Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Final Assessment
Paper Title: Leading and Managing Projects
Paper Code: NZDB6214
Version: 1.1
Student Declaration
I confirm that I have read and understood the conditions of this assessment and have had the
opportunity to get any clarification that I need from my assessor. I understand that a full electronic
copy must be submitted along with each submission. Any health and safety requirements that I must
observe have been outlined.
I confirm that all work completed for this assessment is my own work and has been produced
without assistance from anyone else.
Finally, I also confirm that the process by which I may seek a review of the marking for this assessment
has also been outlined to me.
1. If you have any inquiries or do not understand the requirements of the assessment, please check with
your lecturer.
2. If an extension to the due date is required you must request this from the lecturer BEFORE the due
date NOT on the due date. A medical certificate or other evidence is required to support an extension.
If a student is away sick on due date then you must submit a medical certificate with the assignment
on return. NOTE: The medical certificate must state the day of the assessment’s due date. Special
extension can be considered in discussion with the lecturer.
3. You are required to submit an electronic copy of the assessment to Canvas - a link will be available on
Canvas.
4. Late submissions will be penalised 10% per day excluding weekends.
5. Assignment File Saving: It is critical that you save a copy of all work on your assignment. Students
MUST save a copy of their assignment as they work on it. A copy should be saved in a minimum of 2
locations, e.g. your memory stick and a copy on your folder at ICL and at home. This means at any
time if you lose one copy you always have a backup copy which is up to date. Note: If students lose
the assignment or any part of it before it is completed, submitted and handed in on due date (both
electronic copy and hard copy) they will get zero mark. No excuses will be accepted – even if it was
deleted by mistake or lost.
6. Follow below naming convention for the assignment document:
[Student First & Last Name] _ [course code] _ [AsgNo].docx
(e.g., Syed Jamali_NZDB62141_Asg2.docx
7. Originality: Information in each section needs to be original information. If students have copied
sections from sources (even if it is referenced correctly) and it is not in their own words, marks will be
deducted. Students are required to put all information sourced from any source into their own words
or paraphrase it. Acceptable Turnitin similarity (Plagiarism) is below 25%.
8. Referencing: It is expected that any research used is referenced properly using the APA
referencing standard.
9. Research: Under no circumstances are research houses or other companies to be approached with
requests for information with the intention of copying the information. Similarly, the use of
commercially or previously prepared material is not permitted and will result in a zero mark. If a
website has been used in researching the market the information must be referenced correctly.
10. All answers must be in your own words, i.e. please do not use too many quotes, but describe/
analyse/ comment in your own words.
11. Your analysis, discussion and recommendations must be embedded in theory learnt in class.
12. Your report should be word processed in black and white, with the main text in 12 point Times
New Roman, left aligned, with 6 point paragraph spacing, 1.5 line spacing on A4 size paper,
portrait format (left margin minimum 3cm, right margin minimum 2cm).
Part 1: Project Management Documents for a project carried out for a small or medium level
business entity allocated to you by your lecturer / assessor, covering the criteria in Table 1
Led and managed a project and/or initiative in accordance with the business entity’s
requirements (Learning Outcome 1)
Demonstrated best practices in project leadership and management, motivate and develop
others to successfully complete the project and/or business entity initiative (Learning
Outcome 3)
Analysed and manage the impact of the business environment during the leadership and
management of a project and/or initiative (Learning Outcome 4)
Table 1 lists all the documents that must be submitted as part of your project report, and the
criteria these documents must meet.
Submit the checklists with your report. Ensure that every checkbox in the tables is ticked and that
your reports cover all criteria in the tables.
Some of the documents listed in the checklist may not be applicable to your project. If a document
is not applicable, clearly code and state this in your report, with appropriate reasons. Marks will be
allocated depending on the validity and relevance of the reason.
Identify each piece of information using the code provided in the first column of the table.
A single document may fit multiple codes, for example, a Gantt chart may fit the requirements of
scheduling as well as being part of a status communication to a stakeholder.
All documents must meet the requirements of the organisation and must be look professional.
Templates other than those provided in your class may be used, but these must be valid and
relevant and meet the requirements of the task.
Any copies of data or other information provided by the business to enable you to carry out your
functions must also be correctly coded and attached to your report. Ensure that any sensitive /
confidential information is blacked out. If the business refuses to let you take copies of the data, get
a note that that effect from your liaison at the organisation.
TABLE 1
A The name and business of the organisation for which the 1 mark
Project Management Report has been prepared is clearly
stated. (LO1a)
Copies of raw data provided by the business must be attached. Sensitive / confidential information
must be blacked out. If the business refuses to let the student take copies of the data, a note to
that effect from the student’s liaison at the organisation must be attached.
