PRO4801 Assignment 6 (DETAILED ANSWERS) 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

PRO4801 Assignment 6 (DETAILED ANSWERS) 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references .. Question 6.1 Develop a one-hour presentation on project management dynamics. Divide your paper into the following sections: (i) the process groups in each phase of the project life cycle (5) (ii) with emphasis on (at least 5) reasons why project management is regarded as dynamic. (15) [20] [NB: Merely duplicating text will not earn marks! Provide clear brief explanation. (part marks, each application 2 marks x 5 marks = 10 marks).] Question 6.2 The Letsatsi-5 project, which involved many technical specialists, professionals, workers and managers and had to be completed within three months, stalled due to numerous conflicts, costs and time overruns. In the last conversation that the project manager had with the management, the problem was accepted that behavioral problems such as leadership style, decision-making and teamwork were the cause of the failure of many projects. Using Hersey and Blanchards' (1982) Situational Leadership Model and Thamhain and Wilemons' (1975) Conflict Management in Project Life Cycles. Address the following: (i) Defend leadership styles you would use in the project (10) (ii) Justify how you would resolve the conflicts (include sources of conflicts, impacts and methods you will use) (10) [20] 2 PRO4801 ASSIGNMENT 6 2024 Question 6.3 Since the ABS project was crucial to the organization's competitiveness, management could not leave anything to chance. As an experienced project manager, your job is to ensure that key milestones are achieved by developing the project charter and project plan (a.k.a project execution plan). Address the questions about the project charter and the project plan in terms of importance and relevance, as well as content (i) and application (ii). (i) Defend use of the project charter and project plan in terms of importance, relevance of key content aspects (15) (ii) Justify the extent to which some content of a project plan may be used in small projects (5) [20] [NB: Marks will not be awarded for merely duplicating or copying the content of charter and project plan.] Question 6.4 Disappointment over the failure of their previous project has taken root in the minds of senior managers at the PACKS Technology Project company. They didn't want such an embarrassment to happen again. As an experienced senior manager in a project consulting company, you are tasked with managing the project. You need to draw an AON network diagram and consider the project requirements. You have the information in Table 1. 3 PRO4801 ASSIGNMENT 6 2024 Table1 Activity Predecessor Time (Days) A - 9 B A 2 C - 8 D C 8 E B,D 7 F E 4 G C 4 H B,D,G 3 J - 6 K J 10 M G,K 3 N H,M 6 Take note of the following assumptions: • You have up to five people who can be assigned on any given day. • A person must work full days on each activity. • The number of people working on an activity can vary from day to day. You are required to do the following: (i) Draw an AON network diagram and calculate the early times, late times, and the total slack. (12) (ii) Determine the critical path and project duration. (4) (iii) Using the time chart, prepare a daily assignment sheet for personnel so as to complete the project in the shortest possible time. Also mention by how many days the project could be compressed if unlimited personnel resources were available. (4) [part marks: Gantt chart:2, histogram:1, unlimited- Gantt: 1] [20] 4 PRO4801 ASSIGNMENT 6 2024 Question 6.5 Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of project definition, the importance of user requirements (as quality at the source) and how these requirements determine system objectives.