BSBPMG530 Simulation Pack
BSBPMG530 Simulation Pack
BSBPMG530 Simulation Pack
Native Bush Spices Australia is based in Coffs Harbour, NSW. The business was established in
2010 to cater for a demand for Australian native food products. The company has organic
certification. The company manufactures and retails a range of organic, Australian native foods
including Native herbs and spices, Native herbal teas and Native fruit jams and conserves.
Currently the business is selling its products through a number of small supermarkets and health
stores throughout Australia. The company also has a very basic website that includes four pages:
Home, About Us, Products and Contact Details.
The company’s overall business objectives for the next three years are to increase sales and
create brand awareness, develop a broader product range, as well as expand into overseas
markets, most likely Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.
The company’s target customers are those that enjoy gourmet foods.
The age range of Australian consumers buying products is between 35 and 65.
Most consumers are health conscious, care about protecting the environment and have an average
annual income of $80,000.
The company currently employs the following staff in its head office: CEO, Operations Manager,
Marketing Manager, Customer Service Officer and two administration staff. Ten staff are employed
in the factory making and distributing the products.
It has been decided that a new website is needed as part of the marketing communications
strategy. The new web site is seen as a critical part of the company’s expansion strategy. The
company has also decided to expand their product range at the same time to meet the market
demand from a broader customer base.
After doing extensive vendor due diligence, the Operations Manager has selected Manager
Networks to oversee the website design project as well as the product range expansion project
(Manager Networks is an organisation that provides networking events for business people across
Australia. They have recently expanded their business to include professional consultancy
services).
As a project manager (employed by Manager Networks), you have been asked to manage the web
design project and product expansion project for the client, Native Bush Spices Australia.
You will report to/receive instruction from the Operations Manager of Native Bush Spices Australia.
As with all projects, project authorisation needs to be obtained, as well as a detailed project
scoping conducted prior to the project’s commencement.
Thanks for sending through the content for the website written by the consultants, PR Pulse. I have
reviewed their website and services they offer and, given the quality of the work provided, I would
like you to prepare one newsletter and at least four blogs to be included as part of the web site
launch. I think this would greatly increase the quality and usefulness of our website. I have spoken
to Marlene from PR Pulse who advised that this work would be at a cost of $2,000 which I would
hope could be accommodated within the project timeline. Marlene has requested a formal email to
confirm that she can go ahead with the changes.
Please fill out a project Change Request Form and send it to the Operations Manager for
authorisation. I have already spoken with the Operations Manager and have their verbal approval.
Kind Regards
Marketing Manager
The Manager Networks Project Manager has been surprised at the hands-on involvement of the
Marketing Manager, especially his conversation with PR Pulse without his knowledge.
Three quotes have been received from website developers as follows:
Thanks for sending through marketing research results. I have reviewed the results. Although they
are comprehensive, I would like more information about the people your surveyed (gender,
profession, income bracket etc.).
I realise that further analysis and even market research is required. However, we cannot make an
informed decision before we fully understand the customers.
Please will you adjust the scope of this project to include results according to a breakdown of
customer information. The marketing team estimates this additional research to cost $3000 and
take another 3 weeks.
Kind Regards
Marketing Manager
Once again, the Manager Networks Manager is frustrated that the Marketing Manager is making
decisions and not going through the Operations Manager. Only once market research is complete,
an appropriate cooperative partnership can be identified and established.
1. Purpose
Native Bush Spice Australia adopts a standard approach to project management to ensure the
consistent use of project management procedures and templates.
This policy and procedure is designed to specify the requirements for managing projects to ensure
that project scope is articulated, stakeholders are involved, risks are managed, and project benefits
are maximized.
This policy and procedure applies to all projects.
2. Types of project
Generally, there are three types of project: small project, medium project and large project which is
determined through the project amount.
In each of the above cases the following staff are to be involved.
3. Project Phases
All projects should progress through the following project phases.
Stage one
Stage one of the project management process is triggered when a staff member or team identifies
the need to solve a problem, improve a process or implement a new service. It defines what the
project will attempt to achieve based on appropriate business justification.
At this stage, the staff member or team must complete the project authorisation template to gain
authorisation for the detailed project scope management planning.
Stage two
Stage two of the project management includes defining and documenting the project scope in the
project scope management plan.
Key tasks involved in this phase include:
Identifying project benefits, outcomes and outputs
Making an initial assessment of project size and required staff.
Completing a project scoping using the Native Bush Spices Australia project scope template.
The project scope management plan must be completed within 2 weeks of the project authorisation
being given approval.
The project scope management plan must be reviewed by the senior management team prior to
final approval. Where any issues are identified from the project management plan scoping, it is
possible that the project may not proceed.
