Assignment Title Assignment 2: Project Management

Covered LOs The purpose of this assignment is –

● Brief project team members on their roles and

responsibilities

● Analyze how a project fits with an organization’s

overall vision, objectives, plans and programmed of
work

● Agree the objectives and scope of proposed projects

with stakeholders

● Adhere to organizational policies and procedures,

legal and ethical requirements when managing a
project

● Allocate resources in accordance with the project plan

● Implement plans within agreed budgets and

timescales
Case Scenario-

A Project Engineer Left the Company

In one of my projects, a senior engineer on my team decided to take a three- month

sabbatical leave from the company right in the middle of the project. He was a crucial
member of my team. He was doing dynamic stress analysis for the product we were
designing. He asked me to have a meeting together with his manager. During the meeting, he
explained that he was an avid cyclist. He was invited to train with a cycling team and to enter
an international race with this cycling team. He requested a three- month sabbatical leave
starting in two weeks. This was quite a shock to me. I told them that it was not possible for
him to leave my project at that critical juncture. There was no one else in the company who
could step in and take over his tasks. He insisted that he had to take three months off from
work, he had already made a commitment to his cycling team, and no one could stop him. I
was upset with his irresponsible behavior. I told him that his first responsibility should have
been to the project which he was an important part of. He should have first consulted with us
before making a commitment to his cycling team. He should have told us his sabbatical leave
intentions four months ago when the project started. He understood that he was not going to
get anywhere with me. So he said to his manager that he wanted to give his two- week
resignation notice and leave the company. He immediately left his manager’s office without
saying goodbye.

Questions

1. A team member’s work plan can change suddenly, which can affect your project’s
progress adversely?
2. Your project team is the most important leg of your project management structure. You
have to do all you can to keep your team under control and make them perform to their
highest level of capabilities.
 BBA Program

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