Project management:
- What is project management and what does it involve?
- The key stages of project management. Project Charter etc
Initiation of the project and project planning phase:
- Scoping a project − defining objectives, scope, purpose and deliverables to be produced.
- Steps and documentation required in the initiation phase.
- Developing the project plan, including planning for timescales and time management, cost, quality, change, risk and issues.
- The work breakdown structure.
- Use of Bar and Gantt Charts for effective planning.
LO1 Establish project aims, objectives and time frames based on the chosen theme
- P1 Devise project aims and objectives for a chosen scenario.
- P2 Produce a project management plan that covers, aim and deliverables, time, quality, communication, risk and resources.
- P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt Chart to provide time frames and stages for completion.
- M1 Produce a comprehensive project management plan, milestone schedule and project schedule for monitoring and completing the aims and objectives of the project.
LO1 and LO2
- D1 Critically evaluate the project management process and methods applied for gathering information and data collection
