our team has recently been appointed as Project Manager by ACS for the delivery of the ACS National conference. As Project Manager you are required to prepare a PMP for the successful delivery of the project and secure client approval before implementation. This PMP is your first significant project 'deliverable' and should communicate your intentions for an effective planning and control framework to guide the successful delivery of this project.

It is expected that the Project Manager will submit and present the PMP to the client. Following client feedback the Project Manager shall make appropriate changes and resubmit the final PMP for client approval and implementation. The objective of a successful PMP is that it clearly sets out a plan for 'management' of the project and can be clearly communicated to the project team, the client and relevant project stakeholders. Marks will be discounted for padding or excessive detail as this would reduce the Project Manager's ability to get buy in and ownership of the PMP by the project team. It will be expected that the Project Manager will use their experience to make informed reasonable assumptions around likely project circumstances in preparing the PMP. Any assumptions made should be articulated to the client through the draft version of the PMP and feedback sought to ensure the final version clearly captures the Principals Project Requirements, which are then linked to the proposed methodology and governance framework.

Below is an extract from the original project brief to remind you of the importance of this exercise in terms of ensuring seamless planning and delivery: The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is a professional association that represents the interests of I T Project Management as a profession across all sectors and disciplines. Its focus is on maintaining the professional reputation of Project Management as a philosophy, provides useful information to its members, runs various training courses and upholds industry recognised accreditation standards. Following the success of recent regional conferences, the board of directors has decided to hold an ACS National conference in October/November 2022. ACS does not have the in- house capacity to coordinate such an event. As the governing body for Project Management, ACS acknowledges that this event needs to be meticulously planned and delivered to the highest standard possible. What is the project's Background? What is the project's Objectives? What are the project's Success Criteria and how will the Achievement of the success criteria be Measured? What is the Scope of the project?