Advantages and Disadvantage Funtonal, Matrix and Dedicated...

ASSIGNMENT – EMPM5103 MAY SEMESTER 2013 EMPM5103 – PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT OBJECTIVE: The assignment is intended to provide you the opportunity to evaluate and discuss critically three different principles of project management under the following tasks : Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Organisation Structure Risk Management Project Planning The details of the tasks are explained below: TASK 1: ORGANISATION STRUCTURE Question Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of the functional, matrix, and dedicated team approaches to managing projects. [20 marks] TASK 2: PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT GiGi Incorporated The rapid growth of the telecommunications industry has made it apparent that executives at GiGi Incorporated†¦show more content†¦Should the probability of defects change if we produce 18,000 units as opposed to 10,000 units? 3 ASSIGNMENT – EMPM5103 c. Would your answer to Question 1 change, if Telo management believes that follow-on contracts will be forthcoming? What would happen if the probability of defects changes to 15 %, 25 %, 40%, 15%, and 5% due to learning-curve efficiencies? [30 marks] [TOTAL: 100 MARKS] Assignment Format: a. b. c. d. Use double space and 12-point of Times New Roman font. The assignment should contain about 3000 – 5000 words (15 – 20 pages) Provide reference using the American Psychological Association (APA) format References should be latest (year 2005 onwards) Notes: †¢ †¢ Assignments should be submitted according to the due date. You are to submit a softcopy of your assignment online through myVLE and a hardcopy to your facilitator. †¢ Plagiarism is not acceptable. If you are not sure what is meant by plagiarism, refer to the various websites which discuss this matter, e.g. owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts.