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Asia Pacific International College Pty Ltd. Trading as Asia Pacific International College
55 Regent Street, Chippendale, Sydney 2008: XXXXXXXXXX
PRV12007; CRICOS 03048D
Unit Code and Title: SBM1201 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management
Assessment 2: Project Part A- Scope Management Plan
Due date: Week 7
Group/individual: Group
Word count / Time provided: 2500 words
Weighting: 20%
Unit Learning Outcomes: ULO-1
Course Learning Outcomes: CLO-1, CLO-3, CLO-4, CLO-8
Graduate Attributes: GA-AKS2, GA-AKS3, GA-AKS4
Assessment Details:
This assessment is designed to assess your technical skills in planning and communicating a project
effectively. You required to form a group (4 to 5 students), select a project case (either from the
provided links to the real-life projects or a project case from an organisation of your selection). The
project should be in final stage of initial process, with either a signed off project charter or in the stage
of getting the approval of the project charter. You are required to write a report of scope management
plan. This report should include an introduction to the project case, a stakeholders’ register, a
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project charter, project Scope management that includes: project justification, in-scope and out-of-
scope, constraints, Limits, assumptions, technical, requirements, statement of work (SOW) and
priority matrix (use the provided template). WBS structure (minimum of three levels), WBS dictionary,
work packages and linking WBS to OBS, scope verification and validation methods, scope change
control, and designing the change control boards (CCB) and roles and responsibilities.
For successful completion of this assessment, you should meet with your group regularly (at least once
a week face to face and via emails). You require to study the material provided (lecture slides, tutorials,
and reading materials), engage in the unit’s activities, and in the discussion forums. The prescribed
textbook is the main reference along with the recommended reading material. Groups expected to
discuss their work with lecturer and to seek support. In completing this assessment successfully, you
will be able to effectively to write and communicate project scope plan, which will help in achieving
ULO-1.
Links to real-life projects:
• The Australian Government's Department Infrastructure and Transport. National Infrastructure Construction
Schedule (NICS): https:
www.nics.gov.au/Project
• Transport for UNSW: https:
www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects
• City of Sydney, Changing u
an precincts: http:
www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/vision/changing-u
an-precincts
Assessment-2 Details
https:
www.nics.gov.au/Project
https:
www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects
http:
www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/vision/changing-u
an-precincts
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55 Regent Street, Chippendale, Sydney 2008: XXXXXXXXXX
PRV12007; CRICOS 03048D
Marking Criteria and Ru
ic: The assessment will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 20%
of the total unit mark
Marking Criteria
Not
satisfactory
(0-49%) of the
criterion mark)
Satisfactory
(50-64%) of the
criterion mark
Good
(65-74%) of the
criterion mark
Very Good
(75-84%) of the
criterion mark
Excellent
(85-100%) of the
criterion mark
written communication
skills (15 marks)
organisation; grammar;
spelling; clarity of
expression; formatting;
use of charts and graphs
as per project
management best
practice
Lacks evidence of
skills relevant to
communicate
(writing) in project
environment
Evidence of basic skills
of communicating
(writing) in project
environment
Has given a factual
and/or conceptual
skill base in
communication
(writing) in project
environment
Has good skills in
communicating
(writing) a project
eport
Has excellent skills in
communicating
(writing) in project
environment
Introduction (10 marks)
Background to the project
(Project objectives and
main deliverables)
Requirements elicitation
and acceptance
Stakeholders’ register
and Project team (Roles
and responsibilities)
Project charter (
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using the provided
template)
Lacks evidence of
knowledge to give
an introduction to
the project case,
identifying project
stakeholders and
writing
stakeholders
egister. Lack of
evidence of
knowledge in
writing a
ief
project charter
Evidence of basic
knowledge of writing
an introduction to the
case project,
identifying project
stakeholders and
writing stakeholders
egister. Lack of
evidence of
knowledge in writing a
ief project charter
Has given a factual
and/or conceptual
knowledge base
writing an
introduction to the
case project,
identifying project
stakeholders and
writing stakeholders
egister. Lack of
evidence of
knowledge in writing a
ief project charter
Reasonable
knowledge of
ackground of case
project and awareness
of identifying project
stakeholders and
writing stakeholders
egister
Lack of evidence of
knowledge in writing a
ief project charter
Has excellent skills in
writing an
introduction to the
case project,
identifying project
stakeholders and
writing a
ief project
charter
Project Scope
management (35 marks)
Project justification
In-scope and out-of-scope
Constraints
Limits
Assumptions
Technical
equirements
Statement of work (SOW)
Priority matrix (use the
provided template)
Lacks evidence of
knowledge to
justify the project,
deciding and
eporting in-scope
and of-scope;
identifying and
eporting project
constraints; Limits
Assumptions;
Technical
Requirements
Lack of evidence of
knowledge in
developing SOW
and priority matrix
Evidence of basic
knowledge and skills
of justifying the
project, deciding and
eporting in-scope and
of-scope; identifying
and reporting project
Constraints; Limits
Assumptions;
Technical; developing
SOW and priority
matrix
Has given a factual
and/or conceptual
knowledge and skills
ase in justifying the
project, deciding and
eporting in-scope and
of-scope; identifying
and reporting project
Constraints; Limits
Assumptions;
Technical; developing
SOW and priority
matrix
Reasonable
knowledge and skills
of justifying the
project, deciding and
eporting in-scope and
of-scope; identifying
and reporting project
Constraints; Limits
Assumptions;
Technical; developing
SOW and priority
matrix
Has excellent skills in
justifying the project,
deciding and reporting
in-scope and of-scope;
identifying and
eporting project
Constraints; Limits
Assumptions;
Technical; developing
SOW and priority
matrix as per best
practices in project
environment
WBS- Design and
decomposition (25
marks)
WBS structure (minimum
of three levels)
WBS dictionary
Graphical and outline
format of WBS
Work packages
Control (cost) accounts
Linking WBS to OBS
Lacks evidence of
knowledge
elevant to
developing WBS
Evidence of basic
knowledge and skills
of developing WBS
Has given a factual
and/or conceptual
knowledge and skills
ase in developing
WBS
Reasonable
knowledge and skills
of developing WBS
that includes basic
components (three
levels), and
easonable skills in
developing WBS
dictionary and Work
package. Some items
are missing such
information in the
work package; linking
WBS with OBS…etc.
Has excellent skills in
developing WBS that
includes all
components as per
est project
management
practices
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Scope Validation and
control (15 marks)
verification
Scope change control
Change control boards
(CCB) and roles and
esponsibilities
Lacks evidence of
knowledge
elevant to scope
validation and
verification; Scope
change control
Change control
oards (CCB)
Evidence of basic
knowledge and skills
of methods of scope
validation and
verification and in
identifying the CCB
and assigning roles
and responsibilities of
CCB members
Has given a factual
and/or conceptual
knowledge and skills
ase in planning for
methods of scope
validation and
verification and in
identifying the CCB
and assigning roles
and responsibilities of
CCB members
Reasonable
knowledge and skills
of developing a scope
validation and
verification plan;
scope change control;
and in identifying
change control boards
(CCB) and the
members roles and
esponsibilities
Has excellent
knowledge and skills
of developing a scope
validation and
verification plan;
scope change control;
and in identifying
change control boards
(CCB) and the
members roles and
esponsibilities