BCO6656 IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Assessment 3: Status Report
Introduction
Thisassessment task (worth 15 percent of the total mark for the unit)requires you to take on the role of an IT Project Manager to produce aProject Status Report for your employer, Victoria University InformationSystems Consulting (VUISC). In this instance the Status Report providesa snapshot of project progress and issues. It is being developed toprovide your manager and the project steering committee with an overviewof project status so they can provide you with advice and guidance.
This is an individual assessment task that will be completed in your designated week 11 tutorial at class.
Scenario
Your employer
Youwork as a project manager for an IS consulting firm based in Melbourne,Victoria University Information Systems Consulting (VUISC). You haveworked there for four years, however the company has been in operationfor several years. Being a consulting firm, the company has a range ofemployees including consultants, administrative staff, project managers,programmers, testers, business analysts and help-desk staff along withtechnical support staff who specialise in system implementation,technical writers and training with a focus on user training forprofessional development. The company also provides information systemsconsultancy and project management services as well.
For the purposesof this assessment task, please consider your lecturer/tutor to be youroperational managers. They can clarify any queries you may have.
Your client
Adetailed client scenario is available on Collaborate. It describes aclient Yes Chemist Pty Ltd.. They have asked VUISC to manage theimplementation of SAP system. The project has been underway for sometime, and you must now report on progress.
Project issues
At thestart of the assessment tutorial your tutor will release a simpleproject schedule along with a document on VU Collaborate that describes adelay on a critical project task (noted in the schedule supplied). Youmust evaluate the impact of this delay on the overall project and makesuggestions on how to make up some time on the project to minimiseproject time over runs.
Requirements
• Complete the VUIS Consulting Status Report Template.docx file provided on Collaborate.
•Create a baseline version of the supplied MS Project file, set thestatus date and enter actual values to reflect the delay scenarioprovided in the tutorial.
• Analyse the impact that this (entry ofactual data reflecting the delay) has on the project. Complete everysection of the Status Report template removing all prompts (and squarebrackets) and replacing them with your responses to the scenario (basedon your analysis of the MS Project schedule).

in this you have touse the given to complete the work and also with that you have to make ampp file in Microsoft project so that u can show the progress of thework and you have to make that file using Microsoft project software.