Strategic Managers Assignment Date for Submission: 20 th Aug 2014 2 Introduction To address all the learning outcomes you must attempt all the tasks set out belo! "ailure to do this ill result in a referral! In line ith good academic practice at postgraduate level you must reference all your citations in the te#t using the $arvard format! %See the course&s Student $andbook for more information on this'! (ll such references must be listed in full and in alphabetical order on a references page at the end of the assignment! )ou should structure your assignment by ansering each task in turn* labeling each task ith the appropriate number! The assignment should be +,,,-.,,, ords in length! Assignment requirement The overall re/uirement of the assignment is that you select an organisation ith hich you are familiar and carry out research on it in order to develop a report on planning strategic change in the organisation! "or this assignment you are asked to consider an improvement project that you have been involved ith 0 are familiar ith ithin a orkplace situation! This could include introducing ne procedures1 consider ne approaches to ork tasks* purchase of ne e/uipment 0 updating of e/uipment or ne product development! It does not need to be a major project but it is important that the project has concluded / ill conclude during !our stud! of this module" 2emember the definition of a project is that it is a uni/ue event1 it is temporary in that it has a start and a finish and is focused on a specific deliverable! This assignment asks you to consider ho you ould design* plan and implement that project yourself given your learning from the module! )ou are not being asked to advise ho this happened rather ho you ould approach the project no! 3 #as$ 1 %roject &eed (nalyse the internal and e#ternal factors that can lead to a project being re/uired including the factors hich have led to your highlighted project being re/uired! $o might an organisation select hich project%s' to implement if more than one has been identified4 5(61!17 #as$ 2 %roject Specification a) 8ith reference to your e#ample project identified above* prepare a project specification! )ou might find using an appropriate pro-forma useful in this part of your assignment! b) 9riefly* evaluate the importance of having a project specification highlighting hat it should include and hy! 5(61!27 5(61!37 #as$ ' %roduce a %roject %lan a) 9ased upon your specification above* prepare a detailed project plan! 6onsider hat the plan ould need to include in order securing approval for implementation by senior management including: 2esource re/uirements by resource type and hen re/uired Timescales for the various stages of implementation! This should include an appropriate ;antt chart or 6P( 9udget Implementation strategy )ou may find using an appropriate pro-forma helpful for this part of your assignment! )ou can use <pen Project or Microsoft Project for detailing the tasks* resources* costs and timescale! b) =valuate hy planning is key to successful project implementation 5(62!17 5(62!27 5(62!37 5(62!>7 5(62!+7 > #as$ 4 Implement a %roject 8ith reference to your project* advise ho you ould implement this project and hy including: Monitoring progress against plan in terms of cost* /uality and time and evaluation of the tools that you could use to assist you ith this 8ho ould need to be involved and ho they ould be organi?ed @ Project team structure Systems and documents that may be needed 0 need to be implemented 6hange control 5(63!17 5(63!27 5(63!37 #as$ ( )*aluating %roject +utcomes )ou have been asked to present your project findings to the senior management team at a meeting! )ou need to prepare a report and a presentation hich: advises the team on the project procedures used evaluates the outcomes of the project against the original project specification makes recommendations for further projects 0 investigations as appropriate ith regards to procedure and process 5(6>!17 5(6>!27 5(6>!37 5(6+!17 5(6+!27 This assignment re/uires several pieces of ork to be submitted: =ssay @ task 1* task 2b* task 3b! task > Project Specification @ task 2a Project Plan @ task 3a 2eport @ task + + +n successful completion of this assignment a student should be able to: Aearning outcomes (ssessment criteria 1! 9e able to develop a project 1!1 (nalyse the factors that contribute to specification launch the process of project selection 1! 2 Develop outline project specifications for the implementation of a ne product* service or process 1! 3 Produce a specification for an agreed project to implement a ne product* service or process 2! 9e able to plan for the launch of 2!1 Produce a project plan for an agreed a ne product* service or project process 2!2 Match appropriate resources to a project 2! 3 6ost all resources re/uired for implementing a project 2! > (gree timescales for the management and implementation of a project 2! + Plan an appropriate strategy for the implementation of a project 3! 9e able to implement a project 3!1 Implement a project in accordance ith agreed specification 3! 2 Develop appropriate measures to monitor and evaluate progress and outcomes 3! 3 Monitor the implementation of a project >! 9e able to evaluate the >!1 (nalyse the outcomes of a project in outcomes of a project terms of the original project specification >! 2 =valuate the outcomes of a project >! 3 Make justified recommendations for improvements to the project +! 9e able to present the +!1 Produce a report of all project outcomes of a project procedures used +! 2 Present the outcomes of the project to an audience using an agreed format and appropriate media http:00!ukessays!com0essays0education0personal-development-as-a- strategic-manager-education-essay!php