Instructional Feedback Technique

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Project management practices used on a particular project case study
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The case study that has been nominated for this paper is lecture capture upgrade project
in Australian University. The project was initiated in the year of 2017. The objectives of the
project were to upgrade their existing lecture capture activity facility throughput the lecture
rooms of each 5 campus. Around 160 classrooms were included in the service. In order to
complete the upgrade program in the campuses the projects staffs are required to get direct
access of the lecture capture device. For successful evaluation of the project or program 150
devices are needed to be updated in the small windows of time. In order to identify suitable time
for conducting the upgrades considering 4 consecutive days, the project team has also utilized
the classrooms.
However, during the upgrade program the staffs and project associates faced some
serious problems. There are 10 different project management knowledge areas, essential for
successful evaluation of any project. The project manager and team failed to focus on each of the
knowledge areas throughout design and evaluation of the lecture capture upgrade project. The
most essential part that every project manager must hold is project management professional
certification. The project manager who will have this specific certification would be able to drive
project management career towards the upward direction. It is also possible in a very little or
short span of timeframe.
According to PMBOK 10 knowledge areas are the different skills and practices that a
project manager must possess. The 10 knowledge areas for this project include integration
management, scope management, time, cost, quality, human resource, communication, risk,
procurement and stakeholder management plan. All the mentioned knowledge areas were not
properly managed by project manager and staffs assigned to this project. The project team
succeeded to direct the integration management because they were unable to identify and define

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the project work at the initial stage. The changes those were expected to incorporate done
efficiently in other words, the team successfully integrated all useful changes to the lecture
capture upgrade project. Appropriate integration management includes scope, cost, and quality of
a project. Theses aspects or factors were not properly managed and operated by the project team
and manager.
The project scope is the other knowledge area that deals with scope, work breakdown
structure and project baseline. The project baseline was also not accurately managed by the team
and supervisor during design and upgrade of the lecture capture program. It defines the way
followed by which the project can be directed towards expected objectives, aim and goals. The
scope was prepared properly and completed respectively.
Time management is the other knowledge area which is estimated by the project
supervisor. The resources and project sequence is developed based on the project scope
statement. The schedule management plan helps monitoring and completing any project on time.
Initially it was estimated that the lecture capture upgrade project will be completed within 4
days. The project team has successfully utilized the booking system as well as class timetable for
identifying suitable time for conducting the upgrade in only 4 days. These 4 consecutive days
include weekend and selected exam timeframe as well. However, after certain progress it has
been determined that the project manager and team are not capable to complete the upgrade
program on time. Some of the staffs were requested to re-visit some classrooms on identified
weekends. However, they failed to do so, thus the time for the project was not managed
accurately.