COURSE NAME: ADVANCED PROJECT MANAGEMENT

case scenario

The number of Covid-19 cases, in particular in Windhoek, is presently causing a problem for Namibias Health Care System. The facilities for public health care are full, with urgent need to manage this significant growth in patients suffering from Covid-19. As a Project Manager for the building of a project to be constructed in Windhoek (50 Intensive Care Wards), that you have been engaged by the Ministry of Health to handle critical patients as a matter of urgency.

ASSESSMENT DELIVERABLES

USING THE CASE SCENARIO ABOVE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TASKS:

Task 1 - Prepare a Project Definition: This is the who, why, and what part of the project. It defines all major aspects of the project and forms the basis for its planning and management and the assessment of overall success. It MUST include the following: [20 Marks]

Task 1	Description
Project description and SMART objectives	This is the most important part and majority of the document that translates the requirements communicated by the sponsor into specific objectives. It explains why the project is being undertaken.
Stakeholders	Anybody who can contribute to the success of the project or influence the failure of the project.
Major Milestones	Key achievements that can be used to monitor progress throughout the project and celebrate successes. These must include dates.
Critical success factors	Measurements that will determine if key achievements have been achieved. The most important will be used to assess if the project can be judged a success.

Task 2 - Produce a work breakdown structure. Aim at listing a minimum of 15 activities (there is no maximum number of tasks) and illustrate the breakdown with a tree diagram. The breakdown should have a clear logical basis, although technical details may vary. Create your own category names as required and remember that there can never be only one right way for a project of this nature, as long as you justify your choice. Explain what basis you use to create the categories and work packages (tasks beneath each category). You must make sure that the tasks are broken down in detail. [25 Marks]

Task 3 - Develop a Responsibility Matrix (RACI) fully linked to your work breakdown structure (each activity should be linked to a person) clearly showing the assignment of each task.

[15 Marks]

Task 4 Develop a network diagram of activities to be done showing the forward and backward paths and determine the critical path. [40 Marks]