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COMP1009 - Project Management - Middle East College

Learning Outcome:
o Adapt to a developing business environment and be able to manage and implement change towards strategic objectives while critically evaluating the quality of their contribution
o Evaluate the tools and techniques that need to be applied for the effective and successful implementation of an information systems project
o Appraise the changing social and organisational effects, on both individuals and society as a whole, of information systems and technology projects
o Assess key aspects of a given computer-related project within the scope of the indicative content

Task:

Read the following case study carefully and analyze the situation:

XYZ Hypermarket is run by the XYZ Group of companies and has their head office in Muscat. XYZ Hypermarket is only in Muscat currently but the management has ambitious plans to setup new stores in Ibri, Nizwa, and Dhofar.
Top Management of XYZ Group has requested you, the Systems Manager, to prepare a project proposal for this project. This project includes implementing systems in the new stores and ensure that all the stores are interconnected with each other and with the head office. The new Hypermarkets will run similar ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems which are already in place in the Muscat branch. The head office of XYZ Group needs to receive monthly sales and inventory related reports from the all the stores. The systems team should be able to monitor the systems from the head office so that they do not need to travel physically to troubleshoot systems except for critical problems.
• Problem Definition
• Conduct a feasibility study to access whether this project can be taken up or not.
• Scope of the project and the stakeholders involved
• Requirements Specifications in terms of setting up a new hypermarket systems and inter- connectivity (network) between them and these must include the following:
o Functional Requirements
o Resource Requirements &
o Quality Requirements
• Compare two Project methodologies and identify the best methodology for this project. Provide scheduling plan - Work Breakdown structure-task list for this project (show predecessors and duration of activities include Gantt chart & Network Analysis Diagram- using MS Project)
• Risk Identification and Mitigation plan (minimum six with three technical risks). You can use any of the following techniques to identify the Risks
o SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats)
o Scenario planning

o Morphological
o Cross-impact
o CBR (Case-based reasoning)
• Estimation plan (should include all types of overheads)
• Resource Plan - clearly showing which resources needed during which phases of project
• Training Plan (this will ensure that new and old staff are able use the new system)
• Recognize the influence of the selected project on the society/organization. Your discussion can focus on the following questions: What benefits project can bring to society/organization? Does the project promote ethical standards?
• Conclusion and reflection of Individual work and overall case study learning experience.

Report details:
Develop your proposal as a group of three or four members into a professional document of not more than 12 to 15 Pages, and create a PowerPoint presentation to discuss the Case study requirements. The document should include a Title page, Table of Contents, Main report section, Appendix (optional), Bibliography and evidence of communication between the team members.

Attachment:- Project Management.rar