UOS Y3 A F Managing Projects SIM 335 due date May 2 2015
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE
TASHKENT
Institution Partner :
University of Sunderland
Programme
:
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance
Module
:
Managing Projects
Module Code
:
SIM 335
Lecturer
:
Jeannie Chong
Due Date
:
Weightage
:
100%
This is an individual assignment - complete both tasks 1 and 2
Background: The assignment is intended to bring out the benefits and limitations of different approaches to project planning and control by relating these to the circumstances in the cases outlined. It is also intended to allow students to demonstrate their learning and competence in respect of the management of resources generally, but in particular elements of time, finance and human resource.
Case 1: Critterhouse Limited is an organisation which provides specialist animal housing to zoos and wildlife safari parks around the world. The animal houses are different sized barns made from both timber and steel framed structures, including species-specific structures that are specially commissioned with safety iron bars such as lion and elephant enclosures. As part of your job as the Critterhouse Limited’s
Special Projects Manager, you have produced a list of activities that need to be addressed to supply a medium sized steel framed barn to house 4 rare tigers at a local safari park. You have, however, been allocated an animal expert to your team to advise on the animals’ space requirements. There are also sufficient funds to plan for walled garden area to be built next to the tigers’ barn. The details are shown in the table provided. Please note: You must use the methodology detailed above table 1 headed “essential methodology”. Task 1 (40%)
1) Draw the network diagram (use activity on the node).
(8 marks)
2) Explain how you determined the timing of activities and the total float.
(6 marks)
3) Explain how you determined the project duration and the critical path.
(6 marks)
4) If the project starts on the 1st August 2014 what is the
TASHKENT
Institution Partner :
University of Sunderland
Programme
:
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance
Module
:
Managing Projects
Module Code
:
SIM 335
Lecturer
:
Jeannie Chong
Due Date
:
Weightage
:
100%
This is an individual assignment - complete both tasks 1 and 2
Background: The assignment is intended to bring out the benefits and limitations of different approaches to project planning and control by relating these to the circumstances in the cases outlined. It is also intended to allow students to demonstrate their learning and competence in respect of the management of resources generally, but in particular elements of time, finance and human resource.
Case 1: Critterhouse Limited is an organisation which provides specialist animal housing to zoos and wildlife safari parks around the world. The animal houses are different sized barns made from both timber and steel framed structures, including species-specific structures that are specially commissioned with safety iron bars such as lion and elephant enclosures. As part of your job as the Critterhouse Limited’s
Special Projects Manager, you have produced a list of activities that need to be addressed to supply a medium sized steel framed barn to house 4 rare tigers at a local safari park. You have, however, been allocated an animal expert to your team to advise on the animals’ space requirements. There are also sufficient funds to plan for walled garden area to be built next to the tigers’ barn. The details are shown in the table provided. Please note: You must use the methodology detailed above table 1 headed “essential methodology”. Task 1 (40%)
1) Draw the network diagram (use activity on the node).
(8 marks)
2) Explain how you determined the timing of activities and the total float.
(6 marks)
3) Explain how you determined the project duration and the critical path.
(6 marks)
4) If the project starts on the 1st August 2014 what is the