• The following outline is intended as a guide only
• See Understanding The Report Structure for more information
  • Remember that each chapter is interconnected – Video or Simple Image
• You will need to submit a report (research) proposal, which forms most of chapter one
• Remember there are two parts:
  • The report and the deliverable (the deliverable, in this case, is the application of the selected project management framework)
• If you are not sure about your project read this.
• Most universities will require you to undertake a midpoint assessment.

 

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Research Title

• Creating A Project Artifact Title

Prologue

• Report\ Project Overview
• Acknowledgement
• Statement of Authenticity
• Table of Content
• List of Tables
• List of Figures

Chapter One – Introduction

• Introduction
• Statement of The Problem
• Aim, Objectives and Outcomes
• Deliverables 
• Resources
• Planning
• Assumptions, Limitations & Delimitations (Scope)

Chapter Two – Literature Review

• Plan Your Literature Review
• Finding Research
• Writing the review
• Comparing Software
• Top Tips

Chapter Three – Research Methods

• International Standards and Best Practices
  • What national and international standards do you need to follow (ISOs)
  • Consider legal requirements if you have not covered them in your literature review

• Project Management Framework/ Approach
  • Project Management Frameworks

• Software Requirements
  • Software Tools

• Research Approach
  • See, Data Collection tools (below) and Data Collection and the Artefact
  • See, Chapter Three for research associated keywords

• Data collection and control
  • Data Collection Tool(s)
  • Operationalising the Data

• Planning Implementation
  • Management Framework: Action Plan

Chapter Four – Implementation

Apply your management framework

• Initiation
• Planning or design
• Production or execution
• Monitoring and controlling
• Closing

Chapter Five – Critical Evaluation

• Identify strength and weakness in your research in-relation to the results
• Discuss your result in relation to your requirements or problem (fit for purpose)
• Link your results to theories and practices in your literature review
• Link your result back to your aims, objectives and deliverables

Chapter Six – Recommendations & Conclusions

• Writing Your Recommendations
• Writing Your Conclusion

Chapter Seven – Future\ Further Research

• Writing Your Further Research

Chapter Eight – Critical Reflection

• Gibbs Reflective Cycle
• Kolb Learning Cycle

Chapter Nine – References

• Use a reference manager Mendeley
• Very quick reference sheet
• Interactive Version