Project Plan for CQUniversity NAIDOC Week Celebrations

This project plan aims to increase awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ perspectives by creating opportunities for CQU staff and students to engage with and celebrate National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) during NAIDOC week. The plan includes project description and justification, stakeholders, requirements management, scope, schedule, budget, risks, tolerances, and lessons. The due date for submission is in week 8. This is a group assessment with a maximum of four students per group.

PPMP20008
Assessment 2:
Project Scenario
CQUniversity NAIDOC Week Celebrations
1. Project Title:
CQUniversity NAIDOC Week Celebrations
2. Concept:
Increase the awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ perspectives by creating
opportunities for CQU staff and students to engage with and celebrate National Aborigines and
Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC).
3. Background
The School of Engineering and Technology (SET) Indigenisation Committee is interested in projects that will:
 Provide opportunities for respectful and culturally appropriate engagement and collaboration with
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and/or
 Improve CQU staff and student awareness and understanding of indigenous Australian perspectives
and cultures.
At the last meeting, the Committee discussed ideas for hosting events on CQU campuses. The preferred
option of the committee was a project to celebrate NAIDOC week by hosting simultaneous events on the
main campuses.
NAIDOC WEEK
4. Preferred Project
The School of Engineering and Technology (SET) Indigenisation Committee has requested a project to
host events celebrating NAIDOC Week at the following CQUniversity campuses: Rockhampton,
Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The Committee emphasised that the events were an
opportunity for CQU staff and students to engage with and build collaborative relationships with the local
Aboriginal Communities.
Visit the NAIDOC week website: http://www.naidoc.org.au/ to complete the details below.
The events are to reflect the current years NAIDOC week theme, which is:
Events are to occur during NAIDOC week. This year NAIDOC week falls on the following dates:

5. Your Task
The Chair of the CQUniversity SET Indigenisation Committee, Ms Natalie Ewin, has tasked you with
providing the project board with further information in relation to the project. The Chair will act as the
Project Executive for the project board. You are to develop a project plan that reflects the project
described in this document and aligns to PMBoK and Prince2 requirements.
6. Due Date
This submission is due in week 8.
7. Template
The Project Executive has supplied a template, which has been tailored to suit the organisational
context and incorporates elements of both a project plan and a charter. You are to use the template for
the assessment. Delete all blue explanatory text prior to submitting.
8. Marking Breakdown
The marking breakdown below for the submission and are reflected in the content headings of the
template provided. To ensure you do not lose marks, ensure you understand the project topic, the
content headings and check your writing quality i.e. spelling, grammar etc.
Content of project submission Marks
Project description and justification 7
Stakeholders 10
Requirements management 5
Scope 10
Schedule 5
Budget 5
Risks 5
Tolerances 1
Lessons 2
TOTAL MARKS 50
9. Group or Individual
Assessment task 2 is a group assessment. There is to be a maximum of four students per group. Each
member of the group must be enrolled in the same tutorial.
DO NOT PROVIDE YOUR GROUP ANSWERS TO OTHER GROUPS.
Each term groups are investigated for academic misconduct; this includes the group members who
authored the original submission. It is your responsibility to ensure you understand what constitutes
academic misconduct and the consequences. All members of your group will be found guilty regardless
of who in the group provided (or failed to secure) the submission as well as those who have copied.