PRJ5003 Project Constraint Management Trimester 1, Assignment Help

Assessment Overview 

Assessment Task 

Type 

Weight 

Length 

Due 

ULOs 

Assessed

Assessment 1: In Class Engagement  Activities 

Test W3  

In Class Activity W4 

Test W5 

Test W6 

In Class Activity W7 

In Class Activity W8 

Test W9 

Test W10

Individual 

Invigilated

40% 

30-45mins (equiv. 

4000 

words)

Week 3  to  

Week  

10

ULO1

Assessment 2: Report- Project 

Management Plan (Scope, Schedule, and Cost) 

This assessment requires students to work in groups and analyse a real-life project of their choice to develop and  write a report on scope, schedule, and cost plan for this project.

Group 

30% 

4000 

words

Week 9 

ULO2 

ULO3 

ULO4

Assessment 3: Presentation of project plan and status to a sponsor for a project case  

This assessment requires students to  work individually on the chosen  project case status, prepare PP slides  that include information about the  project case plan and status and  present (orally) their project case  along with the submission of  

supporting documents.

Individual 

Invigilated

30% 

Supporting documents (1000 

word) 

15 mins 

(equiv. 

1000 

words)

Week 

11/ 

12

ULO1 

ULO2 

ULO3

 

Assessment 1: In Class Engagement Activities. 

 

Due date: 

Week 3 to Week 10

Group/individual: 

Individual

Word count/Time provided: 

30-45 mins (equiv. 4000 words)

Weighting: 

40%

Unit Learning Outcomes: 

ULO-1

 

Assessment 1 Detail 

This assessment requires students to actively involved and contribute to teaching and  learning activities designed for the unit. The students need to carry out the in-class activities  including watching the mini videos, study the lectures slides and the chapters associated for  the weekly lectures.  

This assessment also contains individual tests to evaluate the students’ understanding of the  key concepts of the topics explained from week 1 to week 10. 

a) In class activities: Completion and submission of the assigned in class activities. 

b) Tests: Students are required to answer variety of questions such as multiple-choice  questions, short answer questions and practical questions.

Assessment Task 

Type 

Points 

Length 

Due

Test W3

Individual /Invigilated 

30-45mins 

Week 3

In Class Activity W4 

Gantt chart for the  

project case 

Individual /Invigilated 

30-45mins 

Week 4

Test W5

Individual /Invigilated 

30-45mins 

Week 5

Test W6 

Individual /Invigilated 

30-45mins 

Week 6

In Class Activity W7 

CPM analysis, resource constrained schedule

Individual /Invigilated 

30-45mins 

Week 7

In Class Activity W8  

Baseline Budget 

Practice Questions

Individual /Invigilated 

30-45mins 

Week 8

Test W9

Individual /Invigilated 

30-45mins 

Week 9

Test W10

Individual /Invigilated 

30-45mins 

Week 10


Assessment 1 Marking Criteria and Rubric 

The assessment will be marked out of 40 and will be weighted 40% of the total unit mark. No Marking Criteria and Rubric will be used for this assessment task. 

Marking Information: 

a) In class activities: The marks are evaluated after the completion of each activity. The successful  completion of each activity warrants the assigned point in the above table. 

b) Tests: The test marks are depended upon the total number of questions and type of questions for  each test. Canvas online system and/or assessors will grade each test and the points will be  assigned according to the above table.  

For example, If Test W5 contains 10 questions and 10 marks are allocated for each question, then students who answer all questions correctly (100%) will obtain 8 points. 

The obtained points for in class activities and tests will be aggregated at the end of the teaching period  to calculate the final total mark for Assessment 1. 

Assessment 2: Report- Project Management Plan (Scope, Schedule, and Cost) 

Due date: 

Week 9

Group/individual: 

Group (Max. 3 students)

Word count/Time provided: 

4000 words

Weighting: 

30%

Unit Learning Outcomes: 

ULO2, ULO3, ULO4

 

Assessment 2 Detail 

This assessment is designed to assess students’ technical skills in planning and communicating a  project plan effectively. Students are required to form a group (max. 3 students), select a project  case (either from the provided links to the real-life projects or a project case of their group’s choice).  The selected project (either ongoing or already completed) is to be assumed by your group to be in  final stage of Initiation, with either a signed off Project charter or in the stage of getting the approval  of the Project charter. Students’ are required to create the scope management plan, schedule  management plan and cost management plan for their project. This report should include an  introduction to the project case, a stakeholders’ register, and a brief project charter.  

