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Assessment

Task 2
Manage project quality
BSBPMG532
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Marking Comments

DNS
N
Y
Completed successfully
The student has satisfactorily completed ☐ ☐ ☐
and submitted the following:

 Notes from the briefing session in


week 1 in Task 2.1A
 Project quality management plan in
Task 2.1B
 Summary of agreed on changes to the
quality management plan in Task 2.1C
 Summary of feedback and inputs into
the project quality plan in Task 2.2
 Project quality management plan in
Task 2.2

The student actively participated in the ☐ ☐ ☐


briefing session with the project sponsor
in week 1 of class (Role-Play in simulated
work conditions):
 Asked questions relevant to project
quality planning
 Listened actively
 Took notes
The student presented the project quality ☐ ☐ ☐
plan to relevant stakeholders in week 3 of
class (Role-Play in simulated work
conditions):
 Confirmed quality objectives and
standards
 Discussed and confirm quality metrics
and requirements for each project
deliverable
 Negotiated proposed roles and
responsibilities for project quality
management
 Confirmed quality assurance and
control processes and practices
 Demonstrated support for the quality
management plan
 Used active listening and questioning
to elicit views and opinion of others
 Documented feedback and inputs
from the group of stakeholders
Marking Comments

DNS
N
Y
Completed successfully
 Adopted a collaborative approach
Agreed on changes to the project quality ☐ ☐ ☐
plan were applied.
The student attended the meeting with ☐ ☐ ☐
the marketing team and the project
sponsor in week 3:
 Identify the quality objectives and
standards in consultation with the
marketing team
 Consult with the marketing team on
quality requirements
 Consider inputs from the project
sponsor, played by the trainer and
assessor in simulated work conditions
 Listened actively

Demonstrated ability to: ☐ ☐ ☐


 Identify quality objectives and
standards with input from relevant
stakeholders
 Develop quality metrics for the project
and any product output in a quality
management plan
 Select quality management methods
and tools for resolving quality issues

This is evidenced by:


 Notes from the briefing session in
week 1 in Task 2.1A
 Project quality management plan in
Task 2.1B
 Summary of agreed on changes to the
quality management plan in Task 2.1C
 Summary of feedback and inputs into
the project quality plan in Task 2.2
 Project quality management plan in
Task 2.2
 Active participation in the briefing
session with the project sponsor
(Refer to marking sheet)
 Active participation in the meeting
with relevant stakeholders in Task
2.1C and Task 2.2.1 (refer to marking
sheet)

Demonstrated ability to: ☐ ☐ ☐


 Consult with project team and
stakeholders on quality requirements

This is evidenced by:


Marking Comments

DNS
N
Y
Completed successfully
 Notes from the briefing session in
week 1 in Task 2.1A
 Summary of feedback and inputs into
the project quality plan in Task 2.2
 Active participation in the briefing
session with the project sponsor
(Refer to marking sheet)
 Active participation in the meeting
with relevant stakeholders in Task
2.1C and Task 2.2.1 (refer to marking
sheet)

When collaborating with the group, the ☐ ☐ ☐


student has actively participated in group
work with a substantial contribution that
can be assessed individually for all the
requirements of this task.

Task Outcome: Satisfactory ☐ Not Yet Satisfactory ☐

Student Name:

Assessor Name:

Assessor Signature:

Date:

Table of Content

Student Declaration........................................................................................... 2
Task 2 – Determine quality requirements.................................................. 6
Task 2.1 Determine quality requirements........................................................... 10
Task 2.2 Case Study.......................................................................................... 15

Task 2 – Determine quality requirements


Task summary and instructions

What is this Refer to and read the documents saved in a separate folder:
assessment task
about?  MMI company profile and project task
 Policies and Procedures

You have been recently engaged by XYZ Pty Ltd trading as


MMI as a Project Manager (PM) to develop and implement
a project to open a new campus in Sydney (refer to MMI
strategic objectives).

 The Board of Directors (BoD) has allocated 3


million dollars to the project.
 Project duration: 1 year.
 You can employe four new staff members to be part of the
project team for its duration. Source the rest of the
project team from existing MMI personnel (flexible work
arrangements will be needed)

The project includes:

 Finding premises in Sydney CBD ( 800-1000 square


metres, onsite parking for staff, natural light)

Ideally, there will be enough room for 5-7 classes, one


meeting room, one computer lab, 1 x student kitchen,
student lounge, 1 x staff kitchen, three offices for staff,
toilet facilities
 Rent the premise
 Obtain necessary permits
 Source architect and building company
 Source and buy furniture and equipment
 Liaise with the architect and building company

The project steering committee is composed of:

 Mr Eli Brown – Non-executive Director


Task summary and instructions

 Mr Leonard Black - CFO


 Academic Manager (Jacob Graham)

The project sponsor is Taylor Varin (Client Service


Manager), played by the trainer and assessor.

