Project Management: Assignment Code 2014OM03B1
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Project Management Assignment I Assignment Code: 2014OM03B1 Last Date of Submission: 15th October 2014 Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt all the questions. All the questions are compulsory and carry equal marks. Section-A
1 Discuss the uncertainties in demand forecasting. How can one cope with these uncertainties?
2 Describe briefly the aspects of a business environment that need to be monitored as well as the dimensions along which a firm may appraise its strengths and weaknesses for identifying investment opportunities.
3 What do you believe is more important for successfully completing a project – the formal project management structure or the culture of the parent organization? Explain.
4 (i) Explain the role projects play in the strategic management process. (ii) How are projects linked to the strategic plan? Section-B
You work as an analyst in the marketing department for Springfield International (SI). SI uses a weak matrix to develop new services. Management has created an extremely competitive organizational culture that places an emphasis upon achieving results above everything else. One of the project managers that you have been assigned to help has been pressuring you to make his project your number one priority. He also wants you to expand the scope of your work on his project beyond what your marketing manager believes is necessary or appropriate. The project manager is widely perceived as a rising star within SI. Up to now you have been resisting the project manager’s pressure and complying with your marketing manager’s directives. However, your most recent interchange with the project manager ended by his saying, “I’m not happy with the level of help I am getting from you and I will remember this when I become VP of Marketing.” How would you respond and why?
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Project Management Assignment II
Assignment Code: 2014OM03B2 Last Date of Submission: 15th November 2014
Project Management Assignment I Assignment Code: 2014OM03B1 Last Date of Submission: 15th October 2014 Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt all the questions. All the questions are compulsory and carry equal marks. Section-A
1 Discuss the uncertainties in demand forecasting. How can one cope with these uncertainties?
2 Describe briefly the aspects of a business environment that need to be monitored as well as the dimensions along which a firm may appraise its strengths and weaknesses for identifying investment opportunities.
3 What do you believe is more important for successfully completing a project – the formal project management structure or the culture of the parent organization? Explain.
4 (i) Explain the role projects play in the strategic management process. (ii) How are projects linked to the strategic plan? Section-B
You work as an analyst in the marketing department for Springfield International (SI). SI uses a weak matrix to develop new services. Management has created an extremely competitive organizational culture that places an emphasis upon achieving results above everything else. One of the project managers that you have been assigned to help has been pressuring you to make his project your number one priority. He also wants you to expand the scope of your work on his project beyond what your marketing manager believes is necessary or appropriate. The project manager is widely perceived as a rising star within SI. Up to now you have been resisting the project manager’s pressure and complying with your marketing manager’s directives. However, your most recent interchange with the project manager ended by his saying, “I’m not happy with the level of help I am getting from you and I will remember this when I become VP of Marketing.” How would you respond and why?
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Project Management Assignment II
Assignment Code: 2014OM03B2 Last Date of Submission: 15th November 2014