Project Management Research Paper

This assignment requires students to conduct a thorough review of research papers on project management. The focus is on identifying current trends, analyzing their impact across different sectors (e.g., international development, construction), and evaluating the effectiveness of various project management methodologies. Students are expected to synthesize information from multiple sources and present a well-structured argument based on scholarly evidence.

INDIGENOUS CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING
PROJECT
ASSESSMENT TASK 2
PROJECT PLAN
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Notes to the Author
[This document is a template. It has been tailored to suit the assessment. All fields within the template should
be completed as per the project scenario provided.
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1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION (7 MARKS)
1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND (2 MARKS)
The school of engineering and technology (SET) indigenisation Committee mainly aims
to promote proper understanding about various indigenous perspectives among the staffs as
well as students of CQU university. The committee mainly hosted one of the training programs
within the university in order to promote indigenous culture and for providing proper
understanding about the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait island culture, tradition, history as well
as languages. It is quite important to provide proper understanding about the significance of
cultural awareness among the people.
The project mainly focuses on development of indigenous cultural awareness training
program for the university of Central Queensland in order to create cultural awareness among
the students as well as staffs of the university about indigenous culture, tradition, history as well
as languages. In order to execute the project successfully, SET committee requested the training
program to include content that are associated with indigenous history, languages as well as
tradition. The program will be conducted either by utilizing face to face components or by
utilizing online training components.
1.2 JUSTIFICATION
1.2.1 Output / Outcome / Benefit
Output Outcome Benefits
As an output, indigenous
cultural awareness training
program was conducted by
the SET indigenous
committee for the students as
well as staffs of the CQU
university.
Due to the indigenous cultural
awareness training program,
proper understanding about
the culture, tradition as well
as languages of local
Aboriginal Torres Strait island
is spread among the staffs as
well as employees of the
CQU university so that they
can be able to understand the
significance of indigenous
culture
The indigenous training
program was mainly hosted
so that the students of the
entire university can be able
to know about it which will be
further helpful in enhancing
the involvement of the people
within the project of
indigenous cultural
awareness training program
that is hosted by SET
indigenous committee.
2 STAKEHOLDERS (10 MARKS)
2.1 Stakeholder List
Key Stakeholder List (6 MARKS)
Stakeholder Category
(i.e.
Sponsor /
Descriptionof Interest Descriptionof Influence

Supplier /
User)
1
Lindy Smith
Cultural
faculty of
indigenou
s origin
The faculty mainly
engages in promoting the
understanding of various
indigenous perspective
among the staffs as well
as students of the CQU
university so that they be
able to know about the
culture, languages as well
as history of local
Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Island.
They generally influence
both the students as well as
employees of CQU
university for engaging
within the project so that
proper cultural awareness
about the indigenous
culture, history, tradition as
well as languages can be
spread.
2 Alfred Williams Team
coordinato
r
The team co-ordinator
mainly engages in
managing as well as
organizing people into
teams so that they can
easily work as per their
capability within the
project for making the
project of indigenous
cultural training
awareness program
successful.
The co-ordination that is
created by the team co-
ordinator within the project
team helps the team
members to work properly
in order to spread
awareness about the
culture, tradition as well as
history of the indigenous
culture
3 Education
supplier Pvt. Ltd.
Supplier The suppliers mainly
helps in providing all the
requirements that is
needed in order to
successfully complete the
indigenous cultural
awareness training
program project.
The materials that are
supplied by the supplier
generally includes pen,
markers, blackboards as
well as papers that are
generally needed in order to
develop the indigenous
culture training program for
the staffs as well as
employees of CQU
university.
4 William Tagai Program
organizer
The program organizer
mainly involves in
handling the entire
operation as well as
functions of the project by
assembling as well as
distributing various types
of study materials among
the students as well as
staffs of the university in
order to make the project
successful.
Proper organization as well
as management of the
project assists in
successfully promoting the
understanding about
various cultural perspective
on the culture as well as
tradition of indigenous
people within the
Queensland campus
university.
5
Ethan smith
Project
coordinato
r
The entire project is co-
ordinated as well as
managed with the help of
the project co-ordinator so
that the entire training
program will be completed
successfully within the
estimated time and budget
Due to proper co-ordination
as well as management, the
project co-ordinator helps in
raising cultural awareness
about the significance of
indigenous culture within
the members of CQU
university.

