Damien: Hi, Maria, what do you think of the assignment we were given today? It looks challenging, doesn’t it?

Maria: Absolutely, Damien. I’ve been thinking about how we’re going to get everything done in time.

Damien: Why don’t we make a flow-chart? It might help us plan better.

Maria: Great idea. Where shall we start?

Damien: Right, well, initially I thought we ought to look at how the assignment is being assessed, but I’m not so sure now. I think it’d be better if, first, we scheduled a meeting with the tutor. He can give us a lot of information, which I’m certain will save us time later.

Maria: That’s a good idea. Seeing the tutor will help us understand just how much work’s involved. What next?

Damien: Well, next, I think we need to make sure we’re happy we know the main aspects that make up the assessment. We need to recognise those before we can do anything else.

Maria: Yes, I can see that makes sense. And then, we can put together a schedule for the activities we need to do. It doesn’t need to be exact at that stage, does it?

Damien: I totally agree. Once that’s completed, we need to calculate the possibility of something bad happening. There’s always something that goes wrong, isn’t there? So, we should make an evaluation.

Maria: Right! And finally, we’ll need some sort of plan. You know, in case something does go wrong.

Damien: A contingency plan – that’s a good idea. OK, so where’s the phone? I need to call the tutor before we forget.