College of Business

COURSE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Grading Item: Individual assignment 2
Type of assessment: Individual
Total marks: 10

CLO 2. Prepare a project schedule using a software tool such as MS Project to include: Gantt Charts,
Critical Path method, PERT.
CLO 3. Recognize and explain the importance of project stakeholders, top management commitment,
and the need for organizational standards.
CLO 4. Use various tools and techniques for managing project teams: observation, performance
appraisal, conflict management
CLO 5. Demonstrate communication skills and problem solving through teamwork and case analysis

A) INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:

A1) Question(s)

Question (1): Students are invited to prepare their individual contribution in form of structured
research report to address major issue from the specific case.

A2) Question(s) link with CLOs:

Question CLO 2 CLO 3 CLO 4 CLO 5
1 10% 30% 30% 30%

A3) Description of the student task:

Construction company X from Europe have agreed with Investor Y from the United Arab Emirates to
work on their new project. Investor Y from the UAE is a governmental institution. Company X has
great experience in Europe, and this is their first project in the Middle East. A construction project
with a contract sum of 210 million AED is initiated by investor. The contract type was the design and
build contract form, and it is firm-fixed price contract. All the payments will be done in local
currency, dirhams. The project adopted direct negotiation as the tendering procurement method. The
contractual price is very similar to real costs from similar projects that the company C implemented in
Europe. The date of site possession will be on May 1, 2021, and the completion date of the project is
estimated to be October 27, 2023. Although project scope is wide, company believes that they will be
on time by analyzing duration of similar projects with less scope from Europe. Project management
plan will be taken from similar project that was implemented 5 years ago in one European country.
Investor Y expects to get a construction permit by the end of 2021, and after this date construction
company X will assign their project manager. Instead of the primary contractor, the payment will be
issued directly by the investor to the suppliers, subcontractors, and nominated subcontractors within
the project in dirhams. Human resources will be acquired from the domestic market in the UAE. Only
management staff will be assigned from Europe headquarter of the Company X.
The selection of proper risk management tools and techniques is critical for better decision-making.

Thus, you are requested to:

a) Identify at least 7 potential risks from this project and discuss how they can affect the project.
 Give your critical reasoning of the effects.
b) Identify probability and impact of identified risks based on your subjective opinion.
c) Using impact/probability matrix, classify risks into critical, moderate and low risks.
d) Using expected monetary value, define contingency reserves to be included into your project
budget.
e) Identify possible strategies for addressing each identified risk.
f) Give your general overview of risks on the project.
g) Give your critical opinion about actions that the company X should do before getting a
contract?
h) Especially discuss how these issues can affect scheduling, communication with stakeholders,
organizational standards needed to avoid risks, approached for appropriate managing teams in
the high-risk projects.

Use software or xls templates to present your results of risk analysis and expected monetary value.

A4) Technical notes to students

- be creative,
- be persuasive
- be critical thinker
- take care of using appropriate writing style
- address all relevant issues related to topic
- use infographics and tables to improve the visual effect
- distribute your text evenly between the margins (align your text from both sides)
- You must use your own words and expand your answers always applying class materials and
terminology. Link existing literature with practice.
- The level of written English should be satisfactory (grammar, syntax)
- Be very careful to avoid potential plagiarism since this is not acceptable. For this expectation
you are invited to follow commonly accepted citation & reference models and formats.
Maximum similarity allowed is 20% using Safe Assign.
- Minimum words 1.000
 GRADING RUBRICS

Criteria Weight Above average (85-100%) Average (75-85%) Adequate (50-75%) Inadequate (0-50%)
Context of and Purpose 30 Demonstrates a thorough Demonstrates adequate Demonstrates awareness of Demonstrates minimal
for Writing understanding of context, audience, consideration of context, context, audience, purpose, and attention to context, audience,
and purpose that is responsive to audience, and purpose and to the assigned tasks(s) (e.g., purpose, and to the assigned
the assigned task(s) and focuses all a clear focus on the begins to show awareness of tasks(s) (e.g., expectation of
elements of the work. assigned task(s) (e.g., the audience's perceptions and instructor or self as audience).
task aligns with audience, assumptions).
purpose, and context).
Content Development 20 Uses appropriate, relevant, and Uses appropriate, relevant, Uses appropriate and relevant Uses appropriate and relevant
compelling content to illustrate and compelling content to content to develop and explore content to develop simple ideas
mastery of the subject, conveying explore ideas within the ideas through most of the in some parts of the work.
the writer's understanding, and context of the discipline work.
shaping the whole work. and shape the whole work.
Genre and Disciplinary 15 Demonstrates detailed attention to Demonstrates consistent Follows expectations Attempts to use a consistent
Conventions and successful execution of a wide use of important appropriate to a specific system for basic organization
range of conventions particular to a conventions particular to a discipline and/or writing task(s) and presentation.
specific discipline and/or writing specific discipline and/or for basic organization, content,
task (s) including organization, writing task(s), including and presentation
content, presentation, formatting, organization, content,
and stylistic choices presentation, and stylistic
choices
Sources and Evidence 20 Demonstrates skillful use of high- Demonstrates consistent Demonstrates an attempt to Demonstrates an attempt to
quality, credible, relevant sources to use of credible, relevant use credible and/or relevant use sources to support ideas in
develop ideas that are appropriate sources to support ideas sources to support ideas that the writing.
for the discipline and genre of the that are situated within the are appropriate for the
writing discipline and genre of the discipline and genre of the
writing. writing.
Control of Syntax and 15 Uses graceful language that Uses straightforward Uses language that generally Uses language that sometimes
Mechanics skillfully communicates meaning to language that generally conveys meaning to readers impedes meaning because of
readers with clarity and fluency,and conveys meaning to with clarity, although writing errors in usage.
is virtually error- free. readers. The language in may include some errors.
the portfolio has few
errors.