LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF BUSINESS & LAW

MODULE TITLE: Advanced Project and Risk Management
FORM AND TITLE OF ASSESSMENT: Project Review and Project Plan Dossier
ASSESSORS: Reza Abdi, Andrea Gorra

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Assessment Rationae
Lea!nin" O#t$omes
Upon successful completion of tis
module students sould be able to!
Assessment %#estions
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Produce an realistic appropriate
project scope and plan for a
comple" organisational conte"t
#uestion $
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%riticall& evaluate projects and
metodologies using subject
concepts and make
recommendations for improving
management of projects
#uestion '
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(e able to identif&, evaluate risks
and construct a risk management
plan for a project and organisation
and criticall& evaluate ow risk and
opportunit& is managed in different
conte"ts)
#uestion $
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Ma!)in" S$*eme
1n keeping wit a case stud& approac and noting tat it is not possible to produce a
model answer, given te breadt of te material2
Use a range of Project management teor& and suitable tools and
tecni3ues to understand and pinpoint ke& root causes suc 3ualit&
planning and organisation
4valuate use of critical pat anal&sis on te project versus concurrent
planning
Discuss te nature and success of risk management witin te Project
Management 5eam 6PM57
8ow te long term significance of failing to design and manage te
project for all te stakeolders concerned
9utline a new Project plan wit recommendations for te PM5)
:igligting ke& issues to be addressed, suc as control
Using Project review tools and tecni3ues, and wit reference to
Project management teor& outline wat te ke& lessons from te
episode are, for all te organisations concerned in particular and for te
field of PM in general)
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Assessment C!ite!ia
Fai
5ere will be major errors or inaccuracies) 8ignificant aspects of te
teories.concepts will be missing or misunderstood) 5ere will be little evidence tat
te teor&.concepts ave been applied to te case being anal&sed) 5ere will be
significant amounts of description of eiter te case or of te teor&) Anal&sis will be
superficial wit major issues being missed) Recommendations will be vague,
general, based on ;common sense<) 5e report will be set out illogicall& wit little or
no coerence, and te presentation will be poor, wit little or poor diagrams and
oter visual aids)
Pass
5e work will ave no major errors) 5e student will ave demonstrated some
understanding of wic teories and concepts are relevant to te case) 5ere will be
some evidence of te abilit& to relate te teories and concepts to te case solution,
altoug tere will still be some mere descriptions of teor& and.or te case material)
5e anal&sis of te case will be fairl& superficial onl& identif&ing te obvious issues)
5e recommendations made will be practical) %onsideration will ave been given to
te problems of implementation 5e structure of te report will be clear, but te
presentation ma& be of a lower standard, including relevant diagrams etc)
Me!it
Most of te major issues will be identified) 5e student will demonstrate a sound
grasp of wic concepts.teories are relevant) Anal&sis of te case will be toroug
using application of teor&) Recommendations will derive from te anal&sis and
concepts.teories, and if implemented would improve te situation) 5e report will
sow logical steps and some form of structure and te presentation will add clarit& to
te answer, especiall& te 3ualit& of te diagrams)
+i"* Me!it
All of te major issues will be identified) 5e student will demonstrate a good grasp
of wic concepts.teories are relevant and understand te nature of te concepts
temselves) Anal&sis of te case will be toroug consistentl& appl&ing teor& to
illustrate ke& points in te case) Recommendations will clearl& derive from te
anal&sis and concepts.teories, and if implemented would significantl& improve te
situation) 5e answer will ave $o*esi,e logical steps and a clear structure, wit
appropriate use of appendices) 5e report presentation will add considerable clarit&
to te answer, especiall& in te use of diagrams and oter visual aids)
Distin$tion
All of te major issues and some less obvious ones will ave been identified) 5e
student will demonstrate an e"cellent grasp of te teories and concepts and teir
relevance to te case) 5ere will be a critical review of te value of te
concept.teor& in tis situation, and ow te different issues and teories interact
wit eac oter in te conte"t of te case) 5e anal&sis of te case will be toroug
and compreensive) Recommendations will be compreensive, and if implemented
would significantl& improve te situation) 1ssues around implementation will ave
been addressed and considered wit insigt) 5e coesive logical and structure of
te report will add clarit& to te answer and te report presentation will be of a
professional standard)
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