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BUS353
End-of-Course Assessment – July Semester 2023
Project Management
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
1. This End-of-Course Assessment paper comprises 17 pages (including the cover page).
2. You are to include the following particulars in your submission: Course Code, Title of the
ECA, SUSS PI No., Your Name, and Submission Date.
3. Late submission will be subjected to the marks deduction scheme. Please refer to the
Student Handbook for details.
IMPORTANT NOTE
ECA Submission Deadline: Monday, 30 October 2023 12:00 pm
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ECA Submission Guidelines
Please follow the submission instructions stated below:
A – What Must Be Submitted
You are required to submit the following THREE (3) items for marking and grading:
A Report (you should submit this item first as it carries the highest weightage).
A Video Presentation: Refer to Canvas L/LG course site’s announcement on “ECA Video
Submission Technical Know How”, which will be posted three weeks before the ECA cutoff date.
The set of PowerPoint slides, converted to PDF, upon which the video presentation is
based.
Please verify your submissions after you have submitted the above THREE (3) items.
B – Submission Deadline
The THREE (3) items of Report, Video and Presentation Summary are to be submitted by
12 noon on the submission deadline.
You are allowed multiple submissions till the cut-off date for each of the THREE (3) items.
Late submission of any of the THREE (3) items will be subjected to mark-deduction
scheme by the University. Please refer to Section 5.2 Para 2.4 of the Student Handbook.
C – How the (3) Items Should Be Submitted
The Report: submit online to Canvas via TurnItIn (for plagiarism detection)
The Video: submit online to Canvas (refer to Canvas L/LG course site’s announcement on
“ECA Video Submission Technical Know How”, which will be posted three weeks before
the ECA cut-off date.)
The Presentation Summary:
o Submit online to Canvas via TurnItIn (PPT must be converted to PDF and submission
is in PDF only)
o The PPT must contain at least 20 words
Avoid using a public WiFi connection for submitting large video files. If you are using
public wireless (WiFi) connection (e.g. SG Wireless at public areas), you might encounter
a break in the connection when sending large files.
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D – Additional guidelines on file formatting are given as follows:
1. Report
2. Video
Please ensure that your Microsoft Word document is generated
by Microsoft Word 2016 or higher.
The report must be saved in .docx format.
Showing your PowerPoint projection in the background is NOT
required.
Time Duration: a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 6
minutes
There are two methods for ECA video assignment submission; either
Record Media or Upload Media.
For Record Media
Video can be recorded via Canvas through desktop/laptop with builtin webcam and microphone or through Canvas mobile app. Live
recording duration must be less than 10 minutes. No file size limit for
live recording.
For Upload Media
Video can be recorded using other recording devices and uploaded
as a media file. Do ensure that your video file conforms to these
requirements:
a) File Format: .mp4
b) File Size: No more than 500MB
Note: Refer to Canvas L/LG course site’s announcement on “ECA
Video Submission Technical Know How”, which will be posted three
weeks before the ECA cut-off date.
3. Presentation
Summary
Your PowerPoint presentation must contain at least 20 words.
Please ensure that your PowerPoint presentation is converted to
PDF format before you submit.
The maximum number of slides is fifteen (15).
Please do NOT download and use PowerPoint slide design
templates from the Internet.
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E – Please be Aware of the Following:
Submission in hardcopy or any other means not given in the above guidelines will not be
accepted. You do not need to submit any other forms or cover sheets (e.g. form ET3) with your
ECA.
You are reminded that electronic transmission is not immediate. The network traffic may be
particularly heavy on the date of submission deadline and connections to the system cannot be
guaranteed. Hence, you are advised to submit your work early. Canvas will allow you to
submit your work late but your work will be subjected to the mark-deduction scheme. You
should therefore not jeopardise your course result by submitting your ECA at the last minute.
It is your responsibility to check and ensure that your files are successfully submitted to
Canvas.
