The project is a three-on-three basketball tournament to raise money for the Down Syndrome Association
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MN5076 Fundamentals of Project Management Summative Assessment (Coursework)
Spring 2022-23
Deadline: Friday, 5 May 2023, before 3 pm UK time
General Assessment Guidance
· This summative assessment is a Written Report consisting of 7 tasks. Tasks need to be clearly labelled in your submission. Each task should start on a fresh (new) page. Tables and figures must be numbered and titled.
· The word limit is 2,500 words and should be adhered to. Words in tables and figures do not count towards the word limit.
· All work should be attempted on your own, and comments and interpretations should be written in your own words. Work copied directly from lecture notes or other sources will be referred to the Student Casework Office (also see the next point).
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· The deadline for submission of your report is 3.00 pm on 5th May 2023. Please note that
late submissions will not be marked.
·You are required to submit your assessment via Turnitin online access. Hard copies or any other digital submission form, like email, will not be accepted.
·A total of 100 marks are available for this assessment, representing 100% of the total marks for the module.
· Your report should be typed in font size 12 and 1.5 line spacing. You must include a word count at the start of the report.
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The coursework consists of 7 tasks. All tasks need to be attempted.
Task 1 – Project selection [20 marks]
You are a member of the class project team in charge of evaluating and approving fundraising projects. Use the provided proposal evaluation form (Table 1) to formally evaluate and rank each proposal. Please consider that every project must meet the “must” objectives and there are “want” objectives that you would like to achieve.
“MUST” OBJECTIVES
1. All projects must be safe and legal and comply with university policies.
2. All projects must be capable of earning at least $500.
3. All projects must be able to be completed within nine weeks.
4. All projects must provide an opportunity for every project team member to experience and learn about project management.
“WANT” OBJECTIVES
1. Earn more than $500 for a charity
2. Increase public awareness of the charity
3. Provide a resume worthy experience for students
4. Be featured on local TV news
5. Be fun to do
FUNDRAISING PROPOSALS
PROJECT PROPOSAL 1: HOOPS FOR HOPE
The project is a three-on-three basketball tournament to raise money for the Down Syndrome Association. The tournament will consist of three brackets: Co-ed, Male, and Female teams. There will be a $40 entry fee per team, and additional funds will be derived from the sale of commemorative T-shirts ($10). Winning teams will receive gift baskets consisting of donations from local businesses and restaurants. The event will be held at the university’s recreational centre.
PROJECT PROPOSAL 2: RAFFLE FOR LIFE
Organise a raffle contest. Raffle tickets will be sold for 3$ a piece, with the winning ticket worth $300. Each of the six team members will be responsible for selling 50 raffle tickets. All profits will go to the American Cancer Society.
PROJECT PROPOSAL 3: HOLD’EM FOR HUNGER
Organise a Texas Hold’em poker tournament at a campus dining facility. It will cost $20 to enter the tournament with a $15 buy-in fee. Prizes include $300, $150, and $50 gift certificates to a large department store. Gift certificates are purchased from entry fees. All players will be eligible to win two donated tickets to Men and Women basketball games. Funds raised will go to the local county food shelter.
PROJECT PROPOSAL 4: BUILD YOUR OWN BOX
The purpose of this project is to raise awareness of the plight of the homeless. Students will donate 10 dollars to participate in building and living in a cardboard city on the university quad for one night. Building materials will be provided by local recycling centres and hardware stores. Hot soup will be provided by the team at midnight to all participants. Proceeds go to the local homeless shelter.
Table 1. Project Priority Evaluation Form.
Must objectives
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Must meet if
impacts
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Proposal
1
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Proposal
2
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Proposal
3
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Proposal
4
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Be safe, legal and comply with
university policies
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Y = yes
N = no
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Earn at least $500
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Y = yes N = no
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Can be completed within 9 weeks
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Y = yes N = no
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Opportunity to learn project
management
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Y = yes
N = no
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Want objectives
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Relative Importance 1 - 100
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Single project impact definitions
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Weighted Score
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Weighted Score
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Weighted Score
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Weighted Score
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Earning potential
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90
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0: 500–750
1: 750–1500
2: >$1500
3: >$2000
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Fun
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30
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0 = Non
1 = Some fun 2 = Much fun
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Increase awareness of
the charity
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30
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0 = No potential 1 = Low potential
2 = High potential
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Resume worthy
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40
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0 = No potential 1 = Low potential 2 = High potential
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Be featured on local TV news
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40
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0 = No potential 1 = Low potential
2 = High potential
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Total weighted score
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Priority
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Task 2 - Project structure [6 marks]
Assume you work for an electronic company. Your R&D people believe they have come up with an affordable technology that will double the capacity of existing MP3 players and uses an audio format that is superior to MP3. What kind of project management structure would you recommend they use for the proposed project? Why do you recommend this structure?
