TECH2200 IT Project Management Assignment Help

Assessment 1 Information

Subject Code:	TECH2200
Subject Name:	IT Project Management
Assessment Title:	Project Business Case and SWOT Analysis
Assessment Type:	Case study
Word Count:	1000 Words (+/-10%)
Weighting:	20 %
Total Marks:	20
Submission:	Via My KBS
Due Date:	Week 5

Your Task

Your first assessment in this subject requires you to study a case in the assessment instruction and create a project business case which includes key elements (such as problem statement, project benefits, and stakeholders) and SWOT Analysis for recommendations to support your project getting approved.

Assessment Description

A business case is a project management document that explains and justifies the reasoning for initiating a project. It is often presented in a well-structured written document to the key business stakeholders such as project sponsor(s) to get approval and funding. A thorough understanding of how to write a business case must be demonstrated in this assessment. A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool used to assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of your project. Developing a SWOT analysis can help you look at your project from different directions. It can also help you to come up with recommendations to support the project.

The learning outcomes you will demonstrate in performing this assessment includes:

LO1:	Interpret the IT objectives and project expectations of a business stakeholder.
LO2:	Predict risks and problems associated with the effectiveness and timeliness of IT projects.
LO3:	Recommend pre-emptive solutions and mitigation strategies for the risks and problems that emerge in IT projects.

Assessment Instructions

The Case

Go Native Pty. Ltd. is based in Melbourne, Victoria. The business was established in 2015 to cater for the demand for Australian native food products. The company manufactures and retails a range of certified, organic, Australian native foods.

Currently, the business is selling its products through several small supermarkets and health food stores throughout Australia. The company also has a basic website that includes only four pages:

home, about us, products and contact details. The company launched this simple website just after opening, but there has been very little traffic to the site except during Christmas and Mother’s Day. This is because of poor design, a limited shopping cart and no call to action or active social media networks.

The company’s overall business objectives for the next three years are to increase sales, create brand awareness and develop a broader product range. The company’s target market are customers aged between 35 and 60 years old, who are looking for Australian organic gourmet foods.

As a contracted IT Project Manager (Subject Matter Expert in IT solutions for business problems), you have been asked by the Operations Manager to propose an IT solution, which will be a critical part of the company’s strategy. You will be managing the project and reporting to the project sponsors (CEO and Operations Manager) and informing project team members of the project’s progress after the business case is approved.

Based on the above case, you are required to create a business case to cover the following:

1. Problem Statement

a) Describe the problem that your project will overcome, and

b) The opportunity that your project will take advantage of

2. Project Summary

a) Discuss what this project hopes to achieve.

• Project benefits (at least 3)

• Proposed IT solution

• Brief cost, resources, and schedule

• A 2-levels WBS.

3. SWOT Analysis

a) Create a SWOT Analysis Matrix for your proposed project to cover:

• Strengths

• Weaknesses

• Opportunities

• Threats

b) Provide at least 3 recommendations based on the SWOT Analysis

4. Stakeholders

a) Identify key at least 5 project stakeholders and their roles

Submission Instructions

• Name your document “Assessment 1_[Student ID]”

• Save it as a Word or PDF document format

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Assessment Marking Guide

Criteria

F (Fail)

0 – 49%

P (Pass)

50 – 64%

C (Credit)

65 – 74%

D (Distinction)

75 – 84%

HD (High Distinction) 85 – 100%

Mark

Problem

Statement

Business problem is vaguely defined based on the provided case. Problem statement

described with limited evidence.

Business problem is reasonably well defined based on the

provided case. Problem

the statement is reasonably well described with some evidence.

A clear business problem is defined based on the

provided case. Problem

statement is described

backed up with enough

evidence

A well-defined business

problem provided with

structured and well

researched problem

statement with scholarly

evidence.

A comprehensive business problem provided with

expertly created problem

statement with multiple

scholarly evidence.

Project

Summary

Poor or no project summary. Poor or no analysis and justification of proposed IT solutions. Provide less than 3 benefits. Project cost, resources, schedule and WBS are not clearly described

Reasonably well project

summary. Some analysis and justification of proposed IT solutions but not backed up with evidence. Provide 3 benefits. Project cost, resources,

schedule and 2 levels WBS are ok described

Good project summary. Good analysis and justification of proposed IT solutions but not backed up with enough

evidence. Provide 3 benefits. Project cost, resources,

schedule and 2 levels WBS are well described

Very good project summary. Very good analysis and

justification of proposed IT solutions backed up with some evidence by linking the case. Provide 3 benefits. Project cost, resources,

schedule and 2 levels WBS are well described

Excellent project summary. Comprehensive analysis and justification of proposed IT solutions backed up with strong evidence by linking the case. Provide more than 3 benefits. Project cost,

resources, schedule and 2 levels WBS are extremely well described

SWOT Analysis

Your SWOT analysis is limited and provides minimum context and justification with limited

references.

You presented a developing SWOT analysis by identifying the context and supporting your justification with some scholarly references.

You presented an adequate SWOT analysis by identifying the context and supporting your justification with some scholarly references.

You presented an excellent SWOT analysis by thoroughly identifying the context and supporting your justification with scholarly references.

You presented a

comprehensive SWOT

analysis by thoroughly

identifying the context and supporting your justification with scholarly references.

Stakeholders

You identified some stakeholders, but their roles are

underdeveloped.

You described some

stakeholders with partially

developed roles in the project context.

You described most

stakeholders with developed roles in the project context.

You provided analysis of all stakeholders with developed roles in the project context

You provided comprehensive analysis of all stakeholders with developed roles in the project context

Referencing and formatting

Your writing is often disjointed but demonstrates some structure, thought and consideration for the intended audience, providing only a few in-text citations and a

reference list, citing sources, including Gen AI-generated

content, used for the assessment.

Your writing is fluent but not always connected,

demonstrating an adequate structure, thought and

consideration for the intended audience, providing many in text citations and a reference

list, citing sources including Gen AI-generated content, used for the assessment.

Your writing is fluent,

demonstrating sufficient

structure, thought and

consideration for the intended audience, providing many in text citations and a reference

list, citing sources, including Gen AI-generated content, used for the assessment.

Your writing is fluent,