Prepare a response that is 750 words or maximum of 3 pages double-spaced (excluding title page and reference page).You should follow APA format and referencing style.

Brief Description

For Units 2, 4,7 and 9, there will be short case studies.The case method of learning requires that each student prepares for the case on their own.While there are no right or wrong answers,there are good and bad analyses as well as hasty and impractical recommendations.Case studies provide a realistic framework for the learning process.

Successful response will depend heavily on your preparation and active participation in the class discussions.Students will be rewarded by marshalling evidence in the case analysis and applying critical thinking of the course readings.If students actively read and comprehend the assigned readings, they will be able to answer the case study question in a pragmatic manner.

Students will upload their case analysis in the appropriate Moodle portal for grading.

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.

Description

This case is designed to provide students a glimpse of what it is like to work on projects.Over the course of monthly lunch meetings, a variety of management issues, as well as the different phases of the project life cycle are discussed.Core elements of project management are exposed and how the core elements relate to a less conventional project management business.

Materials Required

Refer to: 

Larson & Gray, Chapter 1, pg. 24-27; Case 1.2 The Hokies Lunch Group, Questions 1 and 2

Detailed Instructions

Read the Case Study associated with the specific unit carefully, then proceed as follows

1.Prepare a response that is 750 words or maximum of 3 pages double-spaced (excluding title page and reference page).You should follow APA format and referencing style. 

2.While there is no “formula” for analyzing case studies,the following guidelines are recommended: 

a.Define the outcomes and objectives for your analysis.What questions are you trying to answer and what issues are you trying to resolve? 

b.Skim through the case study and get a sense for how it has been structured. 

c.Read through the case study with paper and pencil and make notes as you go along. 

d. Make sure to include a comprehensive introduction and conclusion to your report. 

Prepare your report as an essay, summarizing the responses to the questions below.

1. For each part (A, B, C) what phase of the project life cycle is each project in?

2. What are two important things you learned about working on projects from the case?

3. Why are they important?

Prepare a response that is 750 words or maximum of 3 pages double-spaced (excluding title page and reference page).You should follow APA format and referencing style.

Evaluation

Define the outcomes and objectives for your analysis.What questions are you trying to answer and what issues are you trying to resolve?