For each stage of a selected project, consider a main approach and possible alternatives, discussing any repercussions of each.

Faculty of Science and Engineering 

Coursework Assignment 

Module No

Module Title

Project Management with PRINCE2

Academic Year

2021/22

Assessment No

1

Submission Date

By 3:00 pm Friday 23rd May, 2022

Learning Outcomes Assessed

1. For each stage of a selected project, consider a main approach and possible alternatives, discussing any repercussions of each.
2. Consider "tailoring" the methodology for the project in question. 
3. Research landmark cases and extract key lessons.

Submission Information

Submission for this assignment will be online, via the Turnitin box on Moodle SE7219. 

You must submit your work as a SINGLE document in MS Word or .pdf format.

Documents submitted through other routes (eg. Via email) or in other formats (eg. Open Office) will not be marked.

You must ensure you retain a copy of your completed work prior to submission.

Extensions and Plagiarism

Extensions

Extensions should be requested through the online system available on the Registry services pages on Portal. Assessed work submitted late will be penalised and the penalty incurred will be 5 marks for work submitted up to 24 hours after the deadline and 5 marks per day (or part thereof) after this, including weekends.

Plagiarism

The material you submit must be your own work.  The penalties for plagiarism are severe.  The minimum penalty is usually zero for that piece of work. Question 1: How would you suggest to apply each of the seven PRINCE2© principles to the selected case?

Further information is available at Portal > Support Departments > Academic Quality Support Services > Academic Integrity

You must read the information about academic malpractice, which is available on Portal. The site helps students to understand what constitutes academic malpractice and tells you what procedures will be followed if academic malpractice is suspected. 

Referencing 

When you are writing academic work you are invariably engaging with the ideas and arguments of the broader academic community. In order that this is done fairly and consistently, procedures for the referencing and acknowledgement of the work of others have been developed. All academic work must follow these procedures and fully acknowledge its sources. Failure to do so is considered to be plagiarism and the University, in line with other Higher Education institutions, follows a policy on academic malpractice.

In referencing academic work, the Faculty of Science and Engineering expects you to follow the APAsystem

Important Information – Please Read Before Completing Your Work

This is an individual piece of assessed work. 

Any queries that you may have on the requirements of this assessment should be e-mailed to Mr at 

Thorough reading of the PRINCE2© book (Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2® - AXELOS 2017) is a prerequisite for completing this assignment.

Each student is entitled to two individual reviews of draft before submission.

Assignment Brief 

Your coursework assignment consists of two parts:

ASSIGNMENT PART 1:  Application of PRINCE2 on ONE selected Case Study

Select ONE case study from the following two cases:

Case Study One: MSc course  

Michel just received confirmation of admission for the MSc Programme and Project Management course at the University of Chester. Michel is so excited by that. That programme is so important for him.

For Michel the project output is the award of MSc degree. Expected outcomes, future benefits from the project are personal. For each stage of a selected project, consider a main approach and possible alternatives, discussing any repercussions of each.

Even before the modules start, Michel needs to initiate and prepare the academic year. That is quite a project for him. And you have been selected to help him for that project.

In order to make that individual project successful, you decided to use and apply PRINCE2© methodology. 

First, you review with Michel how to apply the seven PRINCE2© principles all along his MSc project.

Then, you review with Michel how and what to implement the seven PRINCE2© themes all along his MSc project.

Case Study Two: Postal Service 

Objectives of the project

Post Office intends to launch a new service to transport goods from a collection point to a delivery point. 

Requirement baseline (first version of the functional specifications) is:

• Requirement 1: Collecting groups of packages from either regular or temporary client companies.
• Requirement 2: Transportation of grouped packages from either regular or temporary client companies. 
• Requirement 3: Final delivery of grouped packages from either regular or temporary client companies.
• Requirement 4: Insurance of transported packages at value declared by client companies.
• Requirement 5: Monitoring of delivery sign-offs.

Market studies justified compliance of the project after two years in service, based upon the following assumptions:

• Assumption 1: 200 clients’ companies.
• Assumption 2: 20 kg/package.
• Assumption 3: 2 packages per day and per company.
• Assumption 4: all collection and delivery points within 300 km from logistics platform. 

Scope of the project

• Collection of the grouped packages: design, implementation and commissioning of the collection service.
• Extension of the existing transportation capacity to cover increase of traffic related to the new service.
• Digitalisation of the new service (orders, deliveries, invoicing, interfaces with Post office information system).
• Negotiation and implementation of insurance contract with a third party for declared value of the packages. 

First, you review how to apply the seven PRINCE2© principles all along this postal project.

Then, you review how and what to implement the seven PRINCE2© themes all along the postal service project.

Questions for completing Assignment Part One

For the case you selected answer the following four questions: 

Question 1: How would you suggest to apply each of the seven PRINCE2© principles to the selected case?

Question 2: What would be the approach for each of the seven PRINCE2© principles in that particular project?

Question 3: How would you suggest to implement each of the seven PRINCE2© themes to the selected case?

Question 4: What would be the approach for each of the seven PRINCE2© themes in that particular project?

An approach for each of the seven PRINCE2 principles, and of the seven PRINCE2© themes must be identified and described.

The seven PRINCE2© principles are:

• Continued business justification
• Learn from experience
• Define roles and responsibilities
• Manage by stage
• Manage by exception
• Focus on product
• Tailor to suit the project

The seven PRINCE2© themes are:

• Business Case
• Organisation
• Quality
• Plan
• Risk
• Change
• Progress