You will have to:

 Determine the project requirements


 Work in collaboration with pertinent stakeholders
 Scope the project
 Cost and resource the project
 Develop the project plan
 Execute the project
 Finalise the project

Each unit covered in your Diploma of Project Management


will address a part of the project:

 Scope
 Time
 Quality
 Cost
 Human Resources
 Information system and communication
 Risk
 Project Integration
 Communicate with influence
 Facilitate continuous improvement in project work
 Develop project workplace policy and procedures for
sustainability
 Lead and manage project team effectiveness

BSBPMG532 addresses project quality.

Having a clear vision of the project and its structure will help
you plan and implement it in simulated work conditions.

Your trainer and assessor will provide support and


mentorship in the role of Project Sponsor (PS).

You will work in a project team of max four students. You will
Task summary and instructions

both lead the team and be a part of it to experience different


project roles
in the simulated work environment, project manager being
the main one.
Take turns playing the role of PM when the task requires
project team collaboration. The trainer and assessor will
observe project work and provide feedback on the Marking
Sheet.

Form or join a project team (3-4 students in the team).


Document the name of the students in the table below:

Student Name
Student Name
Student Name
Student Name

You will collaborate with the project team in a simulated work


environment to carry out the responsibility of your role as a
PM relevant to quality management.

Although you will lead and collaborate with the project team,
your assessment's work must be individual, and it will be
marked as such.

Please note that the performance evidence for this unit of


competency requires you to demonstrate the ability to
manage project quality on at least two occasions. This
assessment has been designed to meet that requirement.

This task comprises of the following assessment methods:


 Product-based ☒
 Direct observation of Role-Play ☒
 Case Study ☒
 Other (specify) ☐

It has been designed to evaluate your ability to/competency


in:

 Identify quality objectives and standards with input


from relevant stakeholders
 Develop quality metrics for the project and any product
output in a quality management plan
Task summary and instructions

 Select quality management methods and tools for


resolving quality issues
 Consult with project team and stakeholders on
quality requirements

Your assessor will be looking for demonstrated evidence of


your competency in the above.

You are required to address the following:


• Task 2.1 Determine quality requirements
o Determine project quality requirements in
consultation with stakeholders
o Develop a project quality plan
• Task 2.2 Case Study
o Determine project quality requirements in
consultation with stakeholders
o Develop a project quality plan

Although the assessment requires group collaboration to


simulate a work environment, the assessment submission is
individual, and it will be marked as such.

What do I need to  submit the completed assessment tasks, according to


do to complete this instructions,
task satisfactorily?  complete the tasks with sufficient detail and present
them in a professional manner,
 use your own words and reference sources appropriately,
 meet the word count where required,
 use the scenario provided,
 use the templates provided where required,
 for your performance to be deemed satisfactory in this
assessment task you must satisfactorily address all of
the
assessment criteria,
 if part of this task is not satisfactorily completed you will
be asked to complete further assessment to
demonstrate satisfactory performance.

Specifications You must deliver/participate in:

 Attend a project briefing session with the Project Sponsor


in week 1 of class – Role Play in simulated work conditions
 Present and discuss the project quality plan with relevant
Task summary and instructions

stakeholders in week 3 – Role Play in simulated work


conditions
 Discuss the requirements of the project quality plan
(case study) in week 3 with relevant stakeholders – Role
Play in
simulated work conditions

You must submit to GOALS

 Notes from the briefing session in week 1


 Project quality management plan
 Summary of agreed on changes to the quality
management plan
 Summary of feedback and inputs into the project
quality plan (Case Study)
 Project quality management plan (Case Study)
Resources and • Computer with Internet access
equipment • Access to Microsoft Office suites or similar software
• Learning material
• Scenario for assessment as provided
• Appendices as provided
• Relevant policies and procedures as provided
• Templates as provided

Re-submission You will be provided feedback on your performance by the


opportunities Assessor. The feedback will indicate if you have satisfactorily
addressed the requirements of each part of this task. If any
parts of the task are not satisfactorily completed, the
assessor will explain why, and provide you written feedback
along with guidance on what you must undertake to
demonstrate satisfactory performance. Re-assessment
attempt(s) will be arranged at a later time and date. You
have the right to appeal the outcome of assessment
decisions if you feel that you have been dealt with unfairly or
have other appropriate grounds for an appeal. You are
encouraged to consult with the assessor prior to attempting
this task if you do not understand any part of this task or if
you have any learning issues or needs that may hinder you
when attempting any part of the assessment.

