Deliver ables Criteria 0-5 6-17 18-25 Mark Task. 7 Strategy for implementing change Uncompleted/ Poor selection, compilation change management strategy Satisfactory / Good compilation and discussion on change management strategy. However reflection of change management details of few components needs improvements. Very Good / Excellent compilation of strategy for implementing change management. Reflection of changes clearly observed and strategy discussed found very good / excellent.

Deliver ables Criteria 0-2 3-6 7-10 Mark Task. 6 Contract and pricing strategy Uncompleted/ Poor selection, compilation of contracting and pricing strategy Satisfactory / Good discussion on contracting and pricing strategy. However justification needs improvements Very Good / Excellent discussion on contracting and pricing strategy. Identification /selection and justification found very good / excellent

Deliver ables Criteria 0-3 4-9 10-15 Mark Task. 5 Recommendat ion of a suitable structure and process for the monitoring and control of the project Uncompleted/ poor Media File Satisfactory / Good usage of suitable structures and process for project monitoring and control. However illustration and overall improvement needed in few of the monitoring components selected Very good / Excellent usage of suitable structure and process for the monitoring and control of the project. Identification and discussion of monitoring component found very good / excellent

Deliver ables Criteria 0-5 6-17 18-25 Mark Task. 4 Identify and apply of appropriate planning and management tools Uncompleted/ Poor selection and usage of project planning and management tool Satisfactory / Good usage of project planning and management tools and techniques. However few of the techniques / tools utilization needs improvements. Visual representation / illustrations needs improvements. Very Good / Excellent usage project management tools and techniques with suitable illustrations. Very good / Excellent presentation of information on

Deliver ables Criteria 0-3 4-8 9-10 Mark Task 3 Strategy for reduction of uncertainties and the management of associated risk Not Submitted / Poor Compilation /Partial compilation and poor discussion of risk management Good / Satisfactory identification of risks, strategy for reduction on uncertainties and management. However improvements needed in risk identification / risk management / mitigation plan. Very Good / Excellent risk identification and uncertainties.. Very good /excellent discussion on risk management and mitigation plan

Deliver ables Criteria 0-2 3-6 7-10 Mark Task 1 Business Case Not Submitted / Poor Compilation /Partial compilation of Business Case Introduction, executive summary, business case, project scope, objectives discussion found Satisfactory / Good. Scope of improvements on certain information exists. Very Good / Excellent compilation and discussion on business case and associate components covering all aspects Deliver ables Criteria 0-1 2-3 4-5 Mark Task 2 KPI Not Submitted / Poor Compilation /Partial compilation and poor or discussion of KPI Good / Satisfactory identification of KPI Very Good / Excellent KPI identification and discussion with relevance to project.

For a mark of 25-39% • Made an attempt to complete the exercise. • Show little or no understanding of the principles, theories, and practices involved in Project Management. • No evidence of academic reading. • An inability to recognise the key points. For a mark of <25% • Work lacks any academic merit as adjudged by the foregoing.

For a mark of 40-49% • Show a barely adequate understanding of the purpose of the exercise. • Display knowledge of some of the principles, theories, methodologies, and practices involved in Project Management and attempt to apply them. • Provide evidence of reading limited relevant literature. • Attempt some analysis and discussion. • Show some ability to link theory to problems and provide solutions.

For a mark of 50-59% • Show an adequate understanding of the activity. • Display knowledge of some of the principles, theories, methodologies, and practices involved in Project Management and an ability to apply them. • Provide evidence of some reading related to the proposal. • Demonstrate an ability to select key points in the exercise and analyse them. • Provide approaches that are less creative or might not be entirely practicable • Provide a critique of your own work. • Provide discussions of further research that may be needed.

• Provide approaches that are creative, practicable, and supported. • Provide a sound, supported critique of your own work. • Provided sound and supported discussions of further research that may be needed. For a mark of 60-69% • Show a clear understanding of the activity. • Display knowledge of most of the principles, theories, methodologies, and practices involved in Project Management and an ability to apply them effectively. • Provide evidence of wide reading. • Demonstrate an ability to select critical points and analyse them and draw sound conclusions. • Provide approaches that are creative and practicable. • Provide a supported critique of your own work. • Provide supported, discussions of further research that may be needed.

Assessment criteria: The following criteria will be interpreted appropriately according to the nature of the assessment and the general framework set by the module aim and learning outcomes. For a mark of >69% • Show a thorough understanding of the purpose of the activity. • Display knowledge of the major principles, theories, methodologies, and practices involved in Project Management and an ability to apply them effectively. • Provide evidence of wide reading, including academic journals. • Demonstrate an ability to select critical points, evaluate them and communicate

4 Identify and apply appropriate planning and management tools for the project (25 marks) 5 Recommend a suitable structure and process for the monitoring and control of a project (15 marks) 6 Identify, discuss and select the appropriate contract and pricing strategy. Give brief justifications about your selections. (10 marks) 7. Formulate a strategy for the implementation of change. (25 marks) The assignment evaluation sheet is attached at the end of this document for your reference.

You will have demonstrated ability to: 1 Identify and evaluate a suitable business case for a project. (10 marks) 2 KPI of Project deliverables. (05 Marks) 3 Recommend a strategy for reduction of uncertainties and the management of associated risk. (10 marks)

You will be assessed on managerial and strategic insights, not detailed Techniques Don’t breach company confidentiality Pay close attention to assessment weighting and allocate your effort proportionately Use MEC LMS Moodle for peer and tutor support Try to submit coursework as a single piece, preferably in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format

The options above give scope for a great variety of responses. Given that, it would be extremely odd if two people happened to produce similar reports and any such similarities would be fairly easy to detect. Appropriate penalty would be applied under such circumstances as per MEC PG regulations. Documentation Requirements ? Adopt academic conventions appropriate to a higher degree ? Avoid ‘cut & paste’ model solutions ? Use project management software (MS-Project).

10 Monitoring and controlling strategy ( Mile Stone, Base line, Critical Path, Float/Slack, etc.) 15 Marks 11 Acceptance Plan 12 Contracting and Pricing strategy 10 Marks 13 Change Management Details, ( Changes applied, redrawn baseline and its effects on scheduling / cost estimation or any other factors, Slack 25 Marks

1. Completed Project Plan document must include all of the following details. 1 Introduction, Executive Summary 10 Marks 2 Business Case 3 Project Scope, Objectives 4 KPI – Project Delivery 5 Marks 5 Risk identification, risk categorization, analysis, risk management along with mitigation plan 10 marks 6 Resource Plan 25 Marks 7 Estimation Plan 8 Communication Plan 9 Project Schedule (Task List, Summary tasks, WBS, Predecessor linking, Resource allocation, Gantt Chart, Network analysis diagrams)