that is assumed.
6
MTB business
consultancy
Sponsor The sponsor mainly
involves in spreading
awareness about the
Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Island culture,
history as well as
languages within the
university of CQU.
In order to make the
project off indigenous
culture and tradition, the
sponsor of the project
provides fund as per the
requirement of the project.
2.2 Stakeholders Engagement Assessment Matrix (3 marks)
Stakeholders Engagement Assessment Matrix
Stakeholder Unaware Resistant Neutral Supportive Leading
Cultural
faculty of
indigenous
origin

Team
coordinator

Supplier 
Program
organizer

Project
coordinator

Sponsor 
2.2 Obtaining expert judgement (1 mark)
QUESTION: Briefly explain at least two different methods or techniques to obtain this expert
judgement from groups and/or individuals?
It is found that in order to obtain expert judgement from various groups and individuals, two
methods or techniques are generally used. The techniques are as follows:
Quantitative technique: The quantitative method is mainly utilized in order to determine that
the project team members are performing well in context to the duties or tasks that are assigned to
them. In addition to this, the method is quite helpful in identifying the capability of doing work of the
team members within a specific period of time.
Qualitative technique: The qualitative method or technique is mainly used in order to
determine the performance of project team members in reference to quality based output that is
generally provided as a part of project operation.
3 REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT (5 MARKS)
3.1.1 Traditional Owner/s of the land on which CQ University campuses are located (1
mark).
QUESTION:State whether it is appropriate to have a single key stakeholder representing the
Traditional Owners of the land on which Central Queensland Campuses are located. Provide an
explanation for your response.
3.1.2 Opening statement style (1 mark)
The representation of traditional owner of land which is generally located within the

compasses of CQU University by a single specific stakeholder is not identified to be appropriate.
This is because it is quite difficult for a single individual to represent different campuses of the CQU
University at a single time. If a single stakeholder is asked to represent all the university campus
then they will generally involve in collecting proper information about the campuses that are
represented however the time that is present for collecting information about the all the university
campus is not appropriate and therefore it can be ensured that the collected information might be
inaccurate. Thus it is quite preferable to represent each of the university campus by a single
stakeholder.
QUESTION: Which of the two opening statement styles‘Welcome to Country’ or ‘Acknowledgement
of Country’ is appropriate for the Project Executive to use and provide a brief explanation justifying
your answer.
It is identified that out of the opening styles acknowledgement of country is considered to be
proper for the executive as they are the people who like to be acknowledged as the residents of
the country however “Welcome to Country” is one of the opening statement that is generally
utilized for the foreigners.
3.1.3 Requirements gathering for training package (1 mark) .
QUESTION: Is the suggestion of using a previously developed cultural awareness training program
an appropriate method of requirements gathering? Briefly explain your answer.
The suggestion of using earlier developed training program on cultural awareness is not
found to be suitable as the project of indigenous cultural awareness training program varies with
the earlier developed project and in order to utilize the concepts of previous project, huge number
of changes are required to be done within the previous project which not an not considered
appropriate. Thus it is identified that the suggestion is not helpful for developing the training
program project within the CQU University.
3.1.4 Requirements traceability (.5 mark)
QUESTION: What document could be used to track or ‘trace’ requirements throughout the project
life cycle?
In the entire life cycle of the project, central resource log is generally used for tracking as
well as tracing the requirement of the project. It is identified that central resource log which is cloud
based is updated by the site manager of the project when the resources are used.
3.1.5 Requirements prioritization process (1 mark)
QUESTION: What is requirement prioritisation and why would it be important to communicate this
process to stakeholders?
Requirement prioritization is defined as a procedure with the help of which, the relative
importance as well as urgency of different requirement are managed for coping with different limi of
project resources.
It is very much necessary to communicate the procedure of requirement prioritization to the
stakeholders as it is generally considered as one of the procedures with the help of which
resources are generally provided to the stakeholders and the distribution of the resources are
based on priority of stakeholder’s duty. Therefore, if any type of competing
3.1.6 MoSCoW Technique (.5 mark)
QUESTION: List the five components of the MoSCoW technique

