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Project Management (MGT 323)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Education

Saudi Electronic University

 المملكة العربية السعودية

وزارة التعليم

الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية

 

 

                          College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1

Project Management (MGT 323)

Due Date:  05/10/2024 @ 23:59

 

Course Name: Project Management Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT323 Student’s ID Number:
Semester: First Semester CRN: 16423
Academic Year:2024-25-1st
 

 

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name: Dr. Swapnali Baruah
Students’ Grade:  /10 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

  • The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
  • Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
  • Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
  • Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
  • Late submission will NOT be accepted. Peer-Reviewed Journals are required as references.
  • Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
  • All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
  • Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
  • Do not make any changes in the cover page.

 

 

 

 

Assignment Workload:

  • This Assignment comprise of a Case Study and Discussion Questions.
  • Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.

 

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-1 students will able to understand the

 

  1. Defining the concepts, theories and approaches of project management. (L.O-1.1)
  2. Estimate the project budget and cost control. (L.O-2.2)
  3. Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related cases. (L.O-3.1)

 

 

 

Assignment-1

 

Assignment Case Study Question:                                                                  ( Marks 6)

 

Please read the Case-2.1 “Hector Gaming Company.”  from Chapter 2 “Organization strategy and Project Selection” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 61 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.  Answer the following questions with 500 Words limit.

 

Peters has hired you as a consultant. She has suggested the following format for your consulting contract. You are free to use another format if it will improve the effectiveness of the consulting engagement.

Provide a detailed action plan that attacks the problem. Be specific and provide examples that relate to HGC.

1. What is our major problem? (2 Marks)

  1. Identify some symptoms of the problem. (2 Marks)
  2. What is the major cause of the problem? (2 Marks)

 

Discussion Question:                                         (4 Marks)

  1. What impact will artificial intelligence (AI) have on the field of project management? (2 Marks) Refer Chapter-2
  2. How are projects linked to the strategic plan? (2 Marks) Refer Chapter-2

 

 

 

 

 

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