Complete the following activities:


Task 2.1 Determine quality requirements

This task requires you to:


 Determine quality requirements for the project
 Develop a quality management plan
 Distribute and discuss the project quality management plan with the project team
and stakeholders

A. Determine quality objectives


Attend a briefing session with the trainer and assessor (who will play the role of Project
Sponsor) in week 1 of class.
During the briefing session, the Project Sponsor will illustrate the project, and you will
have an opportunity to discuss the quality objectives and standards expected in the
project.
Take notes during the meeting to inform the project quality management plan (Task 2.1B).
It is advisable to review the requirements of the project quality management plan to ask
relevant questions.
The trainer and assessor will validate your participation in the briefing session in the
marking sheet.
If you are absent from class, you are responsible for making alternative arrangements
with the trainer and assessor to attend a briefing session.
Duration: 45 minutes
Summarise the notes taken during the briefing session in the space provided below.
Quality objectives may be:

Acceptable tolerances and variation to specifications


Explicit and implicit performance expectations: Where these are given, quality management processes should
ensure that the expectations are.
Negotiated trade-offs between cost, schedule and performance: A common project management realisation is that
cost, schedule and performance are difficult to achieve
together.

These standards may include:

 Industry standards
 Organisational policy, systems and procedures
 Regulations and legislation.

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B. Project quality management plan


Develop a project quality management plan (Template 1).
Consult with the project sponsor (played by the trainer and assessor in the simulated
work environment) as needed.

Template 1 -Project Quality Management Plan

Project overview
Provide an overview of the project: name of the project, why it is undertaken, timelines
and budget. (40-80 words)
The company's COLLABORATIVE ALLIANCE project XYZ Pty Ltd trading as MMI Professional
Education is an Australian boutique education provider in Melbourne consists of making
alliances between internal departments to enhance resources and support the achievement of
organizational objectives, also to make alliances with external partners to improve competitive
advantage, acquire additional resources, experience and achieve common objectives.

This is why the company xyz has decided to expand its headquarters in the city of Sydney, and
for which they decided to hire me as Project Manager (PM), for this new project the Board of
Directors (BoD) has allocated 3 million dollars, which will be destined for:

1) hire four new staff members to be part of the project team for its duration

2) Find a location in Sydney CBD (800-1000 square meters, on-site parking for staff, natural
light)

3) Obtain the necessary permits

4) Obtain and purchase furniture and equipment


The estimated duration of this project will be 1 year.

Project objectives and requirements


List the project objectives (4-5) of the project and requirements (4-5)
OBJECTIVES:

1. Recognize business requirements, define necessary costs, schedule, list of


deliverables, delivery dates and establish resources needed.

2. Make ourselves known in Sydney as one of the best universities.

3. To expand the course offering by adding new qualifications to the scope of registration:
the Diploma of Leadership and Management and the Advanced Diploma of Program
Management

4. To expand offering to international students by repackaging accredited business courses


to add an internship component during the course

5. To position the company as leader for quality business education in Australia within the
next three years.

REQUIREMENTS

1) We need a mechanism to monitor response times on each customer support request on a


daily basis, in order to improve response times. This report should be generated on a
daily, monthly, or on-demand basis.

2) We need customer requests received online to be automatically assigned to the analyst


who will process them, depending on the type of customer and area you want.

We need to generate recognition before the student community, generate more marketing, and
make ourselves known as one of the best universities

Project deliverables

List the project deliverables (6-8)

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present the project identify problems and
plan to stakeholders make an action plan

Project stakeholders
Identify 8-10 project stakeholders (groups and/or individuals).

Names and Roles Responsibilities, role or Quality requirements


interest in the project expected by the
stakeholder group or
individuals
Mr. Eli brown ( Non- Project Steering Committee She has joint responsibility for
executive Director) the management of the
project, and has to make
decisions about the
administrative procedures
and how to proceed without
affecting the other areas.
Mr. Leonard black Project Steering Committee In charge of the financial part
(Finance Department) of the project, he has to
Innovation Problem solving Broad analyses how viable and
CFO technical knowledge profitable in the short term
and long term the project will
be. Also has to be in constant
communication with the other
departments or areas to
designate an amount per year
Jacob Graham Project Steering Committee Its function is to qualify the
(Academic Manager) HR management (academic) staff who work in, constantly
Validation Audit preparation and evaluate the performance of

