Project Management in Business Semester 2

Project Management in Business Semester 2
2022
Individual assignment 1
Part 1 (24%) and Part 2 (6%)
General instructions
There are two parts to the assignment. To undertake the assignment, students should do the following:

• The maximum length of the assignment is 2000 words comprising 1600 words for Part
  1 and 400 words for Part 2. You can exceed the word count by 10% for each part.
• Use Arial font, size 11 points
  • Use 1.5 spacing
  • Proof-read and sense-check your report before submitting it.
  • Use the Business School Referencing Guide (APA 6th or 7th edition is fine).
  • You may submit pdf or Word file.

Part 1 (24 marks)

Requirements
Download and read the case study (pdf file) found at the following link:

https://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/Final%20report%20-
%20One%20TAFE%20NSW%20modernisation%20program.pdf

Then analyse the findings on the One TAFE NSW modernisation program from the perspective of
the formal project management methodology, PMBOK.

Based on your analysis, respond to the following questions:

1. Where and how there is evidence of such a methodology being applied and its contribution.
Please provide your answer in the form of a table outlining the relevant PMBOK knowledge
areas, evidence of application, and contribution. (6 marks)

2. Where  and  how  such  a  methodology  might  have  helped  avoid  or  mitigate  identified
problems.  Please  provide  your  answer  in  the  form  of  a  table  outlining  the  relevant
knowledge  areas  and  PMBOK  processes  that  could  have  been  applied.  Give  concrete
examples of what kind of tools and techniques could have been applied. (10 marks)

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3. If there were problems that appear to be outside the scope of PMBOK, discuss  these problems. Conduct your own research to provide ideas on how these problems could have been mitigated. (8 marks)

General Expectations:
• Clear, well-structured and written presentation that captures the major aspects of the report
in a succinct manner.
• Consider all aspects of PMBOK and apply those that are relevant. You can use PMBOK 5th
or 6th edition. Do not use PMBOK 7th edition.
• Conduct your own research to support your arguments and to understand the project context.
• Apply a structure to each section of your report to guide the reader and demonstrate you
have applied a comprehensive and systematic approach.
• You are required to use third-party references to support your arguments for question 3
above.

Part 2 (6 marks)

Application of analytical techniques in professional project management

Critical Path Analysis

VegRight is in the farming business. The firm has a significant presence in wholesaling
vegetables in New South Wales.  The firm wants to develop an app to facilitate online sales to
retail customers in Sydney and thus expand its operations.  The activities involved in this project
are given below.

Draw a network diagram using the activity on node (AON) notation representing the project.
Use e.g. PowerPoint to draw the diagram. What is the critical path and how long is it?  You
should not use Microsoft Project or any other project management software for this part of the
assignment.

Critically evaluate the benefits of using critical path method to manage a project, such as the one
undertaken by VegRight.  Support your evaluation with appropriate research.

Presentation requirements for the report
• Prepare network diagram for the project including identification and measurement of
critical path – including evidence of having performed a forward and backward pass (i.e.
include your workings, for example, in the form of a table).
• Make sure you identify the critical path and its duration in your answer.