PPMP20010

Executing and Closing Projects

Assessment 2

Critical Analysis Report

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Presentation
Assessment 2
Alignment with Unit Learning Outcomes (LOs)

LO 3
• Discuss and analyse project closure activities.

LO 4
• Appraise the success of a project and provide
recommendations to improve performance on future
projects based on the lessons learned.
Assessment 2
• Weight: 40%
– Report: 30%, Presentation: 10%
• Report length:
– 4,000 words (+/- 5%) excluding cover page, references and
appendices
• Group size:
– 3-5 students (ideally, 4 members) in a group
• Submission deadline:
– Friday, Week 11
Assessment 2 - Submission
• Submission files:
– Written report in Word format
– Presentation slides in PowerPoint format

• Submission:
– Only one member of the group is to upload
the assignment files.
– Check Turnitin ratio well in advance to make
changes, if necessary, to reduce Turnitin ratio.
Assessment 2 - Purpose
• The primary purpose of this assignment:
– Help you develop and demonstrate your skills in the use
of project management concepts, principles, theories
and arguments during project management execution
and closing phases.
– Demonstrate your understanding of the real application
of control systems.
– Analyse and argue what type of control systems will
enable better project outcomes.
Assessment 2 - Scope
• A real-life case study (project) that exceeded the
allocated budget and failed to meet the deadline
has been provided.
• Plenty of publicly available online resources have
been provided about the case study in the form
of URLs but you are not limited to these
resources.
• You are required to do your own research to
respond to the assessment tasks.
Assessment 2 - Scope
• Based on your research,
– Analyse the project context, issues and control systems
applied during the execution phase.
– Find out the causes of its failures and analyse the
control systems applied.
– Critically evaluate the effectiveness of applied control
systems and stakeholder’s management.
– Make recommendations for how its failure could have
been avoided.
– Provide key lessons learned and recommendations for
future projects.
Part A - Critical Analysis Report
• Executive summary of the project
• Introduction to the project including major issues it
encountered
• Control Systems applied to control scope, cost, schedule,
risks, etc.
• Analysis of the possible reasons for cost and schedule
overruns and/or other issues.
• Analysis of the relationship between the problems you
identified in cost and/or time overruns and the
stakeholders’ needs and influence.
Part A - Critical Analysis Report
Cntd.
• Analysis of the project management actions that could
have been taken to better control the project and
stakeholders in order to increase the chance for
successful delivery of the project.
• Conclusion which identifies the key lessons that project
management can learn from the experience of the
project.
• Self-reflection by each group member for their
contribution to the group assignment while
researching, collecting, and analysing the data, and
compiling the critical analysis report
Part B - Presentation
• Presentation is worth 10% of the unit marks.

• Presentation slides should follow a similar structure as

the report (detail on next slide)

• Oral presentations will be held during the tutorial classes

in Weeks 11 & 12.

• Time allowed 14 - 16 minutes for each group plus 5

minutes for Q&A.
Part B – Presentation Structure
Cntd.
• Title (Cover) page
• Executive summary – 1 slide
• Introduction – 1-2 slide
• Major issues – 1 slide
• Control systems applied – 2 slides
• Analysis of cost and/or schedule overruns – 2 slides
• Analysis of relationship between overruns, and the stakeholders – 2 slides
• Analysis of possible actions for success – 2 slide
• Conclusion (Lessons learned) – 1 slide
• Conclusion (Recommendations) – 1 slide
• Self-Reflection – 1-2 slides
• References
• Q&A
Marking Criteria – Written Report
• Familiarity with the project context, issues and control
systems applied:
o Executive summary (05%)
o Introduction incl. main issues (10%)
o Control systems applied (15%)

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Marking Criteria – Written Report
• Critical evaluation of the effectiveness of control systems, stakeholder
influence and stakeholder management
o Analysis of cost and schedule overruns, etc. (15%)
Analysis of relationship between problems/overruns and the stakeholders
(15%)
o Analysis of possible actions for success (15%)
o Conclusion (10%)

• Self-reflection
(5%)

• Clarity of expression, language, format, references and presentation

of the written report (10%)
Marking Criteria - Presentation
Students will be marked as follows
• Preparation and consistency of presentation slides
(Group marks) - (20%)
• Evidence of understanding and relevance of the
presentation content (Individual marks) - (40%)
• Response to questions during Q&A (20%) (Individual
marks) - (10%)
• Presentation manners: tone, eye contact, fluency,
etc. (Individual marks) - (10%)
• Presentation timing including Q&A (Group marks) -
(10%)