In the units of case study, there will be a short case study or technical question. The case method of learning requires that each student prepares for the case on his or her own. While there are no right or wrong answers, there are good and bad analyses, as well as hasty and impractical recommendations. The case study provides a realistic framework for the learning process.
Your successful response will depend heavily on your preparation and active participation in the class discussions. You will be rewarded by marshalling evidence in the case analysis and applying critical thinking of the course readings. If you actively read and comprehend the assigned readings, you will be able to answer the case study question in a pragmatic manner.
A technical question, such as the development of a scope statement, will require a technical answer that includes the proper industry components and in some cases, a correct answer or conclusion. Value will be given for a proper approach even if the final answer might miss the exact solution.
Read the Case Study associated with the specific unit carefully, then proceed as follows:
1. Prepare a response that is 750 words (+/- 75 words, excluding title page and reference page), double-spaced and follows APA format, and referencing style.
2. While there is no “formula” for analyzing case studies, the following guidelines are recommended:
a. Define the goals and objectives for your analysis. What questions are you trying to answer and what issues are you trying to resolve?
b. Rapidly skim through the case study and get a sense for how the case study has been structured
c. Read through the case study with paper and pencil and make notes as you go along
3. Structure the information in the case study: this is the key step.
a. Whilst addressing the case questions, think of the information given in the case study as “raw data” that you have gathered to help you answer the questions and resolve the issues in Step 2a above.
b. You need to structure this information to resolve the issues. Here are some useful dimensions along which you can structure the given information chronologically:
i. evolution of the industry in which the enterprise operates (e.g., changes in technology, customer needs, competitive landscape)
ii. evolution of strategy – business, technology, and market – of the enterprise
iii. evolution of technology (including manufacturing), product platforms, and product lines of the enterprise
iv. the technology, product, and process development process within the enterprise
v. growth (or decline) of the enterprise with respect to market share, revenues, costs, profits, etc.
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vi. organizational structure of the enterprise
vii. key decisions made at different stages in the life of enterprise, and the drivers for these decisions
viii. the interconnections and relationships between all the above factors
c. Make extensive use of figures, tables, trees, etc. to shape your thinking during the structuring process.
d. Perform any necessary analysis, for example, revenues or costs associated with different design options
4. Draw conclusions, answer questions, resolve issues, and make recommendations using the structured information in Step 3.
Unit Case Study 1 – Bamboo House India: Effective Project Management?
• Due no later than 11:00 p.m. on Sunday of Unit 2
• Worth 10% of final grade
Late Submission Policy
• This assignment is subject to the Late Submission penalty policy, namely 5% per day for three days.
• This page will close and will not allow further submissions after this Late Submission period has expired.
• In the event of an emergency situation preventing you from submitting within this time frame, special permission must be obtained from your instructor. Documentation substantiating emergency is required. In such a circumstance, if the extension is granted, the professor will reopen the submission function for you on an individual basis.
• Do not email your submissions to your professor, either before or after the due date; all coursework should be submitted through the online course (Moodle).
Objectives
Upon successful completion of the case study, students will be able to
• explain the concept of project planning and its significance,
• identify the need and importance of project planning,
• explore project planning of specific institution – Bamboo House India, and
• analyse project planning process.
Instructions
Refer case study for details of case and respond to the case question below:
1. Distinguish between project management and project planning
2. Explain the need and importance of project planning and elaborate the project planning process
3. Analyse the planning process at Bamboo House India.
Submission should be a maximum of 5 pages double-spaced (excluding title page and reference page), and should follow APA referencing style.
• This assignment is subject to the Late Submission penalty policy, namely 5% per day for three days.
• This page will close and will not allow further submissions after this Late Submission period has expired.
• In the event of an emergency situation preventing you from submitting within this time frame, special permission must be obtained from your instructor. Documentation substantiating emergency is required. In such a circumstance, if the extension is granted, the professor will reopen the submission function for you on an individual basis.
• Do not email your submissions to your professor, either before or after the due date; all coursework should be submitted through the online course (Moodle).
Upon successful completion of the case study, students will be able to
• develop understanding of project management planning principles,
• identify the technical elements of the Critical Path Analysis, and
• apply software techniques to calculate the critical path and integrate the results into management decision making.
Instructions
Refer case study for details of case and respond to the case question below:
1. What is the result of the Critical Paths Analysis on the revised Work Breakdown Structure?
2. Based on the results of the revised Critical Path Analysis, is the project feasible within the 18-month timeline established by, management? How long will it take to complete the project? What is the Critical Path?
3. What information should Raef include in his presentation to management?
Submission should be a maximum of 5 pages double-spaced (excluding title page and reference page), and should follow APA referencing style.
• This assignment is subject to the Late Submission penalty policy, namely 5% per day for three days.
• This page will close and will not allow further submissions after this Late Submission period has expired.
• In the event of an emergency situation preventing you from submitting within this time frame, special permission must be obtained from your instructor. Documentation substantiating emergency is required. In such a circumstance, if the extension is granted, the professor will reopen the submission function for you on an individual basis.
• Do not email your submissions to your professor, either before or after the due date; all coursework should be submitted through the online course (Moodle).
Objectives
Upon successful completion of the case study, students will be able to
• demonstrate how the project communication process works,
• identify different communications required for different projects,
• determine communication plan compatibility with the PMBOK® Guide for projects, and
• formulate a project communication plan.
Instructions
Refer to the details of the case and answer the case questions below:
1. Is The Communicate Plan Adopted In This Project Realistic Enough In Terms Of Communicating To All Stakeholders Of The Project?
2. Publicly Run projects are quite different from privately run projects. Can you specify different communications that would be needed in a project involving, say unions as oppose to a private project?
3. Is the communications plan compatible with the PMBOK® Guide’s Project Communication Management section? Why?
Submission should be a maximum of 5 pages double-spaced (excluding title page and reference page), and should follow APA referencing style.
• This assignment is subject to the Late Submission penalty policy, namely 5% per day for three days.
• This page will close and will not allow further submissions after this Late Submission period has expired.
• In the event of an emergency situation preventing you from submitting within this time frame, special permission must be obtained from your instructor. Documentation substantiating emergency is required. In such a circumstance, if the extension is granted, the professor will reopen the submission function for you on an individual basis.
• Do not email your submissions to your professor, either before or after the due date; all coursework should be submitted through the online course (Moodle).
Upon successful completion of the case study, students will be able to
• explain the differences between resource-constrained and resource-schedule,
• prepare charts with resources assigned and cost estimates, and
• determine financial risks associated with projects at the planning states.
Instructions
Refer to the details of the case and answer the case questions below:
1. How can outsourcing project work alleviate the three most common problems associated with multiple resource scheduling?
2. Explain the risk associated with leveling resources, compressing, or crashing projects and impose durations or “catch-up” as the project is being implemented.
3. Prepare a short proposal for the Smiths that includes a Gantt chart with resources assigned, and cost estimates if the project starts on 8/1/16.
4. Did resource limitations affect the final schedule? If so, how? What financial risks does this project face?
5. What can the Smiths do to protect themselves against those risks?
Submission should be a maximum of 5 pages double-spaced (excluding title page and reference page), and should follow APA referencing style.
Unit Case Studies will be marked in their entirety out of 100. The following rubric indicates the criteria students are to adhere to, and their relative weights to the assignment overall.
