Tasks: The objective of this assignment is to practice using various quantitative analysis tools discussed in this course to support decision making in ITPM. Five areas are covered including: • Financial analysis using ROI and payback• Cost control using Earned Value Management• Schedule management using Critical Path Analysis• Project selection using Weighted Scoring Model, and• Risk analysis using Expected Monetary ...
Questions: 1. Assignment Objective This assessment component is an opportunity to apply methods and approaches covered in the Project Management module to address a challenging problem. It illustrates the uncertainties and difficulties faced commonly when planning a project, especially in the early stages. 2. Problem Statement The Case of Chronologic & Chronologic Ltd is a Plymouth-based company that has been manufactu...
Task Communication Plan For the project selected in Unit I, create a simple communication management plan. (See project selection below). Your plan should follow the process for planning communication management, as referred to in Figure 3.1 and 3.3 of the textbook, and in the section beginning with Communication and the Project Plan (page 51 to 57) in the eBook, Project Management: A Common-Sense Guide to the PMBOK Program, Part Two &nd...
Task: Module summaryMastering project management is crucial to organisations in the 21st century. Recognising the importance of both tools and techniques as well as human and organisational factors in achieving project success, the module enables students to learn the ‘hard’ science essential for project managers today, but with the crucial emphasis on the soft skills involved in managing people and change in order to help achieve delivery...
Question: As in the real world you will be dealing with ambiguous and uncertain situations and information. You will need to manage, mitigate and justify any assumptions according to your best professional understanding. You must deliver to your client a professional report that addresses their concerns and puts forward your suggested outline design / action plan with ways to implement that plan. It is important to remember that you ...
Question : Part 1: Project Integration Management You work for We Are Big, Inc., an international firm with more than 100,000 employees in several countries. A strategic goal is to help improve the environment while increasing revenues and reducing costs. The Environmental Technologies Program just started, and the VP of Operations, Natalie, is the program sponsor. Ito is the program manager, and there is a steering committee made up of 10 se...
Question : The assignment for is an opportunity to evidence your ability to analyse and evaluate in the context of the three Learning Outcomes (LOs) stated below: 1) Critically appraise key project evaluation monitoring and control and their importance in bringing projects to successful completion. 2) Critically review and creatively apply the various strategic IT led techniques, viewed as contemporary project management tools. Introduc...
Question: Task Develop a Project Charter, using the provided Project Management Plan template, based on Cosmo, Inc., a leading company in the development and distribution of wearable technology products, or your own selected business. Scenerio For this assessment, choose either Option A or Option B. You do not need to do both. Your instructor will grade both options using the same scoring guide. Option A: Based on the analysis completed by...
Questions: Why does a business need to define its mission and engage in planning? Dan Smith is a management consultant with the firm Business Advisors. He’s sitting in his office one day when the telephone rings. He picks it up and hears the voice of Tom Wilson, an old high school friend. “Hi Dan. This is Tom Wilson from Southside High. Remember me?” They discuss old times for a few minutes, and then Tom gets down to b...
Task 1. Task: You will individually undertake the weekly MS Project Exercises provided by the lecturer. Answer the questions asked for that exercise on the VLE (Moodle) and submit the file created. Maximum marks are given for work submitted with the correct answers within the timescale specified on VLE (Moodle). Sub-tasks The MS Project Exercises are posted weekly on Moodle in the form of a Question and Notes documents and sometimes backgroun...
Questions: Assignment task A recent permission granted by Ealing Council to Transport for London (TfL) to develop some of our Land along Bollo Lane to create more than 800 new homes in Acton. Transport for London aim to undertake road projects to create safer, greener and more attractive streets, as well as improve the entire bus network across London — Ealing Council. Following this approval, TfL are inviting project management plan fo...
Task Individual Report (Case Study), 3000 words Note: This Written Component contributes 70% of the Module’s overall Mark/Grade. This assessment is to be done individually. Instructions: Read the case study about Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner (attached). You are to produce an Individual Report applying Project Management principles and domains based on the PMI’s (Project Management Institute) Knowledge Areas, and answer th...
