Individual Report

The Assessment Task

Managing international projects can be both challenging and complex. Many projects fail due to many different reasons. Both the literature and practice indicate that projects fail because of several reasons including issues related to people management. In this assignment, you are expected to produce a report that critically discusses the issues that contribute to international projects’ failure and how they can be addressed.

The assignment is worth 60% of the final grade. The report should include the following indicative areas;

 

  1. a) Introduction (5%)

Provide background and indicate the rationale of the report

 

  1. b) Reasons for Project Failure (40%)

Critically discuss the issues that contribute to international project failure. Also, you are required to show your understanding of the relevance between organisational strategy, projects and project selection criteria, and the management of inter-organisational relations.

 

  1. c) Minimising or mitigating project failure                                                                              (35%)

Identify and analyse project management approaches, techniques and people management skills that could be applied to mitigate against project failure when managing international projects.

 

  1. d) Conclusion                                  (5%)

Reflect on your discussion, summarise the key points and bring closure to your report.

 

  1. e) Presentation, Grammar and Spelling (10%)     Communicate and present complex information clearly and accurately. A report layout is expected, as is attention to detail. Make sure that you run a spell check and read through your work before submitting it.

 

  1. f) Citations and References presented in Harvard Format (5%)

Use of appropriate referencing style and notation. Your references should be relevant and rigorous.

 

The maximum word limit for this assignment is 2400 words +/-10%.  This is an individual assignment.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

  • Apply managerial perspectives, techniques and people management in projects.
  • Understand the relevance between organisational strategy, projects and project selection criteria, and the management of interorganisational relations.
  • Analyse the requirements necessary for managing international projects.
  • Communicate information and present complex arguments, clearly and accurately using oral, written communication and/or ICT, where necessary