Student Assessment Agreement
Make sure you read through the assessments in this booklet before you fill out and sign the agreement below.
If there is anything that you are unsure of, consult your assessor prior to signing this agreement.
Have you read the assessment requirements for this unit? Yes No
Do you understand the requirements of the assessments for this unit? Yes No
Do you agree to the way in which you are being assessed? Yes No
Do you have any specific needs that should be considered? Yes No
If so, explain these in the space below.
Do you understand your rights to re-assessment? Yes No
Do you understand your right to appeal the decisions made in an assessment? Yes No
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Assessment Task 1 Cover Sheet
Student Declaration
To be filled out and submitted with assessment responses
I declare that this task is all my own work and I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded with any other student(s).
I understand that if I am found to have plagiarised, cheated or colluded, action will be taken against me according to the process explained to me.
I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.
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Assessor declaration
I hereby certify that this student has been assessed by me and that the assessment has been carried out according to the required assessment procedures.
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Feedback
Student result response
My performance in this assessment task has been discussed and explained to me.
I would like to appeal this assessment decision.
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A copy of this page must be supplied to the office and kept in the student’s file with the evidence.
- Define project issue management in your own words and describe how effective issue management can positively affect a project’s success.
- What is the difference between an issue and a risk in project management?
- Describe seven steps that can help track and manage project issues.
- Describe project issue escalation in your own words and give at least two examples of when it is used.
- Describe at least four elements that should be included in a project’s escalation plan.
- Describe at least four components of effective authority delegation
- Explain three methods of solving conflicts within Project Teams
- Explain three methods of moderating conflicts within Project Teams
Assessment Task 2 Cover Sheet
Student Declaration
To be filled out and submitted with assessment responses
I declare that this task is all my own work and I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded with any other student(s).
I understand that if I am found to have plagiarised, cheated or colluded, action will be taken against me according to the process explained to me.
I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.
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Assessor declaration
I hereby certify that this student has been assessed by me and that the assessment has been carried out according to the required assessment procedures.
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| Assessment outcome | S | NS | DNS | Resubmission Y N |
Feedback
Student result response
My performance in this assessment task has been discussed and explained to me.
I would like to appeal this assessment decision.
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A copy of this page must be supplied to the office and kept in the student’s file with the evidence.
Assessment 2
Carefully read the following:
Grow Management Consultants specialises in leadership consultancy. It has been operational since 2010. The company offers a range of services to assist companies to assess leadership behaviour of existing managers and performance metrics. They also design and implement customised leadership projects based on the assessment. Services are offered Australia-wide.
The company offers regular professional development workshops on all aspects of leading and managing staff. The workshops are conducted every 3 months in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, where they also double as networking events. The workshops are also offered to businesses, who run them as part of their management education projects. In the 2018/19 financial year, the company ran a total of 86 workshops.
Each year the company runs a Leadership Conference in October. The speakers are invited Industry and academic leaders who are well known and respected within the industry. Most of them rarely speak in public, which means that the Conference is always well attended. It has shown a small profit every year it has been run. The Conference project has not yet been finalised, and it will run in about six months.
This year the conference will be held in Brisbane, where Grow Management Consultants are not yet well known. It is hoped that business people from the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast, as well as Brisbane, will lift the company’s brand awareness in those areas.
Dan Streep, the Administration Manager, has been responsible for the Conference for the last two years, and will be in the Project Team for this year’s project, helping to determine and prepare the venue. One of his Administration Assistants, Ben Lee, used to work in event management, and will be supporting Dan with the venue preparation and management.
Donna Chisholm, who is the co-ordinator of the Grow Management Consultants trainers, will help with contacting and lining up the speakers as she knows each of the speakers personally.
Erin O’Donnell, the Manager Networks Marketing Manager, will co-ordinate the marketing material. The Marketing Assistant, Zaid Assis, will be carrying out most of the design and commissioning of the marketing material under Erin’s guidance, but will not be a member of the Project Team.
Edith Partridge is the company’s Accounts Manager, and she will be responsible for the project’s finances. One of Edith’s Accounts Assistants, Betty Ling, will be helping with the data entry, and will be mentored by Edith during the project, as Edith wants her to take over this role in the Project Team next year.
You have recently been employed by Grow Management Consultants as Project Manager. You are responsible for co-ordinating this project, ensuring that they support each other in accordance with the company’s Strategic Plan and Project Management Policy and Procedures.
Janine Guthrie, the company’s CEO has given you their full support, and will participate, and/or intervene, whenever you consider it to be necessary.
Complete the following activities:
- Develop a Project Governance Plan.
As the new Project Manager, you are required to establish an effective governance framework for the project.
Begin by reviewing the case study information and the following organisational documents:
- Project Management Policy and Procedures
- Strategic Plan
- Project Charter
Conduct internet-based research and analysis to determine which governance models could be appropriate for the project and how they should be applied in the case study scenario.
Your report should:
- Identify and analyse project governance models that would be appropriate for the project.
- Determine how the company’s policies and procedures define which project governance models would be appropriate for the project.
- Determine what the expectations of the project’s stakeholders are.
