Assessment Information
This assignment is an individual assignment.
This assignment requires you to prepare a Project Initiation Document (PID) to present to the project sponsor for approval, based on the scenario below:
You have been hired as an external consultant on a project that involves the design, construction and development of a new Formula 1 prototype for the season 2023. The project’s sponsor is an international bank with headquarters in Madrid, Spain. The team has its headquarters in Banbury, UK. The chassis will be designed and developed by a British automotive manufacturer specialized in luxury cars. The engine manufacturer and development will be carried out by a Japanese automotive company, located in Tokyo. The Italian test driver will be driving the prototype in December 2022. The car must be ready to compete in Melbourne, Australia, at the end of March 2023, for the first race of the season. In addition, sponsors plan to present the new car in a global presentation event in Suzuka, Japan, before the first race.
Your work must draw on international project management theory and frameworks, and should consider the following aspects of the project:
- A project charter and how the project aligns with the organizational strategy of the sponsor.
- A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- A project schedule including a Gantt chart and project milestones.
- A schedule plan (Gantt chart) showing the main tasks and significant milestones of the project.
- An initial assessment of stakeholders (minimum 6) and recommendations on how these stakeholders should be managed to maximize the chance of achieving the project objectives. Discuss how this should be monitored and managed over the project lifecycle.
- An initial assessment of risk – threats and opportunities – (minimum 6) presented by the project, and proposed response strategies. Provide a clear analysis of the methods that will be used to monitor and manage risks over the project lifecycle.
- A clear evaluation of the factors which will have an impact on the successful role of the international project in delivering organizational strategy.
- Provide recommendations for this international project run more effectively in relation to the above-mentioned aspects, in particular, highlighting the requirements to ensure that project methodologies and their application are successful.
Criteria for Assessment
The table below details the weightings of the criteria by which your work will be assessed.
| Criteria | Proportion of the overall module mark |
| 1. Evidence of understanding processes for initiating, planning and managing projects, applying project management tools and techniques. | 40% |
| 2. Evidence of understanding the role of projects in delivering organizational strategy in a multi-cultural business environment. | 25% |
| 3. Evidence of understanding the factors which contribute to effective project management – Recommendations. | 15% |
| 4. Critically engage with academic underpinning and feedback, accurate referencing, clarity and credibility of proposal. | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:
LO1. Analyse the role of projects in delivering organisational strategy in a multi-cultural business environment;
LO2. Develop a project plan which demonstrates the process of initiating, planning and managing projects.
LO3. Identify the key factors which contribute to successful project management
This module is dually accredited with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), Unit 513 Managing Projects to Achieve Results (51TUT). If you have chosen to register as a student with the CMI (a fee applies) you will need to ensure that you meet all the CMI learning outcomes as indicated below.
LO1. Understand the role of projects in delivering organisational strategy
LO2. Understand processes for initiating, planning and managing projects
LO3. Understand the factors which contribute to effective project management
Word Count
The word count is 2500 words.
There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark (after internal moderation) for work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more. The word limit includes quotations and citations, but excludes the references list.
How to submit your assessment
The assessment must be submitted by 27/11/2020 18:00 BST. No paper copies are required. You can access the submission link through the module web.
- Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin. Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work.
- Please ensure that you have submitted your work using the correct file format, unreadable files will receive a mark of zero. The Faculty accepts Microsoft Office and PDF documents, unless otherwise advised by the module leader.
- All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason (see below) will be given a mark of zero.
- The University wants you to do your best. However we know that sometimes events happen which mean that you can’t submit your coursework by the deadline – these events should be beyond your control and not easy to predict. If this happens, you can apply for an extension to your deadline for up to two weeks, or if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral, which takes you to the next assessment period (for example, to the resit period following the main Assessment Boards). You must apply before the deadline.
You will find information about the process and what is or is not considered to be an event beyond your control at https://share.coventry.ac.uk/students/Registry/Pages/Deferrals-and-Extension.aspx
- Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.
- Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.
GUIDELINES AND BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT
Plagiarism
As part of your study you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when writing up your coursework. It is important that you correctly acknowledge someone else’s writing, thoughts or ideas and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work. Doing so is known as plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without acknowledging that it is someone else’s writing or thinking. This includes using paraphrasing as well as direct quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of others. The Centre for Academic Writing provides documents to help you get this right. If you are unsure, please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw. You can also check your understanding of academic conduct by completing the Good Academic Practice quiz.
Self-plagiarism or reuse of work previously submitted
You must not submit work for assessment that you have already submitted (partially or in full), either for your current course or for another qualification of this and any other university, unless this is specifically provided for in your assignment brief or specific course or module information. Where earlier work by you is citable, ie. it has already been published/submitted, you must reference it clearly. Identical pieces of work submitted concurrently will also be considered to be self-plagiarism. Self-plagiarism is unacceptable because you cannot gain credit for the same work twice.
The University VLE includes a plagiarism detection system and assessors are experienced enough to recognise plagiarism when it occurs. Copying another student’s work, using previous work of your own or copying large sections from a book or the internet are examples of plagiarism and carry serious consequences. If you are a business student and joined Coventry University in September 2020 or later please use APA 7th edition referencing, if you joined prior to this date you may use APA or the existing Harvard Reference Style (Coventry version) that you are familiar with. Law students should use OSCOLA. Please be consistent in the referencing style that you use and use it correctly to avoid a case of plagiarism or cheating being brought. If you are unsure, please contact the Centre for Academic Writing, your Progress Coach or a member of the course team.
Return of Marked Work
You can expect to have marked work returned to you 11/12/2020 (10 working days). If for any reason there is a delay you will be kept informed. Marks and feedback will be provided online. As always, marks will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed his / her review.
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