Obtaining expert judgement
QUESTION: Briefly explain at least two different methods or techniques to obtain this expert judgement from groups and/or individuals?
In order to obtain expert judgement from groups and individuals regarding stakeholder analysis and duty allocation, two different techniques are applicable. These are as follows:
Quantitative Technique – This technique is used to analyse whether the stakeholder is able to perform the amount of duties assigned to him efficiently within the schedule time given (Lowe, 2015). Furthermore, it can be used to analyse the performance of the stakeholder according to the workload assigned to him.
Qualitative Technique – This technique is used to analyse the performance of stakeholders in terms of quality of output provided as a part of duty in the project.
QUESTION: State whether it is appropriate to have a single key stakeholder representing the Traditional Owners of the land on which Central Queensland Campuses are located. Provide an explanation for your response.
It is not appropriate to have a single key stakeholder representing the Traditional Owners of the land mainly because one person cannot solely represent various campuses at a time. This is because the chosen key stakeholder can evaluate and represent of one particular campus at a time only (Truong, Paradies & Priest, 2014). If they are to represent all the lands, they will have to analyse the conditions of all campuses using data from other sources, therefore they will not have accurate data and information. It is preferable to choose one stakeholder from each one of the campus so that they represent only one land ownership only.
QUESTION: Which of the two opening statement styles ‘Welcome to Country’ or ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ is appropriate for the Project Executive to use and provide a brief explanation justifying your answer.
Acknowledgement of Country will be more appropriate for the opening statement of the program to show awareness and respect for Aboriginal or Torres strait islander owners to land where the training program is being held and recognising the continuing connection of Aboriginal & Torres strait islander peoples to their country (Walker, Schultz & Sonn, 2014). This is because “welcome to country” is a more appropriate for the foreigners and not the indigenous people who only prefer acknowledgement of their existence in the country.
QUESTION: Is the suggestion of using a previously developed cultural awareness training program an appropriate method of requirements gathering? Briefly explain your answer.
Using a previously developed cultural awareness training program for the new program is not a very good idea (Smylie et al., 2016). The previous model can only be used as a template for new one. However, the contents of the two programs are entirely different and each detail must be changed that is not possible by mere searching the internet.
Traditional Owner/s of the land on which CQ University campuses are located
QUESTION: What document could be used to track or ‘trace’ requirements throughout the project life cycle?
A central resource log database can used and uses the cloud platform (Rose, 2013). Once initial resources are utilized, the site manager will enter the same in the server and it will automatically update the central resource log set up in the central cloud system.
QUESTION: What is requirement prioritisation and why would it be important to communicate this process to stakeholders?
Requirement prioritisation is the process by which resources are provided to the stakeholder based on the priority of their duty in the project (Jeffery et al., 2014). Hence, if competing requirements arise, a priority plan should be created where the tasks will be arranged in terms of priority. Resources will then be provided to the task with the highest priority first.
QUESTION: List the five components of the MoSCoW technique
The five components of MoSCoW are as follows.
- M= Must have
- S= Should have
- C= Could have
- W= Would have
- o= are used for easing the pronunciation
[The scope needs to address both the work breakdown structure (WBS) and the WBS dictionary]
The scope of this project includes the following.
- Implementation of a cultural training program for indigenous cultural awareness among the students is within the scope of this project.
- Using the training for raising cultural awareness among national and international students is within the scope of the project.
- National acknowledgement of indigenous culture from this program is within the scope of the project.
- Analysing cultural diversity of the country is within the scope of the project.
- Promoting cultural unity within the college campus is within the scope of the project.
The WBS must comprise 3 levels and 6 work packages (see diagram below. Please note: The third level comprises work packages. You need to insert a name in each of these work packages.
Note: This WBS is not intended to represent the full project scope of the training project.