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Names and Roles Responsibilities, role or Quality requirements
interest in the project expected by the
stakeholder group or
individuals
participation Academic management the collaborators based on
collaborators and administration their work, solve the
intrapersonal problems of the
collaborators and try to help
them, it has to be a leader
and a teacher to teach the
new tasks to the new
collaborators
Tayler Varin (Client Project Sponsor Provide the necessary
Service Manager) Analyse and assess problems resources for the initiation,
Conflict resolution Build strategic evolution and completion of
relationships Manage office support the project, has the absolute
Monitor and maintain compliance responsibility of the project
Recruitment
Marketing Manager Develop marketing strategies Excellent written and oral
Develop marketing materials communication Manage team
Manage marketing budget Organisational and planning
Measure and report on performance Social media Sales Design
of campaigns Creativity Innovation Build
strategic relationships with
industry agencies, vendors Up
to date with latest trends and
best practice
Marketing Officer Work with various forms of media Time management Cost
Work in a team Build customer analysis
relations Manage projects Cost
analysis Use social media as a
marketing tool
Receptionist Excellent coordinate front desk Phone etiquette Customer
Organised service
Administrative support Advanced computer skills
Efficient Verbal and written
communication
Stress tolerance
Trainer and Assessor Recent and relevant industry Time management Motivate
experience clients
Relevant qualifications Presentation and facilitation
Effective interpersonal Review learning and
Positive attitude and flexibility assessment resources
Adaptable to diverse work and Complete trainer’s matrix
training environment Ensure compliance relevant to
academic department

HR Manager HR Team They have the function within


Analytical Review training needs the project of induction to
Problem solving Ethical Compiling personnel, security within the
reports and spreadsheets project, compensation to the
collaborator and the benefits
that are granted to them.

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Names and Roles Responsibilities, role or Quality requirements
interest in the project expected by the
stakeholder group or
individuals
Assist in interview process
Attention to detail
Read and interpret
information Answer payroll
questions

Project Quality Management Approach


Quality Management Approach
Objectives Quality objectives should be measurable, and should
supply the changing business needs; they have to be focus
Determine and list five quality objectives on what to be improved, specific, agreed, realistic, time-
for the project.
based.
 Building objectives related with quality
 Continue delivering a high level of education value.
 Ensure that the system provided are meeting the
requirements.
 Maintain the ability to expand the courses
and relations created.
 Provide the necessary resources to build strong
alliances.
 Achieve all the goals and targets during the next
year.
Development A management quality system must report each objective
and target, designate the workers responsible for achieving
Outline all the following in a cohesive and
comprehensive series of paragraphs:
targets at each relevant function/level of the organization,
o Mention what essential project deliver an action plan describing how each target will be
requirements/objectives/needs are achieved, create a time-frame or a schedule for reaching
considered for quality planning
o Identify and list the significant inputs
each target.
into the plan Program charter, activity resources requirements,
o Mention any industry or agreements, stakeholder information, company data,
organisational quality standards that establish a schedule, risk register, organizational process
are taken into consideration
o Describe the involvement of key
are the important inputs needed to put a plan into action.
stakeholders (specifically mention All the guidelines, definitions and procedures help to
what stakeholders) in the achieve the objectives mentioned above, its purpose is
development of the quality plan. supporting the communication and conduct business, it
o Identify what specific policies and
helps customers and stakeholders as well, leadership,
procedures are taken into
consideration when developing the engagement people, process approach, improvement,
quality plan decision making, relationship management, ensuring the
(100-150 words) service will be deliver in a safe way, complying with
regulations. Standardization leads to lower costs by
reducing redundancy, minimizing errors or recalls, and
reducing time to market.
The key stakeholders are so important as deliverables and
objectives, get a good communication with them is the key
to get them involved in the project, identify the all the
stakeholders such as internal and external ones, for this
specific project the customer, subcontractors, suppliers and
Quality Management Approach
the government are the stakeholders.
How the quality requirements will be defined for the
deliverables and the process, mark an important step to
identify the steps to develop for the quality plan, when and
how you will manage quality, when and how you will control
quality, make sure the team will evaluate the deliverables
according to policies and procedures and how defects will
be prevented and corrected to provide the best education
service.

