BUSINESS SCHOOL

Discipline of Business Information Systems

INFS6071 Project Management in Business

Semester 1 2024

Group assignment - Development of project

documentation (30%)

Due date: 11:59pm 10 May 2024

General instructions

In order to undertake the assignment, students should do the following:

• Form groups on Canvas and nominate a group leader.

• Submission requires a written document (3000 words +/- 10%). The length of document

does not include list of references, table of contents and appendices.

• For further information, please refer to the business school policies:

http://sydney.edu.au/business/currentstudents/policy.

• Final report submission: The group should prepare the report and the group leader

should submit it on Canvas by due date (i.e., only one person from the group should submit

the assignment). Please include the SIDs of each student in the group on the front page

of the submission. The link for submission can be found on Canvas in the Assessment

section. The Group Leader should name the submission file as follows: SID.pdf, e.g.

123456.pdf. Please note that you SHOULD NOT provide names (first names or family

names) in the assignment document.

• Please submit the assignment as a pdf file.

• Use Arial font, size 11 points

• Use 1.5 spacing

• Proof-read and sense-check your report before submitting it.

• Use the Business School Referencing Guide (APA 6th or 7th edition is fine).

• Members in each group are expected to work collaboratively. In the event there are

unequal contributions by different members in a group, the group leader should submit a

"Group Contribution Sheet" signed by all group members by the assignment due date at

a separate link provided on Canvas (i.e. only one signed contribution sheet for a group).

If contributions are equal, Group Contribution Sheet submission is not required. The

template of Group Contribution Sheet is available on Canvas.

• IMPORTANT: A group can submit the assignment only once! Please make sure that the

file that you submit is the final version.

Requirements

Radiant Star1 is a fast growing medium-sized company based in Sydney. The company has a

diversified portfolio of businesses in service industries. It is a major concern of the board of

directors that in recent years, some of the company’s major projects were delayed, experienced

cost blowouts and did not realise the expected benefits. In order to address this problem, the

board has mandated that all major projects in the future should be managed using PRINCE2

methodology.

1 This is a hypothetical company.

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To benefit from potential market opportunities, Radiant Star had undertaken an initial evaluation

of the following two business ideas, and it now wants to proceed by developing a detailed Project

Initiation Document (PID). The company plans to commence implementation of these projects

from July 2024.

1. Project proposal 1: Establish 8 modern childcare centres in Sydney. These centres will

be in the CBD and key suburbs of Sydney. They will be open from 6:30am to 6:30pm on

weekdays and will enrol children in the age group of 6 months to 5 years. The proposed

venture will differentiate itself from competitors based on its superior services in

developing children’s mental and physical capabilities. Recruiting well-trained and

experienced staff will be crucial for the success of the venture. The centres will have

state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor facilities to support children’s intellectual and physical

development. Information technology and its applications will play a key role in running

the business. The business will comply with strict regulatory requirements of the

childcare sector.

2. Project proposal 2: Establish a vehicle rental business comprising a chain of five

electric vehicle (EV) rental outlets in the Sydney CBD and its suburbs. Given the

expected strong uptake of EVs in the coming years, the company envisions excellent

growth opportunity for the venture. It has ruled out establishing the business as a

franchisee of existing car rental companies. The company’s primary target market will be

tourists and short-term rentals for business travellers. The company wants the proposed

business operations to be efficiently run, supported by robust data analytics and a mobile

app. It wants to differentiate its business through excellent customer service and

competitive prices.

Radiant Star’s CEO has asked your group to prepare a detailed Project Initiation

Document (PID) for ANY ONE (ONLY ONE) of the above project proposals. It is a

requirement that your PID should conform to the PRINCE2 methodology. The PID

should be presented using the structure given in Week 5 lecture slides under the

heading, “Project Initiation Document (PID) – Contents”. Please note that key

points of the business case should be briefly discussed in the “Business Case”

section of the PID. Details of the Business Case (including risk register) should be part

of the appendices to the PID (please see Week 5 lecture slides titled PRINCE2

Business Case Contents). You are required to undertake relevant research, make

appropriate assumptions and justify those assumptions.

General Expectations:

• Clear, well-structured and written presentation that captures the major aspects of the report

in a succinct manner.

• Apply all relevant parts of PRINCE2 methodology in order to develop the PID.

• Conduct your own research to support your arguments and to understand the project context

• Apply a structure to each section of your report to guide the reader and demonstrate you

have applied a comprehensive and systematic approach

• You are required to use third-party references to support your arguments where

appropriate.

A useful starting point for online research is Google Scholar and IBISWorld (accessed via the

USYD Library). http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/databases/

Remember the instructions for scientific writing, particularly referencing!

Please see marking guidelines on next page.

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GROUP ASSIGNMENT MARKING GUIDLEINES

CRITERIA Fail Pass Credit Distinction HD

Logical development Inadequate Adequate content Good content and Well-argued and Exceptionally

of the content of the development of and arguments. (10- arguments (13- comprehensive articulated content

PID and range of content and very 13) 15) content (15-17) and arguments

arguments (20) limited range of consistently

arguments (<10) throughout the

report. (>17)

Effective use of Poor research. Adequate research Good research to Detailed research for In-depth and

research evidence to (<10) evidence is used. support key most points (15-17) comprehensive

support content for (10-13) points (13-15) research for all key

individual points. (>17)

components of a

complete PID (20)

Clear conclusions Inadequate Adequate Credible Credible conclusions Excellent discussion

and analysis. (20) conclusions. conclusions for conclusions for are clearly and of credible

(<10) different sections different sections logically drawn from conclusions

(10-13) supported by analysis. (15-17) supported by

sound arguments comprehensive

(13-15) analysis and

arguments. (>17)

Methodologies used Inadequate Adequate Good discussion Well-argued use of Excellent use of

(15) discussion and discussion and and presentation methodologies and methodologies and

presentation of presentation of of methodologies clear presentation of succinct

methodologies methodologies used used (10-11) the methodologies presentation of the

used (<7.5) (7.5-10) (11-13) methodologies

(>13)

Context, problem Inadequate Adequate Good discussion Well-argued Excellent discussion

solving and discussion of discussion of of project‘s discussion of project‘s of project‘s context,

conceptualisation project‘s project‘s context, context, concept context, concept and concept and the

(10) context, concept concept and the and the the organisation organisation issues

and the organisation issues organisation issues that the project that the project is

organisation that the project is issues that the is expected to expected to address

issues that the expected to address project is address (7.5-8.5) (>8.5)

project is (5-6.5) expected to

expected to address (6.5-7.5)

address (<5)

Quality/clarity of Poor quality of Adequate quality of Good quality of High quality of Excellent quality of

presentation presentation presentation with presentation with presentation with presentation with

(accuracy, spelling, with weak satisfactory clear organisation well-planned outstanding

grammar, organisation of organisation (5-6.5) of ideas (6.5-7.5) organisation of ideas organisation of

punctuation ideas (<5) (7.5-8.5) ideas (>8.5)

(including structure

of the report) (10)

Citations/References: Major Minor inadequacies Meets all Meets all Meets all

Correct referencing inadequacies in in citations/ requirements of requirements of requirements of

(5) citations/ referencing. (2.5-3) citation/ citation/ citation/

referencing. referencing. (3-4) referencing. (4-4.5) referencing. (>4.5)

(<2.5)

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