Unit 9: IT Project
Management
Assignment 1
Eoin Bullion National Diploma in Information Technology
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BTEC Assignment Brief
Level 3 Diploma in Information Technology
Qualification
Unit or Component
number and title Unit 9: IT Project Management
Learning aim(s) (For A: Investigate the principles and methodologies of IT
NQF/RQF only) project management as used in the industry
Project Management – an investigation
Assignment title
O. Brown
Assessor
4/10/2021
Hand out date
8/11/2021
Hand in deadline
You have recently been recruited by a new software
development company based in Enniskillen as a
trainee project manager. The company is just setting
up the procedures it will use before it starts taking on
Vocational Scenario any development projects.
or Context
Your manager has asked you to investigate the
different project management methodologies that the
company could use and report back to her. You need
to write an evaluation of three different projects,
delivered using different project management
methodologies such as PRINCE2, RAD, Waterfall or
Task 1 Agile. You need to explain what is involved at each
stage of the project and cover a comprehensive range
of benefits and limitations of using each methodology
based on the context of the project. You should
explain and evaluate the structures used in the
delivery of each projects (including user requirements,
project job roles, and responsibilities, quality
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assurance, testing and deployment) and how they play
an important role in the management of the project
Checklist of evidence Completed Evaluation
required
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
Evaluate, using appropriate definitions, the characteristics of
A.D1
different methodologies and structures applied in IT Projects
Compare, using appropriate definitions, the characteristics of
A.M1
different methodologies and structures applied in IT Projects
Explain, using appropriate definitions, the characteristics if
A.P1
different methodologies applied in IT Projects
Explain the project management structures applied in different
A.P2
IT projects
Sources of Lawton, I. PRINCE2 Made Simple, P2MS Press, 2015. 978-
information to 0992816339
support you with this Cole,R. and Scotcher, E. Brilliant Agile Project Management:
A Practical Guide to Using Agile, Scrum and Kanban, Pearson
Assignment
2015. 978-1292063560
Newton, R. Project Management Step by Step: How to Plan
and Manage a Highly Successful Project, Pearson 2016. 978-
1292142197
Other assessment e.g. work sheets, risk assessments, case study
materials attached to
this Assignment Brief
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Unit 9 – IT Project Management (Learning Aim A)
Unit Introduction: In this unit, I will be investigating the principles of different project
management methodologies, as used in the IT industry. Secondly, I will be delivering a
successful IT project by using and discovering at least three different project methodologies
and by knowing the five main stages of a project. Also, I will be initiating this IT project further
by researching a problem and then using my creative skills to generate extensive range of
solutions. Finally, I will evaluate my progress and reflect on my project management skills
In the first part of this project I will research a range of different methodologies: PRINCE2,
RAD and the waterfall methodology I will also use examples of organisations and businesses
who use these methodologies as project management tools.
Projects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE2)
PRINCE2 – A Brief History
The history of PRINCE2 is that it was established away back in 1989 by the Central laptop and
Telecommunications (CCTA). In 2010, which methodology was implemented by the cabinet
and it was recognised as a suitable methodology to be used for government projects.
PRINCE2 was formalised by the UK government back in 1975, it was inspired by the private
sector. Simpact Systems developed PROMPT (Project Resource Organisation Management
and Planning Techniques) was developed because projects kept running over on both time
and budget. PRINCE2 was implemented to stop this from happening.
PRINCE2 had six main phases:
Initiation
Specification
Design
Development
Installation
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