Case-1.2 “The Hokies Lunch Group.” from Chapter 1 “Modern Project Management”

Assignment Workload:

  • This Assignment comprise of a Case Study.
  • Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-1 students will able to understand the

  • Defining the concepts, theories and approaches of project management. (L.O-1.1)
  • Recognize the steps of planning process in the project management. (L.O-1.2)
  • Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related cases. (L.O-3.1)

Assignment-1-Case Study

Assignment Question:(Marks 10)

Please read the Case-1.2 “The Hokies Lunch Group.”from Chapter 1 “Modern Project Management” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 24-27 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers. Answer the following questions for Part-A, Part-B, Part-C of the case study.

  • For each part (A,B,C) What phase of the project life cycle is each project in ? Expain (1 Mark each for A,B,C) Total (3Marks).
  • What are the two important things you learned about working on projects from the case ? Why are they important ? Explain for each part (A,B,C) (2 Marks each for A,B,C) Total (6 Marks).
  • Describe the characters of “The Hokies Lunch Group”? (1 Mark)