Planning a Work-Based Team Project

Unit Aims

To develop project management skills in the workplace

Learning Outcomes

1 Be able to develop a proposal for a work based team project

1.1 Identify the aims and objectives of the project

1.2 Propose roles and responsibilities of team members

1.3 Identify constraints on the project

1.4 Propose ways of monitoring and evaluating the project

2 Be able to plan the work based team project

2.1 Plan the physical, financial and human resources needed for the project

2.2 Carry out a risk assessment for the project

2.3 Produce interim and completion timescales for the project

3 Be able to implement the plan for a work based team project

3.1 Carry out the plan according to assigned role and responsibility

3.2 Log activities carried out during the project

3.3 Log problems and solutions encountered during the project

4 Be able to present the results of the work based team project

4.1 Analyse data from the project

4.2 Apply findings from the project

4.3 Use a range of communication skills to present result

5 Be able to evaluate the project against the stated objectives

5.1 Evaluate their own performance

5.2 Evaluate the team’s performance

5.3 Make recommendations for improvement for future projects