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Project Management in IT

   

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Team work and reflectionValue:20%Due date:07-Oct-2016Return date:31-Oct-2016Submission method optionsAlternative submission methodTaskPart One:Project Name / Team / DescriptionWorking as a team you are to• Agree on a suitable team name, list all team members and provide their contact details in a professional looking document.• Provide an overview of the project on which you are working.• Complete a project description. This should be written clearly and concisely so that anyone unfamiliar with the project can fully understand the objectives.Team CharterAfter your team agrees on a team name and identified all of the contact details of your team members, address the following points and present them in a professional looking document:Skills and Knowledge Inventory – List the specific knowledge and / or skills that each team member can contribute to the project. This could be technical knowledge, communication or leadership skills.Roles and Responsibilities – Define roles and responsibilities for each team member. This can be defined for entire project or can be shared or even rotated.Team CommunicationsoMeeting Times & Location – Agree on mutually convenient times and location to convene to work on the case assignments.oDefine how the team will communicate with each other and share information. Also specify how meetings will be documented and where subsequent resources will be stored for ease of access.Team Rules & ExpectationsoDiscuss your previous experiences of working in teams, both positive and negative. What is the overall team goal?oTeam Values – Discuss as a team what values are important. Develop a statement oritemised list that summarises these values.oCode of Ethics – Based on your team values, create a statement that summarises a code of ethics to guide your team's ethical behaviour.oRules and Expectations – Build a set of rules and expectation that all members of the team shall abide by. Consider team decisions, conflict, absence from meetings, and an individual’s lack of contribution for example.Signatures – Get each member of the team to sign the team charter. This will indicate an understanding and agreement to the rules and expectations as specified in the points above.Part Two:Learning CyclesLearning cycles give structure to your team meetings and accountability for when you and your team work outside of the meeting scheduleFirstly, prior to your next meeting, assign roles to the team. There should only be two central roles – the organiser and the scribe:• Organiser – organises the meeting by writing down the team’s ideas and then distributes them to theteam for feedback.
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• Scribe – documents the ideas and action points going forward.Note: Roles should be rotated for each meeting and assigned so that everyone on the team has equalresponsibility.Using peer learning and reflections, document your understanding of the project at this point in time ina table format.Note:it is likely at this early stage of the project that you will write down very few facts. You will have a few more assumptions and probably a larger list of questions to be answered. Seek answers to yourquestions, however do not update this table later in the project.Part Three:Communication PlanAs a team, brainstorm and identify all stakeholders to the project. Then individually, develop an appropriate communication plan.Part Four: 550 wordsResearching for the closure checklist and project evaluationa. To prepare for this task, you will be required to provide an annotated bibliography.Write an Annotated Bibliography for three (3) relevant texts or readings around project evaluation. TheAnnotated Bibliography is a critical examination of the most relevant, recent and scholarly research onthe topic area that is not just a summary of the articles you have read.You will submit this as an appendix to your project evaluation documentation.Ensure that the AB submitted by you is your own work and has not been submitted elsewhere and comply with the University's requirements for academic integrity.Use the following resource to guide you around the research tools:http://student.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/186444/annotate1.pdfhttp://libguides.csu.edu.au/itcb. Develop a closure checklist that the project team will use to ensure that the project has been closedproperly.c. Develop a project evaluation –outline and discuss how your project’s MOV will be evaluated.Part Five: 500 wordsReflectionWrite a brief reflection of no more than 500 words of your team work experience in this subject. To guide your reflection you should address the following questions:How did your experience compare to your understanding of the leadership qualities required to successfully lead a project?Based on your experience, what are necessary techniques, skills, methods and ICT project manager requires in the IT profession?
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