Unit 6 Managing A Successful Computing Project - RemoteWorking BRT Campus
Unit 6 Managing A Successful Computing Project - RemoteWorking BRT Campus
Each student has to submit their assignment as guided in the assignment brief. The students
are guided what sort of information is to produce to meet the criteria targeted. You are
required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work
must be supported with research and reference.
Important:
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Learning outcomes covered
LO1 Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes based on the chosen theme.
LO2 Conduct small-scale research, information gathering and data collection to
generate knowledge to support the project.
LO3 Present the project and communicate appropriate recommendations based on
meaningful conclusions drawn from the evidence findings and/or analysis.
LO4 Reflect on the value gained from conducting the project and its usefulness to
support sustainable organisational performance.
Scenario
The option to work remotely was already being embraced by some businesses in the pre-
pandemic era. These businesses were making some progress to adapt their working practices
to accommodate remote working by allowing those in certain job roles to take the opportunity
to work from home, albeit a day or two a week. However, on the whole there had been a
reluctance to have staff working remotely and this has largely centred around productivity
concerns, security implications and technology issues.
The global pandemic however necessitated and accelerated the move to remote working. The
vast majority of businesses have now shifted some or all of their operations online, and
almost all of their staff are working from home. The enabling force behind this necessary
shift has been the different technologies and platforms that facilitate workers to achieve
business goals remotely. This sudden shift to remote working took place within weeks and
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months and has not been without issues. Several surveys conducted during this period cited
business leaders complaining about how technology problems have impacted their business
and employees while working remotely.
Assume that you are working as an IT Consultant for an organisation. Your project leader has
asked you to conduct a small-scale research on Remote Working focusing on question
provided:
“How can employee ‘visibility’ be supported by implementing tools that can
automatically monitor employees' at-home use of networks and applications and send
early warning signals or reports of problems? Such technology gives detailed insight
into what issues remote workers encounter when they interact with enterprise systems”.
You can choose a topic of your choice for your research based on the theme given above.
The research project you have carried out will demonstrate that you can
Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes based on the given topic/theme.
Conduct small-scale research, information gathering and data collection
Present the project as demanded by the assignment brief
Reflect on the success of their project and their own performance in a personal
performance review at the end of the project.
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Present the report in written format and also prepare a presentation that includes
research process and outcomes to the audience who has little or no knowledge on
the research process.
Write recommendations based on the research findings and outcomes.
Note: Follow the guidelines below to design your presentation.
o Font style Arial or Times New Roman.
o Font size: Main text should be minimum font size 16 -24 (readable from 2
meters away). Headings 30-42. Sub-headings can be smaller. Avoid writing
all in capital letters and use same font throughout the presentation(Margins,
fonts, font size, and colors should be consistent)
o Use same background on each slide. Label images and graphs. Use bulleted
points and avoid writing long sentences. And provide citations and references
Step 5. Project Reflection
Write a reflective writing focusing on personal development and research
journey in a critical and objective way.
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Appendix I
Templates for Evidence Collection (you can use the below provided templates to
prepare a logbook)
The logbook template and performance review questions are examples of what can be
used; tutors can devise or use other appropriate resources if they wish to do so.
Name:
Project title:
Date:
1. Update on weekly research/tasks achieved
Points to consider:
What have you completed?
Did you fulfill task requirements?
Are you on track and within deadlines set?
Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan?
3. Problems encountered
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
How did you overcome them?
What have I learnt about myself this week? Points to consider:
How did I feel when I had to deal with tasks/problems?
Did I find it useful to complete the tasks?
How well have I performed? What did I contribute?
What can I improve on next week?
How might this learning apply in the future?
Tasks planned for next week
Points to consider:
Which tasks are priorities?
Have you set aside sufficient time for completion?
Project plan status to date (on, ahead, behind)
Supervise comments to address
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Appendix II [You write when the project is completed]
Performance Review
What was the project supposed to accomplish?
Did the project succeed in its aims? How do you know? Specifically, outline any
evaluation and assessment undertaken.
What things do you think worked well and why? Evaluate all aspects of the project
(e.g. initial inception, project activities and project outcomes) from a range of
perspectives.
What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was
there timely identification of issues and resolution during the project process?
What did you learn from undertaking the project?
How would you rate your performance as project manager?
What strengths and weaknesses of your performance did you identify?
How will this inform and support your continuous professional development?
Essential Task
You have to produce a podcast on a topic related to the assignment or this unit and submit it
to the assignment department. The class teacher approves the topic for each student. Unless
you submit a podcast, this unit is considered as incomplete.
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P3 Produce a work D1 Critically evaluate the
breakdown structure and a project management
Gantt Chart to provide process and appropriate
timeframes and stages for research methodologies
completion. applied.
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performance. performance.
Grades Achieved
Note: Refer the unit details provided in your handbook when responding all the tasks above.
Make sure that you have understood and developed your response that matches the highlighted
key words in each task.
Plagiarism Notice
You are reminded that there exists Academic Misconduct Policy and Regulation concerning
Cheating and Plagiarism.
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The center policy is that you must submit your work within due date to achieve “Merit”
and “Distinction”. Late submission automatically eliminates your chance of achieving
“Merit and Distinction”. Also, 80% attendance is required to validate this assignment.
I declare that all the work submitted for this assignment is my own work and I understand that if
any part of the work submitted for this assignment is found to be plagiarized, none of the work
submitted will be allowed to count towards the assessment of the assignment.