1. These resources provided are for your reference and are optional. You may choose to look at all of these or some. There are: Learning Guides and Skills Kits which provide additional reading to the prescribed text on project management General project management external resources Links to project management professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Project Management and the Project Management Institute Templates for use in your assignments Example project plans and case studies including an example team project by past Certificate IV students

2. Managing Projects Learning Guides: Learning Guide 1 - Define ProjectDefine Project Learning Guide 2 - Develop Project PlanDevelop Project Plan Learning Guide 3 - Administer & Monitor ProjectAdminister & Monitor Project Learning Guide 4 - Finalise ProjectFinalise Project Learning Guide 5 - Review ProjectReview Project Diploma of Project Management Skills Kits: The following Skills Kits have been developed by the Department of Education and Training to complement the units delivered in the Diploma of Project Management. BSBPM501ABSBPM501A - Manage Project Integrative Processes BSBPM502ABSBPM502A - Manage Project Scope BSBPM503ABSBPM503A - Manage Project Time BSBPM504ABSBPM504A - Manage Project Cost BSBPM505ABSBPM505A - Manage Project Quality BSBPM506ABSBPM506A - Manage Project Human Resources BSBPM507ABSBPM507A - Manage Project Communications BSBPM508ABSBPM508A - Manage Project Risk BSBPM509ABSBPM509A - Manage Project Procurement Learning Guides and Skills Kits

3. The following links have been provided to help you find information on Project Management: Library eResources: This is a good source of information provided by TAFE Libraries containing articles, journals and books as well as links to other sites. Widemans Glossary. Max Wideman is a consultant Project Manager who was developed his own website containing lots of information on Project Management including a glossary, articles and book recommendations. Standards Online. Standards Australia develops internationally aligned Australian Standards. You will have been given access to this. During the course you will need to access the standards on Quality and Risk - refer to the Textbook and References section in the Main Course Site for more information on this. Microsoft. This website contains information and trial versions of Microsoft products you may use on this course including Microsoft Project. They supply templates for their products to help get you started. Library eResources Widemans Glossary Standards Online. Microsoft. General Resources

4. The Project Management InstituteThe Project Management Institute (PMI) is one of the world's largest professional membership associations. PMI offers certification and are the authors of the PMBok Guide. The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) is the peak body for project management in Australia. They also offer certification. The Australian Institute of Project Management AIPM (Sponsor), Professional Competency Standards for Project Management. Sydney, Australian Institute of Project Management, June 2008, 2nd edition. These are available for free from the AIPM’s website or you can download a copy using the following links – AIPM PM Competency Standards - IntroductionIntroduction AIPM PM Competency Standards - Project PractitionerProject Practitioner AIPM PM Competency Standards - Project ManagerProject Manager AIPM PM Competency Standards - Project DirectorProject Director Project Management Professional Bodies

5. You may wish to use the following templates for you Team Assignment. Scope Management Plan Risk Management Plan Communications Plan Human Resource Plan Contract and Procurement Plan Scope Management Plan Risk Management Plan Communications Plan Human Resource Plan Contract and Procurement Plan Course Templates

6. It is common practice to adjust the templates that are provided to fit the specific organisational and project context. There are thousands of Project Management Templates available online, simply go to Google. Free Project Management Templates PM DocsPM Docs (including templates based on PMBok). Tasmanian Government University of Technology Sydney. Tasmanian Government University of Technology Sydney. Project Management Templates to Purchase The following links are provided for information purpose only, as they may be of interest to your Organisation as a tool for all Project Managers. Project Connection - PMBOK Templates Method123 - Basic PM TemplatesPMBOK TemplatesBasic PM Templates Other Templates – General

7. Preliminary Scope Statement - Table of ContentsTable of Contents Project Charter Template - BasicBasic Project Charter Template - ComprehensiveComprehensive Scope Management Plan - TemplateTemplate Project Change Request - TemplateTemplate Project Budget Template - BasicBasic Project Budget Template – SimpleSimple Quality Management Plan Template - FloridaFlorida Quality Plan Template from Gantthead.com (you need to register to download) - GanttheadGantthead Quality Management Plan Example - Protein ExpressProtein Express Other Templates – Scope, Cost, Quality

8. Risk Action Plan - TemplateTemplate Treasury Risk Templates - TemplatesTemplates Florida Govt - Project Risk Management Plan - ComprehensiveComprehensive Weekly Project Status Report - ExampleExample Team Member Status Report - DetailedDetailed Monthly Project Status Report - TemplateTemplate Monthly Project Status Report - ExampleExample Communication Register - TemplateTemplate Communication Strategy - TemplateTemplate Communication and Change Management Plan - ExampleExample Stakeholder Register - TemplateTemplate Stakeholder Analysis Matrix - TemplateTemplate Stakeholder Management Strategy - TemplateTemplate Responsibility Assignment Matrix - TemplateTemplate Staff Management Plan - ExampleExample Human Resource Plan - TemplateTemplate Team Member Performance Assessment - TemplateTemplate Other Templates – Risk, Communication, HR

9. Kitchen Renovation Assignment This Team Assignment was undertaken by a Team of TAFE students for the Certificate IV in Project Management. It is important for you to check the criteria for your Assignment and ensure you do not miss anything as this example may not cover all areas - the assignment may have changed and they will not have received 100%! Scope Time, Cost and Quality Risk and Communications Human Resources and Procurement LiveWire Team Assignment LiveWire prepared an integrated Project Management Plan and related client presentations for a fundraising Fun Run/Walk for The Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Scope Presentation Project Scope Project Management Plan Project Schedule Other Examples Queensland Department of Transport. Example Projects