F – Plagiarism and Collusion
Plagiarism and collusion are forms of cheating and are not acceptable in any form in a
student’s work, including this ECA. Plagiarism and collusion are taking work done by others
or work done together with others respectively and passing it off as your own. You can avoid
plagiarism by giving appropriate references when you use other people’s ideas, words or
pictures (including diagrams). Refer to the APA Manual if you need reminding about quoting
and referencing. You can avoid collusion by ensuring that your submission is based on your
own individual effort.
The electronic submission of your ECA will be screened by plagiarism detection software. For
more information about plagiarism and collusion, you should refer to the Student Handbook
(Section 5.2.1.3). You are reminded that SUSS takes a tough stance against plagiarism or
collusion. Serious cases will normally result in the student being referred to SUSS’s Student
Disciplinary Group. For other cases, significant mark penalties or expulsion from the course
will be imposed.
G – Use of Generative AI Tools (Allowed)
The use of generative AI tools is allowed for this assignment.
You are expected to provide proper attribution if you use generative AI tools while
completing the assignment, including appropriate and discipline-specific citation, a
table detailing the name of the AI tool used, the approach to using the tool (e.g. what
prompts were used), the full output provided by the tool, and which part of the output
was adapted for the assignment;
To take note of section 3, paragraph 3.2 and section 5.2, paragraph 2A.1 (Viva Voce)
of the Student Handbook;
The University has the right to exercise the viva voce option to determine the authorship
of a student’s submission should there be reasonable grounds to suspect that the
submission may not be fully the student’s own work.
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For more details on academic integrity and guidance on responsible use of generative
AI tools in assignments, please refer to the TLC website for more details;
The University will continue to review the use of generative AI tools based on feedback
and in light of developments in AI and related technologies.
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Important Note: Grading of TMA/GBA/ECA Submissions
Marks awarded to your assignment are based on the following guidelines:
1. 80% of the marks are allocated to the content of your answers:
The marks awarded to what your answers cover depend on the extent to which they cover the
key points that correctly and comprehensively address each question.
The key points should be supported by evidence drawn from course materials and, wherever
relevant, from other credible sources.
2. 20% of the marks are allocated to the presentation of your answers:
Wherever applicable, the marks awarded to how your answers are presented depend on the extent to
which your answers:
form a sound reasoning by developing those key points in a clear, logical and succinct manner;
provide proper and adequate in-text citations and referencing to content drawn from course
materials and other credible sources;
strictly follow APA formatting and style guidelines[1], in particular for:
in-text citations and end-of-report references;
the identification of figures and tables;
use, wherever relevant, the specialised vocabulary and terminology commonly used in
discussions about the topic(s) covered by each question;
provide a reference or bibliography at the end of the main report;
include the less relevant details in an Appendix;
use sentence constructions that are grammatically and syntactically correct;
are free from spelling mistakes; present the workings, numerical formulations and results in a
logical manner that follows the APA formatting and style guidelines;
design and present graphs, diagrams and plots that follow the APA formatting and style
guidelines;
are highly original;
have proper formatting, which may:
include a properly formatted cover page;
respect the answer length/word count set out in the assignment guidelines, if any is
prescribed;
present answers in paragraphs with proper spacing and page margins;
include page numbers and appendices, if necessary.
[1] You can find a short tutorial on the APA formatting and style guidelines here:
https://apastyle.apa.org/index.
Additional details (pertaining to tables and figures) can be found here: https://is.gd/O4vDdT .
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Video Presentation Evaluation Criteria
Note: Students will be assessed on the quality of the presentation and not the quality of the video
recording. However, the recording is expected to have video and audio clarity. Showing
your PowerPoint projection in the background is NOT required.
Organisation of Presentation
•
/8
Logical flow of presentation
Posture & Body Language
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Posture: Standing, straight back etc…
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Body language:
/5
– Hand gestures supporting oral arguments, etc…
/5
Eye-Contact
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Looking at the video camera
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No reading of slides or notes or cue cards
/7
Pace & Articulation
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Pace: Speaks neither too fast nor too slow
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Articulation: Oral expression is clear and confident in the presentation.
