PROJECT CASE: Establish a Vaccination Centre Background

A virus named Covid-Zetta is spreading across the world with high contagious and mortality rates. Many countries have tried to tackle the virus with various measures. Human interactions have to be limited and Work from Home (WFH) needs to be imposed. Fortunately, a newly invented vaccine, Anti Zetta Vaccine (AZV), has been proven to be 90% effective against the virus.

The Singapore government has set up a Covid-Zetta Task Force chaired by the Minister for Health to fight against the virus. One of Task Forces impetus is to vaccinate the citizens with AZV. As a start, a Vaccination Centre with vaccine storage facility has to be established. The Task Force names it the Covid-Zetta Vaccination Centre (CVC) Project.

Section 1: Leading the Project and Managing the Project Team

Question 1

(a) Assume you are a senior civil servant from the Ministry of National Development. You are seconded to and asked by the Task Force to carry out the CVC Project. Appraise each of the seven (7) factors that influence the choice of Project Management Structure and rate it as low, medium or high on the project. Hence recommend the most appropriate CVC Project Management Structure. Note: You are advised to read the entire ECA case, relate it to real life cases and exercise your judgments in assessing the factors.

(b) The Minister has appointed you as the CVC Project Manager. A three-member (including yourself) core project team is needed. As the vital fight against Covid-Zetta is done at the national level, you can request for resources within the civil service. Examine how the team can be formed by recruiting members from relevant ministries or statuary boards. Discuss two (2) major advantages of this formation.