Assessment Item No.

Assessment name: Project (applied)

Description: Case study proposal; verbal presentation and written report. You will analyze a case study across content areas of this unit in the context of
strategic project procurement. The presentation will be made to a diverse, informed and critical audience (Jan Marie and other students in class).

Weight: 50%
 Verbal presentation = 15%
 Written report = 35%

Internal or external: Internal.

Group or individual: In groups of no more than 2 students or individual.

Due dates: Part 2a. Proposal

 By 4th August email Jan Marie ([email protected]) your case study (buyer scenario including sector and an indicative/provisional
project) and obtain Jan Marie’s email approval before you commence work on your case study. Otherwise, your case study would automatically
be the Brisbane Live Entertainment Arena (https://buildingqueensland.qld.gov.au/business-case/brisbane-live-entertainment-arena-roma-
street-project/).

Part 2b. Verbal presentation

 In Week 8 give your presentation (details of rooms/times to be advised on Blackboard).

Part 2c. Written report

 By 22nd September submit your final version of written report via Turnitin only.

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Requirements

1. Proposal and Approval

 Email Jan Marie with your proposed case study (buyer; sector; and project) including confirming whether you are completing this assessment individually or in a group
of two (and if in a group, confirm your partner). You cannot commence this assessment until you have done this and Jan Marie has approved your case study.
Otherwise, your case study would automatically become the Brisbane Live Entertainment Arena (https://buildingqueensland.qld.gov.au/business-case/brisbane-live-
entertainment-arena-roma-street-project/).

2. Verbal Presentation
 Prepare and give a 10 to 15 minute (maximum) verbal presentation in class of your entire final draft written report.
 For group submissions, both of the two group members are to share the delivery of presentation.
 Respond to comments and questions on your presentations.
 Please see “Planning a Presentation” for some useful tips and consider the CRA to help you prepare and give your presentation.

3. Written Report
 A research report style response is required
 Word count to be in the order of 4,000-5,000 words (with 75% of the word count in the main body of your report)
 Read the materials in Weeks 1 to 7 and seek to reference as much of this material as possible
 Commence with a table of contents
 Note any assumptions at the beginning of the report (before the Introduction)
 Include an introduction in which you summarise your case study including:
o Details of your buyer (client/promoter)
o The sector within which the project resides
o Details of your project
o Relate your project to the kind of project identified in Week 1
o Outline project outcomes (either the actual outcomes, if your case is completed; or anticipated outcomes, if your case study is ongoing; or expected required
outcomes, if your case study is proposed) in terms of our “old wine” project outcomes concerning the new capital works component only
 In the main body of your report, address the questions on the 6 procurement decisions in Weeks 2 to 7 (Topics #1 to 6) vis-à-vis your case study/through the eyes of
your buyer (or client/promoter of your project) (using an approximately same word count to address each of the 6 decisions)
o In other words, critically apply theory and/or practical techniques and tools in Weeks 2 to 7 to answer the questions in the context of your case study. Again,
refer to supporting material in your appendices where appropriate.

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 Give conclusions in which you address our Key Issue 1 vis-à-vis your case study.
 At the end of the report, include a list of references (use APA format and refer to CiteIWrite for your citations and references) and your appendices
 Consider the CRA to help you prepare and write your report
 Write in a formal and objective/impartial manner
 Give sources of all figures and tables where appropriate
 Use 12pt Times New Roman font, 1.5 spacing and justify your text both sides and se minimal headings and sub-headings (no more than 3 levels recommended).

In relation to your case study and through the eyes of your buyer (or client/promoter) of your project , answer the
following questions on the 6 procurement decisions in Weeks 2 to 7

Make-or-Buy Decision
a) Identify either one key internalized/likely internalized activity or one key externalized/likely externalized activity and assess qualitatively (using words) the level of the
make-or-buy variables in the integrative framework of vertical integration.
b) Critically comment, by reference to theory and practice, on how much this make-or-buy decision/likely decision appears to be efficient including explaining the way in
which this decision/likely decision contributed/is likely to contribute positively to project outcomes (if efficient) or undermine/is likely to undermine project outcomes
(if inefficient)?

Bundling Decision
a) Identify externalized activities across at least two of the following (minimum of 2 externalized activities in total): design and/or construction/development and/or
operations and/or maintenance (that may or not be bundled together in the same contract) and assess qualitatively (using words) the potential positive investment
arising from possible positive externalities versus the potential for negative investment on the part of the supplier/s
b) Critically comment, by reference to theory and practice, on how much this bundle or unbundled decision/likely decision appears to be efficient including explaining the
way in which this decision/likely decision contributes to or undermines project outcomes.

Nature of the Exchange Relationship Decision

a) Identify a separate contract/likely separate contract (one contract) for externalized activity/ies that generates an external exchange/likely exchange and assess
qualitatively (using words) the nature/likely nature of this external exchange relationship and the level of the Transaction Cost Economics variables.
b) Critically comment, by reference to theory and practice, on how much this nature of the exchange decision/likely decision appears to be efficient including explaining
the way in which this decision/likely decision contributes to or undermines project outcomes.