Question: The submission is in the form of a report and a presentation. The report should be technical and written in a concise and formal research writing and business style. As such, your choice of font face and font size should contribute to the clarity of the information. The report should be wellstructured, using headings, sub-sections and paragraphs as appropriate and should contain the appropriate drawings. Any images, graphics, or text t...
Question DKM&X is a large industrial company that manufactures tools and equipment. The company operates on a shift system and is fully operational six days of the week. 450 staff are based at its UK headquarters. The company has various departments including a design shop, distribution centre, workshop, administrative and management offices, canteen and reception. The site is currently being expanded to increase production and contract...
Case Study Introduction In this course, you will complete four assessments based on the Atha Corporation case study. Based on the scenario provided in the Atha Corporation materials, you will simulate an organization-wide strategy of goal setting and achievement by creating alignment between daily activities, department objectives, and organizational goals. As a manager of the fictional Atha Corporation, you will examine two functional areas wit...
Task Brief You work for a major consultancy that specialises in both vertical construction and infrastructure. They pride themselves on taking exceptional care of the environmental in their projects, and use this reputation to help secure sensitive jobs, such as large CBD waterfront developments and major subdivisions on former farmland adjacent to beaches and Regional Parks. You’ve been asked to put together a short, readab...
Question: As in the real world you will be dealing with ambiguous and uncertain situations and information. You will need to manage, mitigate and justify any assumptions according to your best professional understanding. You must deliver to your client a professional report that addresses their concerns and puts forward your suggested outline design / action plan with ways to implement that plan. It is important to remember that you are ac...
Task This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: 1. Apply an evaluative approach to a range of practical business data, and sources of information for delivery of the project2. Perform efficiently and effectively as a collaborative member of a working group and as an added value contributor to the organisation which is assigned to the students....
Questions: Question 1 If you were the Project Manager, what expertise would you like from the sponsor, stakeholders, or the core team members to create a milestone schedule with acceptance criteria? Question 2 What would you want to see in a team charter (i.e., rules of engagement) for this development project? Is this different (Agile environment) than other (Traditional - Suburban Homes) environments? If so, how is it different? Qu...
Assignment Before you begin this assignment, be sure you have read the “GG Freightways Case Study” and the feedback you received on your IT Strategic Plan Part 1 assignment. Also, be sure you have read the course content materials that have been assigned to this point. Purpose of this Assignment This assignment gives you the opportunity to apply the course concepts to complete the development of an Information Technology Stra...
Your Assignment must have the following sections: •Introduction •Literature review of the principles of quality control in projects.Discuss: goals, continual improvement, approach, QAQC (Quality Assurance and Quality Control), roles and responsibilities, training etc.•Critically evaluate and compare (1,000 words) the three quality management plans, which are provided in Reading Activity 8 in the Course Materials folder on Blackboar...
Assignment 1 For assignment 1 you are going to analyse the serious fictitional accident described in Module 11 and write up your findings based on a few guiding instructions. This assignemnt is worth 20% of the course grade and is based on your learning from the first six modules in this course. Assignment 1 is due at the end of Week 6 (Friday). Document Format Please keep your document between 8 to 10 pages, maximum 13. Use 12 point font Use 1.5...
Guidelines: • The Assignment is marked out of 100 marks and is worth 8% of the coursework mark • Please do not repeat questions as this inflates your Turnitin similarity score • The marking rubric is available on Canvas • The MS Excel Solver might not be capable to find the optimal solutions for all the exercises in this assignment. We recommend using OpenSolver (available on Lab computers or as a free add-on on Googl...
Questions: The scenario is that you have been instructed by your client to produce a report demonstrating your understanding of the client project through the use of secondary research. You are not required to provide a set of solutions to the client’s problem at this stage, Using the client project brief which you have been allocated, answer all three of the questions below. Ensure work is supported with evidence from research (academi...
Answers:- Answer 1: - Scope Statement: - The focus of the Toastmasters International is to assist their contributors enhance their management and verbal exchange skills. They try this with the aid of using working towards and receiving remarks from contributors. A vital part of the project is defining and dealing with the mission requirements. Requirements are the com...