service managment

BBA222 – Project Management

Case Study Midterm Activity brief

Online campus

Professor: Enrique García Otero | [email protected]

Description In brief: choose an organization/case study, identify the need for a project, justify the choice of the project as part of the organization strategy, justify why a project approach is the best way forward in the chosen organization.

Students should apply learning from the module to business cases in scenarios in which:

· The need for a project-based approach should be identified and justified

· Project management can be assessed as a strategic element inside organizations

Relevant case studies may be found using own research via EBSCO and Google Scholar. Some ideas for possible topics include IT projects in the private and/or public sectors, construction projects, product/service development projects and start-up projects inside organizations.

Format You can choose a case study from: https://www.pmi.org/business- solutions/case-studies or one with similar characteristics from a reputable source of your choice.

And then based on the lessons and the reading materials you should discuss business cases in which:

· The need for a project-based approach should be identified and justified as discussed in Lesson 1

· Project management can be assessed as a strategic element inside organizations as discussed in Lessons 2-4

The expected table of contents should clarify what is expected to be included:

• Font size 12

• Double-spaced

• 1500 words

• Harvard Referencing System

• pdf only • Introduction on the organization,

• project identification,

• strategic elements of the project identified for the chosen organization,

• justification of the project approach,

• conclusions,

• references

The assignment should include a title page (indicating the total word-count) and a clear introduction on the chosen organization/project. The assignment should be no more than 1700 words and should include references from peer-reviewed sources (i.e. books and academic Journals) formatted using the Harvard referencing style.

Goal(s) Explain the role of project management inside the organization

Due date Date: 23 August 2021 Time: 14:00 CEST

Weight towards final grade

This activity has a weight of 40% towards the final grade.

Learning outcomes

1. describe the need for a project- based approach

inside organizations;

2. understand the role of project management as a strategic element inside organizations;

Assessment criteria

Please refer to the enclosed rubric

Rubric: written assignment