/25
TOTAL
Presentation Summary Evaluation Criteria
Format and Style of Slides
•
Layout, clarity of text elements, colour blends, graphical enhancements
Clarity and Coherence
•
/4
Proper flow – title page, introduction, body, results, recommendations /
discussion points, conclusion/summary; quick to understand, free from
grammatical errors
Creativity
•
/3
/3
Ability to use creative elements to value-add to the presentation so as to
enhance understanding and clarity of difficult concepts
TOTAL
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(Full marks: 100)
SECTION A (65 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
The Objective of this ECA
To provide an opportunity for students to apply the knowledge learnt in the course and to
develop/sharpen the necessary technical skills and knowledge on project management.
Please note that:
i. The details and names in the ECA case are fictional. Any resemblance to real-life
situation is purely coincidental.
ii. As information is given throughout the case and the questions may be interrelated, you
are advised to read the entire ECA document before working on the report. In some
situations, you need to make inferences from the information.
iii. Students who simply reproduce the course materials without relating to the ECA case
will be given low or no mark.
iv. Students should not include the questions in the report.
v. Students are recommended to use Microsoft Project 2021 to prepare the project
planning.
You are required to compose a report for Section A.
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PROJECT: Implementing an Autonomous Bus System (ABS)
Background
Round Island Transport (RIT) is a company in Singapore that provides a full range of public
transportation services. It operates a Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) line, a public bus service
and a taxi service.
Development in new technologies helps to make transportation safer and more
efficient. Equipped with cameras, wireless sensors and short-range radars, a vehicle without
driver can automatically adjust its speed to the surrounding traffic, maintain a safe distance
from the vehicle in front, keep within its own lane and park by itself. The usage of advanced
microprocessors, wireless communication between devices in the vehicle and surrounding
earth stations, controlled by complicated software, reduces accidents and provides passengers
with more reliable rides than ordinary vehicles driven by humans.
RIT’s management envisages an Autonomous Bus System will serve passengers well. It has
obtained permission from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to conduct a pilot Autonomous
Bus System (ABS) Project in the International Business Park (IBP) in Singapore. It has
approached Enterprise Singapore, the Statuary Board in charge of developing the local
companies’ capabilities, for funding under the Enterprise Development Grant scheme.
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RIT will work with the following new partners:
i. Schlau Bus Ag (SBA), a bus manufacturer from Germany, to develop a bus for the
system.
ii. Unified Technologies Devices (UTD), a telecommunication equipment manufacturer
from USA, to design and supply sensors in vehicle and radio earth stations.
RIT’s newly formed IT team will develop the application software, integrate the SBA’s bus
and UTD’s wireless communication into a complete Autonomous Bus System.
Assume that you are the Business Development Manager of RIT. Your CEO, Mr. James Tan,
has appointed you to be the Project Manager for the ABS Project.
The following are project members from RIT and its partners:
1. Yourself: The Project Manager from RIT. You are in charge of leading the project,
administration and liaison with all partners and agencies on commercial matters.
2. Ms. Farah: A System Developer from RIT. Her role is to develop the application
software to control the autonomous bus, and coordinate with all partners on technical
design issues.
3. Mr. Kumar: A Mechanical Engineer from RIT. His role is to work with the partners on
the bus design and installation so that he will be able to maintain the system after the
implementation.
4. Mr. Genz: A Vehicle Specialist from SBA. He will customise a bus engine and chassis
for the project.
5. Ms. Nancy: A Telecommunication Engineer from UTD. Her role is to design the
wireless communication system between the devices in bus and earth stations.
Ms. Nancy and Mr. Genz will participate and support the project remotely from their countries
during the initial planning and design phases. They will join the team in Singapore from the
installation phase onwards.
Question 1: Defining the Project
RIT’s CEO, Mr. James Tan, has briefed you on the management’s expectations of the project:
The project will start on 1 March 2023. It is desirable to hand over the system to the
Operations Department by 25 July 2023, so as to allow the department to have a
comfortable time to prepare for the ABS publicity during the National Day celebration
period in early August. However, a little change in the schedule will be allowed if
necessary to ensure the system’s reliability.
