This assignment is a two part portfolio focusing on:
• Part A: Project Management Review
• Part B: Project Plan Development
Part A: Project Management Review
Part A requires you to provide a critical review of existing academic literature on key project
management concepts outlined during the lectures, seminars, and stemming from your own
independent study. You may want to discuss specific relevant Project Management concepts from
a theoretical or conceptual perspective to demonstrate your understanding of the subject.
This is an opportunity to develop a detailed literature review of relevant Project Management
concepts by primarily relying on high quality academic sources such as published journal papers.

The following is a suggested structure for Part A to help guide your review:
1. Project Management Context
Begin your critical review of literature by focusing on the following; What is a project and
project management? What are the phases of project management? What are the
limitations of project management? What are established definitions of project
management? Contrast these with recent project management contexts.
2. Effective Project Management
Why do projects fail? What is a project manager? What is the role of a project manager in
leading projects? What knowledge and skills do project managers need? What are
challenges for project managers? What methodologies can project managers implement in
projects? Contrast established project manager definitions with more recent literature.
It is important to support your discussion, arguments, and critical review of concepts with high
quality sources and references primarily stemming from academic journals.

Part B: Project Plan Development
Part B requires you to develop a cogent project plan. This task will evaluate your ability to plan a
project by utilising the knowledge and skills gained from the lectures, seminars, and your own
independent study.
In order to develop a project plan select only one of the following projects:
• New government digital service for Job Seekers
• New health drink for Senior Citizens
• New mobile app for Entrepreneurs
• New clothing brand for Footballers
• New wearable technology for Tourists
• New E-scooter service for Students
Once you have selected one of the projects from the above list, you are required to produce a
project plan that supports its development and implementation based on the concepts outlined
during the lectures, seminars, and stemming from your own independent study.
The following is a suggested structure for Part B to help guide your project plan development:
(Word count excludes text in tables and figures)
1. Project Business Case
Develop an LFA Table to help describe the project. You may want to include a description of
the overall project plan. You may also want to list similar previous existing projects where
relevant. Use this section to primarily justify your project and discuss the overall merits of
the project.

2. Project Stakeholder Management
Develop a RACI Matrix to identify key stakeholders of your project. Explain the
relationships, responsibilities, and actions of the project team in supporting the project
implementation.
3. Project Scope Management
Develop a WBS to help identify the overall scope of the project. Outline project objectives
and deliverables. You may want to discuss time and cost allocations. The WBS is an
opportunity to justify each task and to discuss how they relate to the overall project plan.
4. Project Risk Management
Develop a Risk Register to help identify key risk factors in your project. Analyse the impact
potential, which is the risk exposure of the identified risk factors. Plan risk mitigation
strategies for key identified risks.
The project plan development text should provide a coherent and cogent narrative to support the
implementation of your chosen project. You may refer to high quality sources and references
primarily stemming from academic journals if relevant.
Suggested Overall Structure:
• Title Page (module code/name, assessment number/title, student ID, tutor name, and total
word count)
• Table of Contents (list of all headings and sub-headings)
• List of Tables & Figures (list of all tables and figures)
• Part A: Project Management Review
o 1. Project Management Context
o 2. Effective Project Management
• Part B: Project Plan Development
o 1. Project Business Case
o 2. Project Stakeholder Engagement
o 3. Project Scope Management
o 4. Project Risk Management
• List of References: References to journals, books, etc. used in the assignment.
• Appendices: Details of additional relevant information.
Your report should be guided by relevant theories and concepts and it is important to include
academic research to underpin your analysis and critical discussion where applicable.