Contract Management Coursework

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ENGM66062 IS ASSESSED 100% COURSEWORK. THE COURSEWORK PLACES YOU IN A GROUP OF PROJECT MANAGERS BIDDING FOR WORK AS A CONSULTANT OR IPM. I CANNOT SETTLE THE GROUPS UNTIL WEEK 22 BECAUSE THIS IS AN OPTIONAL MODULE AND OPTIONS DO NOT NEED TO BE FINALISED UNTIL END OF WEEK 21 i.e. 4TH FEB 2022. THERE ARE 3 PARTS TO THE ASSESSMENT. 1. YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSION VIA TURNITIN 2. THE GROUP MAKES ONE SUBMISSION VIA THE Bb ASSIGNMENT TOOL AND 3. THERE ARE DISCUSSION THREADS IN WEEKS 21, 22, 23, 24, AND 25. ENGM66062 - Contract Management Coursework February 2023 Module Assessment 100 %Coursework Coursework -

500 word individual assignment 40 marks Blackboard discussions etc 10 marks Group Work 50 marks

Total 100 marks Background: You are employed as a graduate PM by Fenn Project Management Inc [The Consultant]. Your first project is to help a team bidding for the supply of services as Independent Project Manager [IPM] for a charitable foundation which is committing ~£1B p.a. for the next 10 years to the maintenance of a worldwide vaccination programme against the C19 Corona Virus [The Eron Task Foundation Inc.]. The projects to carry out a worldwide vaccination programme will include a broad range of individual projects from IT to Engineering ranging in value from £1M to £100M. The Eron Task Foundation Inc has no in-house Project Managers; and all the work in the period 2022-2027 will be contracted out to The Consultant. The total value of Projects each year is anticipated at: Year Value £M 2022/23 800 2023/24 800 2024/25 1000 2025/26 1000 2026/27 900 Fenn Project Management Inc hopes to win this lucrative 5 year contract and you do too; it will secure your position. The Eron Task Foundation Inc. is based in the UK but the projects range world-wide, from the UK to the USA and Australia. The coursework is carried out in groups and I can't set the groups until people have finalised their options so until week 21] but there is plenty to do. You can make sure you know and understand the coursework. Your exact role will be decided by your team [group]. The groups will be finalised and released by Bb on Friday in Week 21 i.e. 10 February 2023. This is not an essay. Questions or queries on the assignment can be posted at the Blackboard Discussion board created for that purpose.

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Submission: Deadline 1700hrs 28th April 2023 at Blackboard. You can submit at ANY time, but the deadline is 28th April . You have to make an individual submission via Turnitin and your group has to make a group submission via Bb Assignment tool. Return: Depends on numbers; but hopefully in week 35. Submissions There are 3 separate requirements: 1 Individual submission via Turnitin 2 Group submissions via Bb Assignment tool and 3 Discussion threads. There are requirements on group submissions and individual submissions. Individual submission via Turnitin 500 word maximum critical and reflective report on the coursework, to cover:

Your role and how this might help you develop as a PM; AND The coursework itself and how it might be improved in future years

Group submissions via Bb Assignment tool Each group needs to develop a plan to organise its own activities. There is no requirement on structure but common sense tells me that you must have division of labour. Each group MUST allocate or nominate an individual responsible for the group submission, and that individual, and that individual alone, MUST make the group submission. Each group MUST inform [email protected], with MACE66062 IN THE SUBJECT LINE, by 1700hrs 17th February of the name of the allocated or nominated individual. This MUST be done via email and MUST be done only once by the allocated or nominated individual. NO CHANGES CAN BE MADE AFTER THAT EMAIL. EACH GROUP MAKES ONE SUBMISSION BY THE NOMINATED INDIVIDUAL THE SUBMISSION COMPROMISES:

1. A report detailing why The Eron Task Foundation Inc. should choose Fenn Project

Management Inc. [not to exceed 200 words] 2. A report advising which contract should exist between The Eron Task Foundation

Inc. and Fenn Project Management Inc. [not to exceed 200 words] 3 choices are available:

1. NEC3 included in Bbfolder OR

2. MechE doc included in Bbfolder OR

3. RICS pdf included in Bbfolder 3.

a. A bid document based on the choice made in 2. i.e. i. Bid Document FOR

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1. NEC3 OR

2. IMechE OR

3. RICS

Bid Document to include:

1. Introduction and general text [content no to exceed 100 words] 2. Fenn Project Management Inc’s bid for the work in £. N.B. ALL

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES to be dealt with in item 4 below. [content just the amount of the bid]

3. A name for each Group member; an hourly rate in £ for each member to cover all work. [not to exceed the names and amounts]

4. A proposal to deal with the effects of inflation in costs beyond 2023 [not to exceed 50 words]

5. A proposal to deal with incidental expenses associated with all work. [not to exceed 50 words]

6. A schedule of payment amounts and dates from 2023-2027 from The Eron Task Foundation Inc to Fenn Project Management Inc. [simply tabular to show dates and amounts]

4. A report including advice on corruption on a worldwide basis; how will Fenn

Project Management Inc. contribute to the The Eron Task Foundation Inc..’s stated aim of a zero tolerance policy on corruption as defined by English Bribery and Corruption legislation https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/23/contents [not to exceed 250 words]

5. A report detailing how will Fenn Project Management Inc will deal with and assess claims and disputes made under the contracts Enron/Supplier&Contractors [not to exceed 100 words]

6. A group assessment of the group performance including a quantative evaluative measure of each individuals’ performance on a scale of 1 to 5. Where 1 is poor and 5 is excellent. The group as a whole must agree on this assessment [not to exceed 100 words]

7. Minutes for each of the 7 Meetings with details of attendance, discussion and actions each minute [excluding names of those attending] not to exceed 100 words.

ALL THE DOCUMENTS CAN BE COMBINED INTO 1 DOCUMENT FOR SUBMISSION Blackboard discussions Each week in weeks 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 I post discussion items on Blackboard [usually 2 items]. These remain on blackboard for 14 days [1400hrs on the day of the lecture until 1400hrs 14 days later]. Students can see each others’ contributions and comment. This is an attempt to introduce a style of teaching known as Socratic Method, to the large group. Of course you can read more on this try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method I review the posts and award marks [10 out of the module 100 are available]. I also post a podcast each week summarising the highlights [and maybe the lowlights]

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amongst the submissions. Experience tells me that students enjoy reading each other’s comments; and they benefit too. Please take some time to read the posts. If you do not post anything I cannot award any marks. I have put some discussion threads up for week 20 ; these are by way of introduction, they are not assessed. Peter Fenn 21st Jan 2023