PROJ6006: Organisational Behaviour and People Management All
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ASSESSMENT BRIEF 02
Subject Code and Title
PROJ6006: Organisational Behaviour and People Management
Assessment
02: Case Study
Individual/Group
Individual
Length
1600 words
Learning Outcomes
1, 2
Submission
End of Module 4
Weighting
40%
Total Marks
40 marks
Context:
In this assessment, students are required to analyse a case study that describes an organisation
launching projects. In later modules, students work in groups to analyse the actual project. In
this assessment, they analyse the leadership styles/approaches they believe to be appropriate for
project leadership in this environment
Identifying and analysing leadership styles helps students to prepare for the management of the
efforts of individuals who contribute to a project. This also introduces the concepts of power,
and how the appropriate use of power can influence these efforts.
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Instructions:
Address questions for case study
Students will read the case study and address the following, utilising subject resources and research:
• Explain why you might choose one of the leadership styles discussed in this
module’s learning resources over another style when managing the highlighted
project team.
• Describe which tools and techniques discussed in the resources you might use as a PM
to influence this project team.
• As a project manager, what tools and techniques discussed in the resources are
appropriate for managing communication outside of the project group?
• Explain which of the 5 types of power (as described in Shenoy web article) you would
employ to motivate the team members to work collaboratively, and impact the
project’s success
• Explain the methods for developing self-managed teams for Agile projects
• Explain your reasons for selecting these approaches, referencing any insight you have gained
from the module resources and research or your interaction with colleagues in the
Module Discussions.
• Describe the steps you might take, as project manager, to alleviate challenges faced by your
project team before those challenges grow so large that they damage the work environment
or the final product. Explain why.
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Learning Rubrics
Assessment Attributes
Fail (Unacceptable)
(0-49%)
Pass
(Functional)
(50-64%)
Credit
(Proficient)
(65-74%)
Distinction
(Advanced)
(75-84%)
High Distinction
(Exceptional)
(85-100%)
Knowledge and
understanding of the
management of
stakeholder objectives
and the impact this has
on the agency of project
teams
30%
Shows limited understanding of
the management of stakeholder
objectives and the impact this
has on the agency of project
teams.
Does not address key
components of stakeholder
objectives.
Resembles a recall or
summary of key ideas
about stakeholder
objectives.
Addresses the impact of
stakeholder objectives on
project teams.
Demonstrates clear
understanding of the
concept of agency.
Supports personal opinion
and information
substantiated by evidence
from the research
materials.
Explains management of
stakeholder objectives
and applies to the
concept of project teams.
Elaborates clearly the
relationship between
managing stakeholder
objectives and the agency
of project teams.
Discriminates between
assertion of personal
opinion and information
substantiated by robust
evidence from the
research materials.
Critically discriminates
between stakeholder
objectives, their
management, and the
impact these have on the
agency of project teams.
Supports personal opinion
and information by robust
evidence from the
research materials and
extended reading.
Identification and
analysis to alleviate
challenges
30%
Does not identify a range of
strategic issues or insufficiently
analyses challenges identified.
Demonstrates limited
awareness of a range of
challenges or analyses
minimally the risk.
Identifies a range of
pertinent challenges and
competently analyses the
risk.
Integrates understanding
of the range of challenges
in presenting a coherent
risk analysis.
Demonstrates innovation
in the range of challenges
identified and
communicates a critical
understanding of risk
analysis.
Analysis and application
of leadership and
communication
strategies for project
success
30%
Limited synthesis and analysis of
communication strategies to
achieve project success and/or
insufficient identification of
stakeholders.
Limited
application/recommendations
Demonstrates analysis and
synthesis of
communication strategies
to achieve project
success.
Applies recommendations
for leadership strategies
Well-developed analysis
and synthesis of
communication strategies
with application of
recommendations to
achieve project success
linked to
analysis/synthesis.
Thoroughly developed
and creative analysis and
synthesis of
communication and/or
leadership strategies to
achieve project success.
Sophisticated and/or
creative analysis,
synthesising new and
existing knowledge of
communication and
leadership strategies to
achieve project success.
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for leadership strategies to
achieve project success.
to achieve project
success.
However insufficiently
identifies all stakeholders
and their relation to
project success.
Applies recommendations
for leadership strategies
to achieve project
success.
Sufficiently identified
stakeholders in relation to
the project success.
Well demonstrated
identification and analysis
of stakeholders.
Critically analysed
relationship of
stakeholders in relation to
project success.
Recommendations are
clearly justified based on
the analysis/synthesis of
project success.
Use of academic and
discipline conventions
and sources of evidence
10%
Poorly written with errors in
spelling, grammar.
Demonstrates inconsistent use
of good quality, credible and
relevant research sources to
support and develop ideas.
There are mistakes in using the
APA style.
Is written according to
academic genre (e.g. with
introduction, conclusion
or summary) and has
accurate spelling,
grammar, sentence and
paragraph construction.
Demonstrates consistent
use of credible and
relevant research sources
to support and develop
ideas, but these are not
always explicit or well
developed.
There are no mistakes in
using the APA style.
Is well-written and
adheres to the academic
genre (e.g. with
introduction, conclusion
or summary).
Demonstrates consistent
use of high quality,
credible and relevant
research sources to
support and develop
ideas.
There are no mistakes in
using the APA style.
Is very well-written and
adheres to the academic
genre.
Consistently
demonstrates expert use
of good quality, credible
and relevant research
sources to support and
develop appropriate
arguments and
statements. Shows
evidence of reading
beyond the key reading
There are no mistakes in
using the APA style.
Expertly written and
adheres to the academic
genre.
Demonstrates expert use
of high-quality, credible
and relevant research
sources to support and
develop arguments and
position statements.
Shows extensive evidence
of reading beyond the key
reading
There are no mistakes in
using the APA Style.