Assignment-1-Case Study

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-1 students will able to understand the

  1. Defining the concepts, theories and approaches of project management. (L.O-1.1)
  2. Recognize the steps of planning process in the project management. (L.O-1.2)
  3. Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related cases. (L.O-3.1)

 

Assignment Question:       (Marks 15)

Read the Case-1.2 “The Hokies Lunch Group.”  from Chapter 1 “Modern Project Management” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 24-27 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers. Answer the following questions for Part-A, Part-B, Part-C of the case study.

  1. For each part (A,B,C) What phase of the project life cycle is each project in ? Expain (2 Marks each for A,B,C) Total (6Marks).
  2. What are the two important things you learned about working on projects from the case ? Why are they important ? Explain for each part (A,B,C) (2.5 Marks each for A,B, C) Total (7.5 Marks).
  3. Describe the characters of “The Hokies Lunch Group”? (1.5 Marks)