Note:
Spreading indigenous culture |
|
WBS ID |
1.1.1 |
Description of work |
To spread indigenous culture among other native and foreign students |
Cost Estimate |
$5000 |
Start and Finish Dates |
1/7/2018 – 15/7/2018 |
Raise cultural awareness |
|
WBS ID |
1.1.2 |
Description of work |
To raise cultural awareness among the faculties and students |
Cost Estimate |
$5000 |
Start and Finish Dates |
8/7/2018 – 15/7/2018 |
Cultural awareness program |
|
WBS ID |
1.2.1 |
Description of work |
To conduct cultural awareness program |
Cost Estimate |
$8000 |
Start and Finish Dates |
8/7/2018 – 15/7/2018 |
Indigenous culture acknowledgement |
|
WBS ID |
1.2.2 |
Description of work |
To acknowledge indigenous culture through the program |
Cost Estimate |
$4000 |
Start and Finish Dates |
8/7/2018 – 15/7/2018 |
Cultural diversity |
|
WBS ID |
1.3.1 |
Description of work |
To let the students and faculties know about cultural diversity in Australia |
Cost Estimate |
$4000 |
Start and Finish Dates |
8/7/2018 – 15/7/2018 |
Cultural unity |
|
WBS ID |
1.3.2 |
Description of work |
To bring cultural unity among the students and faculties |
Cost Estimate |
$4000 |
Start and Finish Dates |
8/7/2018 – 15/7/2018 |
Spreading indigenous culture
Activity |
Description of work |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration (days) |
1 |
Prepare program plan |
1/7/18 |
5/7/18 |
5 |
2 |
Invite faculty of indigenous origin |
5/7/18 |
7/7/18 |
2 |
3 |
Introduce him to the program |
7/7/18 |
8/7/18 |
1 |
Activity |
Description of work |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration (days) |
1 |
Divide teams |
8/7/18 |
9/7/18 |
1 |
2 |
Assign study rooms |
9/7/18 |
10/7/18 |
1 |
3 |
Conduct cultural awareness training |
11/7/18 |
11/7/18 |
5 |
Activity |
Description of work |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration (days) |
1 |
Divide teams |
8/7/18 |
9/7/18 |
1 |
2 |
Assign study rooms |
9/7/18 |
10/7/18 |
1 |
3 |
Acknowledge indigenous culture throughout program |
11/7/18 |
11/7/18 |
5 |
Activity |
Description of work |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration (days) |
1 |
Divide teams |
8/7/18 |
9/7/18 |
1 |
2 |
Assign study rooms |
9/7/18 |
10/7/18 |
1 |
3 |
Teach the advantages of cultural diversity |
11/7/18 |
11/7/18 |
5 |
Activity |
Description of work |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration (days) |
1 |
Divide teams |
8/7/18 |
9/7/18 |
1 |
2 |
Assign study rooms |
9/7/18 |
10/7/18 |
1 |
3 |
Prepare participants to embrace cultural unity |
11/7/18 |
11/7/18 |
5 |
QUESTION: What is the hourly AUD $ rate used in your calculations? AUD $ 250
Activity/Deliverables |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
1. Prepare program plan |
$3000 |
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2. Invite faculty of indigenous origin |
$3000 |
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3. Introduce him to the program |
– |
Activity/Deliverables |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
1. Divide teams |
$500 |
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2. Assign study rooms |
$500 |
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3. Conduct cultural awareness training |
$5000 |
Activity/Deliverables |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
1. Divide teams |
$500 |
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2. Assign study rooms |
$500 |
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3. Acknowledge indigenous culture throughout program |
$5000 |
Activity/Deliverables |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
1. Divide teams |
$500 |
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2. Assign study rooms |
$500 |
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3. Teach the advantages of cultural diversity |
$5000 |
Activity/Deliverables |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
1. Divide teams |
$500 |
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2. Assign study rooms |
$500 |
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3. Prepare participants to embrace cultural unity |
$5000 |
Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training Project
Name |
Description |
Likelihood |
Impact |
Response type |
Mitigation strategy |
Risk 1 |
Lack of interest |
High |
Very High |
Internal |
Raise awareness regarding the need to raise cultural awareness |
Risk 2 |
Racism |
Very High |
Extreme |
Internal |
Strictly punish racist participants in the program |
Risk 3 |
Lack of cultural knowledge |
Medium |
Medium |
Internal |
Appoint the one who has in-depth cultural knowledge |
Risk 4 |
Resistance from indigenous people |
Very High |
High |
External |
Acknowledge indigenous culture |
Opportunity |
Lack of cultural unity |
High |
Medium |
Internal |
Teach the importance of cultural unity |
Tolerance |
Specific Tolerance allowed |
Tolerance specified for time |
7 Days |
Tolerance specified for cost |
AUD $ 1000 |
Previous lessons learned |
Proposed action to address (in current project) |
Lesson 1 The first lesson involved an ‘off-the-shelf’ online training program which failed to properly interface with the universities learning system. |
Install information system in the organization with high speed internet connection |
Lesson 2: The second lesson involved the use of a generic cross cultural training package which failed to properly address the nuances which exists between different indigenous groups located in various geographical areas. |
Invite people from various indigenous cultural backgrounds having in-depth cultural knowledge |
The undersigned acknowledge that they have reviewed the Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training Project and agree with the information presented within this document.
Signature: |
Ratna Prasad Kancharla |
Date: |
12/01/2018 |
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Print Name: |
RATNA PRASAD KANCHARLA |
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Title: |
Project Manager – Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training |
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Organisation: |
Central Queensland University (CQU) |
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