Unit 06: Managing a Successful Project Assignment
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Unit 06: Managing a Successful Project Assignment
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Page 1ASSIGNMENT 1 BRIEF Qualification BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Computing Unit number and title Unit 06: Managing a Successful ProjectAssignment title Plan and conduct a small-scale research activity Academic Year 2021 - 2022 Unit Tutor Ho Hai Van Issue date 22 July 2021 Submission date 22 July 2021 Submission Format: Format: The submission is in the form of an individual written report that shows how you have manage the project. This should be written in a concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. Submission Students are compulsory to submit the assignment in due date and in a way requested by the Tutors. The form of submission will be a soft copy in PDF posted on corresponding course of http://cms.greenwich.edu.vn/Note: The Assignment must be your own work, and not copied by or from another student or from books etc. If you use ideas, quotes or data (such as diagrams) from books, journals or other sources, you must reference your sources, using the Harvard style. Make sure that you know how to reference properly, and that understand the guidelines on plagiarism. If you do not, you definitely get failAssignment Brief and Guidance: Introduction to themeInternet of Things
Page 2The Internet of Things (IoT) is the term which refers to the ever-growing network of physical objectswith embedded sensors which can connect together via the internet allowing communication to occur between these objects and many other Internet-enabled devices and systems. The IoT is quickly becoming a necessary aspect of people’s daily lives. Physical items can now sense and collect data which can be controlled through digital and smart technology. The IoT extends internet connectivity beyond traditional devices like desktop and laptop computers, smartphones and tablets to a diverse range of devices that can utilise embedded technology such as security systems, thermostats, cars, electronic appliances, lights, medical equipment etc. These devices, often called "connected" or "smart" devices, can talk to other related devices (machine-to-machine (M2M) communication) and act on the information they get from one another. Along with the many benefits there is also considerable concern over the IoT which must be overcome in order to harness the power of this free flow of information. This unit will enable students to explore the benefits of the IoT, the potential future developments, the most pressing challenges and how to overcome them. Tasks As a member of Research and Development department, you have been assigned a mini-project to find out the impact of IoT including benefit, potential future development as well as challenges to implement IoT and how to tackle them. You need to do primary research (both qualitative and quantitative research) and secondary research to find out that impact and conduct a report for your research. Even it’s a mini-project, you must apply project management (PM) techniques such as project charter with aims, objectives, cost etc. As for time management, you need to produce WBS and Gantt chart with reasonable tasks and time. A project logbook is required to provide evidence of the project development process and ongoing reflection for every week. This logbook will be needed later for your reflection and evaluation in Assignment 2. As part
Page 3of QA (quality assurance) policy, in the report you also need to critically evaluate the PM process and appropriate research methodologies applied. Your report must have an introduction stating the project aims and objectives. This must be followed by a copy of your project management plan. Your plan should show the milestones when you will review with your tutor your ongoing progress so far. You will submit your logbook which shows how you have carried out the project. Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Pass Merit Distinction LO1 Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes based on the chosen themeLO1 & LO2 D1. Critically evaluate the project management process and appropriate research methodologies applied. P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario. P2 Produce a project management plan that covers aspects of cost, scope, time, quality, communication, risk and resources. P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to M1 Produce a comprehensive project management plan, milestone schedule and project schedule for monitoring and completing the aims and objectives of the project.
Page 4provide timeframes and stages for completion.LO2 Conduct small-scale research, information gathering and data collection to generate knowledge to support the projectP4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods appropriate for meeting project aims and objectives M2 Evaluate the accuracy and reliability of different research methods applied.
Page 5Tables of Contents: I.P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario. .................................................................. 61.Introduction Project Management ......................................................................................................... 62.Main aim of the project .......................................................................................................................... 93.List of Objectives to achieve the aim .................................................................................................... 10II.P2 Produce a project management plan that covers aspects of cost, scope, time, quality, communication, risk and resources. ................................................................................................................ 131.Project scope ........................................................................................................................................ 132.Project time .......................................................................................................................................... 143.Project communication ........................................................................................................................ 154.Project rick: ........................................................................................................................................... 165.Project resources .................................................................................................................................. 176.Project Cost: .......................................................................................................................................... 17III.P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to provide timeframes and stages for completion. ...................................................................................................................................................... 181.Requirement’s analysis ......................................................................................................................... 182.Work Breakdown Structure .................................................................................................................. 193.Gantt chart ............................................................................................................................................ 194.Schedule ................................................................................................................................................ 20IV.P4 Carry out small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods appropriate for meeting project aims and objectives ..................................................................................... 211.List of interview questions .................................................................................................................... 212.Summary about interview .................................................................................................................... 233.List of survey questions ........................................................................................................................ 254.Summary about survey ......................................................................................................................... 285.Evaluation about interview and Survey ................................................................................................ 33V.Secondary research .................................................................................................................................. 33VI.My References: ..................................................................................................................................... 37
Page 6Introduction: As a member of the R&D department, we were assigned a small project to understand the impact of IoT including benefits, future growth potential as well as challenges for IoT implementation and how to solve them. The scenario we chose is about IoT in the auto industry, specifically the "connected cars" system. The first part we will introduce this system, how it works and its features. We will then divide the work and create a project management plan covering the aspects of cost, scope, time, quality, communication, risk and resources. In this section we will dive into everything that is important to creating the best management plan. In the third part, we will create the work breakdown structure and Gantt Chart to provide the timeframe and stages for completion, all of which will be detailed in this report. And in the last part, we will do small-scale research by applying qualitative research methods (create questionnaire forms for 20 people) they will give their own opinions and based on that. We will figure out how to solve them, in the appropriate quantification to meet the goals and objectives of the project I.P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario. 1.Introduction Project Management Figure 1 Project Management
Page 7Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve goals and meet success criteria at a specified time. The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. The primary constraints are scope, time, budget. The secondary challenge is to optimize the allocation of necessary inputs and apply them to meet pre-defined objectives. The objective of project management is to produce a complete project which complies with the client's objectives. In many cases the objective of project management is also to shape or reform the client's brief to feasibly address the client's objectives. Once the client's objectives are clearly established, they should influence all decisions made by other people involved in the project – for example project managers, designers, contractors and sub-contractors. Ill-defined or too tightly prescribed project management objectives are detrimental to decision making. ➢Software Project Management Figure 2 Software Project Management Software project management is a collection of work done by a team (may have different expertise, different work, different project time) to achieve a result. as scheduled, in the scheduled time, with a projected budget. In the terminology of Software Engineering, Software Project Management is the activities in planning, monitoring and controlling project resources (e.g., budget, people), execution time, etc., risks and project implementation process to ensure the success of the project. Software
Page 8project management needs to ensure a balance between three factors: time, resources and quality. These three elements are known as the project triangle. ❖Phase of project management Figure 3 Phase of project management ➢Initiation: The project initiation phase is the first stage of turning an abstract idea into a meaningful goal. In this stage, you need to develop a business case and define the project on a broad level. In order to do that, you have to determine the need for the project and create a project charter. The project charter is an important document consisting of details like the project constraints, goals, appointment of the project manager, budget, expected timeline, etc. ➢Planning: The project planning stage requires complete diligence as it lays out the project’s roadmap. Unless you are using a modern project management methodology like agile project management, the second phase of project management is expected to take almost half of the entire project’s timespan. In this phase, the primary tasks are identifying technical requirements, developing a detailed project schedule, creating a communication plan, and setting up goals/deliverables. ➢Project execution: The project execution stage is where your team does the actual work. As a project manager, your job is to establish efficient workflows and carefully monitor the progress of your team.
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