Part B – Scope and Time Management Plan
According Selected case study
In this subject, you will be creating key components of a Project Management Plan using the information found in your selected Case Study. The case study (or a selection of) will be provided by your learning facilitator at the commencement of the subject.
In modules 1, 2 and 3, you will work on your chosen Case Study. For Assessment 1 Part B, you are responsible for submitting the following components of your project scope and time management plans:
• Definition of the project’s goals
• Project scope statement
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Project schedule
For the project scope statement and WBS, you can use the templates found in this module’s Learning Resources or a format of your own. For the project schedule, you are responsible for submitting a schedule and a network diagram using the critical path method (CPM). Your schedule can be created using scheduling software e.g. ProjectLibre or Microsoft Project. Your network diagram can be hand-drawn and scanned or created using drawing tools e.g. in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.
Your written definition of the project’s goals and scope statement should consist of .
Output:
Complete and submit your Scope and Time Management Plan plan by the end of Module 3.
Learning Resources
Heldman, K. (2013). PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide (7th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Wiley.
• Chapter 3: Planning the Project Scope Statement
• Chapter 4: Creating the Project Schedule
Kheder, M. (2014). Project Scope Management (Streaming video). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wvk9DZEgtw
ProjectLibre. (n.d.). ProjectLibre: Open source replacement of Microsoft Project [Software download]. Retrieved from https://www.projectlibre.org/
Project Management Institute. (2013). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK Guide®) (5th ed.). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute.
• Section 1.5: Relationship Between Project Management, Operations Management and Organizational Strategy
• Section 1.6: Business Value
• Section 1.7: Role of the Project Manager
• Section 4.2: Develop Project Management Plan
• Section 5.1: Plan Scope Management
• Section 5.2: Collect Requirements
• Section 5.3: Define Scope
• Section 5.4: Create WBS
• Section 6.1: Plan Schedule Management
• Section 6.2: Define Activities
• Section 6.3: Sequence Activities
• Section 6.4: Estimate Activity Resources
• Section 6.5: Estimate Activity Durations
• Section 6.6: Develop Schedule
Snyder, C. S. (2013). A project manager’s book of forms: A companion to the PMBOK guide (2nd ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing.
• Document: Network Diagram Template and Example (Word document)
• Document: Project Scope Statement Template (Word document)
• Document: Work Breakdown Structure Template and Example (Word document)