Your Task:
A project management framework is a plan that business leaders devise in order to effectively administer tasks and strategies within an organisation. The project management framework sometimes is called a project control cycle because it lays out the plans for controlling all aspects of the project from finances through to objective-setting. For a project with which you are familiar, you are required to write a report that reviews the project management approach using theoretical concepts, techniques and principles discussed in the academic literature on project management and leadership theories.
In the report, you are required to:
- Define objectives of the project; (10 marks)
- Identify the work and how to break it down into smaller tasks; (10 marks)
- Estimate time and cost for doing the tasks; (15 marks)
- Sequence and schedule the tasks, determine the critical path; (15 marks)
- Optimise the assigning of resources to the tasks; (5 marks)
- Review for risks and set the baseline plan. (10 marks)
As part of the discussion in your paper, review the approaches taken to managing the chosen project by paying particular attention to theoretical principles/concepts/techniques on planning estimation techniques, resource management, and risk analysis that are/were appropriate/inappropriate for
the project. (20 marks)
As a summary/conclusion to the paper, on the basis of your research for this assignment, justify the qualities and skills you believe is most important for leading/managing the project. (15 marks)
Guidelines: Please read all questions and information provided carefully. Answer should
be made in appropriate length keeping in view the requirement of each question and total word counts allowed.
In addition, your assignment should demonstrate the following qualities:
A critical appreciation of relevant literature and its use to support argument, substantiate calculations and other aspects of the assignment.
Taking ownership of the content, being prepared to debate and argue a personal position, and providing evidence of evaluative skills. A submission made up of extracts from published sources which is descriptive or simply just theoretical regurgitation is not acceptable. Your submission must have
interpretation and consideration of the challenges and issues of taking theory into practice.
Logical flow of ideas and treatment; appropriate selection of real world factors related to the companies under scrutiny.
Evidence of additional personal research, and the ability to analyse material from a variety of appropriate relevant perspectives. Presentation, structure, appropriateness of methodology, breaking into section headings/subheadings, tidiness.
