Chapter Name: Observe and assist an experienced project manager with project execution and control
Description:This chapter allows learners to witness how project plans are implemented and monitored in real-time. They assist with tracking progress, managing changes, and preparing status reports while observing stakeholder communication and issue resolution.
Purpuse:To give learners insight into the dynamic nature of executing and controlling a project, emphasizing real-world complexity and responsiveness.
Rational:By observing execution and control, learners grasp how effective oversight maintains project alignment with scope, time, and budget constraints, and how deviations are addressed.
Chapter Assessment
Expected Supporting Evidence:
Portfolio of Evidence 1: Evaluation report by the experienced person - Supervisor feedback assessing the learner’s performance during project execution and control phases.
Portfolio of Evidence 2: Workplace logbook - Entries capturing real-time learner involvement in project execution tasks, updates, and problem resolution.
Workplace Activities
Activity 1: Observe and assist with actions related to the manage and control of project procurement
The learner is expected to support procurement tracking and contract administration, including assisting in supplier communications.
Activity 2: Observe and assist with actions related to monitoring and controlling the scope of a project such as evaluating and refining the project scope statement, validating the project scope and controlling the project scope
The learner is expected to observe and assist in scope control procedures, including refining the scope, confirming deliverables, and managing scope creep.
Activity 3: Observe and assist with actions related to the control of the project delivery schedules and costs such as control a project schedule and costs
The learner should support schedule and cost control activities by tracking progress, comparing performance against the baseline, and helping with corrective measures.
Activity 4: Observe and assist with actions related to the control of the project quality such as gather and analyse quality requirements, perform project quality assurance and control project quality
The learner is expected to assist in ensuring project outputs meet quality standards by helping gather quality requirements and support audits or inspections.
Activity 5: Observe and assist with actions related to managing and controlling the human resources of a project such as recruitment and selection of a project team, developing a project team, managing project team performance, managing project team member conduct and enforcing occupational health, safety, environment and risk control practices
The learner should observe HR functions on a project and assist in developing the team, managing performance, and enforcing health and safety compliance.
Activity 6: Observe and assist with actions related to conducting and controlling project communication and stakeholder interaction
The learner is expected to assist in managing project communications, including drafting updates and attending stakeholder meetings.
Activity 7: Observe and assist with actions related to the management and control of project risks
The learner should assist in identifying, analysing, and monitoring risks, and in updating the risk register as mitigation strategies are implemented.