Project Management Assignment Solution for NMIMS December 2023

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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Project Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2023 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
 All Questions carry equal marks.
 All Questions are compulsory
 All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples, illustrations as far as possible.
 All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
 Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of reference.
 Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from other students is not allowed
 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions
Q1. Assume your company has got the contract to build a new airport in Goa. It is a very important project for you and your company. How are you going to manage the different stages of the project? (10 marks)

Q2. The activity involved in a certain project have been identified as follows:
Job
Time (weeks)
No. of Men required
Precedence requirements
A
5
1
–
B
10
1
A
C
8
2
A
D
6
3
B,C
E
7
1
B,C
F
4
2
E
G
4
2
D,F
H
2
1
G
a. For the above project draw the network (using the MS word line function) and determine the critical path.
b. If there are three men available at any one time how long would the project take and how would you allocate the men to the activities?
c. If there are no restrictions on the amount of labour available, explain how you would schedule the activities? (10 marks)
Q3. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) that runs Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISP) at Bhadravati in Karnataka decided to close the unit last year. Founded in 1954, SAIL operates and owns five integrated steel plants at Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bokaro and Burnpur (Asansol) and three special steel plants at Salem, Durgapur and Bhadravathi. SAIL has declared VISP a loss-making unit. Please suggest:
a. A transition plan for the project and factors that might affect the smooth termination of the projects. (5 Marks)
b. List down the contents of Closure report and the post closure activities you would suggest to be undertaken. (5 Marks)
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