). Effective project management: Traditional, agile, extreme (7th ed.).
Indianapolis, IN: Wiley.

In addition, for Master of Business Information Systems students:

Kaminsky, J. (2012). Impact of nontechnical leadership practices on IT project success.
Journal of Leadership Studies, 6(1), 30-49. doi:10.1002/jls.21226
Project Management Videos. (2014, April 28). IT Project Management - Information
Technology [Video File]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNpGKYUB0UI&list=PL_rf_lwCV7MAc-
9LTxmx7BGStVu6IPEhB&index=2

Assessment Criteria:
The assessment will be graded using the Learning Rubrics below and is worth 35% of the
total for the subject.

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Marking Rubrics - Project Selection Methods and Initial Documents
Fail Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction
Assessment Criteria
Unacceptable (Functional) (Proficient) (Advanced) (Exceptional)
% Points 0-49% 50-64% 65-74% 75-84% 85-100%
Content, Audience and Demonstrates no Demonstrates limited Demonstrates Demonstrates an Consistently
Purpose awareness of context awareness of context consistent awareness advanced and demonstrates a
and/or purpose of and/or purpose of the of context and/or integrated systematic and critical
10% the assignment. assignment. purpose of the understanding of understanding of context
assignment. context and/or and purpose of the
purpose of the assignment.
assignment.
Correct citation of key Demonstrates Demonstrates use of Demonstrates use of Demonstrates use of Demonstrates use of high
resources and evidence inconsistent use of credible and relevant high quality, credible good quality, credible quality, credible and
good quality, resources to support and relevant resources and relevant resources relevant resources to
10% credible and relevant and develop ideas, but to support and to support and support and develop
resources to support these are not always develop ideas. develop arguments arguments and position
and develop ideas. explicit or well and statements. statements. Shows
developed. Shows evidence of evidence of wide scope
There are no mistakes
wide scope within the within and without the
There are mistakes in in the APA style.
organisation for organisation for sourcing
the APA style. There are no mistakes
sourcing evidence. evidence.
in the APA style.

There are no mistakes There are no mistakes in

in the APA style. the APA style.
Effective Communication Difficult to Information, Information, Information, Expertly presented; the
understand for arguments and arguments and arguments and presentation is logical,
30% audience, no evidence are evidence are well evidence are very well persuasive, and well
logical/clear presented in a way presented, mostly presented; the supported by evidence,
structure, poor flow that is not always clear clear flow of ideas and presentation is logical, demonstrating a clear
of ideas, argument and logical. arguments. clear and well flow of ideas and
arguments.
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 lacks supporting supported by
evidence. Line of reasoning is Line of reasoning is evidence.
often difficult to easy to follow.
follow.
Knowledge and Limited Knowledge or Thorough knowledge Highly developed A sophisticated
understanding understanding of understanding of the or understanding of understanding of the understanding of the
required concepts field or discipline (a the field or discipline/s field or discipline/s (a field or discipline/s (a
and knowledge business case and the (a business case and business case and the business case and the
50%
differing uses of a the differing uses of a differing uses of a differing uses of a SoW).
SoW). SoW). SoW).
Key components of
the assignment are Systematically and
not addressed. Resembles a recall or Supports personal Discriminates between critically discriminates
summary of key ideas. opinion and assertion of personal between assertion of
information opinion and personal opinion and
substantiated by information information
Often
evidence from the substantiated by substantiated by robust
conflates/confuses
research/course robust evidence from evidence from the
assertion of personal
materials. the research/course research/course
opinion with
materials and materials and extended
information
extended reading. reading.
substantiated by Demonstrates a
evidence from the capacity to explain and
research/course apply relevant Well demonstrated Mastery of concepts and
materials. concepts. capacity to explain and application to new
apply relevant situations/further
concepts. learning.

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