MITS5001 IT Project Management Project Proposal MITS5001 Assignment 1 Project Proposal - 10% (Session 4) – Group Activity Please complete the template below and submit it to the subject site drop-box by the end of the week of Session 4 (one submission per group). This is a group activity, and the group must have completed a Group Participation form prior to this submission. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the proposal is submitted on-time. Your Project Proposal should be approximately 900 words and the project must strictly be for an IT system. The proposal should be focused, concise and written in clear language. The Project needs prior approval from your Lecturer/Tutor before commencing. All group member names that were on the Group participation form must appear on the submitted proposal. PROJECT TITLE: (Put here a very brief but exact title on) BACKGROUND AND CURRENT PRACTICE (1/2 page) (The current state-of-the-art in the proposed project’s area and how the proposed work will advance it). PROJECT AIMS/OBJECTIVES: (Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-framed and in point form) START DATE & COMPLETION DATE: (estimations, may vary as you proceed) STAKEHOLDERS (Think widely about various interests, public/private, business/community, lobby groups, etc.) PROJECT BENEFITS: (Benefits of running with this project?) PROJECT TEAM (Skills/knowledge – technical, legal, financial, etc – roles and not names of people) INITIAL RISK IDENTIFICATION: (Resources, budget, etc) EXPECTED OUTCOMES: (Bigger picture outcomes) INITIAL ESTIMATES OF COSTS: $ (detailed estimation needed) SIGNATURE OF PROJECT MANAGER: (You must sign on behalf of your group) DATE: Copyright © 2015-2018 VIT, All Rights Reserved. 2 MITS5001 Assignment 1 What to Submit. Project Proposal Submit your Project Proposal by the due date and time to the Project Proposal Drop-box in the Subject site. Each group should select someone responsible in the group to make the submission. Copyright © 2015-2018 VIT, All Rights Reserved. 3 Project Management Assessment 3 Copyright © 2015-2018, Victorian Institute of Technology. The contents contained in this document may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, without the written permission of VIT, other than for the purpose for which it has been supplied. VIT and its logo are trademarks of Victorian Institute of Technology. Copyright © 2015-2018 VIT, All Rights Reserved. Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines Unit Code Unit Title Assessment Type Assessment Title Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) PMIT Project Management Assignment 3 Weight Total Marks Word limit Due Date 30% 50 1800 Week 11 Submission Guidelines • All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page. • The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. • Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using APA referencing style. • If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly to the School's Administration Officer, in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available.