Enterprise Singapore will examine RIT’s application report for funding which will
cover only part of the project cost. RIT’s finance is tight. Hence, the project team shall
be prudent in spending. After the budget is set, any subsequent increments will have to
be approved by the CEO. A Cost Performance Index (CPI) of at least 1.0 will be good.
ABS must meet all LTA’s traffic rules, as any negative incidents, e.g., accidents, will
severely hurt RIT’s reputation and future growth.
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Question 1a
ABS Project initially operates in the form of a Virtual Project Team. Examine two (2)
challenges and three (3) strategies to manage this team.
(15 marks)
consider how to manage virtual & local team members: teamwork, communications, work assignement
Question 1b
RIT needs to provide a project costing to Enterprise Singapore in the application for
funding. Appraise any five (5) relevant conditions in deciding whether to use the Top-down
or Bottom-up Estimate approach for estimating the project cost: For each condition, explain
which estimate approach is preferred; relate to ABS Project’s situations, and recommend the
approach RIT should adopt. You must present your answer in the format below:
For _________ (state the condition): *Top-down/Bottom-up (choose one) Estimates approach
is preferred because __________________(explain the rationale). This *is/is not the case for
ABS Project because _____________________(provide justification). Hence, RIT shall adopt
the *Top-down/Bottom-up Estimates approach under this condition.
(Repeat the paragraph for all five conditions).
(15 marks)
Software development, state holder management, cost management ( 5 consitions) —> bottom up method to use for project like this
manpower conflict, changing date line, time line ( shift date line, leveling resources
Question 2: Developing a Project Plan
You conducted pre-project discussions with your project members. The team worked out the
project activities and details as shown in Table 1. A project cost shown in Table 2 was derived
by using the estimation approach determined in Question 1(b).
Table 1: The Activity List for the Autonomous Bus System (ABS) Project
Activity Task Name
Duration
Predecessors Resource Names
No.
(days)
1
2
3
4
5
Autonomous
Bus System
(ABS) Project
Conduct initial
project
meeting
Study
requirements
& LTA traffic
rules
Purchase data
centre
equipment
Design ABS
application
software
1
PM(*SeeNote below),Farah,Genz,
Nancy,Kumar
10
2
PM,Farah,Genz,
Nancy,Kumar
21
3
PM,Equipment
42
3
Farah
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Activity Task Name
No.
Duration
(days)
Predecessors Resource Names
6
38
3
Nancy
17
3
Genz
9
7
Genz
15
7
Genz
13
6,8,9
Kumar,Genz
9
4,5,10
Farah,Nancy
7
11
Genz,Kumar
18
5
PM,Contractor
10
12,13
8
14
Farah,Genz,PM,
Kumar
PM,Farah
5
12
Farah
1
15,16
PM
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Customise
communication
devices
Design bus
engine
Prepare bus
accessories
Fabricate bus
chassis
Assemble bus
at RIT Depot
Install
communication
systems
Test bus in
RIT Depot
Conduct road
works in IBP
Conduct trial
runs in IBP
Seek approval
by LTA
Train operation
staff
Hand over to
Operations
Department
Notes on the Activity list:
1. Contractor is a collective term refers to the contractor and his team of workers.
2. You must use your surname instead of “PM” in the MS Project Resource Sheet and
Column.
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Table 2 – The Budgeted Cost Table
Activity
Task Name
No.
1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Autonomous Bus System (ABS)
Project
Conduct initial project meeting
Study requirements & LTA traffic
rules
Purchase data centre equipment
Design ABS application software
Customise communication devices
Design bus engine
Prepare bus accessories
Fabricate bus chassis
Assemble bus at RIT Depot
Install communication systems
Test bus in RIT Depot
Conduct road works in IBP
Conduct trial runs in IBP
Seek approval by LTA
16
17
Train operation staff
Hand over to Operations Department
2
3
Estimated
Cost S$
Cost Accrual
1,000
10,000
Prorated
Prorated
60,000
42,000
100,000
13,000
52,000
17,000
39,200
38,000
19,000
20,000
20,000
6,000
Prorated
Prorated
Prorated
Prorated
Prorated
Prorated
Prorated
Prorated
Prorated
Prorated
Prorated
Prorated
10,000
2,000
Prorated
Prorated
Notes on the Budgeted Cost Table:
1.
