FACULTY SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT

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EMPM5203 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MAY 2016
ASSIGNMENT (USTY)
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. This assignment contains question that is set in English.

2. Answer in English only.

3. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing.

4. You must submit your hardcopy assignment to your Facilitator and ON-LINE LINE via the MyVLE. Refer
to the portal for instructions on the procedures to submit your assignment on-line.
on You are advised
to keep a copy of your submitted assignment and proof of the submission for personal reference.
Your assignment must be submitted on (-------------------------------) (SUBMISSION DATE).

5. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another person’s assignment.
You should also not plagiarise another person’s work as your own.

EVALUATION
This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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OBJECTIVE:
To assess and evaluate cost overrun, quality issues and delay of a real-world project in the
context of PMBOK.

INSTRUCTIONS:
You are required to provide a report on three assessed tasks to achieve the assessment
criteria which are set out in the marking rubric. It is acceptable to use the opinions and
judgments of project professionals to support your work.

QUESTION:
KLIA2 is the low-cost carrier terminal at KLIA. The terminal is located 2 kilometers away from
the Main Terminal Building (MTB). KLIA2 is built to cater for the explosive growth in low cost
travel in the region and has replaced the former Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT). KLIA2 is the
world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated to low-cost carriers and it is designed to cater
for 45 million passengers a year with future capacity expansion capability. The terminal is
served by a dedicated 4 km runway (KLIA's Runway 3) and a 141.3m air-traffic control (ATC)
tower, making it the world's tallest ATC tower. KLIA2 started operations on 2 May 2014 and all
flight operations at LCCT were moved to KLIA2 by 9 May 2014.

The purpose of this assignment is to assess and evaluate based on any FIVE (5) PMBOK
elements of the various factors which may have contributed to the KLIA2 cost overrun, delays
and quality issues. The cost overrun was from RM 1.9 Billion to RM 4.0 Billion and with more
than 2 years of delay in its completion. In addition to this, KLIA2 also hit with cracks, sinking and
water ponding in the taxiways, apron and runaways.

[TOTAL: 100 MARKS]

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ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES / ASSIGNMENT FORMAT (ACCORDING TO FACULTY’S
SPECIFICATIONS):
• Your assignment should be typed on A4 paper using 12-point Times New Roman and
1.5 spacing.
• Your assignment should NOT exceed 3000 words, not including appendix and reference.
• Your must provide references. References should use the American Psychological
Association (APA) format.
• References should include the latest journal/book publication (year 2009 and onwards).
• You are to submit a softcopy of your assignment via email. You must receive
acknowledgement email from your facilitator to confirm submission.
• Plagiarism is not acceptable. If you are not sure what is meant by plagiarism, refer to the
various websites, which discuss this matter, e.g. owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts.
• Plagiarised assignments will receive a ‘Fail’ mark.