Q1 You are the manager of ABC Corporate Solutions, and you are tasked with organizing a two-day corporate training seminar for a leading multinational company. The event will host 150 participants and include keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and catered meals. (20 marks)
A. Develop a scope statement for this project that contains examples of all the elements. Assume that the event will occur in four weeks and provide your best guess estimate of the dates for milestones and a budget. (10 marks)
B. Reference to project priorities matrix, how would the priorities likely be for this project? (5 marks)
C. Create a work a responsibility matrix for the project. (5 marks)
Q2 The Concorde project was undertaken to produce the first supersonic commercial passenger aircraft. With a cruising speed of 2,140 kph it could travel at twice the speed of other commercial aircraft even when compared with current passenger aircraft. It entered service in 1976 and was retired from service in 2003.
Despite the passing of over 40 years since the introduction of supersonic passenger flight no similar service has been introduced. However, some companies are currently involved in developing a new supersonic aircraft. (20 marks)
A. Based on the Concorde experience, discuss three points that you think these companies could learn with a view to making the reintroduction of a similar service successful. (9 marks)
B. Identify and discuss the environmental challenges that modern supersonic aircraft developers must address. Suggest ways to overcome these challenges. (5 marks)
C. list 6 reasons why projects may fail and suggest ways to rectify these failures (6 marks)