I need help with Project Management subject, MBA 3rd semester subject,

what is the proper format to answer case studies, our college has given some hints verbally but its not enough. they will ask the case study for 15 marks and they expect five pages of written content for this question.

I am listing out the case studies given in the first unit 1 "Introduction to project management ", Please help me with the answers and also the general format that I can use as guidance in exams.

case study 1:

In recent years, Vietnam Rubber Company (VRC) has invested big capital for expanding rubber plantations and upgrading rubber processing facilities both domestic and outside the country. For VRC, the concept and practice of owner's project life cycle have been used in rubber plantation projects. Nevertheless, VRC has not built a type of project life cycle appropriating with its specific characteristics; therefore, some projects meet with serious difficulties during performance.

According to internal audit and situation report, VRC's overseas rubber projects show many problems especially in cost and schedule on the project management in construction during 2007-2010 such as:

- Cost overrunning or over budget;

- Projects are prone to delay;

- Project quality uncontrolled;

- Project scope creep.

Also according to this report, VRC recognize the bad results in Cambodia are created by many reasons; however, poor management of the project life cycle is one of the reasons bring about serious consequences including the followings:

- Not establishing a framework of project life cycle;

- Project proposals and business cases and project selecting process in the first phase were carried out incautiously have impacted to all remain phases of the project life cycle;

- Some projects do not have a strong project management team;

- Inadequate delegation from VRC's head quarter and the project organization is not properly;

- Lack of managerial skills and competencies as well as the internal capacities of the owner

VRC considered that poor management of the project life cycle caused negative impact to the projects. They are the critical problems which VRC and other related parties to Cambodia projects need to consider cautiously.

Mr. Do Huu Phuoc made a research to study Vietnam Rubber Company's project life cycle approach, analyze situation and develop a framework of project life cycle of a rubber plantation project and guideline to possibly ensure the projects deliver on time, on budget and to the level of quality expected.

Give your Conclusion and also recommendations for VRC's project life cycle approach.

case study 2:

Chennai is the 4th largest metropolitan city in India. Chennai, often known as the Detroit of Asia, is widely known for its presence in the automotive industry and has attracted several global automakers to set up their factories in the city becoming one of the global leaders in the industry.

Apart from automobiles, it also has development centers set up by many software companies which contributed 14% of India's total software exports of 144,214 crore (US$28.77 billion) during 2006-07, making it the second-largest exporter of software in the country, behind Bangalore. Based on all these industrial and technological advancements, urban population has risen rapidly, requiring need for faster and safer transportation at all times. The city already has multiple modes of transportation. A bus system is run by the Chennai MTC and is augmented by the Chennai suburban railway network run by the Southern Railway. In addition to this, the Southern Railway has also implemented the Chennai MRTS project; an elevated railway system was sanctioned in 1984 to ease congestion in central Chennai. However, traffic congestion was still a big problem for both the citizens as well as the City's governing body. Hence, the Chennai Corporation has decided to implement the Chennai Metro project which will be another alternate transportation mode to a metropolis like Chennai.

Corridor 1 is intended to cover the Anna Salai stretch and corridor 2 is intended to cover Poonamalle High Road and Inner ring road. Both the corridors have underground and over ground structures.

If you are in the project planning and coordination department, list at least four functional areas which require close attention. What are the challenges (state briefly) in each these areas and how you propose to address through planning?

My exams are starting this month end, I can use all the help I can get, Thank you.

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