case study

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 3

Project Management (MGT323)

Deadline: 17/04/2021 @ 23:59

For Instructor’s Use only

Assignment Workload:

· This Assignment comprise of a Case Study.

· Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-3 students will able to understand the

1. Define the concepts, theories and approaches of project management. (L.O-1.1)

2. Recognize the steps of planning process in the project management. (L.O-1.2)

3. Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related cases. (L.O-3.1)

4. Evaluate to monitor and control the project. (L.O-3.2)

Assignment-3-Case Study

Assignment Question: ( Marks 5)

Please read the Case-8.3 “Tham Luang Cave Rescue.” from Chapter 8 “Scheduling Resources and Costs” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 304-307 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers. Answer the questions given below taken from the case study as deliverables where you should consider the milestones and technical requirements. Answers to all 3 Questions should be within 500 Words limit.

1. How did the physical environment of the cave affect the rescue plan? (2 Marks)

2. How did the rescue team respond to the risks of the project? (2 Marks)

3. Some have called the rescue a miracle and that luck was the decisive factor. Do you agree? Explain. (1 Mark)

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