LONDON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ATHE Level 7 Diploma in Healthcare Management

Module: Project Management

Assignment
November 2013 SESSION

DUE DATE: Monday 17/03/2014, 05:00 PM

You must read the associated Assignment Guidelines including those on Plagiarism

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Preparation and Submission of Assignment

1.1 Assignment Submission Process

One Hard Copy must be submitted at Student Support Counter in a Plastic Wallet by 5:00 PM on the day of the deadline. One Soft Copy of your assignment on a CD (Write the Microsoft Word Version of the Soft Copy on CD NOT PDF). Please submit the CD with the assignment in a separate Plastic CD Wallet.

1.2 Preparation of Written Assignment

Your printed copy must be: Assignment must be in the Sample Assignment Format (Attached separately with this assignment) Microsoft Word Processed NOT PDF Single Sided with 1.5 line Spacing Use Arial font Size 12 Justify Text Your printed copy must include a completed assignment submission cover sheet Stapled in the top left corner.

1.3 Late Assignment Submission There is a late penalty fee of 10 PER DAY for late submission; however your assignments may not be accepted. If students fail to submit the assignments, they will fail the module and will be deregistered from the course.

1.4 Assignment Submission Fee Assignment Submission fee is 30 Per Assignment. Late Assignment Submission fee is 10 Per Day For those students who fail to submit but were then given an extension, they will have to pay 60 Per Assignment.

Please Note: If you are not registered with the awarding body, your assignments will NOT be MARKED.

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Associated guidelines on Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism? 1. Using someone else's work as your own, without citing the source. This includes direct copying, rephrasing, and summarizing, as well as taking someone else's idea and putting it in different words. 2. Not indicating directly quoted passages or ideas even while citing the work as a general source. Colleges Policy* All homework assignments, projects, reports, papers and examinations submitted to a course are expected to be the student's own work.

Students should always take great care to distinguish their own ideas and knowledge from information derived from sources.

The term "sources" includes not only published primary and secondary material, but also information and opinions gained directly from other people.

The responsibility for learning the proper forms of citation lies with the individual student.

Quotations must be placed properly within quotation marks and must be cited fully. In addition, all paraphrased material must be acknowledged completely.

Whenever ideas or facts are derived from a student's reading and research or from a student's own writings, the sources must be indicated. Students are expected to be familiar with Harvard Referencing Guide.

Students who are in any doubt about the preparation of academic work should consult their lecturer before the work is prepared or submitted. Students who, for whatever reason, submit work either not their own or without clear attribution to its sources will be subject to disciplinary action, and may be required to withdraw from the College.

* College reserves the right to revise the policy without giving any prior notice. Page 3 of 8

Assignment Questions

Q1. Select an organisation of your choice or one that you are familiar with, appraise its business objectives AND identify all possible projects that you could possibly set up. NOTE: the projects must be closely linked with the business objectives. Q2. Select one of the projects identified in Question 1 above and produce project subdivisions, resources, costs and time estimates in the form of a table. Q3. From the four project methodology mentioned below, a) Traditional approach, b) PRINCE2, c) Critical change approach, d) Event change approach Evaluate ONE of the methodologies that you feel is suitable for your project, and then assess the feasibility of your proposed project Q4. Define the roles and responsibilities of the project manager. Then as Project Manager Prepare a detailed project plan, which should cover the following: Sponsorship, Deliverables, Responsibilities, Resource allocations, Timeline, Milestones, and Critical path Q5.You are considering different options for the structure of the project team. You have worked in team with a hierarchical structure. Assess these alternative options for project team structures. Q6.It is said that good project managers are good at motivating staff. Demonstrate the key interpersonal skills required for an effective project manager. Q7. Design quality management processes AND project monitoring processes to be used in the project NOTE: your design must include: plan documentation and regular monitoring meetings; defining responsibilities and accountability; communications; traceability and audit trails; formalised frameworks and stages

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Q8.Design procedures for managing project change proposals Q9.Identify issues and risks that may impede your project, throughout its lifecycle including the final stage of the project AND then assess the necessary project tasks to be completed at the final stage Q10. Design control systems to detect and manage issues arising in the course of the project AND appraise the status of the project
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Mapping to Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Assignment Marks: PASS or FAIL Total marks: PASS or FAIL

