INF30029–InformationTechnologyProjectManagement代写

SwinburneUniversityofTechnology

FacultyofBusinessandLaw

INF30029–InformationTechnologyProjectManagementSemester1 2017

AssignmentTwo–Evaluation of a Real World Project

 
Due date:Monday,20^h March @ 1000
AssignmentValue = 25%
 

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Weoftenhearorreadaboutvarioussuccessandfailurestoriesofprojects.Butwhatissuccessorfailureandwhatcriteriashouldorganisationsusetoidentifysuccessorfailure?Whatfactorsleadtoasuccessfulorfailureproject?ClelandandIreland[2004]arguethatsinceeachindividualorgroupofpeoplewhoareinvolvedinaprojecthavedifferentneedsandexpectations,theylikelyinterprettheirproject’ssuccessinthecontextoftheirownwayofunderstanding.Mosttimestheirassessmentisnotinfluencedtoanygreatextentbythewiderpublicperception[LimandMohamed,1999].Thomsett[2002]providesasanexample,theSydneyOperaHouseProject.TheSydneyOperaHouseprojectwent16timesoverbudgetandtook4timesaslongtofinishashadbeenoriginallyplanned.However,thefinalimpactofthecompletedprojectwassobigthatnoonerememberstheoriginalmissedgoals.Oddlyenoughtheprojectwasabigsuccessforthepeopleinvolvedandatthesametimeabigfailurefromtheprojectmanagementperspective.ThisargumentisalsosupportedbyThomasandFernandez[2008,p.733]whocontendthatwhileaprojectmaygooverbudgetandschedule[anddeemedafailure]itssuccessmaybemeasuredbytheresponsetotheactualuseoftheprojectovertime.
 
Ontheotherhand,theMillenniumDomeinLondonwasanexampleofaprojectthatwascompletedontimeandonbudget,butintheeyesoftheBritishpeoplewasconsideredafailurebecauseitdidn’tdelivertheaweandglamourthatitwassupposedtogenerate.Inthesamewaythatqualityrequiresbothconformancetothespecificationsandfitnessforuse,projectsuccessrequiresacombinationofproductsuccess[service,result,oroutcome]andprojectmanagementsuccess[Duncan,2004].
 
Thedifferencebetweencriteriaandfactorsisfuzzyformanypeople.TheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionarydescribesacriterionas"astandardbywhichyoujudge,decideaboutordealwithsomething"whileafactorisexplainedas"afactorsituationwhichinfluencestheresultofsomething".Thesuccessorfailureofaprojectcanbejudgeddifferentlybypeoplebasedontheirpurposesandcriteria.Itisclearnowthatcriticalfactorscanleadtoaseriesofeventswhichultimatelymeettheoverallsuccesscriteriaoftheproject,sotheyshouldn’tbeusedassynonymousterms.
 
KateDavis[2013],RogerAtkinson[1999],andFarzanaMir&AshlyPinnington[2013],provideotherinsightsintothistopicandsuggestmanyothercriteriaforsuccess.
 
Thisassignmentrequiresyoufirstlytoidentifyarealworldcase:eitherasuccessfulIT projectorafailedIT project,andthenbasedonthecriteriayouidentified[fromtheliterature]explainwhytheprojecteithersucceededorfailed.TherearemanyreferencesonthethemeofITprojectsuccessorfailure,andhenceyouwillneedtodosomeresearchtosetupyourcriteria.Thefollowingreferenceswillhelpyoustarttheprocess.
 
Youcanselectacasefromsecondarydataavailableinthepublicdomainorfromwithinyourownorganisation.Thereportshouldincludethefollowinginformation:
·         Backgroundofthecompanyandtheprojectcasewhichyouhaveselected.
·         Discussionofstandardcriteria,suchasthoseemerginginthereferencesection.
·         Identificationandjustificationofthecriteriayouthinkappropriate.
·         Analysisofthecasebasedonthecriteriachosen.
·         Presentationofappropriateconclusions.
·         Provisionofsuggestionsorrecommendationsintheeventthattheprojectshouldbere-runinthefuture.

