School of Business & Law ECU EDITH COWAN MAN5402 Project Scheduling and Control Assessment 1: Individual recorded Panopto presentation (20%) This is an individual assignment Value: 20% of the unit Format and . An infographic (1x A3 or 2x A4 pages) on developing a project deliverables: network (Microsoft Word document - No PDF permitted) . The infographic should be explained by you in an individual oral presentation lasting no more than 5 minutes and created in Panopto with the video uploaded to Canvas Assignment. . Microsoft Project file (.mpp) of the developed project The MS Word and MS Project files MUST be submitted alongside the Panopto video. Due date & time: Due by 2pm Monday 27 March 2023 (Perth time AWST UTC+8) How to submit: Electronically, via Canvas > Assessment folder > Assessments Overview The assignment is centred on creating project scheduling documents about a likely project plan to set up a new business venture. For the assignment, assume that you have been approached by someone who wants to start a new business, but they have no project management knowledge. They have a knowledge of how the business should be run, but it's the setting up they need help with. Your task is therefore to develop a set of project planning documents for this new business owner. The prospective owner will be looking for answers to questions like: what tasks need doing before I can start this business? . in what order should I do these things? . the owner should in turn give you an idea of how long before they want the new business to open NB: You are not actually setting up a business or applying for an ABN. This is a desk top planning exercise, and your role is to provide documents for the new owner, so they can step through your plan and establish this new business! MAN5402 Assignment 1, S1 2023 Page 1Instructions Choose a business from the list below. . Conduct online research to establish the likely activities and their sequence that would be required to get this project started. Hint - think about both the start-up project and the product or service that will be delivered once the business launches. Refer to the unit textbook for guidance about defining the scope, eliciting requirements, and defining your WBS. You can simulate obtaining this information - you do not need to go and interview anyone - you can base it on your online research. So, the scope of this assignment is limited to defining the project scope, eliciting requirements, defining a WBS, creating a project network, and developing an initial project schedule. Your project must have at least 30 activities/tasks. . It is not acceptable that all activities are sequenced one after another. The project network should look like a network not a series of activities. . This assignment does not expect you to develop a project budget. It is about the scheduling/timing of the project. You can find useful guidance here: https:/www.business.gov.au/planningew- businesses . In this assignment you have an opportunity to showcase your knowledge of project scheduling and control - the deliverables are there to guide you toward that goal. . NB: your project ends when the new business opens its doors, so it's not about running the business, it's about the planning that will lead them to successfully launch on day 1 . Assignment Deliverables 1. A detailed WBS for the planning required to launch the new business, created in MS Project. 2. A project network created from your WBS. 3. An initial project schedule based on the WBS and project network created in MS Project in which you are expected to; a. identify/estimate the duration of each activity, b. determine the duration of the project, c. determine the slack of all activities, d. determine the critical path. 4. An infographic explaining what you have done and the results of your research to ensure the new venture opens successfully, on time. Base this on your research and make it specific to the new business venture. Do not "cut-and paste" ideas from websites or the unit textbook. 5. Provide evidence to support any recommendations you make (tailor these to the new business, and link these to the specific type of project/industry you have chosen) 6. Create a summary video using Panopto - it should be no more than 5 minutes long. In this video, assume you are briefing the new potential business owner about the findings of your MAN5402 Assignment 1, $1 2023 Page 2work. Tell them what you have done, what you have discovered about the project's initial schedule, and what recommendations you are making about how to successfully complete it. Try and make the video professional, interesting and enjoyable. Business Ideas Choose any one of the business ideas below. Try to choose one that is realistic and understandable, and one that you can relate to. New Business List a. Mobile window tint After working for some years as an installer at a window-tinting business, this prospective business owner wants to branch out into their own window tinting business. Potential customers will have vehicles or homes that need window tinting to help prevent heat damage to their vehicle or building interiors. This person has a good idea of what's required, and the basic equipment they'll need to set up a mobile window-tinting business, such as a phone and a van to work from. So the prospective business owner has the experience, but they are not good at planning, and not sure what tasks will be needed to set up a business like this. That's where you come in. Work through the deliverables for this assignment so that you can present the new owner with a set of planning documents to launch this new venture, on budget and on time. b. Establishing a childcare centre Amy has recently completed her studies in childhood education and is planning to open a new childcare centre. Amy knows that this business is profitable, however at the same time, she bears too much responsibility. To gain experience, she will start with 8 children between 4-5 years old. She needs to rent a place with enough space to install entertainment and play equipment. c. Owning a Food Truck Given the limitations of indoor dining in many places, food trucks can be successful and profitable investments. Food trucks come in all shapes and sizes, serving up a wide range of snacks and cuisines. Mark is very passionate about food trucks and wants to buy a supersize truck measuring 5.0 m long x 2.1 m wide. Mark can equip his truck with a commercial fridge, freezer, gas burner, and a few more things to easily serve food to hungry people. After getting the required permissions, he will employ 4 people to work with him. d. Warehouse and Distribution Centre MAN5402 Assignment 1, $1 2023 Page 3In the past two years, the e-commerce industry has significantly grown because of COVID- 19. It seems that it will continue to grow in future. Peter, who has a degree in supply chain management, understands that one of the logistics issues is the problem of shipping and distribution. So, he decided to set up a warehouse to deliver electronic products to the customers. In this case, the suppliers will transport the products to Peter's warehouse, and he will manage the delivery to customers. e. Wedding Planner Everyone loves a wedding - it's a fun time of celebration and enjoyment. However not many people are skilled at setting up an event like that, but the prospective business owners in this case have organised a few weddings for friends of theirs and have received very good comments on these events. Now they'd like to see if they can make a business out of their experience. So, while they have experience at running weddings so that everything goes smoothly, they are not so sure about what tasks will be needed to set up a business like this. That's where you come in. Work through the deliverables for this assignment so that you can present the prospective business owners with a set of planning documents to launch this new venture, on budget and on time Note - You must only use one from the above list. You cannot nominate your own business. Hints and Tips for Assessment 1 . The APA 7th referencing style should be used in Assessment 1. . Your face should be visible throughout your presentation because you are presenting to the Project Board. It is good practice to present your findings for Assessment 1 by speaking naturally and not reading from a script. Your presentation can include some excerpts of the infographic to help the audience better understand what you are explaining. Try and make your presentation style engaging, consider dressing professionally and avoid using a monotone voice. Remember, your goal is to demonstrate to the client how professional and knowledgeable you are. You do not have to record directly into Panopto. It is quite easy to record and edit a video outside Panopto and then save it as an MP4 and then upload that MP4 into Panopto. There are detailed instructions for how to do this on the ECU student Panopto help pages on ECU's website. Good sound is very important for a video. Consider using a headset or record your video in a quiet room. MAN5402 Assignment 1, $1 2023 Page 4