Organisation, Name Role Quality


responsibilities and Responsibilities
interfaces Architect  monitor the
construction
Determine and record the primary roles of the project
and responsibilities of the project team 
and other critical stakeholders as related assure that
to project quality management. It could construction
include coaching, mentoring, auditing is in
processes, project reviews, provision of accordance
crucial knowledge and expertise.
Add additional rows if needed. with the
plans and
 specifications
engage in
inspection
and
completion of
the building
 process
control of the
proceedings,
designing
and
supervising
Facility Manager  space
planning
 utilization
studies
 space
inventory and
allocations

Estimating  pricing
Engineer building work
Planner  selecting the
most cost
and time
effective
method of
carrying out
the work
Quality Management Approach
 programming
each activity
of work in a
coordinate
order
 providing
details of site
requirements

Project Manager  ensuring that


the Project
Team
completes
the project
 develops the
Project Plan
 secure
acceptance
and approval
of
deliverables
from the
Project
Sponsor and
Stakeholders
 responsible
for
communicati
on, including
status
reporting,
risk
management
, escalation
of issues
 making sure
the project is
delivered on
budget, on
schedule,
and within
scope.
 monitoring
and
controlling all
aspects of a
project and
the
Quality Management Approach
motivation of
all those
involved to
achieve the
project
objectives on
time and to
cost,
performance
and quality

Construction  develop a
Contractor schedule for
all
construction
activities in
accordance
with the
contract
documents
Structural  design the
Engineer building
structure,
including the
drainage
installation
Quality control The project manager, together with the project
stakeholders, will develop the project quality checklist.
Outline all the following in a cohesive and
comprehensive series of paragraphs:
Also, with the help of the construction company, the Project
o The plan for QC and QA: when they Manager will conduct audits to ensure conformity of the
will be performed, tools and project with the stakeholders’ expectations. The project
techniques that will be utilised, key
personnel that will perform them. Any
manager will also develop quality checklists to be used by
relevant information on how you will the team members.
analyse the data. The project manager must ensure that the quality
o Process for recording the QC and QA
data and how they will be
procedures implemented during the design phase of a
communicated to relevant construction project effectively meet the company-
stakeholders. established standards for quality service, performance and
o What process is in place if it is
determined that quality standards do
production. The core specs focus on qualifications
not comply with the standards established for architects, designers and engineers, and the
defined in the plan at the end of the assurance that specified materials complies with company-
project?
(100-150 words)
established quality standards.
To comply with this, Quality control processes such as visit
and inspection of supplier facilities, materials testing, keep
quality management documents current, ensure that all
workers and suppliers remain compliant with current
requirements and monitor, train, and track in real time must
be implemented.
Non-conformances will be managed by the Project Manager
if they are insignificant and do not affect project objectives.
Quality Management Approach
Any other form of non-conformance must be escalated and
reviewed by the Project Sponsor. By the end of the project if
quality issues remain unresolved the project can be finalised
if the project’s product is accepted by the Project Sponsor.
Otherwise, rework needs to be planned by the Project
Manager to get the issues resolved and get the Project
Sponsor’s approval.

Quality Planning Register


Develop the register for each project deliverable.

Project Quality QA QC Quality


Deliverable requirement activities activities standards/measureme
s nts
and tools

Stakeholders – - Elaborate a - Hold regular - Establishing -Utilization of ISO: 9001:


meeting to checklist to meetings and regular 2008 quality standards
discuss about ensure that all inspections; inspections; - Check sheets
the client the phases are - Elaborate a - Organize - Six Sigma Methodology
requirements organized daily and documents for -Brainstorming
within the weekly record stakeholders’
timeframe; keeping to approvals and
- Checklists of verify the get the
products and conformity certifications
services that regarding required for
will be needed activities the new
along the performed by building.
project the project
execution. team.
Prioritize goals - Verify if the - Regular - Elaboration -Utilization of ISO: 9001:
– requirements environmental reports from of key control 2008 quality standards
to deliver the requirement is team points; -Graphs
new campus assured along members to - Performance -Pareto chart
the project the project specifications
phases; manager to follow the
- Provide a - Audit project customer’s
training to the processes demands.
team members
and relevant
stakeholders
regarding their
functions.
Elaboration of - Ensure that - Ensure - Elaboration -Utilization of ISO: 9001:
the action plan the project communicatio and 2008 quality standards
– establish sponsor n between verification of - Run and control charts
which steps considers the team physical and
will be project team members, criteria and
Project Quality QA QC Quality
Deliverable requirement activities activities standards/measureme
s nts
and tools

necessary to reliable; relevant guidelines;


