Expected Layout for Project Management Elements

Title Content Check

Section 1 Identifying a Client/Project and plot out initial Ideas

• Identify a client / project

• Identify the client’s / project’s needs/ideas

• Check this is suitable with Claire Sambrook before progressing

• Fill in a client/project form and return to Claire Sambrook

Section 2 Scoping The Project

(Project Feasibility)

• Meeting the client

• Identifying clients or your previous multimedia experience

• Understanding the breadth and depth of the project

• Two interviews:

• Developing a questionnaire (First Level)

• Developing a questionnaire (Second Level)

(Initial costing) * not required in this instance but good to know about costings and per hour charges in your industry.

Section 3 Proposal (Project Initiation)

A formal document but short document – making an impact quickly and clearly

Include:

• General introduction summarising section 1 from the information given by your client or yourself

• Statement of what the client or you want

• Statement of what the users require/gain from this project

• Description of the resources required

• Collaborators? will you be working with anyone else on this project? someone to deliver certain aspects?

Section 4 Project Management Methods and Tools

(Detailed Project Specification)

• Work breakdown and schedule (Gantt Chart)

• Gantt Charts

• Needs / SWOT analysis

• Risk Assessment

(Contracts) * not required in this instance

(Costs) * not required in this instance – you may want to indicate the potential costs

Section 5 Asset Production

Selecting the correct media

• Sourcing the media – where will it come from

• Interface design – storyboards, design drawings, Flowcharts

• Lots of visual examples – colours, fonts, styles

Section 6 Project Development

• Learning software or equipment

• Production Phase

• Creating the artefact

Section

7

Project Delivery

(monitoring progress and control)

• Review the project with you client or peers/audience

• Ensure the project is running to plan

• Check your assumption made earlier are still valid

Section 8 Testing • Usability testing

• Any errors or admissions

• Correcting faults

• Does the artefact meet the needs of the client and user

Section

9

Signing Off the project

(post implementation review)

• Agreeing the final project artefact with your client and ensuring it meets the needs of the client and the user. Agreeing the project with yourself and making sure it meets your needs as indicated on the proposal and detailed project specification.

Section 10 Final Completion

Final written evaluation of the artefact and your Project Management experience including the interaction with your client, collaborators or yourself - 1500 words