Critically evaluate their ability to manage a project

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Managing Projects in the Organisation - Leadership and Management Skills in the Workplace

Company name - Volker Highways

Learning Outcome 1: Critically assess the usefulness of project management tools and techniques for managing a project within an organisation.
Learning Outcome 2: Plan the implementation of a project of appropriate complexity within a workplace.
Learning Outcome 3: Critically evaluate their ability to manage a project.

Assessment Task: Task Description/Scenario:

In the last year, COVID-19 has radically redefined how we relate to space and to each other. Prior to March 2020, people were not required to wear face masks in public spaces and there weren't any restrictions in most countries in terms of how people conducted themselves in public spaces. Today, because of the nature of the disease, governments have had to impose lockdown on their economies which have led many organisations to switch to home based working. Several analysts have predicted that this work-from-home phenomena is here for good and will continue for the foreseeable future. As part of this, several communication technologies have been integrated into the new work systems and platforms like Zoom, Google meets, Teams, etc have been quickly integrated in the work culture and are currently being used at an alarming rate to manage work related engagements. Many individuals believe that even when the COVID19 pandemic ends, these disruptions into the workspace will remain somewhat significant and many of these organisations will never return to full office working.

Currently, several governments are carrying out mass vaccinations of people and there is an expectation that people may return to the office in the near future and some of these restrictions may be relaxed. It is important to recognise that because of public scepticism and cultural issues, not everyone have accepted to be vaccinated. It is important to state that sustained period of hardship often affects human psychology and behaviour and others may not want to alter the way they work moving forward. As a result of this, we expect that in some workplaces, some organisations may still want to continue imposing pandemic mitigation ideas in the workplace to protect those who may still be concerned that they may be contaminated by the virus. All of these issues may affect workers morale in many ways and those managing projects have to incorporate this into project planning and decision making. Project managers have to also test the ability of organisations to effectively deliver projects. While in some occasions, some projects and programs have adapted quickly and effectively, where managers and sponsors have been able to pivot to remote working, others have had substantial delays or total cancellations. There is no evidence that even those managing projects with organised and defined scope, schedules and governance structures have adapted better to the current reality as opposed to other. All of these issues have posed significant challenges to the business environment and to organisations. As the global business community and organisations start to return to a new normal after the recent wave of vaccinations, it is important to understand that many project managers will also need to adapt to these new changes, adopt short term or enduring strategies and also develop a view about projects that are sustainable and adaptable to varying and unexpected business situations and unexpected circumstances.

In light of the scenario above, identify an organization that you either work for at the moment or have worked for in the past. If you have never worked for an organization, then you will need to choose an extracurricular organisation you are involved in, or an alternative organisation that you know a lot about, in terms of what happens within the internal organisation environment (e.g. an organisation your parent/partner works for). If you are having problems choosing an organisation, please discuss this with your module lecturer.

Task 1- Proposal of Project Management Plan

Present your proposed project management plan (about 10 ppt slides- 10-15 minutes) to the senior management team of your chosen organisation. You will try to pursue the senior management team of the organisation for approval of the project management plan. You are expected to explain the key points with the demonstration of strong evidence of knowledge on the key areas project management plan. You can use appropriate aids/tools to make your presentation more appealing. The presentation tests knowledge and understanding skills and transferable skills for life and professional practice.

You can choose any project with clear deliverables, start and end dates, etc e.g. Software development project, Construction project, Events planning project, Business Expansion project, Training project, etc.

Guidance/rules for presentation:

- Present and discuss the key findings and conclusions of the work in ppt slides, and challenges and limitations that would hinder the recommendations suggested for the successful project implementation.

- You aim is to convince senior management to approve the project so you need to explain to them how you are going to manage and complete the project around its constraints and challenges.

- Content Is Important, but Keep It Concise

- Presentation should highlight the key points, should be short and to the point (include only keywords and phrases for visual reinforcement)

- If you are using graphics and charts, make sure they are not difficult to read, limit animation (too much animation can be distracting), and a box indicating the key reference/s (if any).

- The presentation will take place at week 9.

Task 2

Having chosen your organisation and reviewed the brief scenario above, you are required to produce a 2,500-word project management plan that adheres to a business report structure. Feedback from the presentation must be addressed in your report so as to evaluate the proposed project management plan. You need to apply academic models, methods, and theories to examine and propose a project management plan for a chosen organisation (e.g. Project Life Cycle model).

Attachment:- Managing Projects in the Organisation.rar

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