PRO4801 ASSIGNMENT 6 2024 COMPLETE ANSWERS WITH DIAGRAMS 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

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Question 6.1 project management dynamics ............................................................ 4
i. the process groups in each phase of the project life cycle (5) ............................ 4
Project Life Cycle .............................................................................................. 4
Initiation Phase ................................................................................................. 4
Planning Phase ................................................................................................. 4
Execution Phase ............................................................................................... 5
Closure Phase .................................................................................................. 6
ii. with emphasis on (at least 5) reasons why project management is regarded as
dynamic. (15) ....................................................................................................... 6
Question 6.2 Conflict Management in Project Life Cycles ......................................... 7
i. Defend leadership styles you would use in the project (10) ............................... 7
ii. Justify how you would resolve the conflicts (include sources of conflicts, impacts
and methods you will use) (10) .............................................................................. 9
Question 6.3 project charter and project plan ......................................................... 10
i. Defend use of the project charter and project plan in terms of importance,
relevance of key content aspects (15) .................................................................. 10
ii. Justify the extent to which some content of a project plan may be used in small
projects (5) ......................................................................................................... 12
Question 6.4 AON network diagram and consider the project requirements ............ 12
Draw an AON network diagram and calculate the early times, late times, and the total
slack. (12) .......................................................................................................... 14
Determine the critical path and project duration. (4) ............................................. 15
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)
......................................................................................................................... 15
Question 6.5 project definition, the importance of user requirements ...................... 16
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. (20) ....................................................................................... 16
Importance of User Requirements ....................................................................... 16
Determining System Objectives ........................................................................... 17



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References ............................................................................................................ 18




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