Mod006935 Principles Of Project Management Assessment Answer

Question:

You are provided with information on project costs, the project management team and expected revenue streams, including data about additional revenues if the club is successful in certain competitions. You should note that the club cannot enter both the Europa League and the Champions League in the same football season.

Assignment Questions

Part 1 Preliminary Analysis and Project Initiation

Prepare a business case (using only the data in the business case section of the scenario) to include analysis of the business cash flows over a 7-year period using a discounted cash flow and discount rate of 5% to assess the NPV

Map the involvement of stakeholders in the project using a suitable model of framework (e.g. Mendelow) and suggest how this information can improve overall management of the project

Write a job description for the role of Project Manager, to enable her/his recruitment to the project Module content in weeks 2, 3 and 6 Part 2 Project Planning and Scheduling You need to:

< Prepare a network diagram for Construction Stage 1 using the breakdown structure shown in table 3 on pages 4 and 5 of the scenario

< Using your network analysis, create a Gantt chart of Construction Stage 1

< Determine the amount of float on the East Stand Construction task (task 6)

Module content in weeks 4 and 5

Part 3 Budget Calculations and Resource Management You need to:

< Prepare a human resource budget for the entire project team (excluding the quality control engineers) but including expenses and accommodation costs

< Prepare a resource histogram for the deployment of quality control engineers for Construction Stage 1

< Prepare a week by week schedule of newly arriving quality control engineers so that the quality manager can plan health and safety training

Module content in week 4

PPM Assignment Köpenick Guidance 01 2020 v.1.0.docx Page 3 of 3 22 October 2020 Part 4 Tracking Progress

You are provided with additional data concerning progress on Construction Stage 4 with a “projected” progress report for the end of week 5.

(Note: There is an error on page 7 of the scenario. The progress meeting was held on 8 July 2022 not 9 July 2021)

< Provide a “traffic light” analysis of each task in the Construction Stage 4 work breakdown structure (table 4) using the criteria defined in the question

< Provide an analysis of the data and the implications for the project