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Project Development and for Implementation for

Strategic Managers
Assignment
Date for Submission: 20
th
Aug 2014
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Introduction
To address all the learning outcomes you must attempt all the tasks set
out belo! "ailure to do this ill result in a referral! In line ith good
academic practice at postgraduate level you must reference all your
citations in the te#t using the $arvard format! %See the course&s
Student $andbook for more information on this'! (ll such references
must be listed in full and in alphabetical order on a references page at
the end of the assignment!
)ou should structure your assignment by ansering each task in turn*
labeling each task ith the appropriate number! The assignment
should be
+,,,-.,,, ords in length!
Assignment requirement
The overall re/uirement of the assignment is that you select an organisation
ith hich you are familiar and carry out research on it in order to develop a
report on planning strategic change in the organisation!
"or this assignment you are asked to consider an improvement project that
you have been involved ith 0 are familiar ith ithin a orkplace situation!
This could include introducing ne procedures1 consider ne approaches to
ork tasks* purchase of ne e/uipment 0 updating of e/uipment or ne
product development! It does not need to be a major project but it is
important that the project has concluded / ill conclude during !our
stud! of this module"
2emember the definition of a project is that it is a uni/ue event1 it is
temporary in that it has a start and a finish and is focused on a specific
deliverable! This assignment asks you to consider ho you ould design*
plan and implement that project yourself given your learning from the
module! )ou are not being asked to advise ho this happened rather ho
you ould approach the project no!
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#as$ 1 %roject &eed
(nalyse the internal and e#ternal factors that can lead to a project being
re/uired including the factors hich have led to your highlighted project
being re/uired! $o might an organisation select hich project%s' to
implement if more than one has been identified4
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#as$ 2 %roject Specification
a) 8ith reference to your e#ample project identified above* prepare a
project specification! )ou might find using an appropriate pro-forma
useful in this part of your assignment!
b) 9riefly* evaluate the importance of having a project
specification highlighting hat it should include and hy!
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#as$ ' %roduce a %roject %lan
a) 9ased upon your specification above* prepare a detailed project plan!
6onsider hat the plan ould need to include in order securing
approval for implementation by senior management including:
2esource re/uirements by resource type and hen re/uired
Timescales for the various stages of implementation! This should
include an appropriate ;antt chart or 6P(
9udget
Implementation strategy
)ou may find using an appropriate pro-forma helpful for this part of
your assignment! )ou can use <pen Project or Microsoft Project for
detailing the tasks* resources* costs and timescale!
b) =valuate hy planning is key to successful project implementation
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#as$ 4 Implement a %roject
8ith reference to your project* advise ho you ould
implement this project and hy including:
Monitoring progress against plan in terms of cost* /uality and
time and evaluation of the tools that you could use to assist you
ith this
8ho ould need to be involved and ho they ould be
organi?ed
@ Project team structure
Systems and documents that may be needed 0 need
to be implemented
6hange control
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#as$ ( )*aluating %roject +utcomes
)ou have been asked to present your project findings to the
senior management team at a meeting! )ou need to prepare a
report and a presentation hich:
advises the team on the project procedures used
evaluates the outcomes of the project against the
original project specification
makes recommendations for further projects 0
investigations as appropriate ith regards to procedure
and process
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This assignment re/uires several pieces of ork to
be submitted: =ssay @ task 1* task 2b* task 3b! task
> Project Specification @ task 2a
Project Plan @ task
3a 2eport @ task +
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+n successful completion of this assignment a student should be able to:
Aearning outcomes (ssessment criteria
1! 9e able to develop a project
1!1 (nalyse the factors that contribute
to
specification launch the process of project selection
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Develop outline project
specifications
for the implementation of a ne
product* service or process
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Produce a specification for an
agreed
project to implement a ne
product*
service or process
2! 9e able to plan for the launch
of
2!1 Produce a project plan for an
agreed
a ne product* service or project
process 2!2 Match appropriate resources to a
project
2!
3 6ost all resources re/uired for
implementing a project
2!
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(gree timescales for the
management
and implementation of a project
2!
+ Plan an appropriate strategy for the
implementation of a project
3! 9e able to implement a
project 3!1 Implement a project in accordance
ith agreed specification
3!
2 Develop appropriate measures to
monitor and evaluate progress and
outcomes
3!
3 Monitor the implementation of a
project
>! 9e able to evaluate the
>!1 (nalyse the outcomes of a project
in
outcomes of a project terms of the original project
specification
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2 =valuate the outcomes of a project
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3
Make justified recommendations
for
improvements to the project
+! 9e able to present the +!1 Produce a report of all project
outcomes of a project procedures used
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2
Present the outcomes of the project
to
an audience using an agreed format
and appropriate media
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