Diploma of Project Management Genesis Corporation: The Polaris1 Project Assignment
Question 1
Writing Guide – 1000 – 1500 words
As the Project Manager you are provided with a series of project management tools to assist your overall management and documentation of a project.
Part A – Are project management ‘tools’ a hindrance or a help? Explain your answer.
Part B – What project management tools, if any, are/would be useful to you in your current position or in your current organisation? Give reasons to support your decision/selection.
Part C – How would you, as the Polaris Project Manager, address the software issues that occurred in this the Polaris case?
Question 2
Writing Guide 1500 – 2000 words
Part A – How would you judge a ‘successful’ project?
Part B – What specific performance measures would you use to judge success and why? Explain and justify your selection.
Part C – What is the most important aspect of a successful project; the outcome, the processes or the people? Explain and justify.
Part D – Genesis Corporation knew of the Earned Value Performance Measurement approach but it seems somewhat neglected.
a) Could they (Genesis) have used the EVPM as a ‘management tool’? b) With reference to the graphics provided on page 45 of the case, how would you have applied this technique to this project as the project manager?
Question 3
Writing Guide 1000 – 1500 words
The case study outlines the management approaches applied by the different parties. In terms of general and project management answer the following questions.
Part A – How do you see this approach (in the genesis project) applying to projects in your organisation now or in the future?
Part B – What other approaches could have been used to manage staff? Justify your answer by outlining possible outcomes that may have resulted from a different approach.
Part C – If you held the project manager position in the Polaris case what approach would you take and why?
Question 4
Writing Guide 1500 – 2000 words.
Assume you are John Butler going into the meeting to report on the Polaris Project.
Part A – Prepare a comprehensive Project Review Report for Management. You may use the review template provided or write a review report ensuring all principles of project management are addressed.
Part B – You are required to complete a “Close-out Report” which includes an overall Performance Review from the perspective of:
• The Project itself • Meeting Client Needs • Meeting Stakeholder Needs • The needs of the Organisation (Genesis) • The Project Team staff from all levels. • Recommendation for future projects
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