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Metropolitan College: Yours Success Our Achievement

This document outlines three tasks for a project management consulting assignment. The first task is to develop a Gantt chart and project selection report for various projects at Manley's home improvement store. The second task is to create a detailed Gantt chart and organizational structure for one selected project. The third task is to create documents explaining project monitoring tools like PERT/CPA, quality management, and change control for the selected project. The document provides background on Manley's and instructions for each task.

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Metropolitan College: Yours Success Our Achievement

This document outlines three tasks for a project management consulting assignment. The first task is to develop a Gantt chart and project selection report for various projects at Manley's home improvement store. The second task is to create a detailed Gantt chart and organizational structure for one selected project. The third task is to create documents explaining project monitoring tools like PERT/CPA, quality management, and change control for the selected project. The document provides background on Manley's and instructions for each task.

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METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

Yours success… our achievement…

Higher Diploma in Marketing – Level 05

STUDENT NAME :

STUDENT REGISTRATION
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NO.

PROGRAMME : Higher Diploma in Marketing Level 05

SUBJECT TITLE : Project Management

ASSIGNMENT TYPE : Individual

DATE :

DUE DATE :

DATE SUBMITTED :

ASSESSOR :

PLAGIARISM:

While research and discussion are an essential part of an assignment, the deliberate copying
of someone else’s work or unacknowledged copying from printed or electronic sources is
NOT permitted. You may be subject to disciplinary procedure if you do this. You should sign
this sheet to show that you comply with these regulations.

Student’s Signature: Date: _____/_____/ ________


Assignment
Scenario

Manley’s is a family-owned home improvement specialist similar to Home base. It has 4


stores around London and is planning an expansion. Like its competitors, it offered DIY
solutions as well as a range of furniture, and kitchen and bathroom design. Its unique selling
point is the fact it employs designers and, through subcontractors, offers guaranteed
installation and workmanship such as plumbing, electrical, etc.

Due to these unique services which help the customers to achieve designer houses at an
affordable price, Manley’s enjoyed a financial success and a rapid growth. The first
store opened 7 years ago, the 2nd store 3 years ago, the 3rd store 1 year ago and the
4th store opened last week. Several other stores are in the plans.

However, M a n l e y ’ s only online presence is a static web page showing the location
of its 3 store (the page has not been updated for the 4th store yet), there is no possibility
to either order online or book appointment with designers. Also now that there are 4 stores
and several more in the pipelines, the owner’s son feel that it is time to have a
Management Information System to improve customer service and operations
through help managing stocks, personnel, subcontractors, marketing, customers data, etc.
Finally the owner is planning on either creating a loyalty programmes or joining one such as
Nectar card to give encourage repeat customers through benefits and promotions.

During the last board meeting, an experience manager saw the necessity to handle these
tasks as projects and recommended to get a project consultant to help out. The board
decided to hire you as the project consultant, as they want everything to be done within 3
months.

TASK 1 Project Selection

Instructions

Your first task is to

1. Develop an overall Gantt chart of the various projects, including subdivision and a time-
scale.

2. Write a short report, recommending a project management methodology for each project
(and your reasons for your recommendation)

3. In the same report, assess the feasibility of all the projects and decide on one to carry
out first.

Delivery and Submission

1x Gantt chart

1x short report

Please note, it is recommended that you use http://www.ganttproject.biz/, but you are free to
use any software.
TASK 2 Project Details

Currently Manley’s employ 4 store managers, 4 store assistant managers, several


store attendants, , several designers, 1 HR officer, 1 Accountant, 1 procurement
manager, 3 account executives in charge of maintaining relationship with suppliers, 1
executive assistant and 1 administrator. In addition, the owner and his son are involved
in the management of the organization. There is no IT department looking after the
information and IT infrastructure of the company.

Instructions

Select one of the projects and:

1. Create a detailed Gantt chart, including the roles and responsibilities of the participants
(this could be integrated in your Gantt chart if using http://www.ganttproject.biz/)

2. Create an organizational structure to carry out the project, and add a commentary
regarding your team structure

Delivery and Submission

1x Gantt chart

1x Organizational chart with commentary

Task 3 Project monitoring

Instructions

In relation to your selected project, prepare a document with the following details.

1. Explain the purpose of PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) or a CPA
(Critical Path Analysis) diagram.

2. Create a PERT or a CPA diagram to identify likely challenges, issues and risks during
the life of the project.

3. Create a general quality management process to be used for the project, and 4. Explain
the change control procedure.

4. Analyse the methods used to measure project performances.

Delivery and Submission

1x Word file
Other Important Instructions

❖ Follow the Guidelines for Assignments, Diploma and Higher Diploma Programme,
August 2017 version of Metropolitan College. Failure to follow the stated guidelines
might result in rejecting the assignment.
❖ Adapt appropriate academic writing style and use correct English grammar in your
writing.
The marking rubric includes the following:

❖ Model Synthesis: Level to which appropriate meaning of the information is provided


by generating example calculations, illustrations, tables and/or diagrams.
❖ Depth of Study: Level to which student has explored to understand the assigned
topic.
❖ Application of Information: Level to which gathered information enables the
students to define a topic to begin further academic or laboratory study.
❖ Diagrams: The amount diagrams that appropriately aid in the communication of
gathered information.
❖ Expert Connections: Level to which students have demonstrated the meaning of
the material by correctly elaborating, extending and explaining the information
incorporating it into their topic study.
❖ Bibliography: Appropriateness of bibliography/works cited, in accordance with
assignment instructions and Guidelines for Assignments, Diploma and Higher
Diploma Programme, August 2017
❖ Expertise Challenges: Level of errors and level to which supporting work is shown.

Word Length: 5000-6000

Number of Required References: Minimum 10

Students have to develop an accurate and extensive bibliography of minimum: Six electronic
sources, two books, and two magazines.

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