PRO100 Information Systems Project Management

In the first two Modules of PRO100, you learnt some of the core concepts in project management
including the definition of a project, and how a project is different from repetitive and routine work
as well as the environment in which a project operates, and how to select a project. You were also
introduced to the processes in the initiating process group, and how to identify and categorise
stakeholders and manage stakeholder engagement.
In this assessment, you will demonstrate your understanding of:
• the concept of a project;
• the role of a project charter;
• the concept of a stakeholder;
as well as your ability to
• identify a project and the objective of a project;
• develop a project charter;
• and perform a stakeholder analysis and develop a stakeholder register

Instructions:
1. Please read the PRO100_Real-World-Scenario-Project.
2. Complete the following assessment tasks:
Task 1.
Develop a business case for this project in a Microsoft Word document using no more than 400
words. The business case should include a cost and benefit analysis using the NPV model over the
next 10 years. Use 2% as the discounting factor. Apart from financial criteria, are there any other
non-financial criteria to consider?
Please note that you are required to make reasonable assumptions about this project to develop a
business case for it, for example, the initial investment of this project, the operating cost of the
system, the cost the University would be able to save, etc.
Task 2.
You are now appointed as the project manager for this project and your first task is to develop a
project charter.
The project charter (in a Microsoft Word document) must contain, as a minimum, the following:
• Title page
• Project purpose and justification
• Project objectives and product characteristics
• High-level requirements
• Project assumptions, constraints, high-level descriptions and boundaries
• Project success criteria
• High-level risks
• Summary schedule and key milestones
• Summary budget
• Stakeholder list and the type of each stakeholder
• Project approval requirements and approval authority
• Project manager assigned to project
• Signatory block
You are also required to identify key stakeholders in this project and compile a stakeholder register
(in a Microsoft Excel document). The register must contain the following columns:
• ID
• Name
• Organisation
• Contact details
• Internal/External
• Unaware/Resistor/Neutral/Supportive/Leading
• Role in the project
• Interest level (1-5)
• Impact level (1-5)

Please note that some of the information has not been explicitly outlined in the hypothetical project
case study. You will need to make reasonable assumptions about such information.
Task 3.
Develop a WBS and the associated WBS dictionary. The WBS must have at least three layers. The
WBS dictionary needs to contain the following information for each of the node in the WBS.
• WBS element ID
• WBS element name
• Work description
The Microsoft Word document should contain a graphical representation of WBS and the WBS
dictionary entries for each element in the WBS.
Word Count and Layout
• The total word count for the written assessment should be no more than 1200 words.
• Please provide all your answers to the tasks in following format:
Task 1
Business case – Microsoft Word document
Task 2
Project charter – Microsoft Word document
Stakeholder register – Microsoft Excel
Task 3
WBS dictionary – Microsoft Word document
Referencing
It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research. Please see more
information on referencing here: http://library.laureate.net.au/research_skills/referencing.