Assignment Task
Introduction
In this assignment you will demonstrate your achievement of the module learning outcomes. Each of the six main tasks (you will not be tested on the first task) tests a learning outcome. Before responding to the Seven (7) tasks there are some preliminary tasks you must do.
Firstly, you will identify a real organisation. The next section contains some guidance for how to choose a real organisation.
Secondly, you will conceive a potential future project which you think can change or improve that organisation is some way. This project must not be one that has already finished or started, so you cannot write this assignment by looking for a published case analysis. It is a potential future project that has not yet started. You have the freedom to conceive whatever potential future project you like, but you are recommended to conceive a project which will allow you to demonstrate your achievement of the learning outcomes.
In the assignment specification below, the organisation will be referred to as YourOrg and the project as YourProj. Some of the assignment tasks ask you to take on the role of the project manager of YourProj.
You are not allowed to use an organisation or project which you know another student is using, or which you know another student has used in the past. You are also not allowed to base your project on a published case analysis.
Overview
Identify and describe your chosen organisation (YourOrg) in one paragraph . Then summarise the project you have conceived (YourProj) in a second paragraph.
Projects in the Organisational Context
Evaluate why YourOrg needs to change, using an academic theory about organisations. There are a number of ways in which projects can facilitate organisational change.Critically discuss how you have conceived YourProj and why it is the most appropriate for facilitating change in YourOrg.
Project Types and Execution Models
Explain why there are different types of project and different execution models. What type of project is YourProj? Explain what execution model you will use for YourProj, and justify your decision. What role will standards play in the execution of YourProj? Explain how you would exploit new technologies in managing YourProj.
The Project Proposal and Planning Project Execution
Write a project proposal for YourProj. Your proposal should include, but should not be limited to: planning, resourcing, monitoring, control, budgeting and quality assurance. Use citations to indicate the source of ideas you are using in your proposal. If you don’t have data for some sections of your proposal, you may make any reasonable assumption.
The Role of the Project Manager
Using academic sources and a critical approach, discuss how you would design the job of the project manager of YourProj to ensure that sufficient attention is given to leadership, administration, ethics, relationship management and the impact of culture.
Risk, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity
Specify and critically evaluate a process that you will use for managing risks that may affect YourProj. Using academic sources, assess the potential impact of uncertainty and ambiguity on YourProj and explain how you would manage them.
Project Closure and Evaluation
Identify and critically discuss the three most important tasks that must be done in the closure phase of YourProj. Propose a framework, supported by academic sources, which will help stakeholders reach some conclusions about whether YourProj has been successful.