The Scope management needs to include project justification, in-scope and out-of-scope,  constraints, Limits, assumptions, technical requirements and statement of work (SOW). WBS  structure (minimum of three levels), WBS dictionary, work packages, scope verification and  validation methods, scope change control, and designing the change control boards (CCB) and roles and responsibilities. 

Working with their group, students will write a schedule management plan that includes processes,  tools and techniques to be used and documents to be developed as per your client’s requirements,  define activities (activity list, proper activity logic, activities identification), milestones list, activities  sequence, relationships, project network and critical path(s) using MOST likely estimates of activity  duration, roles and responsibilities in scheduling, and monitoring and controlling schedule (EVA  relevant to project schedule). Provide a description of the methods and tools. The PERT section to  be included and should demonstrate how the process from most likely, optimistic, and pessimistic  duration to project probabilities have been implemented. You need to indicate most likely,  optimistic, and pessimistic durations for each activity and calculate the activity expected times for  all activities. Refer Marking rubric for detailed requirements including calculation of Project  expected time (TE) using activity expected times and CPM along with calculation of activity standard  deviations. 

Using your project planning and scheduling skills and utilising the provided excel templates, you are required to develop a schedule plan and develop schedule baseline using the activity expected time  (tE). 

Students are also require to develop and write project cost management plan that includes: plan cost management (identify processes, tools and techniques to be used and project documents to be developed as per your client’s requirements), define cost elements (labour, material, variable cost), identify types of cost (direct, indirect, fixed, variable), determine the estimating method (s): (top- down, bottom-up), use estimating techniques (analogous, parametric, three-point method) to estimate  budget (creation) and establish time-phased budget, provide a discussion on monitoring and controlling  cost (EVA relevant to project cost including forecasting and variances), and establish a cost baseline. 

For successful completion of this assessment, students will meet with their group regularly (at least  once a week). Students will also be assigned to group Wiki page which will be their platform to  collaborate with their group. The prescribed textbook and PMBOK are the main reference along  with the recommended reading material. Groups expected to discuss their work with lecturer and  to seek support. 

Following resources may assist student in selecting a real-life project but the students could select any  other real life case study project suiting their preference as a group

Assessments 2 Conditions of Using AI  

Please refer to conditions of using AI in your assessment provided in the Academic Integrity Module in  the page titled Generative AI: Guidelines for Students. 

Assessments 2 Marking Criteria and Rubric 

The assessment will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 30% of the total unit mark. The marking criteria and rubric are shown on the following page.

Assessment 2 Marking Criteria and Rubric

Marking Criteria 

Not Satisfactory 

(0-49% of the criterion mark)

Satisfactory 

(50-64% of the criterion mark)

Good 

(65-74% of the criterion mark)

Very Good 

(75-84% of the criterion mark)

Excellent 

(85-100% of the criterion mark)

Written communication 

skills (10 marks) 

Organisation; grammar; 

spelling; clarity of 

expression; formatting; use of charts and graphs  

showing academic writing  skills

Lacks evidence of  

academic writing skills 

relevant to 

communicate(in  

writing) an academic  

assignment

Evidence of basic  

academic writing skills 

relevant to communicate (in writing) an academic  assignment

Has given a factual and/or conceptual academic  

writing skills relevant to 

communicate(in writing)  an academic assignment

Has good academic  

writing skills relevant to 

communicate(in writing) an academic assignment

Has excellent academic  

writing skills relevant to 

communicate(in writing)  an academic assignment

Introduction (15 marks) 

Background of the project with project justification,  Constraints and Objectives.  Brief Project Charter required

Lacks evidence of basic  knowledge to introduce the  project and create draft  Project Charter. Lacks  

inadequate details on  

project justification, In scope and out-of-scope,  project objectives, main  deliverables, key  

stakeholders, key  

milestones, high level risks  and budget. Overall lack of evidence of knowledge in  writing a brief Project 

Charter.

