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1 Academic Year 2020 – 2021 C10178 Project Management Apps Winter 2021 Take Home Test Take Home Test – Case Study 1. Project Selection: You can choose anyone of the following and follow a new product development and project management process. As dis cussed in class follow the questions to build your MS Project file and vice versa. Assume there is a market and you have received an executive mandate to move forward. Since this is a take home test (combined for test 1 and 2) and with accessibility to res ources, there are increased requirements for the project plan to be developed in MS Project. Project selection ( Selection made for you – please read your email ): You have a period of 6 months or 1 year max to execute the project . Select the appropriate ti me based on your research for respective project. You are required to do level 4 and assign resources to all activities. Anywhere from 60 to 70 tasks is acceptable. All tasks need to be specific to the above projects . Generic tasks will not receive full marks. Please refer to Rubric below at the end of test . You can choose anyone of the following and follow a new product development and project management process. As discussed in clas s follow the questions to build your MS Project file and vice versa. A ssume there is a market and you have received an executive mandate to move forward. Since this is a take home test and with accessibility to resources, there are increased requirements for the project plan to be developed in MS Project. Project selection (Selection made for you – please read your email): a) Setup a walk -in clinic and customer service station for billing and payments. Assume you have a building b) Develop and launch a line of lotions or perfumes (men or women or unisex) c) Develop and launch a sof tware app solution – decide on what type of application – can be an existing one too d) Develop and launch a line of clothing – choose which you type you fancy e) Setup a car mechanic shop wit h customer service station for billing and payments. Assume you have a building. f) Setup a up restaurant and with customer service station for billing and payments. Assume you have a building 2 g) Construct a 3000 square feet house. h) Setup a grocery shop similar to Hasty Market i) Plan a job fair event j) Plan a wedding k) Plan a catering event for 200 people with 20 different dishes. You have a period of 6 months or 1 year max to execute the project. Select the appropriate time based on your research for respective proje ct. You are required to do level 4 and assign resources to all activ ities. Anywhere from 60 to 70 tasks is acceptable. Below 60 will not receive decent marks. All tasks need to be specific to the above projects. Generic tasks will not receive full marks. e.g. follow WBS template or from WBS template file Project Name (Leve l 1) 1.0 Main category 1 (Planning) (Level 2) 1.1 Subcategory (Kick -off meeting) (Level 3) 1.2 S ubcategory (Team selection) 1.2.1 Sub -subcategory (Define Tasks, roles etc) (Level 4) 1.2.2 Sub -subcategory (Identify best people, assign etc) 1.3 Subcategory (Def ine Scope of works to WBS) 1.3.1 Sub -subcategory (Analyse SoW) 1.3.2 Sub -subcategory (Devel op WBS etc) 1.4 Subcategory 2a. What is your project purpose and benefits? (10 marks) 3 2a. What will be your scope . State all valid assumptions. (10 marks) 3. What is your % time distribution between your major phases and milestones ? Explain (5 marks) 4 4. List all potential members on your team. Show the Organization chart. (5 marks) 5 5. Build your whole project plan on M S Project Gantt C hart . (50 marks)  You will need to submit the MPP / Pdf file for your gantt chart (45 marks)  Network diagram pdf printout from above (5 marks ) 6. What is your % cost distribution between your major phases and major mileston es? Explain. (5 marks) 6 7. Identify 5 risks , impact and their respective mitigation steps (15 marks) No Risk Impact (Low, Medium, High) Mitigation 8. Bonus question (5 marks) a) What is it I always emphasize on in the class every time we review any work ? (1 mark) b) What is it about mentorship and coaching that I say? (1 mark) c) What is one of the most crucial elements of project management that you have learned so far except that you identified in a). (1 mark) d) What is the relationship betwe en project management and business that I have emphasized about? (1 mark) e) What is your strength in PM? a. State and justify with an example (1 mark) 7 Rubric: Written Submission 90+ 75+ 50+ 50 and below Task information (25 marks) (Please note: all section s below is dependent on task information) 25 points All tasks developed and inserted correctly from case. displaying full understanding of Project Management Principles and MS Project 18 points Some errors, shows an overall understanding of corre ct usa ge of Project Management Principles and MS Project. 12.5 points Multiple errors, shows a lack of understanding of Project Management Principles and of correct usage of MS Project. 0 points Submission shows lack of understanding of Project Manage ment Principles and of MS Project basics. Duration information (5 marks) 5 points All durations added correctly from WBS and case displaying full understanding of Project Management Principles and MS Project 3.5 points Some errors, shows an overall underst anding of correct usage of Project Management Principles and of MS Project. 2.5 points Multiple errors, shows a lack of understanding of correct usage of Project Management Principles and of MS Project. 0 points Submission shows lack of understanding of Project Management Principles and MS Project basics. Dependency/Predecessor information (10 marks) 15 points All predecessors added correctly from WBS and case displaying full understanding of Project Management Principles and MS Project 11 point s Some errors, shows an overall understanding of correct usage of Project Management Principles and MS Project 7.5 points Multiple errors, shows a lack of understanding of correct usage Project Management Principles and of MS Project. 0 points Submis sion shows lack of understanding of Project Management Principles and of MS Project basics. Resource information (5 marks) 5 points All resources added correctly to tasks displaying full understanding of Project Management Principles and & MS Project 3.5 points Some errors, shows an overall understanding of correct usage Project Management Principles & of MS Project. 2.5 points Multiple errors, shows a lack of understanding of correct usage of Project management Principles & MS Project. 0 points Submission shows lack of understanding of Project Management Principles & MS Project basics. Network diagram (5 marks) 5 points Coloured PDF with critical path 2.5 points BW PDF 0 points No submission