Assignment title: Management
Case 1
Read the following case study carefully and analyze the situation:
Assume that you are going to design and develop an inventory management system for a
multinational company which is involved in automobile parts & accessories manufacturing, spread
across various geographies. The company is in the process of developing a system to integrate the
production and sales processes into an automated system .The main aim of this project is for the
standardization of key processes to achieve the business objectives. The system must take care of
publishing tenders on various automobile parts to a set of preferred vendors automatically based on
the inventory rules set in the system. It also processes the quote from each vendor for the tender and
automatically assigns the tender to the best quote.
In Semester Examination
Case Study + Presentation
Module: Systems Project Management (COMP 0383) ID NUMBER
Level: 3 Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 6 weeks
Week of Submission : 14th week
Week of Presentation : 14th and 15th week
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Case 2:
Read the following case study carefully and analyze the situation:
Most of the drivers feel that parallel parking or rearward parking is one of the most cumbersome parts of
their driving experience. It takes years of driving experience and rigorous practices to avoid a fender
bender or an ugly scratch across the bumper. Assume that you are going to develop a car Parking
Controller with your knowledge in electronics and technologies .This device will make the life of drivers a
little bit easier and also to avoid common accidents during parking. This will guide the driver get a sense
of how far his or her car is away from a wall or an object behind the car with the help of ultrasonic
transmitter. The Parking controller can detect an object within a range of 40cm with accuracy. The device
must adapt to any environment and affordable for all types of customers.
Case 3:
Read the following case study carefully and analyze the situation:
"You as a System project Manager has been assigned to set up a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) network
for Mr.Smith Family's Home. They want to set up a small network allowing access for all computers to the
Internet. Mr.Smith, an electronics engineer who runs a business that has many branches; he wants to
control and monitor all the business activities from home as a Head office. His wife also runs a small
business, which also needs to be controlled from home, and she likes to send emails to friends and family.
His son Rick is a fourth year University student-studying bachelor of Computer Science. He also uses the
computers for video editing and to carry out other projects in his discipline."
CASE STUDY ASSESSMENT DELIVERABLES
Choose any one of the above case study and complete the tasks given.
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 with respect to each case
Scope of the project
Requirements Specifications
o Functional Requirements
o Resource Requirements &
o Quality Requirements
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Project methodology and Scheduling plan – Work Breakdown structure-task list for this project (show
predecessors and duration of activities include Gantt chart & Network Analysis Diagram- using MS
Project)
Risk Identification and Mitigation plan (minimum six with three technical risks).
Costing Plan/Estimation plan (should include all types of overheads)
Resource Plan (include manpower requirements)
Training Plan (this will ensure that staff can able use the product effectively)
Acceptance plan (this should include the criteria which will be used by the management to check
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, 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
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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.
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 ) : 25Marks
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,