Report on Project Management Methodologies for Electric Bus Transport Ltd

Module Learning Outcomes Assessed

Module Learning Outcomes Assessed:

1. Comprehensively appraise current and emerging best-practice methodologies and techniques used in engineering projects (LO1)
2. Identify and analyse the resources and skills needed for an engineer to implement flexible and responsive project management methodology within engineering organisations (LO2)
3. Critically evaluate the benefits of project management methodology to projects and engineering organisations (LO3)
4. Demonstrate the implementation of strategic project management methodology and best practice in an engineering project (LO4)

Details of the task: Individual Report

Project Scenario – Electric Bus Transport Ltd (fictitious company)

In connection with the UK Government choice to go green (UK enshrines new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035 and bring the UK more than three-quarters of the way to net zero by 2050) a new company has been established by a pool of investors to build a fleet of electric busses for local and intra-cities transport. The company wants to establish a Project Management Office (PMO) to manage the analysis and selection of the technology evolutionto be progressively integrated into the company systems (from new batteries to charging points and electricity generation). The company will periodically launch projects to upgrade their infrastructure and systems and, to this extent, it is required that there is a clear processand methodology for the selection first and implementation then of these projects. In order to achieve these objectives eBUS Senior Management Team (SMT) commissioned your ProjectManagement & Operation Consultancy Ltd to carry out a very detailed research into current best-practice project management methodologies (PMM). They expect to receive your detailed and justified recommendations for a suitable PMM to adopt in their new Project Management Office (PMO).

You are expected to provide a logically structured and well-written practical business report produced in professional format suitable to be presented to the customer’s Senior Management Team (SMT). The report should include persuasive arguments that apply critical thinking to support and justify your choice, supported by correctly cited references. Your report must be limited to 3000 word (± 10% excluding tables and appendices).

The report should include a criticalreview and of Project Management Methodologies (PMMs) based on literature using multiple sources and including a diagram showing at least 10 key PMM and their origin over a Timeline. This should be the basis for recommending a justified PMM Selection to be implemented in the customer’s organisation along with the benefits the adoption of the recommended PMM will bring.

The report should clearly describe the implementation steps to be followed to implement the proposed PMM using a Change Management Cycle (McKinsey’s change management framework,John Kotter’s change management model, the Prosci ADKAR process, and the Deming PDCA/PDSA Cycle) along with the PMM Implementation Success Criteria and Measurement against which thePMM implementation will be monitored and assessed.

Your report should, therefore, be structured as follows:

• Include a cover page
• Include an abstract
• Include a table of content and a reference section
• Include a Project Management Methodologies (PMMs) literature review and a diagramshowing at least 10 key PMM and their origin over a Timeline.
• Recommend a justified PMM Selection and the expected benefits
• Clearly describe the implementation guidelines using a Change Management Cycle
• Clearly describe the PMM Implementation Success Criteria and Measurement The Table below summarises the marking distribution:

Assessment Criteria and weighting Mark

PMM Literature Review & Timeline

• PMM literature review (25 marks)
• PMM timeline (5 marks)

PMM justified selection and expected benefits

• Critical analysis of the PMM presented in the literature (20 marks)
• Description of the benefits the selected PMM entails (10 marks)

PMM implementation guidelines and success criteria

• Adopted Change Management cycle description (10 marks)
• Description of the implementation steps (10 marks)
• Implementation success criteria adopted (10 m

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