finish the -Consistency: stakeholders - Organize
project within guarantee that and the inspection,
the timeframe the project will project test plans and
be executed as sponsor; certificates.
requested by - Review
the client. processes,
guidelines
and tools to
be applied in
the project.
Presentation of - Performance - Elaboration - Ensure -Utilization of ISO: 9001:
the project regarding that of checklists visual quality; 2008 quality standards
plan results the team will and reports to -Acceptance -Cause and effect diagram
perform all the ensure quality and rejection
project phases assurance criteria.
within the during the
timeframe project
once execution;
established; - Hold
- Ensure meetings and
maintainability verify if the
when it comes team
to solve any members are
issues that up to date
may occur regarding the
along the project
project sponsor
execution. requirements.
Final meeting - Enable - Evaluation of - Ensure -Utilization of ISO: 9001:
with the availability and the final visual quality; 2008 quality standards
project reliability from project and - Establish -Control chart
sponsor the project approval of methods and
(Taylor Varin) team to the eventual sequence of
project sponsor changes; tests which
- Consistency - Review should be
processes, aligned to the
guidelines project
and tools that sponsor
are being requirements.
applied in the
project to
verify its
conformance.

Present the - Ensure that - Elaborate - Ensure -Utilization of ISO: 9001:


final project the look and risk visual quality; 2008 quality standards
Project Quality QA QC Quality
Deliverable requirement activities activities standards/measureme
s nts
and tools

for the new feel management - Certify that - Review of Six Sigma
campus requirement is plan; the project is Methodology usage in the
achieved and -Present completed project
that the reports and that the
customer is regarding client’s
satisfied; construction demand is
- Elaborate a issues, achieved.
checklist to photographic - Application
ensure the records and of physical
best customer eventual and technical
experience. design oy criteria and
layout guidelines;
changes.

C. Communicate and discuss the project quality management plan

Schedule a time with the trainer and assessor in week 3 of class to present the project
quality management plan to the project sponsor (played by the trainer and assessor) and
a group of relevant stakeholders (members of the project team and the project steering
committee played by a group of classmates) in a simulated work environment.
When presenting your work:
 Confirm quality objectives and standards
 Discuss and confirm quality metrics and requirements for each project deliverable
 Negotiate proposed roles and responsibilities for project quality management
 Confirm quality assurance and control processes and practices
 Demonstrate support for the quality management plan
 Use active listening and questioning to elicit views and opinion of others
 Document feedback and inputs from the group of stakeholders
 Adopt a collaborative approach
Duration: 15 minutes.
The trainer and assessor will evaluate your performance during the presentation and
provide feedback on the marking sheet.
If you are absent from class, you are responsible for making alternative arrangements
with the trainer and assessor to present the project quality management plan.
At the end of the meeting:
 Finalise the project quality management plan. Document the agreed changes in the
table provided below:
Agreed changes
Stakeholders' The stakeholders’ expectations were met and the project
expectations sponsor was satisfied with the project result after establishing a
few changes regarding the layout of the building’s entrance.
The communication between the team members, relevant
stakeholders and project sponsor was a crucial factor to enable
the project completion within the time frame.

Quality management The quality management approach was efficient, as the


approach changes regarding the layout of the building’s entrance were
allocated within the timeframe and registered in a updated
quality management plan.

Quality Planning The quality planner register was elaborated within the terms of
Register the deliverables. Along the project, as the project sponsor
decided to change the layout of the building’s entrance, it was
necessary to adequate some quality control activities to make
sure that the project would be finalised within the initial terms.

Please note that the trainer and assessor will check that the agreed changes have been
applied to the project quality management plan submitted with your assessment.

Task 2.2 Case Study

This task requires you to:


 Determine quality requirements for the project
 Develop a quality management
plan Consider the following scenario.
The Project Sponsor trusts your expertise in project management.
The Project Sponsor asked you and your team to help with a project. The Marketing Team
is organising an event to present the new campus to education agents. The Project
Sponsor would like you to develop a quality management plan for this project.
The plan will be used by the marketing team in charge of organising the event.
Please note the event will be planned and delivered by existing staff only: the marketing
team, and any other individual staff you believe should be included from the
organisational chart.
Please see details below:
Event (Project) Presenting the new campus to education agents
Type of event Virtual event
Zoom meeting
Structure PowerPoint Presentation
Q&A
Duration 1 hour
Budget $1,500
Date Event Date: 20/6/20XX
Note: event planning starts on 10/5/20XX
Presenter Marketing Manager
Organiser Marketing Team
Attendees  Education Agents
 MMI -CEO
 MMI CFO
 Marketing Manager and Marketing team
 Academic Manager
Requirements for  Support the marketing team with organising the event
the human  Ensure project roles are allocated according to planned
resource plan work

Schedule a time with the trainer and assessor in week 3 to discuss the requirements of
the project quality management plan with the marketing team (played by a group of
classmates) in a simulated work environment:
 Identify the quality objectives and standards in consultation with the marketing team
 Consult with the marketing team on quality requirements
 Consider inputs from the project sponsor, played by the trainer and assessor in
simulated work conditions
 Develop a project quality plan
The trainer and assessor will validate your active participation in the meeting with the
marketing team and provide feedback on the marking sheet.
If you are absent from class, you are responsible for making alternative arrangements
with the trainer and assessor to present the project quality management plan.

