Learning Outcomes

After completing this assessment, the students should be able to:

Evaluate the relationship between project management processes and methodologies.

Determine the difference between portfolio management, governance and programme

management.

Evaluate the relationship between strategic, operational, and project levels, and the

broader environment in which operational effectiveness can be achieved.

Assessment guidelines

ABC is a fictional major international construction firm. Let's assume this fictional company is based in Cyprus, has an annual turnover of one billion United States dollars, and that has been retained by the government of a developing country as a result of an international public tender to undertake a series of infrastructure projects over a period of four years. These projects are: designing and building a. a new international airport with the capacity to serve 10 million passengers per year, b. a new telecommunications network to serve 1 million households, and c. three bridges (200, 300, and 400, meters in length) over a river, all projects located in the central part of the country.

For ABC and the projects in the developing country you need to review the relevant literature of Project Management regarding the project management processes and methodologies, the portfolio, governance, and programme management as well as the various levels of a project (i.e., strategic, operational and project levels) and critically discuss:

The project management processes and methodologies that a company with the characteristics of the ABC should follow in the different projects that it has undertaken.

Evaluate the differences in the types of projects that ABC manages in all the above- mentioned cases included in the tender (i.e., portfolio, governance, and programme management), using Lock's typology of projects.

How can ABC achieve operational effectiveness given the various levels of the projects that it manages (i.e., strategic, operational, project).

Synthesize the information of the three tasks above in a 2,000 thousand-word essay. The essay should clearly present an introductory section, main body, and concluding remarks. Your discussion and critical analysis must be based on academic references published in well- known academic outlets.

Your assignment should be structured as follows Section/aspect Content to cover Marks available

Introduction	- Overview of the topic and general background information. - Main aim and scope of the essay. - Topics included in the discussion and what the essay argues
Main Body	- Critical analysis and evaluation of the literature of: the project management processes and methodologies, the portfolio, governance and programme management the various levels of a project.
- Critical approach and understanding of the applicability of the topics above in the particular project management context (i.e., the context of the ABC company).
Conclusion	- A comprehensive recap of what was mentioned in the main body of the essay - Critical reflection of the key points of the discussion. - Recommendations for future project actions.
Formatting and Referencing	- High-quality presentation of the material that conforms to principles of academic writing and contains minimal errors in sentence construction, grammar and punctuation. - A logical structure was followed. - The essay follows appropriate academic conventions regarding in-text citations and references. - At least ten academic references were used for the discussion and the critical evaluation of the essay's inquiries.