Individually complete the following activities to show your ability to integrate and apply your knowledge and skills in the workplace.
Practical Activity: Assist in project planning Individually complete the following:
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Develop a simple schedule to facilitate effective project execution Complete the following:
1. Request 2 of your colleagues to provide you with written feedback on the following forms.
They need to observe you working as a (project) team member in the workplace. Note: It is very important that they provide comments on the form:
Learner Name
Date
Working as a (project) team member
Did the learner: Yes/No Comments
1. Demonstrate an understanding of working as a member of a team
2. Collaborate with other team members to improve performance
3. Consult other team members for ideas relating to project work and make joint decisions according to team needs
4. Work with other team members in order to achieve project objectives
5. Participate in building relations between team members and other stakeholders
6. Provide feedback on an on-going basis which leads to constructive and productive working relationships
7. Respect personal, ethical, religious and cultural differences to enhance
interaction between team members
8. Use a variety of strategies to deal with potential or actual conflict in a project team
Working as a (project) team member
Did the learner: Yes/No Comments
1. Demonstrate an understanding of working as a member of a team
2. Collaborate with other team members to improve performance
3. Consult other team members for ideas relating to project work and make joint decisions according to team needs
4. Work with other team members in order to achieve project objectives
5. Participate in building relations between team members and other stakeholders
6. Provide feedback on an on-going basis which leads to constructive and productive working relationships
7. Respect personal, ethical, religious and cultural differences to enhance
interaction between team members
8. Use a variety of strategies to deal with potential or actual conflict in a project team
Person 2 Signature Person 2 Name
Draw up a simple schedule for a project or part of a project in which you are/ have been involved. Complete the following
a. Identify and prioritise activities specific to a project within the objectives and scope of the project. Document activities at a level of detail to support further planning activities. Include scope and objectives, as well as the WBS for the project (Your coach/ mentor must sign the WBS checklist overleaf)
b. Identify specific project activities and gather information from technical experts. Provide proof that you have consulted with technical experts
c. Identify and record activity dependencies in the agreed format – as per your organisational requirements.
d. Produce an activity sequence and show it in a schedule.
e. Source time duration estimates for activities from responsible individuals. Provide proof that you have consulted with technical experts / team members, etc.
f. Identify resources required for activities, allocate them to work and document them per activity according to agreed processes and formats
g. Present the project schedule to stakeholders in an agreed format. Written or verbal presentation. Provide evidence in the form of the signed and dated written report, slides, etc.
h. Write a paragraph in which you explain the impact of project scheduling on the overall success of project execution
i. Complete the WBS Completion Checklist provided (next page)
WBS Completion Checklist: (to be checked by you before submitting it in your portfolio):
Appropriate level of detail: Continue to break the work down until a
task list is developed which meets the following criteria: / One (and only one) owner can be assigned to each of the lowest level tasks
Clearly defined outputs are evident for each task
Quality can be monitored through performance criteria associated with each output
The tasks communicate the work to be accomplished to the person who is accountable
The likelihood that a task is omitted or work flow forgotten is minimized Each task is well enough defined and small enough so that estimates of duration are credible
The project is broken down to the level at which you want to track
As a general rule, the lowest level tasks should have durations between two and twenty days and effort that equates to not more than 1 person week No forgotten tasks: Project delays are often caused by forgotten tasks, rather than inaccurate estimates. Ensure you have included tasks for:
Management
Test planning, development and execution Project reviews and project closing
Signature Date
Remember: Provide evidence to support your answers and show your ability to do what is required of you in this activity.
Place your evidence after this page; clearly marked for easy reference.
Practical Activity Checklist
Please tick that you have submitted the following evidence as per the instructions above:
Learner Name Date
Practical Activity Submitted
Yes/No Name of my document / Comments Collect feedback from colleagues about how you work in a team (project)
a. Request 2 of your colleagues to provide you with written feedback on the following forms. They need to observe you working as a (project) team member in the workplace. Note:
It is very important that they provide comments on the form
2 completed forms with comments provided
Draw up a simple schedule for a project or part of a project in which you are/ have been involved
a. Identify and prioritise activities specific to a project within the objectives and scope of the project. Document activities at a level of detail to support further planning activities. Include scope and objectives, as well as the WBS for the project (Your coach/ mentor must sign the WBS checklist overleaf)
b. Identify specific project activities and gather information from technical experts. Provide proof that you have consulted with technical experts
c. Identify and record activity dependencies in the agreed format – as per your organisational requirements.
d. Produce an activity sequence and show it in a schedule.
e. Source time duration estimates for activities from responsible individuals. Provide proof that you have consulted with technical experts/
team members, etc.
Practical Activity Submitted
Yes/No Name of my document / Comments f. Identify resources required for activities,
allocate them to work and document them per activity according to agreed processes and formats
g. Present the project schedule to stakeholders in an agreed format. Written or verbal
presentation. Provide evidence in the form of the signed and dated written report, slides, etc.
h. Write a paragraph in which you explain the impact of project scheduling on the overall success of project execution
i. Complete the WBS Completion Checklist provided
Learner Signature