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Unit 14: Small Projects

Self Assessment Notes

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7. Along with…………………, it also promotes good communication skills.
8. If your project is having issues with this, take the …………………… to figure out where
the bulk of the problem lies.
9. If the friend issue is a problem with the …………………… on the team, the leads need to
realize that they have to put their foot down sometimes, for the good of the game.

10. The key to avoiding ……………….. and feature creep is focus on what immediately has to
be done to make the game even remotely playable.
11. Another problem with ……………………. is that one team member will try to do
everything; this leads to bottlenecks in development where things get backed up because
everything falls onto that one overwhelmed person.
12. Good ……………………. should be able to communicate effectively, in a friendly but
professional manner.

14.3 Content of Project Plan

Project Name: What is the project called, if there is a job code includes it here.
Budget: How much money is available to deliver this project. On micro small projects this will
all relate to expenditure and staff costs will not be included, but clarify this.

Completion Date: When must this project is completed by.
Description: A short description of the project, giving an outline of what it is and what it should
achieve. It is important to nail this down clearly before starting the project.

Objective: We remove and add this element form the template on a regular basis. This is often
captured in the description, however sometimes it may be beneficial to state the objectives
separately.
Constraints: In this section any public holidays and annual leave of key people should be noted.
Any issues that could impact on the delivery of the project should also be recorded here. This
could include the budget or completion date not being confirmed; the name of an event to still
be agreed; resources not confirmed.

Roles and Responsibilities: Record who is delivering the project, who is supervising the project,
the budget holder, key people who need to be involved and the role each person will play.
Main deliverables: What is the main output of this project, a report, an event, a display?

External Dependencies: What resources and/or people from outside your organisation/
department are required to deliver this project successfully?

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:

13. On micro small projects this will all relate to ……………………….. and staff costs will not
be included, but clarify this.
14. Any issues that could impact on the ……………………. of the project should also be recorded.

15. ………………………. is important to nail this down clearly before starting the project.

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