All the costs are in Singapore Dollars which include manpower, equipment and material
costs.
2.
Data centre equipment in Activity 4 was quoted by supplier in US Dollars and converted
to Singapore Dollars using the exchange rate before the project starts.
Notes on using MS Project for Q2 & Q3:
1. The project schedule is based on a 5-day work week. Each day has 8 working hours (8
a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.). No work will be performed on Public Holiday
and beyond office hours on week days. The members will not work on Saturday and
Sunday unless stated or when you deem necessary.
Do not change any durations, predecessor relationships or the resources assignments
until needed.
2. You are required to find the official Public Holiday during the project implementation
period from the Ministry of Manpower’s website.
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If a Public Holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday will be a Public Holiday in lieu. If
that Monday is another Public Holiday, the Tuesday will be a Public Holiday in lieu.
There will be no holiday-in-lieu for Public Holiday that falls on Saturday.
To mark in MS Project all Public Holiday and Holiday-in-lieu as Non-Working:
Click Project-> Change Working Time. Then enter the nature of the holiday and the date. Click
Details ->Click Nonworking.
3. Click View->Gantt Chart, then View->Table->Entry to enter the Task Name, Duration,
Predecessors and Resources into the respective columns.
Do not change the order of the activities (you are not required to rearrange the list into a Work
Breakdown Structure).
Set Activity 1 as the higher-level activity by highlighting all activities below and right indent
them to second level.
Then Click Project -> Project Information -> Set Start Date as dictated by CEO.
Right click on the Activity 1 to access its Information; Under Advanced Tab, set Deadline as
the date dictated.
4. Enter the names of the resources into the Resource column in the Entry Table. Note
that the items are automatically created in the Resource Sheet.
5. If only a resource needs to work on a Saturday or Sunday for a particular activity, you
must change his/her personal calendar so as not to affect parallel activities done by
other members/resources.
Click View -> Resource Sheet. Right click on the resource to change.
Click Information -> Click “Change Working Time”. Enter a description in Name, the chosen
date, then click Detail-> Working-> Set the working time (or choose default time). You are
advised to do one day per row and check your data before applying it.
6. Enter the costs in Table 2 into Fixed Cost cells in the Cost Table (View-> Table -> Cost
to access Cost Table).
7. To see all resource conflicts, select all task, right click to choose Auto Schedule, then
Resource Tab ->Clear Leveling. Observe any resource conflicts.
8. Diagrams, charts, tables, graphs and relevant project outputs may be shown as images.
These must be appropriately formatted and presented so that they can be viewed
comfortably.
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Question 2a
Construct a Gantt Chart (after Clear Leveling) with columns on Information (i), Task Mode,
Task Name, Duration, Start Date, Finish Date, Predecessor and Resource Name shown in a
single diagram. Hence, state the project completion date and explain any resource
conflicts.
(6 marks)
Before leveling , no need WBS hieracy
cannot solve by multitaking and overtime of some members, transfer task to other members ,, add more people ,,, can consider sub-con, ,
re sequencing ( parallel by making some task parallel)
Question 2b
state assumption and how you wanna resolve. .. resolve conflict without delaying/ changing deadlines.
You need to solve the conflicts within the project deadline. Due to the specialised skills of the
team members in this intensive project, resource conflicts cannot be solved by splitting the
task, member multitasking, transferring the task to other members nor add in more people. The
members will not be working beyond 8 hours per day. At this moment, they do not want to
work on weekends.
Set up the approach below:
Right click on the task with conflict that has the smallest Task (i.e., Activity) ID. Select
“Reschedule to Available Date”.
i. If an error message shows that the conflict cannot be resolved, click “Stop”. Skip item
(ii) below.
ii. If the conflict is resolved, check the Project Finish Date. If it exceeds the Deadline,
press “Control Z” to undo this levelling.
