INFS6071 Project Management in Business Semester
Project Management in Business Semester
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Discipline of Business Information Systems
INFS6071 Project Management in Business Semester
Individual assignment 1
Part 1 (24%) and Part 2 (6%)
General instructions
There are two parts to the assignment. To undertake the assignment, students should do the
following:
• The maximum length of the assignment is 2000 words comprising 1600 words for Part
1 and 400 words for Part 2.
• You can only submit the assignment once!
Part 1 (24 marks)
Then analyse the findings on the Biometric Identification Services Project from the perspective of
the formal project management methodology, PMBOK.
Based on your analysis, respond to the following questions:
1. Where and how there is evidence of such a methodology being applied and its contribution.
Please provide your answer in the form of a table outlining the relevant PMBOK knowledge
areas, evidence of application, and contribution. (6 marks)
2. Where and how such a methodology might have helped avoid or mitigate identified
problems. Please provide your answer in the form of a table outlining the relevant
knowledge areas and PMBOK processes that could have been applied. Give concrete
examples of what kind of tools and techniques could have been applied. (10 marks)
3. If there were problems that appear to be outside the scope of PMBOK, discuss these
problems. Conduct your own research to provide ideas on how these problems could
have been mitigated. (8 marks)
2
General Expectations:
• Clear, well-structured and written presentation that captures the major aspects of the report
in a succinct manner.
• Consider all aspects of PMBOK and apply those that are relevant. You can use PMBOK 5th
or 6th edition.
• Conduct your own research to support your arguments and to understand the project context.
• Apply a structure to each section of your report to guide the reader and demonstrate you
have applied a comprehensive and systematic approach.
• You are required to use third-party references to support your arguments for question 3
above.
• Proof-read and sense check your report before submitting it.
• Use the Business School Referencing Guide.
Remember the instructions for scientific writing, particularly referencing!
Part 2 (6 marks)
Application of analytical techniques in professional project management
Critical Path Analysis
Delight Ltd. manufactures ticketing machines for railway services. It is planning a project to
upgrade the software used in its machines to improve customer experience. The details of the
project activities are as follow:
ID Activity Predecessors Duration
(weeks)
1 Identify major improvements to the
system
- 3
2 Prepare functional requirements 1 6
3 Select project staff 1 3
4 Prepare technical design 2, 3 7
5 Develop software 4 8
6 Test machine performance 5 4
7 Make modifications to the software 6 10
8 Undertake user acceptance testing 7 5
9 Incorporate user feedback 8 6
10 Promote the benefits to users 7 3
11 Roll-out the changes to the machine 9, 10 5
Draw a network diagram using the activity on node (AON) notation representing the project.
You may use PowerPoint to draw the diagram and then copy it into your assignment document.
What is the critical path and how long is it? You should not use Microsoft Project or any other
project management software to determine the critical path.
Assume you are the Project Manager for Delight Ltd.’s project. Critically evaluate the difficulties
you may face in using the critical path method to manage the project. Please use appropriate
references to support your explanation.
Presentation requirements for the report
• Prepare network diagram for the project including identification and measurement of
critical path – including evidence of having performed a forward and backward pass (i.e.
include your workings, for example, in the form of a table).
• Make sure you identify the critical path and its duration in your answer.