Systems Project Management (COMP 30018)-FALL-2016-CW3 (Case Study)-QP COMP 30018(QP) Page 1 of 7 In Semester Examination Case Study + VIVA Module: Systems Project Management (COMP 30018) Level: 3 Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 6 weeks Week of Submission: 5th January 2017 Week of Presentation: 14th and 15th week of Fall 2016 Instructions to student: • You can make use of the library resources to find information • Internet resources can also be used to search for information • Present the relevant references/citation at the end of the document • Marks will be awarded for the content written in your own words • If two or more documents contain duplicate information, marks will be deducted Task: Case 1 Read the following case study carefully and analyze the situation: Assume that you are going to design and develop a voice based collaborative banking system that enable bank customers to access accounts and general information on bank products and services . Provide an internal interface so that staff and admin can manage the site. The development team has to deploy the proposed application considering all requirement changes. The major requirements of the system are • Profile management • Account Management • Transaction Management ID NUMBERSystems Project Management (COMP 30018)-FALL-2016-CW3 (Case Study)-QP COMP 30018(QP) Page 2 of 7 Case 2: Read the following case study carefully and analyze the situation: • There can be any sudden situation of panic. It could be because of an intruder entering our house or bad health status at which we are unable to intimate to the people around us. Situations can be many for panicking. Assume that you are working as Project Manager for ABC Company. Ministry of Police would like to develop a panic alarm and they give the project to your company. The main requirement of this system are • User Friendly • Low cost • Less delay in sending message • Adapted to any environment Case 3: ABC Hypermarket is run by the ABC Group of companies and has their head office in Muscat. ABC Hypermarket is only in Muscat currently but the management has ambitious plans to setup new stores in Salalah, Sohar and Sur. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) of ABC Group has requested you, the Systems Manager, to head the project of implementing systems in the new stores and ensure that all of them are to interconnected with each other and with the head office. The new Hypermarkets will run similar systems which are already in place in the Muscat branch. The head office of ABC Group needs to receive monthly Sales related reports from the all the stores. The Systems team should be able to monitor the systems from the head office so that they do not need to travel physically to troubleshoot systems except for critical problems. CASE STUDY ASSESSMENT DELIVERABLES Select any one case from above and prepare a document which defines all major aspects of the project and forms the foundation for project management. This document can also be used as an assessment of overall project success. It MUST include the following: • Problem Definition for the case you have chosen • Scope of the project • Requirements Specifications o Functional and Non Functional Requirements o Resource Requirements o Quality RequirementsSystems Project Management (COMP 30018)-FALL-2016-CW3 (Case Study)-QP COMP 30018(QP) Page 3 of 7 • Compare two Project methodologies and identify the best methodology for your project. • Provide scheduling plan – Work Breakdown structure-task list for this project (show predecessors and duration of activities include Gantt chart & Network Analysis Diagramusing MS Project) • Identify risk and provide relevant mitigation plan • Cost/Estimation Plan • Provide Resource Plan for the project • Provide Training Plan that will ensure staff can be able to use the product effectively. • Prepare acceptance plan which will include the criteria that will be used by the management to check the project completion and implementation You are required to work on the case study as a team (three members only) and work by dividing the tasks. Report details: Develop your proposal as a group of three members into a professional document of not more than 12 to 15 Pages, and create a PowerPoint presentation to discuss the Case study requirements. The document should include a Title page, Table of Contents, Main report section, Appendix (optional) and Bibliography. Evaluation guidelines: The evaluation will be done on the strength of analysis presented in the proposal. 1. Case study work proposal submission : 10 marks Submit a work proposal for this case study by the end of week 10th December, which must include: • Selecting the team member • What team member will do – Identifying minimum four tasks each team member will do and the dates by when they will be completed • Understanding of deliverables – a detail description of deliverables • General overview of proposed plan - initial understanding of solution to all the tasks Resources identified Only one team member must submit the Case Study work proposal in the form of word document in Moodle. Each team member will get the same marks for work proposal.Systems Project Management (COMP 30018)-FALL-2016-CW3 (Case Study)-QP COMP 30018(QP) Page 4 of 7 2. Proposal Documentation : 15 Marks 3. Project Management tools and techniques used : 20 Marks 4. Individual contribution/work reflection : 20 Marks 5. Knowledge (Viva voce ) : 25 Marks 6. Presentation skills : 10 Marks Presentation guidelines: • Zero marks will be awarded if student is absent for presentation. • Each team will be given 20 minutes for presentation and VIVA which can be extended by another 10 minutes if needed. • The individual contribution of the member will also be evaluated during the presentation. Guidelines: i. The document should not be more than 12 to 15 pages in (size A4) paper. ii. The document should be well presented and neatly done. iii. It should be computer typed using Calibri size 12 font and the Softcopy is to be submitted through Moodle. iv. The report must have a Title Page, table of contents, reference, bibliography and page number. v. Heading should be with Font Size 14, Bold, and Underline. vi. You are welcome to discuss about the case study with the lecturer in his/her office hours. Rules & Regulations Plagiarism policy: First offence of plagiarism a. A student will be allowed to re-submit the assignment once, within a maximum