References

 
Atkinson,R1999,ProjectManagement:cost,timeandquality,twobestguessesandaphenomenon,itstimetoacceptothersuccesscriteria.InternationalJournalofProjectManagement,vol.17,no.6,pp.337-342.
Berntsson-Svensson,RandAurum,A2006,‘Successfulsoftwareprojectandproducts:Anempiricalinvestigation,InternationalSymposiumonEmpiricalSoftwareEngineering’,Proceedings:2006ACM/IEEEinternationalsymposiumonEmpiricalsoftwareengineering,ACM/IEEEInternationalSymposium,RiodeJaneiro,Brazil,pp.144-153.
Christensen,CMandOverdorf,M2000,‘MeetingtheChallengeofDisruptiveChange’,HarvardBusinessReview,March-April,pp.66-76.
Chua,AYK2009,‘ExhumingITProjectsfromtheirGraves:Ananalysisofeightfailurecasesandtheirriskfactors’,JournalofComputerInformationSystems,vol.49,no.3,pp.22-30
Cleland,DIandIreland,LR2004,Projectmanager'sportablehandbook,2ndedn,McGraw-Hill,NewYork.Coronado,RBandAntony,J2002,‘Criticalsuccessfactorsforthesuccessfulimplementationofsixsigmaprojectsinorganisations’,TheTQMMagazine,vol.14no.2,pp.92–99.
Cooke-Davies,T2002,‘The‘real’successfactorsonprojects’,InternationalJournalofProjectManagement,vol.20,pp.185-190
Davis,K2013,DifferentStakeholderGroupsAndTheirPerceptionsOfProjectSuccess,InternationalJournalofProjectManagement,accepted5thJunecurrentlyinpress,JPMA-01512,pp.1-13.
Devos,J,Landeghem,HVandDeschoolmeester,D2008,‘OutsourcedInformationSystemsFailuresinSMEs:aMultipleCaseStudy’,ElectronicJournalInformationSystemsEvaluation,vol.11,No.2,pp.73-82
Duncan,WR2004,‘DefiningandMeasuringProjectSuccess’,ProjectManagementPartners,viewed1May2013,http://www.pmpartners.com/resources/defmeas_success.html
Fowler,J,Horan,P,andCope,C2007,‘Howan“Imperative”ISDevelopmentwasSavedfromaFailingCourseofAction–ACaseStudy’,IssuesinInformingScienceandInformationTechnology[IISIT],vol.4,pp.395-406
Lim,CSandMohamed,MZ1999,‘Criteriaofprojectsuccess:anexploratoryre-examination’,InternationalJournalofProjectManagement,vol.17,no.4,pp.243-248,
Marchewka,JT2012,‘Informationtechnologyprojectmanagement:providingmeasurableorganizationalvalue’,4thedn,JohnWiley&Sons,Danvers,MA.[Chapter1,pp5-13TheStateofITProjectManagement].
Mir,FAandPinnington,AH2013,ExploringtheValueofProjectManagement:LinkingProjectManagementPerformanceandProjectSuccess,InternationalJournalofProjectManagement,accepted14thMaycurrentlyinpress,JPMA-01545,pp.1-16.
Natovich,J2003,‘VendorRelatedRisksinITDevelopment:AChronologyofanOutsourcedProjectFailure’,TechnologyAnalysis&StrategicManagement,vol.15,no.4,pp.409-419.
Schwalbe,K2014.InformationTechnologyProjectManagement,7thEdition,ThomsonCengageLearning.Boston,USA.
Thomas,GandFernandez,W2008,SuccessinITProjects:AMatterofDefinition,InternationalJournalofProjectManagement,vol.26pp.733-742
Thomsett,R2002,Radicalprojectmanagement,PrenticeHall,UpperSaddleRiver,NJ.
Yeo,KT2002,‘Criticalfailurefactorsininformationsystemprojects’,InternationalJournalofProjectManagement,vol.20,no.3,pp.241-246.
 

Notethatthelistofreferencesisbynomeansexhaustive.Itisexpectedthatyouwilldoyourownwiderresearchandfindsuitablereferencesforyourreport.

INF30029–InformationTechnologyProjectManagement代写

AssessmentDeliverables[thetasks]
Assuggestedabovethisassignmentrequiresyoufirstlytoidentifyacase:eitherasuccessfulprojectorafailedproject,andthenbasedonthecriteriayouidentifiedexplainwhytheprojecteithersucceededorfailed.TherearemanyreferencesonthethemeofITprojectsuccessorfailure,andhenceyouwillneedtodosomeresearchtosetupyourcriteria.
 
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SwinburneUniversityofTechnology

FacultyofBusinessandLaw

INF30029–InformationTechnologyProjectManagement

AssignmentTwo (Evaluation of a Real World Project) MarkingGuide

 
StudentName:                                                                                      Student#:
 

Submission Requirements:	Possible Mark	Mark Obtained	Comments
Does the submission contain a word processed paper? Is it presented correctly? Does the Word processed report contain the appropriate structure required. ES, TOC, Headers/Footers, Appendix?	10
Is the report written in an appropriate academic style, in fluent and persuasive language with assurance and precision?	10
Are all sources referenced correctly and listed approximately both in the body of the report and reference section?	10

Report:

Doesthesubmittedreportintroduceideasandconceptsclearly?Doesthereportdemonstratedunderstandingofthereasonsfortheproject’ssuccessorfailure?	15
Hastheauthorprovidedenoughresearchtosupporttheideaspresented.Isthereaclearindicationofacademicrigourandresearch?	15
Hastheauthorprovidedevidenceofcriteriaforthesuccessorfailureofaproject?Arethesecriteriawell presentedandargued?	15
Howwelldotheprovidedreferences/literaturereviewsupportthemanyargumentspresentedinthereport?	10
Howwellhasthecasebeendiscussedagainstthosecriteria?	15
Istheconclusionconciseandclearanddoesitdrawtheargumentsthroughoutthereporttogether?	10
Doesthereportcontainanyinnovativeorappropriatesuggestionsforimprovement?	10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TotalMarkObtained: 120   SubTotal: SubTotalforthisassessmenttaskistheTotalMarkObtainedx0.2083     LateSubmission: LateSubmissionincursa10%penaltyforeverydaythetaskislate.[2.5markseachday]     FINALMARK: TheFinalMarkforthisassessmenttaskistheSubTotal–LateSubmission

 
 
 
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