Background on Bernard Matthews and its business operationsBernard Matthews is the largest turkey producer in the UK. The business has grown substantially since its relatively humble origins in 1950, when Bernard Matthews bought 20 turkey eggs and a second-hand incubator. 12 turkeys successfully hatched from this initial batch and before long, the young entrepreneur was able to give up his insurance job and concentrate full-time on rearing tu...
Expertise needed from sponsors, stakeholders, and core team membersIf 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? 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) environment...
The ProjectThe aim of this project is to create a stable, effective and user-friendly streaming solution, which will allow educational training videos and games to be deployed over the internet. For this Pilot Project, the Board has decided to begin by deploying Content Delivery Network (CDN) nodes in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne. The pilot sites should be delivered in the same order as discussed in the previous sentence. In additi...
I. Project ScenarioYou are employed by a local consulting firm that specializes in evaluating Project Management skills within organizations and teaching Project Management to the business community. Your position is Business Analyst (BA); there are a number of other business analysts employed by the consulting firm. Recently you became a team member for the GRD Corporation Project. GRD Corporation is a well known large company in ...
TasksYou 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 senior executives, including Natalie, who oversees...
Negative Risk Response StrategiesYour project sponsor has asked you to explain the negative threat risk response strategies and the opportunity or positive risk response strategies for a project. How would you describe them to the sponsor? I'll clarify to the project sponsor that risk management preparation includes finding ways to minimize or remove any risks to the project, as well as opportunities to increase its impact. Before they occur, p...
Option A: Developing a Marketing Campaign for Cosmo, Inc.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. 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: B...
Part 1: Project Integration ManagementDirections: Complete each deliverable under the Task section for each project management knowledge area. You may use the template data files located in the Course Module. Modify as needed. Submit all your deliverable in one zip file. Make sure you title each file appropriately. Part 1: Project Integration Management Manage Your Health, Inc. (MYH) is a Fortune 500 company that provides a var...
Career Structures for Project Managers in Project-Oriented Organizations1 HRM practices need to be aligned to the organization’s strategy. If the organization has made the strategic decision to be project oriented, what does this suggest for the career structure for project managers mentioned above? 2 The service dominant logic of marketing suggests that organizations should work with clients to deliver value for both the client and the...
The Role of Projects in Delivering Organizational StrategyDKM&X is a large industrial company that manufactures tools and equipment. Â The company operates on a shift system and is fully operational six days of the week. Â 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....
Gather relevant data and conduct data analytics using scientific methodsBy the end of this course, students will be able to: 1.Gather sufficient relevant data, conduct data analytics using scientific methods, and make appropriate and powerful connections between quantitative analysis and real-world problems. 2.Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the concepts and methods; know the exact scopes and possible limitations of each metho...
Task Analyze the mini case (below) using the Cultural Gap Tool focussing on Planning and Organizing issues, along with other information regarding Planning and Organizing Global/International Projects. Based on your analysis: 1. What is/are the problem(s)? (Max 50 words)2. What is/are the cause(s)? (Max 100 words)3. What could the international project manager have done in advance to avoid the problem(s) with the roll out in France? (Max 200 w...
Assignment Developer's/Residual Method of Appraisal In this assignment, you are required to determine the offer price for your property under study using the residual or developer's method of appraisal. Assumptions: 1. Assume the equity invested is equal to the land value (you can ignore the cost of financing the land) 2. If your property is to be leased, you can capitalize the income stream by using market capitalization rates. Market ca...
Task 1: Business case financial analysisThe 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 ...
Assessment Criteria 1. Analyse the sources of risk and uncertainty in the project environment and their potential impact on project outcomes and business performance; 2. Explain and illustrate the methods, processes and techniques available for assessing and managing commercial aspects and risks and their use in the project environment; 3. Evaluate the theories that underpin project risk management techniques and the implications for proj...