Title: “Project Rationale and Definition: A Critical Analysis and Presentation”

Assesment Outcome
Demonstrate advanced understanding of project management principles, frameworks, and critical awareness of contemporary approaches needed for managing and leading projects.
Critically evaluate, analyse, reflect on, and synthesise information to address complex project management issues in specific contexts.
Clearly, concisely and credibly communicate project management knowledge to specialist and non-specialist audiences to inform practice.
Task
Applying project management concepts and theory, you will critically analyse key components to develop a project rationale and definition that outlines the project’s strategic purpose, project priorities, project success criteria and project management approach.
Act as the project manager and present the strategic rationale for selecting the project and project definition to your project team at the project kick-off meeting.
Note: It is recommended you select a potential new project that you or your organisation will run in the near future. Alternatively, you can relate this to a past project or a project in progress; however, you will need to redefine the project towards an improved project performance and propose it as a new project.
Procedures
Your oral presentation should address the following components:
Project title, purpose and strategic alignment. Explain the purpose of the project and alignment with the strategic needs of the organisation.
Scope. Define the project objectives, major deliverables and limits of scope. To be effective, these should be specific and measurable.
Project priorities. Establish and justify the project priorities, accounting for the identified key stakeholders involved and their expectations.
Project’s success criteria. Define the project’s success criteria and discuss the alignment with the project’s purpose, stakeholder expectations and priorities.
Based on the characteristics of the project you have defined above, select and justify a suitable project management approach for implementation (e.g. traditional, agile, hybrid).
Ps. Please utilise the Powerpoint template *attached*