PROJECT TOOLS & TECHNIQUES SBS/ABS– MBA

PROJECT TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

SBS/ABS– MBA

Assignment – 2020

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• Assignment if submitted to any staff or kept in cc while submitting the soft copy will NOT be considered for marking.
• If assignment is not submitted on date, will follow with penalty of 10% deduction of marks for every day.
• Any Assignment submission extension request must come to Azra Fatima

(Head: Examination | Academic) – [email protected] 5 days before the date of submission with a valid reason and supported documentary evidence.

• Similarity between students work is strictly not accepted, any student found with similar work will be graded Zero and fail for the course. However, Plagiarism is an academic offence and will not be tolerated.
• Any reevaluation request should come in one week of grade release. Any late request will not be obliged. (Form and other details shall be shared based on request)
• Any rescheduling request should come and fulfilled within two months after the actual date of the assessment. Any late request will not be obliged.
• Assignment once submitted to exam board is final for marking.

GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENT

1. If assignment is Question & Answer based then.

• • Introduction is needed for each question.
  • Question has to be answered based on the mark allotted for each question with references if any idea or information is taken from other source.

2. If assignment is case based then,

• • Executive summary
  • Table of content
  • Body of assignment (questions related to case need to be answered)
  • Conclusion / Recommendation if any
  • References (in-text + citation) to be used.

Total Marks ________ / 100

PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism is a form of cheating, by representing someone else’s work as your own or using someone else’s work (another student or author) without acknowledging it with a reference. This is a serious breach of the Academic Regulations and will be dealt with accordingly. Students found to have plagiarised can be excluded from the program.

Plagiarism occurs whenever you do any of the following things without acknowledging the original source:

• Copy information from any source (including the study guide, books, newspapers, the internet)
• Use another person’s concepts or ideas
• Summarise or paraphrase another person’s work.

How do I avoid plagiarism?

To ensure you are not plagiarising, you must acknowledge with a reference whenever you:

• use another person’s ideas, opinions or theory
• include any statistics, graphs or images that have been compiled or created by another person or organization
• Paraphrase another’s written or spoken word.

What are the penalties?

The penalties for plagiarism are:

• Deduction of marks,
• A mark of zero for the assignment or the unit, or
• Exclusion from the program.

Plagiarism is dealt with on a case-by-case basis and the penalties will reflect the seriousness of the breach.

Please note: claiming that you were not aware of need to reference is no excuse.

Answer all the questions.

Question 1:

Projects can’t move forward without each of its key team members. Explain the key players in a project.

Question 2:

Project proposal is a document which you present to potential sponsors of clients to receive funding or get your approved. Discuss how a good project proposal can be developed

Question 3:

Project planning is at the heart of the project life cycle and tells everyone involved where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. Explain the steps involved in project planning.

Question 4:

Project execution or putting plans into action constitutes the core of the project management process. Discuss the role of the project manager for the effective implementation of a well- designed project plan.

Question 5:

Project close out should be anticipated and planned as early as possible in the project life cycle even though it is often the last major process of a project’s life. Explain the major activities involved in close out phase of a project

Question 6:

Explain the challenges faced by a project manager in balancing cost, time & quality

Question 7:

As a project manager how would you decide as to which activities of particular project would outsource and why? Explain with an example

Question 8:

Projects are often completed late. Describe the techniques you would use as a project manager to improve the accuracy and reliability of your project schedule