Operations and Project Management

Learning outcome 1: Demonstration of the following knowledge and understanding:

An in-depth knowledge and critical appreciation of Operations and Project Management tools and techniques for various business planning and decisions within organisations.

Learning outcome 2: Demonstrate the following skills and abilities
Effectively determine how Operations and Project Management can support the corporate strategic plan of an organisation, improve performance and implement change while using appropriate tools to support decisions and project planning.

Company - Bank from Oman

Assignment:
For this assignment, you are required to make a new project plan for a project in your organization (or an organization that you are familiar with) to solve a current sustainability problem. The project plan will include the use of project management tools and techniques covered in the unit. You will need to consider the potential benefits of your project plan and the effect it may have on the local and global environment. Ensure that your work covers a critical review of relevant literature in project management. You will need to submit the project plan as an Individual Report (along with relevant appendices and supporting documentation where applicable).

Executive Summary (not in word-count)

Main report (2000 words)
Project introduction and objectives
Project team and their roles (be brief - or use a table)
Project stages and key deliverables, with the discussion centred on the project tools and techniques - 4Ds (define it, design/plan it, deliver/execute it and develop/review it. Hire Experts Now!
Project time management (supported by Work Breakdown Structure/WBS; Activity List; Gantt Chart; Network Diagram and Critical Path in Appendices)
Project cost management plan (with justification)
Project Risk Log/Risk Register (can be in an appendix)
Quality plan
Conclusions
References (not in word-count) - 20+ references

The Unit Information Form states the Threshold Expectations (as follows) that inform both you and markers what is the minimum needed to be demonstrated to pass the assessment.

In order to pass Assessment 2 you will need to
Adequately analyse the requirements of a given project planning task;
Produce a satisfactory project plan based on appropriate project management scheduling tools and techniques.

They should, therefore, answer the question "What do I need to do pass?". During the assessment introductory session, you should be given the opportunity to check your understanding of the threshold statements and what you need to do to surpass them.

The Assignment is based on the topics covered in lectures and delivery of the unit which is truly consistent with the syllabus content in the Unit Information Form (UIF), including: operations strategy, product and service design processes, supply network design and supply chain management, capacity management, and quality management as well as project management, project risk management, and project planning.