The assessor’s judgement is called for to determine the accuracy, validity and quality of the
documents and the report, and marks to be allocated.
Part 2: Reflection on the project (Individual 67.5 – 1,500 words excluding cover page, table of
content, appendix and references)
After you have completed the project, you are required to reflect on various aspects of the project
as per the criteria listed in Table 2. Ensure that each aspect is covered and coded as per the code in
the Table 2.
You may attach documents related to the project to support your reflections. Documents may
include emails, memos, minutes of meetings, notes, diary entries, and others.
Ensure such documents are clearly coded. If a document has already been attached against the
requirements in Table 1, just add the code from Table 2 to that document. Do not duplicate your
submissions.
TABLE 2
N List the project management tools you have used (LO1c) 4 marks
R Describe how you ensured that your behaviour as a leader and 4.5 marks
manager of the project was: (1.5 mark for each
of the 3 areas –
Professional
i. professional,
Ethical ii. ethical and
Socially and culturally appropriate (LO3a) iii. Social and
cultural)
U Describe the strategies you used for managing the impact of 2 marks
the external environment on the project (LO4a)
V Describe how you took into consideration the three principles 2 marks
of Treaty of Waitangi. Also describe the influence of the three (0.5 mark for each
principles on the project principle + 0.5
mark for Māori
Describe how you took into consideration Māori customs and
customs and
values when managing the project. (LO4b)
values)
Multicultural teams
Judgement statement
All items in Table 2 must be ticked by the student. Supporting documentary evidence may be
provided. Student’s reflections must be valid and relevant to the project and must be borne out by
the evidence submitted in Table 1, Table 2 (if any), and Table 3.
The information required must be correctly coded and clearly identifiable in the report.
Documents must be clearly coded and attached.
The assessor’s judgement is called for to determine the accuracy, validity and quality of the
reflection and any supporting evidence, and marks to be allocated.
Note to observer:
Please complete the table below and provide detailed examples and instances to
support your decision.
Y. Carrying out oral communication in an appropriate manner with at least one 12 marks
internal and one external stakeholder (LO2b) (6 marks for
Please provide details. each
For example, the student communicated with the project sponsor to provide stakeholder)
weekly updates. The student also communicated with the supplier to ensure
supplies were on time.
Professional: the student was always punctual and well-presented. They took
their work seriously and worked hard to promote trust among other members.
Ethical: the student was always respectful and honest in their dealings. Their
work showed that they were law-abiding.
Socially and culturally appropriate: the student tried to make the project
sustainable and environment friendly. The student respected religious and
cultural preferences of the persons they were working with. They participated
in the Maori language week efforts of the business by learning to speak a few
sentences in Maori.
For example, the student set up a board where every team member would update
the status of their piece of work every morning. This helped in tracking the
fulfilment of commitments and also exchanging information.
Phone:
Judgement statement
Table 3 must be completed by the observer and details provided. Instances and details provided
must be borne out by the evidence submitted by the student in Table 1 and Table 2 (if any).
If details provided by the observer are insufficient, unclear or do not match the evidence provided
by the student, the assessor must question the observer to satisfy themselves about the student’s
abilities and note the additional information.
Student have provided introduction of Student have provided introduction of The student not provided introduction
Student have provided introduction of Student have provided introduction of
A & B Introduction to business the business & have excellently the business & have competently of the business &/ or have very poorly
the business & have clearly discussed the business & have briefly discussed
& Business case summarizing discussed the problem/ opportunities discussed the problem/ opportunities or have not discussed the problem/
the problem/ opportunities faced by the the problem/ opportunities faced by the
the problem that the project is faced by the company that current faced by the company that current opportunities faced by the company that
company that current project can solve. company that current project can solve.
going to solve. (6) project can solve. project can solve. current project can solve.
(3.6 to 4.8 Marks) (1.2 to 3 Marks)
(4. 8 - 6 Marks) (3 to 3.6 Marks) (0 to 1.2 Marks)
Student have excellently drafted the Student have clearly drafted the project Student have competently drafted the Student have very poorly drafted the
Student have poorly drafted the project
project charter; have attached the charter; have attached the written project charter; have attached the project charter; have (have not)
charter; have (have not) attached the
written authority (signature from authority (signature from project written authority (signature from attached the written authority
written authority (signature from
C &D Project Charter & Project project sponsor) to act as a project sponsor) to act as a project manager in project sponsor) to act as a project (signature from project sponsor) to act
project sponsor) to act as a project
Scope (15) manager in an appendix and have an appendix and have clearly stated the manager (in an appendix) and have as a project manager (in an appendix)
manager (in an appendix) and have
excellently stated the project scope project scope including all the necessary stated the project scope including its and have very poorly stated the project
poorly stated the project scope.
including all the necessary details. details. major details. scope.
