Case study: Sharp Printing, AG

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  • The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
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  • Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
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Assignment Workload:

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

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-2 students will able to understand the

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Defining the concepts, theories and approaches of project management. (L.O-1.1)
  2. Recognize the steps of planning process in the project management. (L.O-1.2)
  3. Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related cases. (L.O-3.1)
  4. Evaluate to monitor and control the project. (L.O-3.2)

Assignment-2: Case Study

Assignment Case study Question:                                                               (Marks 15)

Please read the Case-5.1 “Sharp Printing, AG.”  from Chapter 5 “Estimating Project Times and Costs” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 163 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.  Answer the following questions.

 Case study questions:

  1. At this point, what would you do if you were the project manager? (5 Marks)
  2. Was top management acting correctly in developing an estimate? (5 Marks)
  3. What estimating techniques should be used for a mission-critical project such as this? (5 Marks)