Evidence of basic knowledge to introduce the project and  create draft Project Charter.  Inadequate and not well  

elaborated details on  

project justification, In 

scope and out-of-scope,  project objectives, main  deliverables, key  

stakeholders, key  

milestones, high level risks  and budget found. Overall,  some evidence of 

knowledge in writing a brief  Project Charter.

Evidence of factual and/or conceptual knowledge base to introduce the project and create draft Project  Charter. Adequate but not  well elaborated details on  project justification, In 

scope and out-of-scope,  project objectives, main  deliverables, key  

stakeholders, key  

milestones, high level risks  and budget found. Overall,  some evidence of 

knowledge in writing a brief  Project Charter.

Reasonable knowledge  

shown in the project  

background and draft  

Project Charter. Adequate  and well elaborated details  found in the draft Project  Charter in most sections.

Has excellent skills in writing an introduction to the  

project and seen in the  

detailed and adequate draft  Project Charter. Adequate  and well elaborated details  in all sections of the draft  Project Charter.

Marking Criteria 

Not Satisfactory 

(0-49% of the criterion mark)

Satisfactory 

(50-64% of the criterion mark)

Good 

(65-74% of the criterion mark)

Very Good 

(75-84% of the criterion mark)

Excellent 

(85-100% of the criterion mark)

Scope Management Plan (25 marks) 

Identify processes, tools, and  techniques to be used and  documents to be developed for managing scope as per  Project’s requirements. 

Define Roles and  

Responsibilities for managing  scope including methods of  requirements elicitation and acceptance from  

stakeholders. 

Detailed plan including: 

Project Scope Statement  Limits and Assumptions WBS structure (minimum of three levels) 

Work packages 

WBS dictionary  

(minimum 3 detailed) 

Graphical and outline 

format of WBS 

Control (cost) accounts 

Scope Validation and  

control 

Scope change control 

Change control boards 

(CCB) and roles and 

responsibilities

Lacks evidence of 

knowledge to define the  Scope management  

plan

Evidence of basic knowledge and skills of defining the  Scope Management Plan

Has given a factual and/or conceptual knowledge and skills base of defining the  Scope Management Plan

Reasonable knowledge and skills of defining the Scope  Management Plan 

Has excellent skills in 

defining the Scope  

Management Plan

Marking Criteria 

Not  

Satisfactory 

(0-49% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Satisfactory 

(50-64% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Good 

(65-74% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Very Good 

(75-84% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Excellent 

(85-100% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Schedule Management Plan (35 marks) Identify processes, tools, and techniques  to be used and documents to be 

developed as per your Project’s 

requirements.  

Define roles and responsibilities in schedule management. 

Detailed plan including how activity duration are estimated (basics of  

estimation, durations, resources) and: Activities (activity list with adequate  activity identification and duration  based on the work packages defined)  Activities Sequence Relationships  (F_S, S_S, S_F, F_F) 

Lags and leads 

Milestone list 

Also include Schedule baseline  

details: 

Project network 

Gantt Chart  

Critical path(s) using MOST likely  estimates with forward pass and  

backward calculations to show ES, EF,  LS and LF of activities 

Describe how monitoring and 

controlling of the Schedule shall be  done (EVA relevant to project schedule) 

Lacks evidence of 

knowledge to define the  Schedule Management plan 

Evidence of basic  

knowledgeand skills of  defining the Schedule  Management Plan

Has given a factual and/or conceptual knowledge and skills base of defining the  

Schedule Management  Plan

Reasonable knowledge and skills of defining the  

Schedule Management  

Plan 

Has excellent skills in defining  the Schedule Management  Plan

Marking Criteria 

Not  

Satisfactory 

(0-49% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Satisfactory 

(50-64% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Good 

(65-74% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Very Good 

(75-84% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Excellent 

(85-100% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Schedule Management Plan (35 marks) … continued 

