BTEC Assignment Brief
BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Information Technology
Qualification BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Information Technology
Unit number and title
Unit 9: IT Project Management
A: Investigate the principles and methodologies of IT
Learning aim(s) (For
project management as used in industry
NQF only)
Project Management – an investigation
Assignment title
Assessor
Malcolm Bird
Issue date
1/3/21
Hand in deadline
18/3/21
You have recently been recruited by a new software
development company as a trainee project manager. The
company is just setting up the procedures it will use before
it starts taking on any development projects.
Vocational Scenario or
Context
Your manager has asked you to investigate the different
project management methodologies that the company could
use and report back to her. You need to write an evaluation
of three different projects, delivered using different project
management methodologies such as PRINCE2, RAD,
Waterfall or Agile. You need to explain what is involved at
each stage of the project and cover a comprehensive range
of benefits and limitations of using each methodology based
Task 1 on the context of the project. You should explain and
evaluate the structures used in the delivery of each project
(including user requirements, project job roles and
responsibilities, quality assurance, testing and deployment),
and how they play an important role in the management of
the project.
Checklist of evidence Completed evaluation
required
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
1
BTEC Assignment Brief v1.0
BTEC Internal Assessment QDAM January 2015
BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Information Technology
Qualification BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Information Technology
Unit number and title
Unit 9: IT Project Management
A: Investigate the principles and methodologies of IT
Learning aim(s) (For
project management as used in industry
NQF only)
Project Management – an investigation
Assignment title
Assessor
Malcolm Bird
Issue date
1/3/21
Hand in deadline
18/3/21
You have recently been recruited by a new software
development company as a trainee project manager. The
company is just setting up the procedures it will use before
it starts taking on any development projects.
Vocational Scenario or
Context
Your manager has asked you to investigate the different
project management methodologies that the company could
use and report back to her. You need to write an evaluation
of three different projects, delivered using different project
management methodologies such as PRINCE2, RAD,
Waterfall or Agile. You need to explain what is involved at
each stage of the project and cover a comprehensive range
of benefits and limitations of using each methodology based
Task 1 on the context of the project. You should explain and
evaluate the structures used in the delivery of each project
(including user requirements, project job roles and
responsibilities, quality assurance, testing and deployment),
and how they play an important role in the management of
the project.
Checklist of evidence Completed evaluation
required
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
1
BTEC Assignment Brief v1.0
BTEC Internal Assessment QDAM January 2015