- What the project governance roles and responsibilities will be. You will need to negotiate these with the stakeholders during the upcoming meeting, so begin with the roles and responsibilities that you think would be appropriate and them modify them following the meeting. The resulting roles and responsibilities are to be clear and discrete.
- Describe how authority for project decision-making will be delegated
- Identify any differences between the organisation’s functional authorities and the project’s authorities
- Determine the project position descriptions, including their delegated authorities.
Use the Project Governance Plan Template to guide your work.
You will present and negotiate your plan at a meeting with the project stakeholders, so save this version of the document as Draft Project Governance Plan.
When completed, submit your Draft Project Governance Plan to your assessor.
Project governance plan
Introduction
Clearly state the reason and context for this project, including the desired outcomes.
Project governance models
Identify and analyse project governance models that would be appropriate for the project.
Compliance requirements
How the company’s policies and procedures define which project governance models would be most appropriate
Stakeholder expectations
Determine what the expectations of the project’s stakeholders are
Roles and responsibilities
Set out the project governance roles and responsibilities
| Project Team member | Role(s) | Responsibilities |
Delegated authorities
Describe how authority for project decision-making will be delegated
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Organisational authority
Identify any differences between the organisation’s functional authorities and the project’s authorities
Position descriptions
Determine the project position descriptions, including each position’s delegated authorities
| Project position | Position description | Responsible | Delegated Authority |
- Create a presentation
You are required to create a PowerPoint (or another presentation program) presentation that you will use to support you during the stakeholder meeting.
the Project Team meeting will run for about half an hour, so time your presentation with this in mind. Your presentation should be composed of at least ten slides and include images and/or a short video to help explain points and make the presentation as interesting as possible.
Save this file as Project Governance Presentation
When completed, submit your Project Governance Presentation to your assessor.
- Meet with Project Shareholders.
The objective of the meeting is to get agreement on all roles, including decision-making, as set out in the Project and Project management Policy and Procedures.
You are also required to discuss the systems and processes that will be implemented to ensure effective project governance.
As you may encounter stakeholder resistance, be prepared to negotiate aspects of roles and responsibilities and decision-making delegation.
In the role of Project Manager, you should be prepared to moderate any conflicts that arise between stakeholders.
During the meeting, you are required to demonstrate effective communication skills including:
- Speaking clearly and concisely
- Using non-verbal communication to assist with understanding
- Asking questions to identify required information
- Responding to questions as required
- Using active listening techniques to confirm understanding
You will also need to demonstrate your negotiation skills.
- Revise your Project Governance Plan.
Update the plan to reflect the discussion you have during the shareholder meeting.
Save this version of the document as Project Governance Plan Baseline.
When completed, submit your Project Governance Plan Baseline to the project shareholders.
- Write an email to the Project Team and other relevant stakeholders (your assessor)
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite, business-like) style.
It should introduce and summarise the contents of the attachment and ask for their feedback and approval to move forward with the project.
Attach your Project Governance Plan Baseline to the email.
Assessment Task 3 Cover Sheet
Student Declaration
To be filled out and submitted with assessment responses
I declare that this task is all my own work and I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded with any other student(s).
I understand that if I am found to have plagiarised, cheated or colluded, action will be taken against me according to the process explained to me.
I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.
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Assessor declaration
I hereby certify that this student has been assessed by me and that the assessment has been carried out according to the required assessment procedures.
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| Assessment outcome | S | NS | DNS | Resubmission Y N |
Feedback
Student result response
My performance in this assessment task has been discussed and explained to me.
I would like to appeal this assessment decision.
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A copy of this page must be supplied to the office and kept in the student’s file with the evidence.
Assessment Task 3
Carefully read the following:
The initial Project team meeting was four weeks ago and you are required to write the first of the regular monthly project progress reports
Complete the following activities:
- Write the first monthly project progress report.
Review the following reports that have been submitted by the Project Team members:
- Project Progress Report Dan
- Project Progress Report Donna
- Project Progress Report Erin
- Project Progress Report Edith
Use the information in these documents to write a short (about half a page) on the performance of the project so far and any issues arising from the project governance arrangements that you have established.
When completed, submit your Project Progress Report to the CEO and the Project Team (your assessor).
The Conference Project has come to a successful conclusion. Tickets were sold out and the speakers were well received. The conference also generated dozens of leads that may become Grow Management Consultants’ clients in the near future.
- Write a project governance closure report.
Review the following reports that have been submitted by the Project Team members:
- Project Wrap Up Report Dan
- Project Wrap Up Report Donna
- Project Wrap Up Report Edith
- Project Wrap Up Report Erin
Write a short (about half a page) report that:
- Analyses the impact that project governance had on achieving the project’s objectives
- Includes at least two lessons learned in respect to the project’s governance structure
- Includes at least two project governance recommendations that could assist future projects.
Use the Project Governance Closure Report Template to guide your work.
When completed, submit your Project Progress Report to the CEO and the Project Team (your assessor).
Project governance closure report
Governance impact
Analyse the impact that project governance had on achieving the project’s objectives
Lessons learned
Describe at least two lessons learned in respect to the project’s governance structure
Recommendations
Make at least two project governance recommendations that could assist future projects.