SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

BBA 490– PROJECT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT 1

DISPATCHED : MONDAY 31st AUGUST 2020

DUE DATE : WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER, 2020

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Answer all questions in this assignment.

2. All answers must be submitted on the moodle platform only, before mid-
night on 30th September 2020. Once you submit the assignment, you
cannot later retract. It is a once and for all submission.

3. Times New Roman/Calibri font size 12 and 2.0 spacing (Word Format).

4. In-text quotation and bibliography MUST be provided. Failure to provide

this will result in loss of marks

5. Paginated with appropriate headings.

6. YOUR SUBMISSION SHOULD BE SAVED USING YOUR NAME AND

STUDENT NUMBER.

NB

Any sign of plagiarized work and/or copying from one another will result in an
automatic Zero grade.

Late submission is taken as work not submitted. Therefore, work submitted after the
due date will not be graded. This is nonnegotiable

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QUESTION 1
You have been appointed by the CEO of an international telecommunications company
to make a short presentation to the board of directors about the benefit of using a
management–by-projects approach on the company’s next project. Your short
presentation should consider the following:

1. Explain what project management is, and why it is different to other forms of
management.
2. Explain how project management can be applied to your company’s projects.
3. Outline the role of the project manager.
4. Suggest a small pilot project on which you can develop your project management
system.

[75 marks]

QUESTION 2
With relevant examples, explain the importance of each of the following Project
Management concepts to a successful management of your chosen project:

a) Project Scope
b) Project Constraints
c) Project risk management
d) Project Charter
e) Project stakeholders
[ 25 marks ]

Total 100 marks

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