Proceed to the next task below with conflict. Repeat the above operations one at a time until
all tasks with conflicts that could be resolved are done. There is no need to use an additional
method now to resolve the conflicts.
You must explain the outcomes of you actions in the above process and state the eventual
project completion date if it changes.
(4 marks)
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Question 2c
Extend dead line when auto leveling
You recall that there is flexibility in the schedule to ensure the system is reliable. For any
resource conflicts that cannot be solved within the original schedule, operate a MS Project
Resource Levelling beyond the deadline:
First, select all tasks, right click to choose Auto Schedule, then Resource Tab -> Clear
Levelling.
Then do Auto leveling by clicking Resource-> Leveling Option -> Tick the buttons
“Automatic” and “Level Entire Project”. Uncheck all the boxes below. Then click Level All.
Assess the changes due to this resource leveling operations. State the project completion date
if it is changed and comment on the impact to RIT.
Note: There is no need to show diagrams for Questions 2(b) and 2(c).
The CEO approves the new completion date. You must change the deadline for Activity 1 to
this date.
Set the Status Date (Project -> Status Date) as the third day of the project. Save the updated
MS Project as Baseline Plan (Project -> Save Baseline -> check Entire project) which will be
used to evaluate the project performance at a later stage.
(5 marks)
Question 3: Monitoring a Project Progress Text
and Closing Project
During the project implementation, some unforeseen incidents happened.
1. Due to appreciation of US Dollars, the cost of data centre equipment increased by 5%.
2. After the design stage, LTA released the new Carbon Emission Standard which the
ABS project must comply with. This resulted in some modification works during “Test
bus in RIT Depot” (Activity 12) which needed two additional days and additional
$6,000. In order not to delay the project, Genz and Kumar agreed to work on weekends.
Note: You shall change the calendars of Genz and Kumar on the appropriate weekends to
Working so that other parallel tasks and project members are not affected.
3. During the conduct of road works in IBP (Activity 13), it was found that some bus stop
structures needed to be modified to cater to the new bus chassis. This required
additional five working days and $7,000 more.
You are required to make all the changes in the MS Project file.
The project progressed till completion. Set the Status Date to the next working day after the
hand-over date. Update the project (Project -> Update Project -> Entire Project).
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Question 3a
Assemble in a single diagram the Tracking Gantt Chart view of MS Project with Information
(i), Task Mode, Task Name, Duration, Start Date, Finish Date and Predecessor columns shown.
State the project completion date.
Tracking Chart, state a certain date in your MS project and do the tracking chart in MS project
(6 marks)
Question 3b
Present a MS Project Cost Report or Table with Cost Performance Index (CPI). State the values
for Budgeted Cost At Completion (BAC) and Estimated Cost At Completion
(EAC). Formulate Cost Performance Index and compute the final CPI manually.
find PV, AC, SV by making some assumptions on the actual completion at a certain point in project
(5 marks)
Question 3c
Explain your categorisation for each of the three project criteria (Scope, Time and Cost)
according to the CEO’s initial expectations, into a unique priority (i.e., no two criteria shall
have the same priority).
Discuss whether the degree of achieving the priority for each criterion is high, medium or
low.
(9 marks)
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SECTION B (Total 25 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
Question 4
The RIT’s CEO has scheduled a meeting one week after the project completion for you, the
Project Manager for the Autonomous Bus System (ABS) Project, to illustrate to the RIT
Management the following items from Questions 2 & 3 in Section A:
1. What are the priorities of the project?
2. What are the initial resource conflicts?
3. Are there changes in schedule and what are the contributing events?
4. Is there a cost overrun and what are the contributors for the cost overrun if any?
5. What are the recommendations for future projects?
Prepare a video recording of the presentation of at least 3 minutes but not exceeding 6 minutes.
There are two methods for ECA video assignment submission; either Record Media or Upload
Media. For Upload Media, please note that your file size should be no more than 500MB and
the format is in .mp4.
(25 marks)
SECTION C (10 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
Question 5
Prepare a set of PowerPoint presentation slides upon which the video presentation is based.
Please note that the PowerPoint must be converted to PDF before submission to Canvas.
(10 marks)
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