The Home Improvement Project

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

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

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of project management concepts and theories as well as approaches to project management (L.O-1.1)
• Demonstrate an understanding of the project budgeting and cost control in project management (L.O-1.6, 4.1)
• The ability to write a coherent report on project management case studies or new themes. (L.O-4.5)

Assignment-1-Case Study

Assignment Question:(Marks 5)

Please read the Case-4.2 “The Home Improvement Project.”from Chapter 4 “Defining the Project” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8^th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 132 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers. Answer the following questions with 500 Words limit.

• What factors and forces contributed to scope creep in this case? (1.5 Marks)
• Is this an example of good or bad scope creep? Explain. (1.5 Marks)
• How could scope creep have been better managed by the Nelsons? (2 Marks)