Stage three
The purpose of this phase is to determine how the project will be executed. This means developing
a project management plan based on the project scope. The Australian Native Bush Spice project
management template should be use. Essentially the preparation of a detailed model of the work
required to achieve the project objectives is required and confirmation of the budget and project
arrangements suggested in the Business Case. Risks are also defined and documented in a risk
management plan A detailed schedule is also prepared.
Stage four
The purpose of this phase is to implement the project. Regular reports of the progress of the
project should be provided to relevant staff, as well as regular meetings as outlined in the project
management plan.
Stage five
4. Project Communication
It is expected that the project team meet at least weekly depending on the size of the project. A
brief email summarising the meeting outcomes must be sent to senior management.
Weekly reports must also be sent to senior management regarding project progress.
All project issues arising must be documented in the project issues register.
Project Authorisation
Project Name: New website for Native Bush Spices Australia
1. Intended Outcomes
Briefly describe the project goals and deliverables, as well as the benefits and impact on the
organisation.
2. Resource Requirements
Briefly describe the resources that will be required to conduct this project, including the proposed
budget.
The main agencies for this venture can be CEO, Marketing Manager, Operations Manager,
sponsor is Native bush Spices Australia, the Project Manager named Jhon Eider Gomez,
the venture group is shaped through:
CEO
Operations Manager
Marketing Manager
Customer Service Officer
Two management Staff
Ten group of workers hired with inside the factory
The price range available for improvement of net web website online is $ 8,500.
3. Proposed Schedule
Stage one
Is caused while a team of
workers member or group
identifies the want to
resolve a problem,
enhance a method or put
into effect a brand new
service. It defines what the
venture will try to gain
primarily based on suitable
enterprise justification.
Stage
Is caused while a team of workers member or group identifies the want to resolve a problem,
enhance a method or put into effect a brand-new service. It defines what the venture will try to gain
primarily based on suitable enterprise justification.
Stage two
Stage of the venture management consists of defining and documenting the venture scope
withinside the venture scope management plan. Key responsibilities concerned on this section
include:
The reason of this section is to decide how the venture can be executed. This way growing
adventure control plan primarily based at the venture scope. The Australian Native Bush Spice
venture control template ought to be use. Essentially the education of an in-depth version of the
work required to gain the venture targets is needed and affirmation of the price range and venture
preparations counselled with inside the enterprise case.
Stage four
The reason of this section is to put into effect the venture. Regular reviews of the development of
the venture ought to be supplied to applicable body of workers, in addition to ordinary assembly as
mentioned with inside the venture control plan.
Stage five
This is the very last section of the venture and is the formal closure of the transport factor of the
venture. It has major effects:
The handover of venture outputs to the operational regions answerable for ongoing guide
and maintenance. (if relevant to the venture)
The assessment of the fulfilment of the venture.
Signature:
Date:
Furthermore, clients have to be capable of finding and get entry to recipes and widespread
statistics, which include organization’s information, contact information, product’s information and
articles or weblog regarding herbs and the way to use the merchandise. To boom the performance
of the websites, a search engine optimization professional and a Content creator are anticipated to
be with inside the improvement of the brand-new internet site as they may coordinate with the team
of workers to generate key phrases and broaden contents to draw clients and beautify
interactions among clients and the internet site.
Finally, the organization will introduce merchandise into foreign places markets, which include
Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, so multi-language feature wishes to be incorporated to permit
worldwide clients to find out about the organization and merchandise. In widespread, Native Bush
Spices Australia expects to beautify logo recognition to boom income, fulfill a bigger variety of
clients and connect to worldwide clients.
Project assumptions
Describe at least one project assumption.
The organization wishes to improve the Internet pace to get right of entry to the gadget faster and
permit records glide among practical structures to show up quickly, appropriately, and efficiently.
Real-time statistics is vital to assist the organization boom clients’ pride and performance of the
statistics gadget, so the excessive-speed Internet is wanted to maximise the effectiveness of the
mission. Thus, on this mission, a brand-new Internet plan for the commercial enterprise have to be
researched and recommended to the senior control group for consideration.
The FIBER400 plan from TPG will meet the Internet speed required for the achievement of this
mission. Furthermore, the timeline for this mission is two months, which cannot be met through a
traditional e- trade internet site improvement method. Thus, it is assumed that an open-sourced
answer could be utilised to likely meet the timeframe. The open-sourced answer has to permit
customising to satisfy the commercial enterprise necessities and combine with the prevailing
practical structures that the organization is the usage of in other practical departments. Besides
those assumptions, different assumptions are diagnosed beneath.
The mission supervisor can have access to all vital assets to finish the mission, each material and
human asset. It assumes that no constrains in useful resource get entry to block the mission.
Project group contributors can have assets they want to finish their duties on time, from specialised
hardware and software program right all the way down to power for the duration of operating hours.
