1 Assessment item 2—Individual case study Due date: 1:00pm AEST, Thursday, Week 11 All students are to submit electronically – max file size is 2Mb. ASSESSMENT Weighting: 35% 2 Length: No set length Introduction and Student Guide This assessment item is to be completed individually. The case study simulates a project management scenario where the student takes on the role of project manager. The case information is not complete so where necessary students will have to make assumptions and/or seek clarification from their tutor/lecturer. To assist students in their solution development the following information is provided: • Product development case description • Specific assessment questions that must be answered • Information regarding the submission of the assessment • Marking guide Case Description – Rockstone Water Meters Background Rockstone is a city located approximately one thousand kilometres north of the State capital. It has a population of approximately one hundred thousand, with forty thousand ratepayers. Running through this tropical city is a river, which conveniently allows the city to be split into two -South Rockstone and North Rockstone. Like all other councils in the State, Rockstone City Council operates under a State Government Local Government Act. The State Government has been concerned for some time about water usage and has recently passed legislation requiring councils to introduce water meters at every ratepayer’s premises. Some councils in Queensland have already introduced water meters, but others such as Rockstone City Council had not worried about the matter as they had an ample supply of water. Nevertheless, to comply with the new legislation, Council is now required to introduce water meters. By coincidence, Rockstone City Council has recently appointed a new CEO (Mr. V R Y Bright). He is from the new school that believes that not only should the Council have a strategic plan, but also that information technology should form an…