PERT 

Indicate most likely, optimistic and  pessimistic durations for each activity  and calculate the activity expected times  for all activities. You need to  

demonstrate these steps: • 

Optimistic and pessimistic durations  • Calculation of the activity expected  times for all activities 

Calculation of Project expected  time (TE) using activity expected  times and CPM • Calculation of  activity standard deviations 

Calculation of activity variances  Calculation of project variance and  standard deviation and answerthe  following questions: 

Project duration by 85%  

confidence  

Project duration by 99% 

confidence 

The probability of finishing the project 5% earlier than the original  CPM duration 

The probability of finishing the  project 10% earlier than the original  CPM duration

The document includes  none of the outlined  information in this  

criterion

The document includes  few of the outlined  

information in this  

criterion

The document includes some of the outlined information  in this criterion

The document includes most  the outlined information in this criterion

The document includes all the  outlined information in this  criterion

Marking Criteria 

Not  

Satisfactory 

(0-49% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Satisfactory 

(50-64% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Good 

(65-74% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Very Good 

(75-84% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Excellent 

(85-100% of the  

criterion 

mark)

Cost Management Plan (15 marks) Identify processes, tools, and  

techniques to be used and documents  to be developed as per your Project’s requirements.  

Define roles and responsibilities in cost management. 

Mention estimating method (s): top down, bottom-up Estimating  

techniques (analogous, parametric, three-point method) 

List Cost elements (labour, material,  variable cost) Types of cost (direct, indirect, fixed, variable) and define  

activity and work package wise cost  estimates. 

Include contingency reserves in the  estimates 

Represent estimates in a time 

phased manner to represent it as the  cost baseline. 

Describe how monitoring and 

controlling of the Costs shall be done  (EVA relevant to project cost including forecasting and variances)

Lacks evidence of 

knowledge to define  the Cost  

Management Plan 

Evidence of basic  

knowledgeand skills of  defining the Cost  

Management Plan

Has given a factual and/or conceptual knowledge and skills base of defining the  Cost Management Plan

Reasonable knowledge and skills of defining the Cost  Management Plan 

Has excellent skills in 

defining the Cost  

Management Plan

 

Assessment 3: Presentation of project plan and status to a sponsor for a project case 

Due date: 

Submission of supporting documents and the PP slides in Week 11, presentations in Week 12

Group/individual: 

Individual

Word count/Time provided: 

Supporting documents (1000 word) 

15 mins (equiv. 1000 words)

Weighting: 

40%

Unit Learning Outcomes: 

ULO1, ULO2, ULO3

Assessment 3 Detail 

This assessment is designed to assess technical skills in communicating project status effectively to  different stakeholders. Students are expected to work individually on a small new case project  under $1million and to come up with some creative and innovative ideas. Students are expected  to provide a unique project scenario.  

Students are required to prepare supporting documents, power point presentation slides that  includes adequate information about the project case and present their report (verbal  presentation) regarding the project status.  

While the main marked assessment requires power point slides and verbal presentation, students  should demonstrate a clear understanding, and high-level project management skills. Students  need to submit supporting documents and presentation file prior to the submission date in  Assessment 3 Canvas submission space. Details of the supporting documents are as follows: Project Scope Statement  

WBS structure (minimum of three levels) 

Work packages 

WBS dictionary (minimum 3 detailed) 

Graphical and outline format of WBS 

Control (cost) accounts 

Scope Validation and control 

Scope change control 

Project network  

Gantt Chart  

Critical path(s) 

Estimated Activity Costs 

PERT analysis 

The probability of finishing the project 10% earlier than the original CPM duration Time- phased budget  

Development of an Earned Value Cost/Schedule System  

o Earned Value Analysis (EVA) 

o Forecasting (ETC, EAC) 

o CV, SV, CPI, SPI, BAC 

The date of presentation shall be conveyed to the students in Week 10, and it is mandatory that  the students are available during their designated presentation time slots. 

Assessments 3 Conditions of Using AI  

Please refer to conditions of using AI in your assessment provided in the Academic Integrity Module in  the page titled Generative AI: Guidelines for Students.