1. Summarise the feedback and inputs received from the marketing team and the
project sponsor in the space provided below.
(50-100 words)
Quality requirements requires consultation with clients and key stakeholders, is recorded in a
quality definition table. the Quality Definition Table can include:

1) items essential to the project (for example specific design features,


functionality, usability)
2) measurement of items

3) a unit of measure and standard for each item identified (these would be
descriptive)
4) any items that can be compromised if required.

Quality criteria may include:

 Australian and international standards Codes of conduct


 Industry and organisational policies and practices Legislation
 and regulation requirements.

2. Develop a project quality management plan (Template 1)

Template 1 -Project Quality Management Plan

Project overview
Provide an overview of the project: name of the project, why it is undertaken, timelines
and budget. (40-80 words)
The company's XYZ Pty Ltd trading as MMI Professional Education has planned the presentation of the new
campus to educational agents, from May 10, 2021 and which will take place on June 20, 2021, through a
virtual meeting by zoom, which will be organized by the team of marketing and presented by the marketing
manager, this presentation will be attended only by:

• Education agents
• MMI -CEO
• Financial Director of MMI
• Marketing manager and marketing team
• Academic manager

To carry out this meeting we will use programs such as PowerPoint and Q&A to publicize all the aspects of the
new project.
The event is estimated to last approximately 1 hour, the estimated budget for this presentation will be $ 1,500

Project objectives and requirements


List the project objectives (2-3) of the project and requirements (2-3)
Objectives:
1) Know and exchange experiences, knowledge and visions between the
different educational agents.
2) Introduce and share among the participants, everything corresponding to the new
campus in Sydney.
3) Launch and initiate a joint work process, among the entire XYZ community.

Requirements:

1) Have all the necessary material to carry out the presentation of the new campus

2) All parties involved will be should attend the project

3) A minute will be held in which the most important aspects of the implementation of the
new campus in Sydney will be reported.

Project deliverables
List the project deliverables (4-6)

10/05/2021
Event planning starts

19/05/2021
Determination of objectives to carry out the meeting.
30/05/2021
determination of the quality requirements for the presentation of the project to educational agents

03/06/2021
development of the quality plan for the presentation of the new campus
20/06/2021
Presenting the new campus to education agents

Launch and initiate a joint work process, of the new campus in Sydney
Project stakeholders
Identify 5-6 project stakeholders (groups and/or individuals).

Names and Roles Responsibilities, role or Quality requirements


interest in the project expected by the
stakeholder group or
individuals
The Project team Part of the team dedicated to the Assist to meetings related
project or borrowed on a part-time with the plan; expect
basis. leadership, direction and
control.
Education Agents Those people have a vested interest Get the support of your
in the project, education agents are education agents to empower
essential, because most of them you as the project manager
serve the self-interest first, use some with as much authority as
investigating, selling, influencing, possible. Be explicit in asking
and politicking skills here. for full support from your
peers. Arrange for frequent
review meetings.

Financial Director of MMI The financial Director will provide Establish goals and standards
information about costs and of performance for all team
customers, when projects could be members.
marketed to outside customers.
Academic manager If f their relationship is good, they Support the alliances with
may be able to consistently acquire other stakeholders.
the best staff and the best
equipment for their projects.
Internal customers Internal customers are individuals Those people hold the power
within the organization who are to reject or approved the
customers for projects that meet the project, so keep them
needs of internal demands informed, and stay tuned
about their concerns.
The Project team Part of the team dedicated to the Assist to meetings related
project or borrowed on a part-time with the plan; expect
basis. leadership, direction and
control.

Project Quality Management Approach


Quality Management Approach
Objectives o
 Elaborate a PowerPoint presentation together with
Determine and list three quality objectives the other team members to attend the customer
for the project. demand. Previous meeting with team to establish
the presentation style and layout;
 Ensure that the guidelines are being followed as
requested by the client to ensure customer
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satisfaction;
 Organize the meeting bullet points prior the meeting
to enable all the participants to understand the
explanation within the one hour
meeting – usage of simple concepts and clear
language.

