a) Work submitted up to 1 week (5 working days) after the due date for submission will lose 10% of the mark. b) Work submitted after this, but up to 2 weeks (10 working days) late will lose a further 10% of the mark (i.e. 20% overall). c) Work tendered for submission more than 2 weeks (10 working days) after the due date will not be accepted and an absence will be recorded for the assessment concerned. This will count as a failed attempt and may result in you failing the module overall.

Appendices Information should only be included if it serves a purpose. If an appendix serves a purpose, it will be referred to in the main text. Use the appendices for technical discussions, including any details of statistical tests you have performed. This section is use to convince other management scientists that you know what you are talking about. Penalties: • Work submitted up to 1 week (5 working days) after the due date for submission will lose 10% of the mark (after internal moderation). • Work submitted after this, but up to 2 weeks (10 working days) late will lose 20% of the mark (after internal moderation). • Work tendered for submission more than 2 weeks (10 working days) after the due date will not be accepted and an absence will be recorded for the assessment concerned. This will count as a failed attempt and may result in you failing the module overall. • The term week should be taken to mean 5 working days (i.e. Sunday to Thursday excluding days of official closure (e.g. public holidays). Please refer to the MBA –IT programme handbook for the penalty on plagiarism/academic cheating.

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 recognize the key points.

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. 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.

• Demonstrate an ability to select critical points, evaluate them and communicate the conclusions effectively. • 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.

The assignment evaluation sheet is attached at the end of this document for your reference. 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.

You will have demonstrated ability to: 1 Work Proposal. (Must be submitted on or before 21st. (10 marks) 2 Identify and evaluate a suitable business case for a project. (10 marks) 3 KPI of Project deliverables. (05 Marks) 4 Recommend a strategy for reduction of uncertainties and the management of associated risk. (10 marks) 5 Identify and apply appropriate planning and management tools for the project (20 marks) 6 Recommend a suitable structure and process for the monitoring and control of a project (20 marks) 7 Demonstrate visual method for displaying project Status (10 Marks) 8. Formulate of strategy for the implementation of change, critical evaluation, reflection of industry guest lecture and references (15 marks)

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). ? 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

7 Estimation Plan 8 Communication Plan 9 Project Schedule (Task List, Summary tasks, WBS, Predecessor linking, Resource allocation, Gantt Chart, Network analysis diagrams) 10 Monitoring and controlling strategy (Mile Stone, Base line, Critical Path, Float/Slack, etc.) Changes Applied on Schedule / Cost (Slack / Float after changes, Redrawn Baseline) 20 Marks 11 Project Status Report (Project Overview, Task Overview, Work Overview, Resource Overview etc.) 10 Marks 12 Change Management Details 15 Marks

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 20 Marks