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Assessor name
Syeda Sana Naseem
Date issued
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Assignment title
LO
LO1
Learning outcome
(LO)
Be able to formulate a
project
AC
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
LO 2
2.1
2.2
2.3
3.1
LO 3
3.2
3.3
LO 4
4.1
4.2
Task Evidence
no. (Page no)
2
2
2
3
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
LO
LO1
LO 2
Learning outcome
(LO)
Understand the impact
of eCommerce on business
Be able to plan an eCommerce
strategy
AC
1.1
1.2
2.1
3.1
3.2
LO 3
3.3
3.4
Task Evidence
no. (Page no)
5
5
5
5
Learner declaration
I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully
acknowledged.
Student signature:
Date:
Indicative characteristic/s
Effective judgements have been made
An effective approach to study and research
has been applied
Contextualisation
To achieve M1, An effective approach to study and research
has been used demonstrated by making effective
judgements while preparing the project plan which shows
how you have approached your project.
(Task 3)
To achieve M2, Range of project evaluation techniques has
been identified and used for evaluating the final outcome and
the applied project management procedures. The selection of
methods and techniques for evaluating the project has been
justified.
(Task 7)
D1 Use critical reflection to evaluate own conclusions have been arrived at through
work and justify valid conclusions
synthesis of ideas and have been justified
D2 Take responsibility for managing and
organising activities
D3 Demonstrate convergent/lateral/
creative thinking
In addition to the above PASS criteria, this assignment gives you the opportunity to submit evidence in order to achieve the following MERIT
and DISTINCTION grades
Grade Descriptor
M1 Identify and apply strategies to find
appropriate solutions
Indicative characteristic/s
Effective judgements have been made
An effective approach to study and research
has been applied
Contextualisation
To achieve M1 An effective approach to study and research
has been used demonstrated by making effective
judgements while suggesting the e-commerce solution based
on users expectations and (Task 4)
To achieve M2, range of methods and techniques has been
identified and used for analyzing the customers expectations
and different applications used in e-commerce.
(Task 1)
To achieve D1 Provide a critically evaluation of different ecommerce developments to identify their pros and cons and
then assess its impact on your suggested e-Commerce
strategy.
(Task 5)
Autonomy and independence has been
demonstrated
activities have been managed
D3 Demonstrate convergent/lateral/
creative thinking
Assignment brief
Unit number and title
Qualification
Start date
Deadline/hand-in
Assessor
Assignment title
Purpose of this assignment
The brief is designed in a way that the learners will apply the basic knowledge of project management
principles, methodologies, tools and techniques for developing the suggested e-commerce business.
Scenario
You are planning to start an online business. Your online business will enable the customers to purchase
different items of different retailers through your website, in this way they can place an order for a
specific product and will get it at their door step. Your basic functionality will be forming an online link
between supplier and customers. Customer will place an order for a specific product and you will be
responsible to get the product from the supplier and deliver it to respective customer. FYyou will
charge your profit and after deducting that profit will make the payment to your supplier Survey the
market and choose a range of products for your online business, decide on the target market and
identify different ways in which customers expectations can be satisfied.
For this purpose you are required to analyze the different processes of existing e-businesses to
understand the impact of e-Commerce on business. Furthermore, you are also required to plan an ecommerce strategy for your e-business. The plan should also highlight how you will manage the
suggested e- Commerce strategy.
Task 1 : (U29-LO 1: 1.1, 1.2 and M2, D2)
For planning your e-commerce business, you want to clear your understanding of how an e-commerce
business can affect customers and businesses. Select at least 3 online businesses, and create a review
report by providing an analysis of the following:
Internet customers expectations (data integrity, logistics, customer services etc)
Analyze the three selected e-commerce businesses. Identify and critically discuss the expectations of
internet customers. This includes answering two basic questions:
What the customer usually expect from an e-commerce business and
How e-commerce businesses satisfies these expectations.
Applications used in e-commerce business (shopping cart, payment system, delivery system
etc):
Identify which different applications are used by the selected e-commerce business and critically assess
the potential impact of these applications.
To achieve M2, range of methods and techniques has been identified and used for analyzing the
customers expectations and different applications used in e-commerce.
