INFS6071 Project Management in Business
Project Management in Business
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INFS6071
Project Management in Business
General instructions
In order to undertake the assignment, students should do the following:
• Submission: You should submit the assignment at the link provided on Canvas. You should
name the submission file as follows: SID.pdf, e.g., 123456.pdf. Please note that you
SHOULD NOT provide your names (first names or family names) in the assignment document.
• You are not permitted to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT etc. to
generate material that you will then evaluate and analyse. AI tools cannot be relied
upon to generate responses that will adequately address the requirements of the
assessment. Their undeclared use will be reported as a major breach of policy for
investigation.
• You can submit the assignment only once! Please make sure that the file that you
submit is the final version.
The following format details are required for the report
1. Cover page - including course name, title of report, and Student ID
2. Table of contents
3. Section headings of the report specified under “Requirements” for each part in the next page.
4. Use Portrait orientation
5. Use Arial font, size 11 points
6. Use 1.5 spacing
7. Use A4 paper
8. Please submit the assignment as a pdf file.
Word limit
Maximum 2500 words +/-10%. Cover page, table of contents, executive summary and
bibliography are not included in word count.
General Expectations:
• Clear, well-structured and written report that captures major aspects of the topic in a succinct
manner.
• Conduct your own research to support your arguments. Please carry out online searches at
the USYD library web site for relevant references.
• Proof-read and sense check your report before submitting it.
• Remember requirements of avoiding plagiarism and in-text referencing (please see slides in
the assignment section of Canvas).
Topic
We discussed in the course that agile project management approach has been gaining in popularity
in recent years. Rapidly changing business and technology environments have supported adoption
of this flexible approach to managing projects. However, there are also important challenges in
using agile methodology. Based on your research, this assignment asks you to explore
challenges which need to be considered in using agile approach for managing projects and to make
appropriate recommendations which organisations may adopt to accomplish successful project
outcomes using the approach.
Requirements
The assignment must contain the following sections:
1. Executive summary - A summary of the key points of your report.
2. Introduction – Discuss the rationale of the research and provide an overview of how the report
is structured.
3. Body – You must use the following headings (themes) to organise the body of the report (you
may shorten these headings in your report). You may use subheadings within each of these
headings. Please use research evidence (including journal article and case study
references) to support your discussion of these themes.
a) Discussion of key drivers which prompt organisations to adopt agile approach to manage
their projects.
b) Analysis of key challenges which may lead to failure of projects managed using agile
approach.
c) Evaluation of key attributes of an effective self-organising team for undertaking an agile
project.
d) Evaluation of key challenges in scaling up agile approach to undertake large projects.
e) Well-argued recommendations to enhance success rates of projects which use agile
approach.
4. Conclusion - This is not a summary, but a discussion of the key findings from your
research/analysis and their implications.
5. Bibliography: Use the Business School Referencing Guide (APA 6th or 7th edition).
Marking criteria are given in the next page.
Marking criteria
Maximum
marks
Executive summary, introduction to the topic which includes the rationale for the
research and structure of the report
3
Effective use of research evidence to support arguments in the following areas of
analysis:
Discussion of key drivers which prompt organisations to adopt agile approach
to manage their projects.
4
Analysis of key challenges which may lead to failure of projects managed
using agile approach.
5
Evaluation of key attributes of an effective self-organising team for
undertaking an agile project.
5
Evaluation of key challenges in scaling up agile approach to undertake large
projects.
4
Well-argued recommendations to enhance success rates of projects which
use agile approach
5
Clear conclusions which are integrated with the content of the report including
discussion of key issues identified in the research and their implications
3
Logical development of the content and arguments 4
Clarity in writing and use of correct grammar, spelling, citations and references 2
TOTAL 35