INSTRUCTION: Answer ALL questions given. QUESTION 1 (20 Marks) You are the project manager for your company's MCP project. You are collaborating with your project team and business analyst to choose the most effective method for gathering requirements from project stakeholders. The stakeholders for this project are spread across West Africa, but you want to include everyone in the requirements gathering process. There is some concern that, because your group is so dispersed, it will be difficult to gather the required information effectively. 1. Complete the following table to identify the characteristics of each technique and how it may, or may not, be helpful in this project. Group Creativity Technique Characteristics MCP Project Benefit Brainstorming Nominal Group Technique Delphi Technique Idea/mind mapping Affinity diagram 2. You want the stakeholders to vote on the main project needs because your stakeholder group is so big. Even if there isn't a majority in favour of the requirements you choose, you'll still utilize the plurality approach to rank them in order of importance. Describe in detail what is the plurality method and how risky is it for project requirements? 3. You are now prepared to build the requirements management strategy now that the MCP project has established the project's needs. The project requirements will be managed as part of the project according to the requirements management plan. What component of the requirements management plan is responsible for recording and why is this components needed in maintaining control over the physical attributes of the project's product? ASSIGNMENT_PROJECT MANAGEMENT_0123 Page 2 QUESTION 2 (20 Marks) The MindGineer Project for your organization has been assigned to you to oversee as the project manager. A completion budget of RM 1,500,000 and a 18-month timeline are set forth for this project. The project has been ongoing for some time, and it is currently 30% finished, even though you were expected to guarantee 35% completion at this point. Your project continued to be delayed and has already cost RM 485,230 as a result of the unforeseen mistakes. 1. Given the above information, complete the following table of earned value management formulas: Name of Formula Formula Formula Result Actual Cost (AC) Planned Value Earned Value Cost Variance Schedule Variance Cost Performance Index Schedule Performance Index Estimate at Completion Estimate to Complete To-Complete Performance Index (BAC) To Complete Performance Index (EAC) Variance at Completion ASSIGNMENT_PROJECT MANAGEMENT_0123 Page 3 2. Another project manager who has been assisting you has created an optimistic estimate of RM 10,450, a most likely estimate of RM 22,300, and a pessimistic estimate of RM 36,650 for a portion of this project. What is the three-point estimate in this scenario? 3. You are currently assisting Datuk Darryl, the project manager for your client, in setting up the project management process of this project. Draw the project management life cycle components for Datuk Darryl to recognize the entire project flow. ASSIGNMENT_PROJECT MANAGEMENT_0123 Page 4 QUESTION 3 (60 Marks) Overview This project assignment was inspired by and contains details modified from a real-world project currently underway in Malaysia. You should take your work seriously because you will be working on a real-life project. This assignment, in addition to the Project Management course, provides an excellent opportunity for you to synthesize everything you have learned thus far. Project Background PROTON Malaysia is a tier-one manufacturer to the automotive industry based in Malaysia. PROTON Malaysia installed a project management methodology based on nine project management knowledge areas between 2019 and 2021 in the hopes of improving their company processes. The methodology was accepted and used by all 12,000 employees worldwide. The results were well received by management. Furthermore, PROTON Malaysia's customer base was pleased with the methodology and awarded PROTON Malaysia with quality award recognition, which everyone thought was due to how well the project management methodology was executed. PROTON Malaysia decided to offer new products to its customers in February 2022. PROTON Malaysia sold a 49.9% stake to Geely Automobile Holdings (GAH), a global tier-one automobile company. GAH also had a good reputation for project management and provided high-quality products. Many of its products resembled those offered by PROTON Malaysia. Because employees from both companies would be collaborating closely, a single project management methodology that was acceptable to both companies would be required. GAH had an excellent methodology that was based on five life-cycle phases. Both methodologies had benefits and drawbacks, and both were well received by their customers. GAH will be working with PROTON to launch the new Proton X90 nationwide, which will include marketing promotions and sales execution programs. Your Tasks You are to assume the role of PROTON Malaysia Project Manager and map the knowledge groups, purposes, and project processes. As the Project Manager, your deliverables will be divided into (2) two categories: ASSIGNMENT_PROJECT MANAGEMENT_0123 Page 5 Your Deliverables: A. Prepare a table clearly describing the items below: List all nine project management knowledge areas Identify the processes within each knowledge area Explain how processes are colelcgted in knowledge areas and process groups Recognize the purpose for each project management knowledge areas B. Create a thorough project launch report strategy that MUST contain the elements listed below: Executive Summary Project Organisation (Team members, Roles & Responsibilities) Project Objectives/Goals Risk Analysis - Describe possible project risks, the likelihood of these risks arising & the risk resolution strategies developed Required Resources - People, equipment, materials & facilities needed to complete the project Project Success Criteria Change Control Systems Gantt Chart & Project Milestone (MS Project or MS Excel) Network Diagram Responsibility Matrix Project Closures/Evaluation Your report should be between 10 to 15 pages, written one-sided, using Times New Roman fonts, size 12, double spaced. You are free to make reasonable "assumptions" within the project context to improve your overall project report. ASSIGNMENT_PROJECT MANAGEMENT_0123 Page 6 Assignment Guidelines 1. The report is written, one-sided, using Times New Roman fonts, size 12, double spaced. 2. You are required to use reliable sources taken from at least 10-15 references. The references may include journal, articles, books, secondary date and others. 3. References must be written using the APA referencing system. 4. Academic Rulings: The standard procedure for late submission cases states that INCOMPLETE cases can only reviewed in the following semester. http://www.aeu.edu.my/sites/default/files/student_handbook_-_jan2017.pdf Pages 28 & 43 (Student Handbook)