This is an integrated assessment. Students are required to complete this project in order to pass this module. The purpose

of the assessment is to gauge competence in MS Project and its application across the project management syllabus.

An outline of a project is presented, for which you are required to develop a project proposal using the format provided to be

presented to the customer for consideration towards awarding the potential project work to you. DO NOT present a proposal

for a project of your choice. For this assessment you are not required to cite or reference any theory. However, you must

demonstrate the ability to apply the theory within the proposal for the purposes of procuring the project work. Marks are

awarded for correct representation per section in the proposal as well as for appropriately labelled extracts $($graphs$,$ tables,

charts$)$ from MS Project. Extracts must be placed immediately before the discussion in the relevant section of the proposal

and reference MUST be made to the extract in the discussion to get that section$$s full marks. $50\%$ of the total marks will be

allocated to the written proposal component and $50\%$ to the relevant extracts from MSP$.$ The main body of the report must

be no more than TWENTY $(20)$ pages.

Project: C S R Project: Primary School Renovation

Background

You have just completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management and are currently planning as part of your

company$$s Corporate Social Responsibility $($CSR$),$ to renovate a local primary school. All $5$ buildings on the school

premises are in need of a major painting. Develop a project proposal on the for the implementation of this CSR project. All

processes planned for should be finalised within $1$ month. You are required to submit a proposal in the report format

provided, outlining how all planning and preparation would be effected.

GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Tasks Team Rates You know

$$Define project scope $$ Team Leader: R$100/$day

$$ Building size per square

meter

$$Engage stakeholders $($internal and

external$)$

$$ Surface Preparation team

$($Scrapers and Sanders$)$: R$150/$day

$$ School colours

$$Outline tools, materials and

consumables required

$$ Painters: R$800/$day

$$ Commitment from teachers to

join project

$$Allocate responsibility to project team $$ Trimmers: R$100/$day $$ Paint supplier sponsoring

protective equipment

$$Compile resource schedule $$ Cleaners: R$80/$day

$$Plan activities NB: Assign resources as much as you

can to accomplish all your identified

$$ Monitor and Evaluate for quality tasks.

REQUIREMENTS

$$ All client information required is asked

$$ The report must be submitted in a PDF document

$$ The main body of the report must be no more than TEN $(10)$ pages

REPORT FORMAT

Use the following headers $($necessary for grading$).$ Annexures must be from MS Project to get that section$$s

points$/$marks$.$

$1\mathrm{.}1$ Introduction:

State the objective i$.$e$.$ why your help is needed. State the project goal, plus any constraints or

conditions. Breakdown the goal into several general services your Company will offer, and the value

that each service offers to the CSR Project.

$(10)$

$1\mathrm{.}2$ Assumed Resources:

List all resources that will be needed, including your staff. Discuss assumed resources, including

client information needed. Especially note external resources and requirements.

$(10)$

$1\mathrm{.}3$ Cost Estimates:

Present the specific tasks you will do as a Work Breakdown Structure $($WBS$),$ and give cost

estimates, with sub$-$totals at each level and total estimated cost. Briefly discuss the estimates, where

the costs mainly go$,$ and efforts made to save costs.

$(20)$

$1\mathrm{.}4$ Schedule and dependencies:

Discuss the project dependencies and list the tasks on the critical path. Discuss the critical path

tasks, and methods used to shorten the critical path.

$(20)$

$1\mathrm{.}5$ Milestones and Deliverables:

List and discuss the milestones and the deliverables for each. Be very specific about each

milestone, including the project finish milestone.

$(10)$

$1\mathrm{.}6$ Project Control and Risks:

$-$Discuss the general strategy that will be used to manage the project to completion.

$-$Project must have at least two phases. Discuss how they connect to each other, and the

milestones.

$-$Discuss why you took this strategy. Summarise TEN $(10)$ most important project risks, and how they

will be dealt with if they occur.

$(20)$

$1\mathrm{.}7$ Summary:

Briefly summarise, giving the overall project cost, the project benefits as bullet points, and the

general strategy. Give the client a list of meetings, with details like who, when and where and

estimated times, and desired deliverable.

$(10$