period of one week. However, a penalty of deduction of 25% of the marks obtained for the resubmitted work will be imposed. b. Mark deduction: When the work is resubmitted, the marking will be undertaken according to the marking criteria. In compliance with this policy, the 25% deduction is then made on the marks obtained. For example, in an assessment that carries a maximum of 50 marks, suppose a student were to obtain 30 marks for the resubmitted work, the final marks for that assessment will be 22.5 (after deducting 25% of the marks actually obtained for the resubmitted work).Systems Project Management (COMP 30018)-FALL-2016-CW3 (Case Study)-QP COMP 30018(QP) Page 5 of 7 c. Period of resubmission: The student will have to resubmit the work one week from the date he or she is advised to resubmit. For example, if the formal advice to resubmit was communicated to the student on a Sunday (latest by 5 pm), the student will have to resubmit the work latest by next Sunday 5 pm. d. If the re-submitted work is also detected to be plagiarized, then the work will be awarded a zero. e. Resubmission of the work beyond the maximum period of one week will not be accepted and the work will be awarded a zero. B. Any further offence of plagiarism a. If any student is again caught in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (either in the same module, same semester or in any other semester), the student will directly be awarded zero for the work in which plagiarism is detected. In such cases, the student will not be allowed to re-submit the work. Guidelines a. Type 1: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at different times) of one assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. b. Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in a group assessment, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students. c. Type 3: Combination of Type 1 and Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at different times) of a group assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. All students of the group would be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all the students of the group. d. Type 4: Variation of Type 1 and Type 2: In cases where the assessment consists of components or part submissions that could be a group assessment component (e.g. group assignment) and an individual assessment component (e.g. individual reflection), the following will be applicable: 1. If plagiarism is detected in the group assessment component, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism, irrespective of whether plagiarism isSystems Project Management (COMP 30018)-FALL-2016-CW3 (Case Study)-QP COMP 30018(QP) Page 6 of 7 on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students of the group. In such cases the group assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy. 2. If plagiarism is detected in the individual assessment component, the individual assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy. The policy will then be applied to that student alone. 3. In both cases (a) and/or (b), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment). Amount of similar material a. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 30% (including direct quotations). b. The total amount of quoted material (direct quotations) in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 10%. c. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from a single source should not exceed 7 percent. However, cases having a similarity of less than 7 percent in such cases may still be investigated by the faculty depending on the seriousness of the case. d. If faculty member find enough merit in the case of a student work with a similarity (with a single source) of more than 7 percent as not a case of plagiarism, the faculty member should provide detailed comments/remarks to justify the case. Late Submission policy: Penalty for late submission - 5% of the maximum mark specified for the assessment will be deducted for each working day. Assessment documents submitted beyond a period of one week after the last date of submission will not be accepted and will be marked as zero for that assessment.Systems Project Management (COMP 30018)-FALL-2016-CW3 (Case Study)-QP COMP 30018(QP) Page 7 of 7 MODULE NAME: Systems Project Management (COMP 30018) Fall 2016 Evaluation Grid Sheet – Case Study + Presentation Deliverables Aspects 0-10 marks Case Study work proposal Submission of work proposal  Selecting team members and clearly stating the roles of each team member  Initial understanding of Task for the selected case  Sources of data are clearly identified -credibility of the research sources are established Deliverables Aspects 0-4 5-10 11-15 Mark Documentat ion Report of case study Uncompleted/ Plagiarized report Has a basic introduction to the case study and all the answers to questions with conclusion with references Excellent report with all aspects complete Deliverables Aspects 0 1-10 11-15 16-20 Mark Individual contribution /work reflection Analysis of task based on proposal No individual contribution Taken moderate effort in completing the requirements of the work with evidences Good effort on completing all activities with supportive evidences Magnificent amount of effort in completing product with high level of commitment and dedication with evidence Deliverables Aspects 0-2 2-4 5-7 8-10 Mark Presentation skills Deliverables Presentation by individual members of team Aspects Poor to below average presentation , reading from ppt or document 0-10 Good attempt, reading at times low confidence 11-15 Good presentation, can improve in confidence 16-20 Outstanding presentation. Was able to present convincing proposal 21-25 Mark Knowledge Viva-voce Knowledge on case study and PM techniques Could answer none or half answer Good attempt. Could answer one question lacks knowledge Could answer questions little confidently is aware of the case study Is very confident on the facts of the case study and answered questions with confidence Deliverables Aspects 0-10 11-15 16-20 Mark Use of PM tools Usage of PM tools and techniques to do case study Has basic knowledge on tools but not clear of usage Has a better understanding of the tools and could present them Very confident about the usage of PM tools and techniques Name: _________________________________ Id. no: __________________________________ Session: _______________ Total Marks Penalty Final Marks 40% of Final Marks