Assessments 3 Marking Criteria and Rubric 

The assessment will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 40% of the total unit mark. The marking criteria and rubric are shown on the following page. 

Assessment 3 Marking Criteria and Rubric

Marking Criteria 

Not Satisfactory 

(0-49% of the criterion 

mark)

Satisfactory 

(50-64% of the criterion mark)

Good 

(65-74% of the criterion mark)

Very Good 

(75-84% of the criterion mark)

Excellent 

(85-100% of the criterion mark)

Submission of supporting  documents (30 marks)

No or little submission of the relevant supporting  

documents.

Submit some of the  

supporting documents or  incomplete supporting  

documents

Submit almost all supporting  documents but some  

documents are missing

Submit all supporting  

documents but some  

components within the  

documents are missing

Complete submission of the  supporting documents which are excellent and covers all the requirements

Visual Appeal 

Presentation slides, clarity,  grammar, spelling and  

engaging. (10 marks)

Lack of evidence of written  presentation skills (no visual  appeal). The slides were  difficult to read and too much information had been copied onto them. There are many errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Evidence of basic skills of  communicating (writing) in  project environment. Minimal effort made to make slides appealing

Has given a factual and/or  conceptual skill base in  

communication (writing) in  project environment There are some errors in spelling, 

grammar, and punctuation. In some slides, too much 

information on two or more slides. Good visual appeal. .

Has very good skills in  

communicating (writing) a  project report There are few errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Very good  visual appeal.

Has excellent skills in  

communicating (writing) in  project environment There are no errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Information is clear and 

concise on each slide.  

Excellent visually appeal that is engaging.

Comprehension General knowledge of the project case (20 marks)

Lack of evidence of  

comprehensive knowledge in the topic. Majority of 

information irrelevant to the selected project case 

.

Evidence of basic knowledge  in the topic. Basic information about the project background and lack of evidence of  

comprehensive knowledge in the project status report  components

Has given a factual and/or  conceptual knowledge to the case project,

Reasonable knowledge of  background of case project  and very good level of  

awareness of project status  report.

Extensive comprehension  knowledge of topic. showed complete understanding of the project case and project status report

Marking Criteria 

Not Satisfactory 

(0-49% of the criterion 

mark)

Satisfactory 

(50-64% of the criterion mark)

Good 

(65-74% of the criterion mark)

Very Good 

(75-84% of the criterion mark)

Excellent 

(85-100% of the criterion mark)

Content 

Knowledge and skills of  

developing project status  report (scope, schedule, cost,  EVA) 

(30 marks)

In adequate skills of  

developing project status  report (scope, schedule, cost,  EVA). Did not complete the tasks as instructed

Evidence of basic knowledge and skills of developing 

project status report (scope,  schedule, cost, EVA). 

Presented and completed few tasks but missed many 

components of the  

instructions

Has given a factual and/or conceptual knowledge and skills base in developing project status report 

(scope, schedule, cost,  

EVA). 

Attempted all tasks as  

instructed but some 

components weremissing

Reasonable knowledge and skills of developing project status report (scope,  

schedule, cost, EVA). 

Some minor items are missing from the tasks performed as  per instructions

Has excellent skills in 

developing project status report (scope, schedule,  cost, EVA). 

The presentation was a 

concise summary of the 

selected project. All tasks attempted. Comprehensive and complete coverage of information.

Presentation 

Skills 

Oral communication skills in project environment 

(10 marks)

Lack of evidence of minimal communication skills such as body language and eye 

contact. Minimal eye 

contact and focusing on 

small part of audience. 

The presenter did not get the audience engaged.

Evidence of basic 

communication skills. 

Minimal body language 

was used by the 

presenters. 

Minimal evidence of 

engaging the audience.

Evidence of good oral 

communication skills. 

Some members spoke to majority of audience, steady eye contact. 

The audience was engaged by the presentation.

Spoke to majority of  

audience; very good body  language, suitable volume  speaking level, regular eye  contact. The audience was engagedby the  

presentation.

Has excellent skills in oral communication. Excellent body language, speaking volume & regular eye 

contact. 

The audience was engaged, and presenters held the 

audience’s attention.