Task 3 – Project scope statement [14 marks]
You should submit a scope statement for a spring concert sponsored by the entertainment council at London Metropolitan University (London Met). London Met is a university with over 12,000 students. An entertainment company has budgeted $30,000 for the project. The event is to occur on June 5th. Please write a scope statement including objectives, Justification, deliverables, milestones, technical requirements, limits and exclusions, and acceptance criteria.
Task 4 – Project stakeholder assessment plan [8 marks]
For the project introduced in task 3, identify a minimum of 4 stakeholders. Then, map their impact on the project using the power–interest matrix.
Task 5 - Project risk management [12 marks]
For the project introduced in task 3, identify a minimum of 4 potential risks associated with this project. Then, identify a response and a contingency plan for each risk.
Task 6 - Project scheduling [22 marks]
The G&E Company is preparing a bid to build the new 47,000-seat Ventura baseball stadium. The construction must start on June 10, 2023, and be completed in time for the start of the 2026 season. A penalty clause of $500,000 per day of delay beyond April 3rd is written into the contract.
Percival Young, the president of the company, expressed optimism at obtaining the contract and revealed that the company could net as much as $3 million on the project. He also said if they were successful, the prospects of future projects are bright since there is a projected renaissance in building classic ball parks with modern luxury boxes.
Given the information provided in Table 2, and considering that the construction crew work Monday through Friday, develop a WBS and Gantt chart and a network for the stadium project using MS Project. Next, answer the following questions:
· Will the project be able to be completed by the April 3rd deadline? How long will it take?
· What is the critical path for the project?
Table 2. Shoreline Stadium Project.
ID
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Activity
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Duration
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Predecessor(s)
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1
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Baseball Stadium
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2
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Clear stadium site
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70 days
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-
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3
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Demolish building
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30 days
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2
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4
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Set up construction site
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70 days
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3
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5
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Drive support piling
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120 days
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4
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6
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Pour lower concrete bowl
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120 days
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5
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7
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Pour main concourse
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120 days
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6
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8
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Install playing field
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90 days
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6
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9
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Construct upper steel bowl
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120 days
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6
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10
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Install seats
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140 days
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9
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11
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Build luxury boxes
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90 days
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9
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12
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Install jumbotron
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30 days
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9
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13
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Stadium infrastructure
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120 days
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9
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14
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Construct steel canopy
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75 days
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10
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15
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Light installation
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30 days
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10
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16
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Build roof supports
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90 days
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4
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17
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Construct roof
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180 days
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16
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18
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Install roof tracks
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90 days
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14
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19
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Install roof
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90 days
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17,18
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20
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Inspection
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20 days
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8,11,13,15,19
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Task 7- Project evaluation and control [8 marks]
Consider the following project information. The total budget is $36,000 and is expected to last six months. After four months, you have calculated the following information about the project:
Planned Value (PV)=$29,000, Earned Value (EV)=$30,500, and Actual Cost (AC)=$28,000. Based on this information, calculate the SPI and CPI. What is the estimated time and cost to completion? What does this information tell you about the project?
Marking Scheme Outline
This table details the weightings of the criteria by which your work will be evaluated.
Task
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Marks
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1
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You are required to evaluate each project proposal using a quantitative project selection tool (4) and link the selected project with the “must and want” objectives
according to Table 1 (16).
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20
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2
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You need to provide the preferred project organisation structure (POS) (3) and explain your reasons for choosing the POS (3).
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6
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3
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You need to prepare a scope statement including objectives (2), Justification (2), deliverables (2), milestones (2), technical requirements (2), limits and exclusions
(2), and acceptance criteria (2).
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14
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4
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You are required to identify a minimum of 4 stakeholders (4) and map their impact
on the project using the power–interest matrix (4).
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8
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5
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You should identify a minimum of 4 potential risks associated with the project (4).
Also, identify a response (4) and a contingency plan for each risk (4).
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12
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6
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You should develop a WBS and Gantt chart (10) and a network (4) for the stadium project using MS Project and answer two questions (4). You must consider weekends as nonworking days (4).
Note: You receive zero marks if you do not use MS Project to do this task.
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22
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7
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You are required to calculate the SPI and CPI based on the provided information (4). You should estimate time (1) and cost to completion (1) and explain what this
information tells you about the project (2)
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8
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Presentation of the report as a professional document: clear structure, cropped images,
etc. (6); Each task starts on a new page (2); Table and graphs numbered and titled (2).
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10
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Total
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100
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