Order 1105093: Project Management

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Outline for case study

Use 2 or 3 Citations in a Paragraph

· Executive Summary

· Body ( approx..1000 words)

Format

-Definition of project Management

- Objectives of Project Management – Cost, Time, Scope and Quality

-Differences between project management and General management

- Briefly talk about the 4D model. (Define, Design, Deliver and develop)

Can make mention of the Westly Stadium (Stakeholders), They catered for the key stakeholders and forget the internal stakeholders being the air traffic control.

· There are 3 methodologies Prince 2, Pm Bok and Agile. In my report I choose the Agile Meth ology.

· What is Agile?

· Principles of Agile (Brief but still in Dept.

-----How effective is the methodology?

Application (Approx. 1300 words)

Well no Methodology is full proof

· Discussion of management theory

· Objectives

· 4D Model

· Introduction of Agile methodology

· Components of methodologies chosen

· Brief discussion of PRO’s & Cons of the method ology

Introduction to Tesco Project

· Application of the Agile methodology to Testco project

· PRO’s & Cons of using this methodology. Why it is good for the project?

· Either the methodology is built for the project .

-Recommendations

All the problems you identified

-Conclusions

- References and a bibliography

- Appendices

Reading List

Maylor, H., (2010), Project Management, 4th Ed., Prentice Hall

 

Background

APM, (2013), APM Body of Knowledge, 6th Ed.

Bennett, N., Buttrick, R. & Stanton, P., (2017), Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2, AXELOS 2017 Edition, TSO (The Stationery Office)

OGC, Managing successful projects with PRINCE2, Publisher OGC

PMI (2013), A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK Guide) 5th Edition

PMI (2017), A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBoK Guide, 6th Edition (E-book)

 

Independent study - to receive high grades you will need to demonstrate you’re wider reading. The following resources provide useful background reading for the material in this unit.

BS standards: BS 6079-1:2010 Project Management. Guide to Project Management

BS EN 62198:2014 Managing risk in projects.

Burke, R., (2010), Fundamentals of Project Management, Burke Publishing

Meredith, J. R. and Mantel, S. J., (2012), Project Management – A Managerial Approach, 8th Ed., Wiley International.

 

Journals

Project Management Journal

International Journal of Project Management

Business Process Management Journal

Serrador, P. & Pinto, J. K., (2015) Does Agile work? — A quantitative analysis of agile project success,  International Journal of Project Management Vol 33, pp 1040–1051