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Insert video activity: DIY project  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Ehl-PJ9kY&feature=youtu.be
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* Ask learners to identify the characteristics or key components of a project
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* Include a few leading questions, eg:
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** What is the scope of the project?
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** Who is the client / stakeholder of the project?
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** What are the resource constraints?
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** What are the objectives of the project 
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Provide feedback, on the following for example (could be a quiz):
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* Focus - Be clear on priorities and scope of the project (gardening versus kitchen)
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* Who is the client?  Ben, Jannet or both?  Selling on?
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* Resource constraints. Lack of experience in PM, DIY, can only work on weekends
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* Project objectives: Complete in a month;
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Integrate WENote post - What does Jen need to do? What are the next steps.
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Latest revision as of 14:44, 2 December 2016

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Video: A DIY project

The following video is provided as an example of a project that might be suitable for use in this module.


Watch this video then consider the questions below.




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Quiz
  • What is the scope of the project?
    • Tiling the kitchen floor
      • Correct. This is Janet's priority
    • Replacing the fireplace
      • Incorrect. Janet and Ben decided they could live with the fireplace for now. Try again.
    • Landscaping the garden
      • Incorrect. This needs doing but is not Janet's first priority. Try again.
  • Whose opinions on the new kitchen should be considered?
    • Janet
      • Partly correct. But as the house belongs to both of them Ben should be consulted as well.
    • Ben
      • Partly correct. But as the house belongs to both of them Janet should be consulted as well.
    • Both of them
      • Correct. As the house belongs to both of them they both need to be consulted.
  • What are the resource constraints?
    • Lack of project management experience
      • Partly correct. All of these are constraints.
    • Being a DIY novice
      • Partly correct. All of these are constraints.
    • Only being able to work weekends
      • Partly correct. All of these are constraints.
    • All of the above
      • Correct. All of these are constraints on the project.
  • What are the project objectives? To be finished in
    • 1 weekend
      • Incorrect. Janet expected the project to take 4 weekends.
    • 2 weekends
      • Incorrect. Janet expected the project to take 4 weekends.
    • 3 weekends
      • Incorrect. Janet expected the project to take 4 weekends.
    • 4 weekends
      • Correct. Janet expected the project to take 4 weekends.