MGTE 31212 - Individual Assignment
Assignment Brief
Please use your Design and Development project to compile the assignment by fulfilling
the requirements provided.
The report must be organized based on the structure of the assignment.
You are expected to indicate the title and provide a short description of your project
Assignment Criteria
Sections Contents Requirements Marks
(1) Develop a flow • Clearly name the tasks with a meaningful name 10
diagram (a • Indicate tools/techniques that were used at each
framework of your stage of the project (on the diagram).
own creation) of the • Indicate also if the task produced any documents
project executed (i.e., OR decisions as an output.
key tasks that were • Should follow a logical and sequential process in
carried out) on your ordering events.
own. • Must cover phases of starting, planning, execution
& monitoring and closure.
(2) Describe the role that • Critically evaluate the organization structure 10
was expected of the formed to manage the project. If you conclude that
project manager in a better structure could have been used, suggest a
the above project. more suitable structure in assisting the role of the
PM and managing the project more effectively.
• Clearly discuss the responsibilities, authority levels
and goals assigned to PM.
• Discuss the characteristics that would be important
to the PM and the challenges and mitigations
strategies followed by the PM to overcome the
same.
• Is the PM responsible for doing the project? argue
with different contexts.
(3) Discuss the business • Discuss the rationale with justification for the 15
case with investment selection of the project with implications to the
appraisals and strategic management process used in the decision
stakeholders process.
• Clearly discuss the business appraisal method(s)
that was used to select among options.
• Critically comment on whether you agree with the
method selected with reference to at least 2 other
appraisal methods.
• What are the factors that need to be considered in
evaluating a business case? Could the same factors
be used to evaluate both internal and external
(outsourced) projects?
• Identify key stakeholders. How were the
stakeholders identified in your project? What
strategies were used to manage them, and
illustrate how such efforts were successful with an
example?
(4) Discuss the process of • With reference to the flow diagram, explain the 25
balancing the project process of arriving at a scope baseline (scope
variables: scope, statement, work breakdown and a description) and
time, cost and critically discuss the tools and techniques used.
quality. • With high-level milestones, develop the critical
path for the project. Discuss the process of levelling
the schedule.
• What method/s were used in cost estimation in
your project? Discuss with relevant examples and
critically assess an alternative approach for a
selected component that you believe could have
been costed differently or else justify by doing so
that the approach already taken was correct.
• Review the measures taken to ensure maintaining
quality within the project.
• In your opinion, how the above-discussed project
variables are connected to one another? Why do
they need to be balanced?
(5) Elaborate on the • Describe how resource allocations were planned 10
process of mobilizing and allocated to the projects and strategies taken
project resources and to ensure optimal engagement of all resources.
monitoring • Discuss with examples monitoring and control
measures taken in managing at least 3 of the
project variables such as scope, time, cost, quality,
and resource.
• Describe the communication strategies used in the
project, such as reports, meetings etc. and how
such strategies contributed to providing feedback
to the project?
(6) How was the risk • Discuss the risk management strategy that was 10
controlled? used in your project with reference to the tools
used. Critically evaluate alternative strategies that
could have been used.
• Can all risks be foreseen? Discuss with an
appropriate example in your own context.
• Review the risk mitigation strategies suggested
within your project with reference to at least 3-4
risk items. Critically assess whether the choices
were correct by considering an alternative
approach.
(7) Discuss the closure of • What were the project success criteria defined in 10
the project. your project and the challenges in meeting those
targets?
• Discuss what comes after a project is completed
and the importance of such tasks with illustrations
from your own project, if possible?
(8) “Project failures are • With reference to the project conducted, discuss 10
more common than how and why a project could have ended in failure.
successes”. Would • What needs to be done to avoid such a situation
you agree or not? before, during and after a project?
Report structure
Paper Size : A4
Word Count : 3000 words
Printing Margins : 1 Inch
Font : Calibri 11 with 1.5 spacing
Type : electronic pdf
Also, please make sure the report is organized and formatted appropriately
