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MAN 6305 Contemporary Approaches to Project Management - Edith Cowan University

Assessment Task - Literature Review

Learning Outcome 1: Critically evaluate the project management discipline and standards.
Learning Outcome 2: Research key controversies and emerging issues related to project management.
Learning Outcome 3: Develop insights and appropriate responses to controversial issues in project management and related areas
Learning Outcome 4: Facilitate a related discussion or seminar on an allocated topic.

This is a group activity, and the group needs to be the same as in Assignment 1. For this assignment, you are required to write a detailed literature review on the contemporary theme, approach or issue in project management discussed in your project proposal.

The literature review structure, like a standard academic essay, is made up of three key sections: an introduction, a body and a conclusion. Most literature reviews can follow the following format:

• Introduction: Introduce the topic/problem and the context within which it is found.
• Body: Examine past research in the area highlighting methodological and/ or theoretical developments, areas of agreement, contentious areas, important studies and so forth. Keep the focus on your area of interest and identify gaps in the research that your investigation will attempt to fill. State clearly how your work builds on or responds to earlier work.
• Conclusion: Summarise what has emerged from the review of literature and reiterate conclusions.

Lliterature review part which should focus on

1. Causes of Scope Creep in Construction Projects (about 400 words and cite Denver International airport construction if needed as example as we will discuss this in the final research)

2. Strategies of Reducing Scope Creep (about 100 words)

3. Literature Gap (about 100 words)

Key components:
• Your review should first give an overview of the types of research published in the field you are exploring, and then summarise key findings representing the current field of knowledge on your topic.
• Your research should include recent journal articles. At least ten or more different, relevant scholarly articles are expected. Remember that you must choose scholarly articles (otherwise called ‘peer- reviewed or academic') from the ECU Library electronic databases.
• All reference sources must be acknowledged within the body of the text (in-text references) and listed at the end under References. Standard APA 6th edition referencing style.

This assignment has a word limit of 2000 words. Word limits do not include your references (which must be APA 6th compliant).

Attachment:- Literature Review.rar