Development 
 The team members had a previous meeting to
Outline all the following in a cohesive and outline the client requirements and to align the
comprehensive series of paragraphs: project management and quality plan together
o Mention what essential project with the marketing team;
requirements/objectives/needs are  Inputs: The relevant stakeholders hold a meeting
considered for quality planning to discuss about the policies and procedures that
o Identify and list the significant inputs
into the plan
needed to be explained to the participants of the
o Mention any industry or organisational zoom meeting, regarding the presentation of the
quality standards that are taken into new campus to the educational agents;
consideration  Inputs: The team members also considered the
o Describe the involvement of key
standard procedures related to operation
stakeholders (specifically mention
what stakeholders) in the processes, a meeting with the marketing team to
development of the quality plan. organize the event as required and a review of the
o Identify what specific policies and previous projects has been made and the lessons
procedures are taken into learned were taken into consideration to the
consideration when developing the
quality plan
present project;
(80-120 words)  The marketing and communication requests were
considered when elaborating the Power Point
presentation and the Q&A so that the meeting
could occur within the customer’s expectation;

 The educational standards were considered and


within the presentation it was included all the
relevant information regarding the marketing
policy, project management policies and
procedures, education guidelines and
requirements, everything summarized and
presented clearly and properly to all participants;
 The organisational quality standards such as
ISO:9001 and ISO:31011 were also considered
when elaborating the meeting project, as the
company follows the mentioned standards.


Organisation, Name Role Quality
responsibilities and Responsibiliti
interfaces es
Marketing  Present
Determine and record the primary roles Manager the event
and responsibilities of the project team
and other critical stakeholders as related Marketing Team  organising
to project quality management. It could the event
include coaching, mentoring, auditing to present
processes, project reviews, provision of
crucial knowledge and expertise.
the new
Add additional rows if needed. campus to
education
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agents
Education Agents  Attendee
MMI -CEO  Attendee
MMI CFO  Attendee
Academic  Attendee
Manager
Architect  Attendee
and
auditor
Quality control The project manager, together with the project
stakeholders, will develop the project quality checklist.
Outline all the following in a cohesive and
comprehensive series of paragraphs:
Also, with the help of the construction company, the
o The plan for QC and QA: when they Project Manager will conduct audits to ensure conformity
will be performed, tools and of the project with the stakeholders’ expectations. The
techniques that will be utilised, key
personnel that will perform them. Any
project manager will also develop quality checklists to be
relevant information on how you will used by the team members.
analyse the data. The project manager must ensure that the quality
o Process for recording the QC and QA
data and how they will be
procedures implemented during the design phase of a
communicated to relevant construction project effectively meet the company-
stakeholders. established standards for quality service, performance,
o What process is in place if it is
determined that quality standards do
and production. The core specs focus on qualifications
not comply with the standards defined established for architects, designers and engineers, and
in the plan at the end of the project? the assurance that specified materials complies with
(80-120 words)
company-established quality standards.
To comply with this, Quality control processes such as
visit and inspection of supplier facilities, materials
testing, keep quality management documents current,
ensure that all workers and suppliers remain compliant
with current requirements and monitor, train, and track in
real time must be implemented.
Non-conformances will be managed by the Project
Manager if they are insignificant and do not affect project
objectives. Any other form of non-conformance must be
escalated and reviewed by the Project Sponsor. By the
end of the project if quality issues remain unresolved the
project can be finalised if the project’s product is
accepted by the Project Sponsor. Otherwise, rework
needs to be planned by the Project Manager to get the
issues resolved and get the Project Sponsor’s approval.

Quality Planning Register


Develop the register for each project deliverable.
Project Quality QA QC Quality
Deliverable requirement activities activities standards/measureme
s nts
and tools

Event Optimized Review of User tests to Optimal standards for the


planning stars platform tests within detect system development of the
the platform error presentation
and users
before the
start of the
presentation
Determination Have all the follow-up of Perform Comply with the estimated
of objectives necessary the processes internal time and schedule assigned
and material and determined for control tests for the presentation of the
requirements continuous the correct of the Presentation of the new
feedback for use of the programs campus to the educational
the platform used for the agents.
presentation Provide evolution of
constant the meeting
support to the
area in charge
of the meeting
Development Introduce and Monitor the Make known Analysis SWOT
of the quality share among process and through a
plan the involve SWOT
participants participants in (strengths,
the weaknesses,
presentation opportunities,
and threats)
analysis of
the new
project to the
participants
Presenting A presentation An act will be publicize the Identify quality objectives
the new with Power held in which new aspects and standards
campus Point with the most of the new
optimal important campus and
information aspects of the the
implementatio improvements
n of the new compared to
campus other campus
Launch and All parties Consult the Review the Information gathering and
initiate a involved must opinions of the results of analysing
joint work attend to the attendees and corrective
process project involve their actions and
suggestions in produce
the project quality control
reports.

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