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Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Unit Code MN601
Unit Title Network Project Management
Term, Year T5, 2023
Assessment Type Formative Assignment 1, Individual
Assessment Title Case Study Formative Assignment
Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) The purpose of this assignment is to build a clear understanding of project management fundamentals and their application, specifically: 

  • apply project management skills as a strategic tool, framework, or methodology for business development.
Weight 10% of the total assessment
Total Marks 40
Word limit 500 words
Due Date Week 3, Sunday, 24/09/2023, 23:59 PM
Submission Guidelines  All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date. 

  • The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font,  and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. • Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style. 
  • Students must ensure before submission of the final version of the assignment that the similarity percentage as computed by Turnitin must be less than 10%.
Extension If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application  must be submitted directly on AMS. You must submit this application three working  days prior to the due date of the assignment.
Academic Misconduct Academic Misconduct is a serious offense. Depending on the seriousness of the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree.

Summary Case Study: Vodafone: Using PMI standards to deliver a complex technology project Telecommunications Company Vodafone faced a series of challenges as it embarked on a project to replace its existing network with a fully managed Global Local Area Network (GLAN) in 42 different sites across the world. 

Vodafone used a project management approach based on PMI standards, which included workshops and the creation of resource and risk management plans, as well as tailored project documentation, and the regular capture of lessons learned. 

The Vodafone GLAN project was successfully delivered on time and ahead of the team’s target completion dates. Ninety percent of sites migrated to the new GLAN at the first attempt, and 100% at the second attempt. 

ASSIGNMENT STRUCTURE 

First, download and read the complete case study from the given link above. You then need to provide an executive summary and answer some questions below in Table 1. In your report, you must use the subheadings given in this table. This assignment requires you to carry out further research and you need to provide at least three resources from a combination of journals, conference papers, websites, or any other reliable sources to support your analysis. You should ensure all resources are published or updated within the last 5 years (2017 – 2022). 

Topic Description
Executive Summary You need to provide an executive summary. An executive summary should be clear and concise and highlight important points, problems, solutions, findings, and conclusions, and should give a big picture of the issues presented.
Stakeholder Question List the stakeholders related to the case study and justify why they are important to it.
PM approach based on PMI standard Elaborate on two of the approaches taken by Vodafone to manage their project based on PMI standards (the full list is mentioned in the case study)

MARKING CRITERIA

Questions Description Marks
Executive Summary • Executive summary is provided and fulfills the requirement. 10
Stakeholder Question • Provide stakeholder and its justification. 10
Approaches based on PMI standards • Discuss in details two approaches taken by Vodafone based on PMI standards. Five marks for each approach. 10
Reference Style and Presentation • Follow IEEE reference style and should have both in-text citation and reference list. Use at least 3 resources for the assignment. • Nice presentation of the report including format report, spelling and grammar. 10
Total 40

MARKING RUBRIC

Grades >=80% 70%-79% 60% – 69% 50% – 59% <50%
Executive Summary Executive summary is very well written with a very clear background, on the case study. Executive summary is well written with clear background, on the case study. Executive summary is generally presented in good fashion, however missing few details. Executive summary is generally presented in good fashion, however missing few details.Poor executive summary with some irrelevant details. Very poor executive summary.
Stakeholder Question Excellent analysis of stakeholders and covered in depth. Demonstrated the ability to think critically and make good use of the source materials. Very clear analysis of stakeholders from the case study and provided very good justification. Generally good analysis of stakeholders from the case study and provided reasonable details on justification. Poor analysis of stakeholders, only provides generic details on the topic, and no justification is provided. Very poor discussion with irrelevant information.
Framework and Job Rotation Questions An in-depth and very clear discussion on the framework and job rotation topics and make good use of the source materials. A very clear discussion on the framework and job rotation topics. Generally, good discussion on framework and job rotation topics. Poor discussion with a very brief discussion framework and job rotation topics. Very poor discussion with irrelevant information on the framework and jobs rotation topics.
Reference Style and Presentation Clear styles with an excellent source of references. The report is presented professionally. Clear referencing style. The report is written properly with some minor mistakes. Generally good referencing style. The report is mostly good, but some structure or presentation problems. Unclear referencing style. The report is presented acceptably. Lacks consistency with many errors. The report is presented carelessly with poorstructure.