It assumes that software program packages and hardware are upgraded to permit the mission
group contributors to efficiently complete their duties on time. Remote access could be supplied to
the contributors in the event that they cannot work with inside the office. Personnel expenses do
now no longer alternate for the duration of the mission lifecycle. This assumes that the price for the
Project Manager’s time allocation and providers will stay equal for the duration of the mission as no
delays arise.
Other material and useful resource expenses will stay strong thru the mission lifecycle. This
assumes that the expenses of different practical structures will now no longer alternate quickly
while integrating the e-trade gadget with them. The scope of the mission will now no longer
alternate for the duration of the mission lifecycle. This assumes that the preliminary necessities are
documented as it should be and completely, and unchanged for the duration of the mission
execution.
Project dependencies
Describe at least one factor on which the project is dependent.
1. Proper providers recognized
For the achievement of this mission, it is vast that each one provider is accurately selected in line
with the seller choice standards. Vendors of this mission consist of an internet site improvement
Project constraints
Describe at least one project constraint.
1. Inadequate timeline
The first constraint of this mission is the timeline as it could take longer than 2 months to construct
a complete e-trade internet site with none showstoppers. According to Calvello (2019), it likely
takes approximately 7 months to finish a small e-trade internet site, which include 10 weeks to
broaden the proposal, four weeks to construct a mock-up, 10 weeks to construct the solution and
another 6 weeks to enforce the answer. Thus, to construct a complete e-trade internet site inside 2
months can be challenging, which calls for the planning section to be completed thoroughly.
2. An uncertain beta take a look at section
The 2nd constraint is that take a look at section isn't always referred to definitely with inside the
requirement. Besides obligatory take a look at strategies achieved for the duration of the
improvement stage, which include User Interface Test (UAT) and System Integration Test (SIT), a
beta take a look at which permit a restricted quantity of clients to check the internet site earlier than
the legitimate release have to be taken into consideration (Alpha Testing Vs Beta Testing: What's
the Difference?). However, the timeline of this internet site can also additionally increase the overall
venture timeline because the organization wishes to acquire remarks from contributors and connect
bugs or observe pointers from them.
3. A wrong alternate control plan
The third task wishes to be taken into consideration is the alternate control. Although it is assumed
that no modifications arise for the duration of the mission lifecycle, modifications can also
additionally nevertheless show up. Changes can also additionally show up to the mission price, the
mission timeline, the unique necessities, the mission group, and providers; thus, an amazing
alternate control technique has to be advanced to address viable modifications.
4. Lack of competencies and information of the mission group
Description of change
Changes required:
Reference any components of ➔ Planning project funding sources, ascertaining prices and
the project that will be affected: available resources, defining budgets, and controlling the
entry and exit of funds or funds flowing beyond the budget.
What actions are required for the Changes in the budget and timeline
change?
Actions
Update changes recorded in project management file Signed by:
Operation Manager
Changes updated in the WBS Signed by:
Operation Manager
Update changes to the project timeline Signed by:
Operation Manager
Updates made to the project definition Signed by:
Operation Manager
Approved by:
Full name:
Signature:
Date:
The request for change form should be kept in the project management file (even if it has been rejected).
Native Bush Spices Australia aims to enhance and streamline communications (internal and
external) to reinforce the vision and strategic priorities. As such, we will continue to develop and
trial new communication platforms, channels, and tools to improve information sharing and
collaboration between all staff members.
This policy is to be implemented in a way that ensures compliance with relevant legislative
requirements and standards of best practice.
Native Bush Spices Australia expects that staff will use the channels and for business purposes
only and comply with all relevant policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct.
Communication channels
Native Bush Spices Australia has a number of internal communication channels available,
including:
Channel Purpose
Meetings If possible, interaction should take place face-to-face or via telephone. All
information discussed should be summarised in an email.
Staff bulletin This contains Information from the executive to staff which is important
and relevant to their interests, including training, employment vacancies
and important announcements.
Contributions for the Staff Bulletin must be approved in advance by the
contributor’s relevant manager before being sent to the communications
officer for review and inclusion.
Staff surveys These are used to gather information and feedback from all staff
members. Surveys should be sent to staff via email link.
Native Bush Spices The intranet provides important information for staff in an easily
Australia intranet accessible location.
The intranet is to be used for conveying information which is important
and relevant from the executive team to staff. It is the responsibility of the
person contributing the content to ensure the content is factually correct.
All contributions must be approved in advance by the contributor’s
relevant manager.
Enterprise social These may be used by groups of staff to collaborate and communicate
networks (e.g. on projects online (e.g. to share and comment on work-related ideas,
Yammer, Facebook) news and activities). Personal use of these platforms may not be used
during work hours. Use of these networks must comply with the Social
Media Policy.
All Staff emails Emails are used for messages to and between staff. Staff are required to
read all their work-related emails.
Email distribution Email distribution lists may only be used by the executive team and
lists should adhere to the Privacy policy.