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 2
Due Date: 03/06/2023 @ 23:59
Course Name: Project Management | Student’s Name: |
Course Code: MGT323 | Student’s ID Number: |
Semester: Third Semester | CRN: |
Academic Year:2022-23-3rd | |
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: | |
Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained/Out of 15 | 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) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
- Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
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:
- Defining the concepts, theories and approaches of project management. (L.O-1.1)
- Recognize the steps of planning process in the project management. (L.O-1.2)
- Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related cases. (L.O-3.1)
- 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:
- At this point, what would you do if you were the project manager? (5 Marks)
- Was top management acting correctly in developing an estimate? (5 Marks)
- What estimating techniques should be used for a mission-critical project such as this? (5 Marks)