The five different components of the MoSCoW technique are:
1) Would Have
2) Must Have
3) Should have
4) Could have
5) oS For erasing pronunciation
4 SCOPE (10 MARKS)
4.1 INTRODUCTION TO SCOPE
The project scope is mainly divided into in-scope and out-Scope.
In-scope: The in-scope of the project is:
 To organize indigenous cultural awareness training program
 To increase cultural awareness among people
 To enhance both cultural unity as well as diversity
 To teach people about the significance of indigenous culture
 Completion of entire project within proper time and budget as per the assumptions
Out-scope: The out-scope of the project is as follows:
 Proper information about the suppliers are not provided
 Absence of team members who have in-depth knowledge of indigenous culture
4.2 WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (3 MARKS)
1.0 Indigenous Cultural
Awareness Training
Project
1.3 Training
Content
1.2 Delivery
Mode
1.1 Needs
Assessment
Cultural
diversity
Cultural unityCultural
awareness
content
Indigenous
cultural
content
Spreading
awareness
about
indigenous
culture
Increasing
cultural
awareness

4.3 WBS DICTIONARY (6 MARKS)
Increasing cultural awareness
WBS ID 1.1.1
Description of work Enhancing significance of cultural awareness among staffs
as well as students of CQU university.
Cost Estimate $4,320
Start and Finish Dates 04/07/18 to 26/07/18
Spreading awareness about indigenous culture
WBS ID 1.1.2
Description of work Spreading awareness about the importance of indigenous
culture among the people.
Cost Estimate $14,840
Start and Finish Dates 27/07/18 to 29/08/18
Indigenous cultural content
WBS ID 1.2.1
Description of work In order to spread awareness among the people,
important content about indigenous culture are
distributed
Cost Estimate $15,280
Start and Finish Dates 30/08/18 to 03/10/18
Cultural awareness content
WBS ID 1.2.2
Description of work Proper content on cultural awareness is provided to the
people so that they can gain proper knowledge about the
significance of culture.
Cost Estimate $17,380
Start and Finish Dates 04/10/18 to 07/11/18

Cultural unity
WBS ID 1.3.1
Description of work In order to raise cultural unity among people proper
information about cultural unity is provided with the help
of training sessions.
Cost Estimate $19,680
Start and Finish Dates 08/11/18 to 19/12/18
Cultural diversity
WBS ID 1.3.2
Description of work In order to teach about the significance of cultural
diversity within a society, the training session is generally
undertaken
Cost Estimate $27,240
Start and Finish Dates 20/12/18 to 04/02/19
5 SCHEDULE (5 MARKS)
5.1 SCHEDULE
Increasing cultural awareness
Activity Description of work Start
Date
End
Date
Duration
(days)
1
Creating program
Wed
04-
07-
18
Mon
09-
07-
18
18 days
2
Finding methods for raising cultural
awareness
Tue
10-
07-
18
Tue
17-
07-
18
5 days
3
Conducting the program of cultural
awareness
Wed
18-
07-
18
Thu
26-
07-
18
6 days
Spreading awareness about indigenous culture
Activity Description of work Start
Date
End
Date
Duration
(days)
1
Making teams
Fri
27-
07-
18
Tue
07-
08-
18
8 days
2 Identifying techniques for spreading
indigenous culture
Wed
08-
Thu
16-
7 days

08-
18
08-
18
3
Conducting program
Fri
17-
08-
18
We
d
29-
08-
18
9 days
Indigenous cultural content
Activity Description of work Start
Date
End
Date
Duration
(days)
1
Creating groups
Thu
30-
08-
18
Fri
07-
09-
18
7 days
2
Providing details about the program
Mon
10-
09-
18
We
d
19-
09-
18
8 days
3
Reflecting importance of cultural content
Thu
20-
09-
18
We
d
03-
10-
18
10 days
Cultural Unity
Activity Description of work Start
Date
End
Date
Duration
(days)
1
Creating groups
Thu
08-
11-
18
Mon
19-
11-
18
8 days
2
Providing proper study materials
Tue
20-
11-
18
Mon
03-
12-
18
10 days
3
Arranging seminars
Tue
04-
12-
18
We
d
19-
12-
18
12 days
Cultural diversity
Activity Description of work Start
Date
End
Date
Duration
(days)
1
Creating teams
Thu
20-
12-
18
Tue
01-
01-
19
9 days
2
Assigning study rooms
Wed
02-
01-
19
We
d
16-
01-
19
11 days
3 Providing knowledge about cultural
diversity
Thu
17-
Mon
04-
13 days