( 3 to 7.5 Marks)
( 12 to 15 Marks) ( 9 to 12 Marks) ( 7.5 to 9 Marks) ( 0 to 3 Marks)
Student have provided the work break Student have provided the work break Student have provided the work break Student have provided the work break
Student have provided the work break
down structure for their project with at down structure for their project with at down structure for their project with at down structure for their project with at
down structure for their project with at
E & F Work break down least three levels; have excellently least three levels; have clearly discussed least three levels; have (have not) least three levels; but have not
least three levels; and have poorly (not
structure & Planning and discussed it in brief and have correctly it in brief and have correctly used at discussed it in brief and have correctly discussed it in brief and have poorly
used) used one planning and scheduling
Scheduling of tasks (16) used at least two different planning and least one planning and scheduling tools (poorly) used at least one planning and used at least one planning and
tools to plan the project.
scheduling tools to plan the project. to plan the project. scheduling tools to plan the project. scheduling tools to plan the project.
( 0 to 3.2 Marks)
( 12.8 to 15 Marks) ( 9.6 to 12.8 Marks) ( 8 to 9.6 Marks) ( 3.2 to 8 Marks)
Excellent discussion on how Good discussion on how student Competent discussion on how Poor discussion on how student Very poor discussion on how
W. Discussion on how
student met at least one internal met at least one internal or student met at least one internal met at least one internal or student met at least one internal
they met at least one
or external compliance external compliance or external compliance external compliance or external compliance
internal or external
requirements while executing requirements while executing requirements while executing requirements while executing requirements while executing
compliance requirements
the project. the project. the project. the project. the project.
(10)
(8 to 10 Marks) ( 6 to 8 Marks) ( 5 to 6 Marks) ( 2 to 5 Marks) ( 0 to 2 Marks)
X. How does any one of Excellent discussion on how any Good discussion on how any one Competent discussion on how Very poor discussion on how any poor discussion on how any one
the given stated factors one of the given stated factors of the given stated factors any one of the given stated one of the given stated factors of the given stated factors
(multicultural teams, (multicultural teams, project (multicultural teams, project factors (multicultural teams, (multicultural teams, project (multicultural teams, project
project management management knowledge & use management knowledge & use project management knowledge management knowledge & use management knowledge & use
knowledge & use of e- of e-technology) will positively of e-technology) will positively & use of e-technology) will of e-technology) will positively of e-technology) will positively
technology) impact on impact the success of project impact the success of project positively impact the success of impact the success of project impact the success of project
the success of project while executing it in the global while executing it in the global project while executing it in the while executing it in the global while executing it in the global
while carrying out project context. context. global context. context. context.
in global context (12) ( 9.6 to 12 Marks) (7.2 to 9.6 Marks) ( 6 to 7.2 Marks) ( 2.4 to 6 Marks) ( 0 to 2.4 Marks)
Observation
Criteria Excellent Good Competent Poor Very Poor
Y. Carrying out oral The student carried out excellent The student carried out good The student carried out competent The student carried out poor The student has carried out very poor
communication in an communication in an appropriate communication in an appropriate communication in an appropriate communication in an appropriate communication in an appropriate
appropriate manner with at manner with at least one internal and manner with at least one internal and manner with at least one internal and manner with at least one internal and manner with at least one internal and
least one internal and one one external stakeholders one external stakeholders one external stakeholders one external stakeholders one external stakeholders
external stakeholder (12). (9.6 -12 marks) (7.2 to 9.6 Marks) (6 to 7.2 Marks) (2.4 to 6 Marks) (0 to 2.4 Marks)
Z.Modelled professional,
ethical, and socially and The students demonstrated good, The students demonstrated competent, The students demonstrated poor, The students demonstrated very poor,
The students demonstrated excellent,
professional, ethical, socially and professional, ethical, socially and professional, ethical, socially and professional, ethical, socially and
culturally appropriate professional, ethical, socially and
culturally appropriate behaviour when culturally appropriate behaviour when culturally appropriate behaviour when culturally appropriate behaviour when
culturally appropriate behaviour when
behaviour when managing managing the project. managing the project. managing the project. managing the project.
managing the project.
(2.4 to 3 Marks) (2.4 to 3 Marks) (2.4 to 3 Marks) (2.4 to 3 Marks)
(2.4 to 3 Marks)
the project (3). (1.8 to 2 Marks) (1.5 to 1.8 Marks) (0.6 to 1.5 Marks) (0 to 0.6 Mark)