MGT4104ProjectManagementFundamentals

CourseNumber:MGT4104ProjectManagementFundamentals

Scenario: TheDirectorofExhibitsattheCanadianMuseumofNature,locateddowntownOttawahashiredyouas aprojectmanager.YouwillstartworkingonMonday,May3rd,2021. DuetothecurrentCOVID19situation,themuseumhasdecidedtocreateanonlineexhibitthatwill enablethepublictovisitwithoutphysicallycomingtothemuseum.Youwillbetheprojectmanager responsibleforplanningandoverseeingthecreation,organizationanduploadingoftheonlinecontent fortheonlineexhibit. Theonlineexhibitwillbecalled'PlanetIce:TheMysteriesoftheIceAges'.Thisexhibitwillexplorethe poweroficeandcoldinshapingtheworldweliveintoday.

Theexhibitwillbeorganizedintofivethemes,exploringthejourneyfromdeeptimetomodernday.The themesareasfollows:

1. ThePowerofIce(DeepTime)

2. BuiltforCold(80,000YearsAgo)

3. LostLands(40,000YearsAgo)

4. ShapedbyIce(20,000YearsAgo)

5. ColdConnections(thePresent)

Morethan120realspecimens,modelsandartifactswillbeusedinthe'PlanetIce'exhibit.Yourtaskis findcreativewaystomakethesespecimens,modelsandartifactsavailabletothepubliconlineusing varioustechnologies.Forexample,youcancreatephotos,videos,3Dimages,interactivemediaand engaginggames.Youwillorganizetheonlineexhibitanduploadthecreatedcontentforonlinevisitors toexplore. Youareresponsibleforthesafehandlingandstorageofthespecimensandartifacts,ofwhichinclude skeletonsoficeagecreaturesandpresentdaytaxidermyarticcreatures. Youarealsoresponsibletoensurethatallteammembersresponsibleforfilmingandhandlingthe physicalspecimens,artifactsandmodelsmustfollowpublichealthguidelinesofmaintainingsocial distancing,maskwearing,andhandsanitizing. Youwillneedtoprovidethemuseum'smarketingdepartmentimagesandcontentforusebymarketing andadvertisingpurposes2monthspriortotheexhibit'sopeningdate. The'PlanetIce'exhibitisscheduledtogoliveSeptember1,2021. (TheaboveinformationwasadaptedfromtheCanadianMuseumofNature'sphysical'PlanetIce:The MysteriesoftheIceAges'exhibitthatisrunningfromOctober2,2020-January3,2021,takenfrom https://nature.ca/en/planyourvisit/whatseedo/ourexhibitions/arcticplaneticemysteriesiceage. Youwillnotrequireanyinformationfromthiswebsitetocompletethisexam.)

Questions:

1. Whatenvironmentalinfluenceswouldyouconsiderbeforeinitiatingthisproject?Bespecific. (100-200 words)

2. WouldyouconsiderusinganAgileapproachforthisproject?Whyorwhynot?Bespecific.(100 -200 words)

3. Youdecidetoformallyidentifyallyourstakeholdersanddevelopastakeholderregister.Inthespace below,createastakeholderregisterforatleast6stakeholdersthatyoucanidentify.(300-400 words)

4. Whatisthepurposeofdevelopingastakeholderregister?Howdoesithelpyoumanageaproject?(100-200 words)

5. Youhavedecidedtouseamilestonelisttoreportyourprogresstoyourprojectsponsor.

1)Describe whatamilestonelistisandwhatitsbenefitsanddrawbacksare.

2)Createamilestonelistforthis projectthatincludesatleastsix(6)milestones. (300-400 words)

6. Youareplanningouttheresourcesthatyourequiretocompletetheprojectofclosingthecurrent exhibitandopeningthenewexhibit.Inthespaceprovidedbelow,createaresourcemanagement planandidentifywhatresourcesyouwillneedonyourprojectteam.Identifyatleast6resources youwillneed.(300-400 words)

7. Createacommunicationsmanagementplanthatidentifiesatleast6distinctcommunication activities.(400-500 words)

8. Itistwo(2)weekspriortothedateyouarescheduledtogolivewith'PlanetIce'onlineexhibit.You hadputtogetheraverydetailedplanidentifyingallthetasksthatneededtobedone,bywhomand bywhen.Theactivitiesassignedtothewebsitedevelopersarenotbeingcompletedontimeand yourprojectisnowone(1)weekbehind.Whatstepswouldyoutaketogetyourprojectbackon track? (200-300 words)

9. Youknowthatdealingwithmuseumartefacts,especiallyrareandfragileones,isariskyendeavor. Youdecidetogetahandleonallthethingsthatcouldgowrongonyourprojectandcreatearisk managementplantooptimizeyourchanceofsuccess.Inthespacebelow,createariskmanagement planthatidentifiesandplansforatleast6risks. (300-400 words)

10. Greatnews!YoumanagedtosuccessfullyopenthenewexhibitonSeptember1st,justasyou planned.Whatdoyoudonow?(100-200 Words)

11. Whatisthedifferencebetweenprojectexecutionandprojectmonitoringandcontrolling?Whatis thefocusofeachoftheseprocessgroups?Demonstrateusinganexample.(100-200 words)

Also give appropriate references.