This mapping is important as students are then able to see how each question is testing each aspect of the syllabus/learning outcomes/assessment criteria. Assignment Questions Q1. Select an organisation of your choice or one that you are familiar with, appraise its business objectives AND identify all possible projects that you could possibly set up. NOTE: the projects must be closely linked with the business objectives. Q2. Select one of the projects identified in Question 1 above and produce project subdivisions, resources, costs and time estimates in the form of a table. Q3. From the four project methodology mentioned below, a) Traditional approach, b) PRINCE2, c) Critical change approach, d) Event change approach Evaluate ONE of the methodologys that you feel is suitable for your project, Then assess the feasibility of your proposed project Q4. Define the roles and responsibilities of the project manager. Then as Project Manager Prepare a detailed project plan, which should cover the following: Sponsorship, Deliverables, Responsibilities, Resource allocations, Timeline, Milestones, and Critical path Q5.You are considering different options for the structure of the project team. You have worked in team with a hierarchical structure. Assess these alternative options for project team structures. Learning outcome LO1. Be able to analyse business objectives to identify feasible projects Assessment Criteria 1.1. Identify projects required from an appraisal of established business objectives 1.2.Produce project subdivisions and high-level estimates of time, resources and costs 1.3.Evaluate a project methodology suitable for the specific project 1.4.Assess the feasibility of a proposed project

LO2. Be able to design systems and plans for initiating, managing and controlling projects

2.1.Devise a structure for the management and administration of the project 2.2.Define the roles and responsibilities of the project manager 2.3.Prepare a detailed project plan

LO3. Be able to organise and manage a project

3.1.Assess alternative project team structures 3.2.Demonstrate the interpersonal skills required for effective project management
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Q6.It is said that good project managers are good at motivating staff. Demonstrate the key interpersonal skills required for an effective project manager. Q7. Design quality management processes AND project monitoring processes to be used in the project NOTE: your design must include: plan documentation and regular monitoring meetings; defining responsibilities and accountability; communications; traceability and audit trails; formalised frameworks and stages Q8.Design procedures for managing project change proposals Q9. Identify issues and risks that may impede your project, throughout its lifecycle including the final stage of the project AND then Assess the necessary project tasks to be completed at the final stage. Q10. Design control systems to detect and manage issues arising in the course of the project AND appraise the status of the project

3.3.Design quality management processes to be used in a project 3.4.Design procedures for managing project change Proposals Note question 6: also covers assessment criteria 4.2)

LO4. Be able to monitor and control the progress of projects

4.1.Identify issues and risks that may impede a project (Question 9 also covers assessment criteria 5.1 and 5.2) 4.2. Design systems for monitoring and appraising the status of a project (covered in assessment criteria: 3.3). 4.3.Design control systems to detect and manage issues arising in the course of projects 5.1 Identify issues and risks likely to be encountered in the final stages of a project 5.2 Assess the necessary project tasks to be completed in the final stages of a project (Question 9 also covers assessment criteria 5.1 and 5.2)

LO5.Be able to review, evaluate and closeout a project

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Meaning of Command Words Used in Assignment Questions The command words in an assignment question indicate to students the nature of the answer they should give, and also give an indication of the skills being tested. Below are some examples of command words and what the mean. Students should answer their question accordingly. Command Word Analyse Meaning
Here you need to provide a detailed comparison of the causes and effects of how something has happened / developed. Wherever possible use examples, especially if the stimulus material has some within it. Sometimes the word "critically" is inserted before analyse. This means that you must make suggestions as to why / why not something would / would not, in your opinion, be appropriate to the issue being analysed. As ever, it's best to offer support to your findings/opinions. Make an idea, situation or problem clear (to someone) by describing it in detail revealing relevant data or facts. Explain (why) This needs a detailed response with reasons about HOW something will, for example, benefit or improve a particular situation. Explain (how) This needs a detailed response that gives reasons WHY something might help / hinder the central issue of the question. You are being asked to judge / assess /, using whatever information is available, the probable outcome / worth / advantages / disadvantages / success of whatever is central to the question. Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of someone or something. Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of something This asked for a DETAILED explanation considering the possible outcomes and where possible offering support to your descriptions. Think carefully about something, typically before making a decision Establish or indicate the origin, nature or definitive character of something Show or prove why something is right/reasonable or wrong/unreasonable. This calls for you to explain why or give reasons for why something should happen or not happen. A general plan giving the essential features but not the detail. Only the main features or general principles of something. Give an account in words of (someone or something such as a theory) including all of the relevant characteristics, qualities or events. Estimate, measure or note the similarity or dissimilarity between one thing and another(compare something to) draw an analogy between one thing and another for the purpose of explanation or clarification. Apply your knowledge of, say the marketing mix, to a particular situation. You need to relate your specific knowledge of the syllabus area to the situation you have been given. Inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine the nature or condition. The state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association. Put forward for a/your view point for consideration. Cause one to think that (something) exists or is the case. You must give the PRECISE meaning of what you are being asked. State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of something

Explain

Evaluate

Assess Discuss

Consider Identify Justify Outline Describe Compare

Apply Examine Contrast Suggest Define

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