Case Study
Question Description
In this assignment, you will be required to form teams of approximately four (4) people. One team member is to be elected the project leader for the duration of the project. Teams will prepare a project business case based on an IT project case study and should use their own initiative regarding assumptions and the scheduling all deliverables. An electronic copy of a case study will be available from your tutor or course lecturer (alternatively your team may wish to propose their own project please get permission from your lecturer before proceeding with this).
ITECH 7401 LEADERSHIP IN IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CRICOS Provider No. 00103D ass 2 itech 7401 team business case 2019-05.docx Page 1 of 3 Assignment 2: Team Business Case
Overview
The purpose of this task is to provide students with practical experience in working in teams to develop a project business case in order to solve an IT business problem.
Timelines and Expectations
Percentage Value of Task: 20% (45 marks)
Minimum time expectation: Preparation for this task will take approximately 20 hours Learning Outcomes Assessed
The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:
- K1. Analyse and evaluate various project management methodologies utilised on IT projects.
- K2. Understand the importance of strategic alignment of IT projects to organisational objectives.
- K3. Investigate and evaluate a variety of strategies for coordinating IT project change.
- S1. Apply project planning and selection techniques.
- S2. Demonstrate theoretical and practical implementation of leadership, team building, and performance management approaches for IT projects.
- S3. Utilise decision making and problem solving approaches to resolve and pre-empt range of problems on IT projects.
- S4. Apply delegation and negotiation techniques in order to manage organisations, stakeholders, and team members on IT projects.
- A1. Construct written and verbal approaches to developing and presenting IT project documentation.
- A2. Implement a systems thinking approach to managing IT projects.
Assessment Details Background
A business case is the first deliverable in the IT project life cycle. It provides an analysis of the organisational value, feasibility, costs, benefits, and risks of several proposed alternatives or options. A business case helps to determine whether or not a project justifies an organisations investment into a project. The business case defines the problem and its impact and performs a cost benefit analysis for the proposed solution. It also looks at possible alternative solutions. The business case should also provide a check to see that the project aligns with the organisation’s strategic plan. For on preparing a business case, see: http://www.cio.com.au/article/433382/how_make_winning_business_case/
