Based on The blue spider Case study

5.1 Appraise the relevant aspects of the project risk that contributed to problems encountered. (5 marks)

5.2 Critically assess the extent to which those problems could have been resolved if a standard methodology in project management had been in place and applied in practice. (5 marks) 5.3 Identify the lessons learned from the above critical evaluations.

You can use the following table to answer this question. (10 marks)

Category	Problem	Impact	Improvement Recommendation
Human Resources Management
Scope
Quality Risk Time

If you were the Project Manager of the Defence Project,

5.4 Prepare a WBS (at least 3 levels) and a Gantt chart for the project. Determine the overall duration and when activities and events will happen. Include activities with estimated activity durations in your project schedule. The start date for the project is the first working Monday after your Birthday this year.start date 30th August 2021. (15 marks)

The project has been slow due to low labour productivity and you are running behind on your planned programme. As a result, you are to attend a crisis meeting to discuss the following agenda:

5.5 What project control measures will you use? (5 marks)

5.6 Prepare a progress status report to the client. Your client is open to suggestions on changes in scope, time and cost but not prepared to relax the quality aspects of the project. You need to use the appropriate project progress report template. (5 marks)

Project identifiers. These come first in your report, and should include:

• Project name
• Project ID/code
• Name of project manager
• Date of report

Progress summary. This section should include a high-level review of overall project goals and the progress made toward them so far. Is the project on track, behind or ahead of schedule? Is it over or under budget? The progress summary should highlight any items that need stakeholder attention—even if those items are also discussed in a later section of the report.