PROJ6003 Project Execution and Control - Assessment 1

Assessment 1

There are two parts for this assessment: 1 Discussion Forum (Part A) that prepares students to write a Change Management Plan (Part B).

Part A: Module 1-2 Discussion Forums
Managing Project Changes
Why is change management a necessary component of project management? Consider the given case study, critically analyse and identify key issues that could lead to any necessary changes in the project. What processes or strategies do you think would work best to perform the identified change requests from the case study?

Output:
Part A – Complete your posts by the end of Module 2.

Part B: Change Control
Based upon the given case study, in groups or as an individual, develop a report on change control. In the report:

1. Identify changes required for the case study. Critically analyse their impact on scope, time, cost, quality of the project and the techniques used to manage them.
2. Explain what processes are involved in submitting a request to deal with the changes necessary from your analysis of the case study.
3. Identify and discuss options to satisfy each change request and any risks associated to the options.
4. Complete the change request/control form provided or one that is used from a workplace.

The written part of your change control report should consist of 1500 words/student.

If you work in group, nominate a group leader and this group leader will submit the assessment on behalf of the group.

Output:
Complete and submit your change control report by the end of Module 3.