| Higher Nationals Assignment Brief | |
| Qualification Title | Pearson BTec Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Business |
| Unit Number and Title | Unit 6: Managing A Successful Business Project. |
| Assignment Title | Managing a Successful Business project: Implementing CSR activities within organisations to meet sustainable objectives. |
| Submission format |
The submission is in the form of a portfolio which includes the following components:
1. Project management plan including a work breakdown structure in the form of a Gantt chart. 2. A completed project Logbook. 3. A comprehensive management report (Reflective summary). 4. Project Logbook (Use the template provided for logbook). 5. Performance Review template (Use the template provided). 6. Power point presentation with speaker notes included at the end of report. |
| LO1 | Explain the key stages of the project lifecycle that should be considered when project managing. |
| LO2 | Produce a Project Management Plan (PMP) for a business project using primary and secondary research methods. |
| LO3 | Implement the Project Management Plan (PMP) to communicate results from the research and make conclusions from the evidence of findings. |
| LO4 | Reflect on value gained from implementing the project and the project management process. |
| Vocationa Scenario |
You are a Junior analyst at Facebook’s corporate social responsibility department, and your roles and responsibilities are to champion the organisations commitment to sustainability, ethically and environmentally friendly operations to its users, stakeholders, and government institutions.
As Facebook has gone through the scandal of privacy invasion of its customers, you have been tasked to:
‘Implement CSR (Corporate Social Responsibilities) activities to meet sustainable objectives. |
| Assignment activity and guidance | |
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Conduct Marketing research within the organisation (Facebook) to explore the potential of ‘Implementing CSR activities to meet sustainable objectives’ for a competitive advantage. This should be done by explaining the key stages of the project lifecycle and the research methodology as well as the project deliverables. The research should discuss the following points below: |
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| i) |
Project planning • Devise a project management plan to map out how you intend to meet the project objectives when implementing CSR activities to meet sustainable objectives for Facebook. • Start with the Scope, what activities and tasks must be done to implement CSR activities to meet sustainable objectives to make the project a success within Facebook. • Remember to note the milestones or major events or phases in your project. • Provide details of activities to be carried out initiation, planning and execution of how you will ‘implement CSR activities to meet sustainable objectives’ for Facebook. • Create a work breakdown structure using a Gantt chart to track the activities to be undertaken. |
| ii) |
Conduct primary and secondary research. • Perform primary and secondary research to find out what CSR activities Facebook could implement for a sustainable objective. • Devise a short questionnaire or interview questions to ask fellow colleagues of Facebook regarding CSR activities that could be implemented, ensuring that you probe colleagues for their reasons. Provide insight on the matter by using the previously done research and use both secondary and primary research tools to support your research. |
| iii) |
Present Findings: • Collect the responses, gather the research, and provide solutions with reasonable arguments. • Present the Conclusions and recommendations for Facebook. • Produce and present the business case including an evaluation of tools used to gather research and data to justify your recommendations for making decisions regarding the CSR activities that Facebook could make use of to improve sustainable objectives as a competitive advantage. |
| iv) |
Reflective Practice: • Produce a separate section of report to your line manager to use for the internal purposes (Training needs assessment and performance appraisal) for Facebook CSR, explaining how well you have performed and achieved in the project. Ensuring that you mention the obstacles you faced while you conducted this research for Facebook and what could have been improved. • Produce a power point presentation to be presented to Facebook headquarters (Include speaker notes as well). |
In order to pass this unit, the evidence that the learner presents for assessment needs to demonstrate that they can meet all the learning outcomes for the unit. The assessment criteria for a pass grade describe the level of achievement required to pass this unit.
| Assessment and grading criteria | |||||
| To achieve a pass grade the evidence must show that the learner able to: | To achieve a merit grade the evidence must show that, in addition to the pass criteria, the learner is able to: | To achieve a distinction grade the evidence must show that, in addition to the pass and merit criteria, the learner is able to: | |||
| P1 | Explain the stages of the project lifecycle (PLC) and their importance to the success of a project. | M1 | Evaluate the stages of the PLC and the factors, (deliverables, quality, risk, communication and resources) to be considered in a PMP. | D1 | Critically evaluates the project- management process, PMP and research methods for gathering information and data collection. |
| P2 | Examine the factors to be considered when compiling a project management plan (PMP). | M2 | Evaluate a range ofresearch methods and strategies for gathering information and data collection. | ||
| P3 | Examine a range of research methods and strategies and their importance to project management. | ||||
| P4 | Produce a PMP that covers, aim, objectives, deliverables, quality, risk, communication resources and research methods. | M3 | M3 Produce a detailed PMP, and schedule for monitoring and completing the aims and objectives of the project. | D2 | Justify the choices made in the design of the PMP for completing the aims and objectives of theproject. |
| P5 | P5 Produce a work breakdown structure and a schedule to provide timeframes and stages for completion. | ||||
| P6 | Conduct a business project as stated within the PMP and communicate findings. | M4 | Justify conclusions and recommendations drawn from data analysis and findings to meet the statedproject objectives. | D3 | Critically reflect on the findings from the research and the project management process in supporting stated objectives and own learning. |
| P7 | Present data to draw valid and meaningful conclusions and recommendations fromdata analysis. | ||||
| P8 | Present data to draw valid and meaningful conclusions and recommendations fromdata analysis. | M5 | Evaluate the project management process to meet stated objectives andsupport own learning and performance. | ||
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