To achieve D2, you will have demonstrated an effective approach to independent research and study and
will have met the deadline to submit the tasks and achieve the unit assessment criteria
Task 2 : (U4-LO1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and D2)
You want to develop an e-commerce business which is itself a complete project. You need a proper
rationale to work on this business plan. Assess the expectations of your potential customers, market
situations etc. and plan an e-Commerce strategy for your e-Commerce business. Identify the basic
requirements and specifications for your e-commerce strategy for this you are required to,
Identify the factors that contribute to the process of project selection. Discuss the factors that
make your e-commerce business fit for purpose.
Discuss generally the need to initiate this particular project (advantages of an online business etc), or in
other terms evaluate the feasibility of a project. In addition, within this task learners should critically
analyse the outline specification, initiate a logbook or diary, estimate costs and resource implications,
and identify goals and the limitations of the project.
formulate and record possible outline project specifications (list of requirements relevant to ecommerce business eg costs, timescales, standards, legislation, ethics, etc)
(listing the requirements might include; costs of hardware, software and other consumables, timescales
and the scale of the operation; how long will the prepare the online business website, will it be in
incremental stages, consider standards, legislation and ethical issues possibly relating to the data usage
and transference)
Produce a specification document for the agreed project. The specification should make
reference to costs, timescales, scale of operation, standards, legislation, ethics, sustainability,
resource implications, quality etc.
To achieve D2 you will have demonstrated an effective approach to independent research and study and
will have met the deadline to submit the tasks and achieve the unit assessment criteria
effective judgements while suggesting the e-commerce solution based on users expectations and
demands.
To achieve D2 you will have demonstrated an effective approach to independent research and study and
will have met the deadline to submit the tasks and achieve the unit assessment criteria
To achieve D3, Apply convergent and lateral thinking to generate new ideas in planning your ecommerce strategy. You will have offered innovative suggestions related to different strategies related to
your e-commerce solution.
Task 5 (U29 - LO3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and D1, D2)
Implementing a strategy requires properly managing the suggested e-Commerce strategy. To
manage your planned e-commerce solution you are required to:
o Critically assess the risks of linking your business systems to the internet. How the
identified risks can be managed your planned e-commerce strategy.
o Explain the importance of protecting the domain name, company name, trade marks and
other intellectual property of an organization. Plan how you can protect the intellectual
property of your e-commerce business.
o Identify and critically discuss the security measures available to protect your e-commerce
solution.
o Identify and discuss the current e-Commerce developments. Evaluate the impact of
incorporating these developments into your suggested e-Commerce strategy.
To achieve D1 Provide a critically evaluation of different e-commerce developments to identify their pros
and cons and then assess its impact on your suggested e-Commerce strategy.
To achieve D2 you will have demonstrated an effective approach to independent research and study and
will have met the deadline to submit the tasks and achieve the unit assessment criteria
B)
C)
Use appropriate project evaluation techniques and evaluate the final outcome of the project
(such as PERT, earned value technique etc) with reference to the proper implementation of
project plans and procedures. Give clear conclusion(s) and recommendations, evidence of critical
analysis against the original project specification and planned procedures.
Compare the outcome with original project specification and interpret and analyse the results.
You are required to analyze the resultant outcome here and comment on its relevancy and
appropriateness according to the project specicifcations.
On the basis of the evaluation make recommendations and justify areas for further consideration
(for final outcome and project management procedures, both).
To achieve M2, Range of project evaluation techniques has been identified and used for evaluating the
final outcome and the applied project management procedures. The selection of methods and
techniques for evaluating the project has been justified.
To achieve D1, Critically evaluate the outcomes and give conclusions that have been arrived at through
synthesis of ideas and have been justified based on clear evidence.
To achieve D3 Apply convergent and lateral thinking to generate new ideas in proposing
recommendations. You will have offered suggestions for areas where you could possibly have made
improvements to your work and will have clearly explained why you feel this to be relevant.
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Task 5
Task 6
Task 7
Task 8
Sources of information:
Evidence
presented
Achievement Summary
Qualification
Unit Number and
title
Criteria
Reference
LO 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
LO 2
Assessor name
Student name
2.2
2.3
3.2
3.3
Achieved ?
(tick)
2.1
LO 3
3.1
LO 4
4.1
4.2
Achieved?
(tick)
Grade descriptor
D3: Demonstrate
convergent /lateral /
creative thinking
Achieved?
(tick)
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