Course Title: Develop project management plan
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2009
Course Code: BUSM6158C
Course Title: Develop project management plan
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6080 - Advanced Diploma of Telecommunications Engineering
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Robert Pill robert.pill@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 150
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no pre-requisites
Course Description
This unit may apply to switching, transmission and radio (both fixed and mobile) network and the various transmission paths, i.e. cable, optic fibre, radio. Assessment candidates will have a wide range of telecommunications industry skills, knowledge and competency at Diploma level or above before attempting this unit.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTTC033C Develop project management plan |
Element: |
1. Evaluate and assess project |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Documentation associated with planning project brief is checked for completeness and accuracy and further briefing from planners arranged where necessary |
Element: |
2. Detail project tasks and associated timelines |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Overall project is broken down into tasks and a work breakdown structure is developed |
Element: |
3. Assess resource requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Standard installation times are used to develop total hours required |
Element: |
4. Organise training |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Detail of training required is ascertained given project requirements and identified skill gaps |
Element: |
5. Organise resources |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 A workforce with required numbers and skills is established and fully briefed as to job requirements and timeframe |
Element: |
6. Determine budgetary requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 A detailed financial statement detailing costs associated with each task/phase of the project is prepared in accordance with enterprise policy |
Element: |
7. Document plan |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Tasks are fully documented within the plan along with timeframes and resource requirements |
Element: |
8. Arrange plan approval |
Performance Criteria: |
8.1 Plan, outlining tasks, timeframes, resource requirements and financial details are submitted for approval prior to implementation in accordance with enterprise requirements |
Element: |
9. Oversight project completion |
Performance Criteria: |
9.1 Plan is monitored and controlled in accordance with recognised quality principles |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Students will particiapte in a team project based in the Information Technology field.
Teaching Schedule
Weeks
1 Initiation - Ouline of the course and assessment, intro to MS Project
2 Nature of IT Projects
3 Initialization of a Project
4 Discuss Team Charter and Business Case - Agree on Charter and Case as class set
5 Project Charter and Baseline Plan
6 Human Side of Project Management
7 Teams - Organisational Structures - Mars Inc. vs BHP Billiton vs Army
8 Defining Project Scope
9 Project Resources - define and list
10 Discuss Scope, Task and Resource Lists - Agree on class set
11 Software Search - Internet search and report on CPM PERT software - cost and features
12 Project Schedule - introduction to CPM
13 Schedule and Budget
14 Risk Assessment
15 Managing Risk
16 Discuss Schedule and Risk Plan - Agree on class set.
17 Define requirements for MS Project - what reports and when?
18 Huskey Air - load into MS Project and make a baseline
Semester Break
19 Communication, Tracking and Reporting
20 Cash Flow - calss exercise
21 Quality Management
22 Change, Resistance and Conflict
23 Procurement and Outsourcing
24 Project Implementation - assignment of duties role play
25 Project Implementation - assignment of duties role play
26 Project Implementation - assignment of duties role play
27 Project Implementation - assignment of duties role play
28 Project Implementation - assignment of duties role play
29 Leadership Styles - Power/Alignment
30 Project Implementation - assignment of duties role play
31 Project Implementation - assignment of duties role play
32 Project Implementation - assignment of duties role play
33 Project Implementation - assignment of duties role play
34 Project Closure
35 Round out project submissions etc…
36 Round out project submissions etc…
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
IT Project Management, Marchewka, John Wiley & Sons 2/e |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
This is a project based course - there will be progressive assessment(s) of Project Exercise(s).
Assessment Tasks
This subject will be assessed by assignments and project presentation.
1. Project scope 10%
2. Project Plan 30%
3. Project Presentation 10%
4. Project 50 %
Assessment Matrix
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