01-
19
02-
19
6 BUDGET (5 MARKS)
QUESTION: What is the hourly AUD $ rate used in your calculations?
The hourly rates of the project team members are provided in the table below:
Resource Name Type Max.
Units Std. Rate Accrue At Base Calendar
Project planner Work 100% $35.00/hr. Prorated Standard
Project manager Work 100% $30.00/hr. Prorated Standard
Organizer Work 100% $30.00/hr. Prorated Standard
Supervisor Work 100% $25.00/hr. Prorated Standard
Volunteers Work 100% $25.00/hr. Prorated Standard
Management team Work 100% $30.00/hr. Prorated Standard
Increasing cultural awareness
Activity/Deliverables June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Creating program $1,200.00
Finding methods for
raising cultural
awareness
$1,440.00
Conducting the
program of cultural
awareness
$1,680.00
Spreading awareness about indigenous culture
Activity/Deliverables June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Making teams - $3,520.0
0
Identifying techniques
for spreading
indigenous culture
- $4,480.0
0
Conducting program - $6,840.0
0
Indigenous cultural content
Activity/Deliverables June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Creating groups $5,040.00
Providing details about
the program $5,440.00
Reflecting importance
of cultural content $4,800.00

Cultural awareness content
Activity/
Deliverables
Jun
e
Jul
y
Au
g
Sep
t
Oct Nov De
c
Ja
n
Fe
b
Ma
r
Dividing people into
teams
$3,220.0
0 $2,100.0
0
Utilizing methods of
online and face to
face conversation
$2,100.0
0 $2,220.0
0
Providing information
about significance of
cultural diversity
$4,630.0
0 $3,050.0
0
Cultural Unity
Activity/
Deliverables
Jun
e
Jul
y
Au
g
Sep
t
Oc
t
Nov Dec Ja
n
Fe
b
Ma
r
Creating groups $2,440.0
0
$1,400.0
0
Providing proper
study materials
$4,200.0
0
$3,000.0
0
Arranging seminars $4,340.0
0
$4,300.0
0
Cultural diversity
Activity/
Deliverables
Jun
e
Jul
y
Au
g
Sep
t
Oc
t
No
v
Dec Jan Feb Ma
r
Creating teams $2,000.0
0
$4,840.0
0 $840.00
Assigning study
rooms
$3,000.0
0
$4,000.0
0 $920.00
Providing
knowledge about
cultural diversity
$5,000.0
0
$6,000.0
0
$1,480.0
0
7 RISKS (5 MARKS)
Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training Project
Risk Register
Name Description Likelihood Impact Response
type
Mitigation strategy
Risk 1 Improper
interest among
people: If the
people are not
interested in the
project then it
Medium High Internal For mitigating this issue,
it is quite necessary to
raise cultural awareness
among the people so
that they can actively
engage within the

will be quite
difficult to
spread
awareness
about
indigenous
culture.
Therefore it is
quite important
to grow some
interest among
the people for
making the
project
successful.
project.
Risk 2 Lack of cultural
knowledge: If
the team
members of the
project do not
have proper
cultural
knowledge then
it will be quite
difficult for them
to complete the
project
successfully.
Medium High internal For mitigating this issue,
it is very much
necessary to involve
those team members in
the project who have
proper in-depth
knowledge in the
indigenous culture.
Risk 3 Racism: If the
people who are
involved in the
project follow
racism then it
would be
impossible to
complete the
entire project
within the
assumed budget
as well as time.
High High Internal In order to mitigate this
issue, it is very much
important to implement
proper rules and
regulations so that the
problem of racism does
not occur during the
phase of project
progress.
Risk 4 Resistance
from various
indigenous
people: If the
indigenous
person does not
want to involve
others in this
project then they
will obstruct
project
progress.
High High External It is very much
necessary to
acknowledge the people
of aboriginal and Torres
Island so about the
project so that they does
not create any
obstruction within the
project.
Opportunit
y
Lack of cultural
unity
Medium High Internal It is very much
necessary to teach
about the importance of
cultural unity to the
people as well as staffs

of CQU university.
8 TOLERENCES (1 MARK)
Tolerance Specific Tolerance allowed
Tolerance specified for time 155 days
Tolerance specified for cost $98,680.00
9 LESSONS (2 MARKS)
Previous lessons learned Proposed action to address
(in current project)
Lesson 1
The first lesson involved an ‘off-the-shelf’
online training program which failed to
properly interface with the universities
learning system.
In order to resolve the issue that occur
within the university, it is quite important to
install proper information system which
must be connect to high internet speed
connection so that the training program will
be successfully interface within the
universities learning system
Lesson 2:
The second lesson involved the use of a
generic cross cultural training package
which failed to properly address the
nuances which exists between different
indigenous groups located in various
geographical areas.
In order to mitigate this issue, it is very
much important to invite people from
different geographical areas who have
different indigenous background culture for
discussing about the importance as well as
significance of indigenous culture and
tradition
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