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Project Finance Decision
a) Justify the approach/likely approach to financing the project including considering whether using project finance (either limited recourse or non-recourse finance)
is/could be an efficient financing vehicle.
b) Explain the way in which the finance vehicle you have justified contributes to project outcomes.

Governance Decision
a) Propose and justify, by applying theory and practice, a project governance structure for effective/efficient decision-making including explaining the way in which the
governance structure you have proposed contributes to project outcomes.

Tendering Decision
a) Propose and justify, by applying theory and practice, a tendering approach for one of the separate contracts for externalized activity/ies including explaining the way in
which the tendering approach you have proposed contributes to project outcomes.

Key Issue 1
Give conclusions in which you address our Key Issue 1 vis-à-vis your case study.
a) Comment on the relative importance of each of the six procurement decisions studied (in Weeks 2 to 7) on project outcomes (either actual outcomes, if your case is
completed; or anticipated outcomes, if your case study is ongoing; or expected required outcomes, if your case study is proposed) in terms of our “old wine”
project outcomes concerning the new capital works component only and vis-à-vis your case study, including explaining how much the relative importance of these
decisions on outcomes may vary significantly across different kinds of projects (different buyers and sectors).

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CRA for Verbal Presentation
Criteria Grade 7 Grade 6 Grade 5 Grade 4 Grade 3 (Marginal Fail) –
(High Distinction) (Distinction) (Credit) – (Pass) – 50-64% 40-49%
– 85-100% – 75-84% 65-74% Grade 2 (Fail) – 25-39%
Grade 1 (Low Fail) - <25%
Delivery of presentation in You have: You have: You have: You have: You have provided
class  Not read from script;  Relied to some extent  Relied mostly on  Relied almost entirely insufficient evidence of
notes; cards or the like on script; notes; cards script; notes; cards or on script; notes; cards learning
 Completed in 10 to 15 or the like the like or the like
minutes  Completed in 10 to 15  Completed in 10 to 15  Completed in less than
 Spoke/volume very minutes minutes 10 minutes or stopped
clearly  Spoke/volume  Spoke-up/volume before the end of your
 Demonstrated reasonably clearly such that your conclusions
physical presence  Demonstrated some presentation was  Spoke so quietly that
 Very good use of physical presence sufficiently clear to your presentation was
visual aids/slides and  Good use of visual follow difficult to follow
the like aids/slides and the like  Demonstrated some  Demonstrated little
 Followed a clear  Followed a clear physical presence physical presence
structure structure  Good use of visual  Poor use of visual
 Answered questions  Answered questions aids/slides and the like aids/slides and the like
well reasonably well  Followed a clear  No followed a clear
 structure structure
 Answered some  Struggled to answer
questions reasonably questions
well

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CRA for Written Report
Criteria (two criteria Grade 7 Grade 6 Grade 5 Grade 4 Grade 3 (Marginal Fail) –
approximately equally (High Distinction) (Distinction) (Credit) – (Pass) – 50-64% 40-49%
weighted) – 85-100% – 75-84% 65-74% Grade 2 (Fail) – 25-39%
Grade 1 (Low Fail) - <25%
Presentation (including You have demonstrated: You have demonstrated: You have demonstrated: You have: You have provided
structure/breadth)  A very good standard  A good standard of  A reasonable standard  Reached the point insufficient evidence of
of presentation, presentation, of presentation, where the report is learning
including style, including style, including style, fairly straightforward
grammar, referencing grammar, referencing grammar, referencing to read. There may be
(using QUT APA (using QUT APA (using QUT APA a lack of references
system) that includes system) that includes system) that includes and the method of
substantially all of the mostly all the majority of the referencing may be
suggested sources of suggested sources of suggested sources of inconsistent.
information/reading in information/reading in information/reading in  Used a structure that
the teaching materials the teaching materials the teaching materials broadly introduces the
and others You have used a detailed You have used a detailed your case study and
You have used a detailed structure: structure: broadly covers the 6
structure:  Introduction, body  Introduction, body decisions with a
 Introduction, body and conclusion (that and conclusion separate section that
and conclusion (that covers substantially (covering most concludes and list of
covers all all requirements) requirements) references, and
requirements)  List of references  List of references appendices
 List of references  Appendices  Appendices
 Appendices
Analysis/Depth You have: You have: You have: You have: You have provided
 In addressing  In addressing  In addressing  In addressing insufficient evidence of
requirements, dealt requirements, dealt requirements, dealt requirements, you learning
with key with key with some have tended to stick
controversies/ controversies/ controversies/ to one side of any
limitations and limitations and limitations and controversy and/or
weaknesses in theory weaknesses in theory weaknesses in theory have not mentioned
and practice in and practice in and practice in controversy/
relating this to your relating this to your relating this to your limitations and
case study including case study case study weaknesses in theory
offering suggestions to and/or practice
improve theory
and/or practice

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