Project Management

This document provides an overview of project management, focusing on defining the project scope, identifying issues and project parameters, understanding reporting requirements, and researching stakeholders. It also discusses accessing information from scope resources and developing a project plan.

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Project management
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Table of Contents
Task 1: Define the project................................................................................................................2
1.1 Project scope..........................................................................................................................2
1.2 Issues related to the project and the project parameters........................................................2
1.3 Limits of the area of responsibility and various reporting requirements...............................3
1.4 Relationship to other projects................................................................................................4
1.5 Researching all the stakeholders who are involved in the project.........................................4
1.6 Accessing information from scope resources........................................................................5
Task 2: Development of the project plan.........................................................................................5
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................6

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Task 1: Define the project
1.1 Project scope
The scope of the project for developing employment pathways for Sudanese community
in Western Australia are generally listed below:
 Development of employment pathway for Sudanese community in Western Australia.
 Development of proper financial literacy course
 Developing apprenticeship as well as proper vocational program
 Removing proper cultural misunderstanding about the workplace
1.2 Issues related to the project and the project parameters
The issues that are related with the project are generally elaborated below:
Schedule slippage: If the project schedule is not tracked properly then the chances of
project schedule is quite high which further can cause delay within the project.
Insufficient budget: If the budget of the project is not properly managed then the
chances of budget shortfall within the project is quite high.
Insufficient training: It is found that due to insufficient training, the team members who
are involved within the project work are unable to finish the project within the expected budget
and time.

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1.3 Limits of the area of responsibility and various reporting requirements
The limits of area of responsibility are generally reflected below:
Specification limits: The project managers are unable to specify the needs as well as
requirements of the project accurately all the time. The specifications are done as per the
assumption of the project manager.
Control limits: The disagreement among the project team can create impact on the
control of the project which is not always possible for the project manager that they will avoid
the disagreements between team.
The different types of reporting requirements which are generally required for the entire
work of the project are generally elaborated below:
Project plan: It is one of the essential document that is needed by the project manager in
order to keep the entire project on track.
Business case: The business case is one of the document that helps in reflecting proper
way for proving the reason behind undertaking the project effectively.
Scope management plan: Scope management plan is one of the document that is mainly
produced based on all the requirements documentation plus the project charter so that the entire
project can be effectively completed.

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1.4 Relationship to other projects
No, the project does not have any relationship with the other project that are currently
being developed within the project area.
1.5 Researching all the stakeholders who are involved in the project
The stakeholders who are mainly associated with the development of employment
pathway for Sudanese community in Western Australia are generally reflected below:
 Project manager
 Project planner
 Financial manager
 HR manager
 HR department
 Coordinator
 Operational manager
 Education department
 Health and safety department
 Trainer
 Organizer
 Risk management team

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1.6 Accessing information from scope resources
The information that are accessed from the scope resources in order to undertake the entire
project are generally elaborated below:
 The entire project must be completed within the time-period that is around 595 days
 The work of the project must be completed within the budget that is around $622,760.
Task 2: Development of the project plan
Done in the project scope template.

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