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Mid-Term Assignment Project Management

The mid-term assignment for the Project Management course requires students to create a 'Virtual Project Manager’s Diary' divided into three parts: a comic strip illustrating project initiation chaos, a narrative on project planning including stakeholder mapping and Gantt charts, and a narrative on project execution focusing on scheduling and leadership reflections. The assignment emphasizes the application of project management concepts from the course units and allows the use of various tools with proper acknowledgment. Evaluation will be based on the application of concepts, clarity, creativity, and overall execution across the components.

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Mid-Term Assignment Project Management

The mid-term assignment for the Project Management course requires students to create a 'Virtual Project Manager’s Diary' divided into three parts: a comic strip illustrating project initiation chaos, a narrative on project planning including stakeholder mapping and Gantt charts, and a narrative on project execution focusing on scheduling and leadership reflections. The assignment emphasizes the application of project management concepts from the course units and allows the use of various tools with proper acknowledgment. Evaluation will be based on the application of concepts, clarity, creativity, and overall execution across the components.

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Mid-Term Assignment (Individual)

Course: BM-OP-04 – Project Management


Total Marks: 30
Word Limit: Approx. 3000 words
Submission Format: PDF/Word Document
Tool Use: MS Project / Excel / Canva / AI permitted (acknowledgement required)

Assignment Title:
“Virtual Project Manager’s Diary: From Chaos to Control”

Assignment Structure and Instructions

Part 1 – Comic Strip (1 Page – Unit 1: Project Initiation)


Title: “Meet the Stakeholders – or Try To!”

Create a 1-page comic strip (6–8 panels) depicting a chaotic project kick-off scene.

Your comic must illustrate:


- A fictional or semi-real project introduction
- Key project stakeholders and their confusing demands
- Role of the project manager amid communication breakdowns, motivational issues, or
leadership dilemmas
- Use exaggerated or humorous dialogue to reflect common issues in project initiation

Apply Concepts from Unit 1:


- Project characteristics and life cycle
- Project manager’s role and leadership
- Human aspects: communication, conflict, motivation
- Stakeholder mapping

Part 2 – Narrative Section (~1500 words – Unit 2: Project Planning)


Title: “Planning to Survive: My Battle with the Gantt”

In this diary-style section, narrate the planning phase of your chosen project. Include:

1. Project Overview and Stakeholder Map


2. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) – 2–3 levels
3. Time and Cost Planning (CBS and Gantt chart)
4. Resource and Quality Planning

Apply Concepts from Unit 2:


- WBS, CBS, OBS
- Gantt chart
- Estimation of time, cost, manpower
- Planning quality and reporting

Part 3 – Narrative Section (~1500 words – Unit 3: Project Execution & Control)
Title: “Execution Day: When Nothing Went as Planned”

Write the execution phase diary entry, showing:

1. Project Scheduling and Tracking (CPM or PERT)


2. Dealing with Deviations (crashing/resource levelling)
3. Reflections on Leadership, Learning, and Change

Apply Concepts from Unit 3:


- CPM/PERT
- Resource levelling and crashing
- Schedule compression
- Monitoring/control and change response

Bonus (Optional)
Use AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) to:
- Simulate stakeholder queries or risk scenarios
- Forecast cost/timeline variations
- Generate meeting summaries

Include a 50-word acknowledgement if any tool is used.

Evaluation Criteria (Total 30 Marks)


Component Marks
Comic Strip – Application of Unit 1 Concepts 5
Stakeholder Map and Project Planning (Unit 8
2)
Work Breakdown, Scheduling, Cost 7
Estimation
Execution, CPM/PERT, Risk and Control (Unit 7
3)
Reflection, Clarity, Creativity 3

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