The individual 3000-word assignment report allows you to apply your project management knowledge in a practical way based around a common-themed case study on an Arts and Culture Festival or a self-determined project of your choice from within the Creative Industries Sector or that addresses the following:
- Traditional, Agile, xPM and MPx considerations
- The five stages of a PMLC (project management life cycle) model for the project
- Any project planning considerations & an outline of how you would manage and control the project
- Project risk management & managing any potential scope creep
- Project stakeholder management & Managing client expectations
- How you would close the project and transfer any relevant learning to future projects.
- Remember to add a conclusion and critical set of recommendations.
Create a simple precedence table with up to ten project tasks, a Network Analysis chart and a Gantt chart using Project Management Software (e.g. Microsoft Project) for the new Arts and Culture Festival or a self-determined project of your choice from within the Creative Industries Sector using Project Management Software.
Copy these two Project Libre charts and your entered precedence table (using Project Management Software) into your assignment. Ensure the critical path is identifiable in your Network Analysis chart.
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The individual 3000 words assignment report allows you to apply your project management knowledge in a practical way based around a common-themed case study on an Arts and Culture Festival or a self-determined project of your choice from within the Creative Industries Sector or that addresses the following:
If it helps, please use the below suggested assignment layout. Your document should consider / include the following sections / headings.
Part A – 2500 Words
1.Traditional, Agile, xPM and MPx considerations
- The five stages of a PMLC (project management life cycle) model for the project
- Any project planning considerations & an outline of how you would manage and control the project
- Project risk management & managing any potential scope creep
- Project stakeholder management & Managing client expectations
- How you would close the project and transfer any relevant learning to future projects.
- Remember to add a conclusion and critical set of recommendations
Part B – 500 Words - Provide a 500-word analysis of why Project Libre is a useful tool for your project. Consider alternative software packages in your answer. Ensure you include visual example of the software use.
- Enter a precedence table similar to the example below into Project Libre. From the entered data, produce a Gantt chart and Network Analysis chart in Project Libre. Copy these two Project Libre charts and your entered Project Libre precedence table into your assignment. Ensure the critical path is identifiable in your Network Analysis chart.
- Create one further Project Libre “output” of your choice e.g. histogram, resource chart, etc. and add this to your assignment.