Qualifi L7 Diploma in Unit 705: Leading a Strategic Management Project Assignment Brief 2026

Unit 705 Assignment Brief

Unit 705: Leading a Strategic Management Project

RQF level: 7

Qualification : Qualifi level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership

Aim

The unit will involve the learner in formulating research and methodologies to support a strategic management project. They will be required to critically evaluate options and data sources prior to presenting project outcomes.

Learning Outcomes And Assessment Criteria

Indicative Content

In this unit learners will examine:

• Setting Scope and Boundaries
• Project planning, e.g. use of Gantt and Time box
• Project phases including diagnosis and analysis
• Messy problems
• Critical Success Factors and, assumptions
• Project Initiation
• Types of investigative project
• Generation and evaluation of options
• Implementation strategy and plans
• Methods and Techniques for collecting Data and Information
• Different Types of Research
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research
• Basic/Applied research
• Deductive/Inductive Research
• Research Philosophies
• Differences between data, information and knowledge
• Trade off models
• Project Risks and risk model
• Earned Value Management formulation. (EVM)
• Evolving Project Charters – Project Initiation Documents
• Project techniques for managing Time – Scope – Quality – Costs
• Application for tender/

Core Text 

• Project Management, a step by step guide on how to plan and manage a highly successful project. Richard Newton 2006

Suggested Resources

• Project Management, a step by step guide on how to plan and manage a highly successful project. Richard Newton
• The Project Manager, mastering the art of delivery. Richard Newton
• Brilliant Checklist for Project Managers. Richard Newton
• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK- The Project Management Institute)
• Essential Maths for Business and Management. Morris, C. 2007, London: Palgrave Macmillan
• Business Research Projects, Jankowicz, Chapman Hall
• Researching and Writing Dissertations, Horn, CIPD
• Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organisational Research, Cassell C. & Symon G. 2004 London: Sage.
• Research Methods for Managers, 4th ed, Gill, J. & Johnson, P. 2010, London: Sage
• Market Research in Practice: Questionnaire Design: How to Plan Structure and Write Survey Material for Effective Market Research, Bruce, I. (2008) 2nd edition, London, KoganPage.
• Embracing Complexity, Allen, Bowman and Boulton, Oxford University Press