Assignment 3

Project Management (MGT 323)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic University

المملكة العربية السعودية وزارة التعليم الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية

                          College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 3

Project Management (MGT 323)

Due Date:  04/05/2024 @ 23:59

Course Name: Project Management	Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT323	Student’s ID Number:
Semester: Second Semester	CRN:
Academic Year:2023-24

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:  /10	Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General 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. Peer-Reviewed Journals are required as references.
• 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.
• Do not make any changes in the cover page.

Assignment Workload:

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

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-3 students will able to understand the

1. Defining the concepts, theories and approaches of project management. (L.O-1.1)
2. Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related cases. (L.O-3.1)
3. Evaluate to monitor and control the project. (L.O-3.2)

Assignment-3: Case Study

Assignment Case study Question:                                                                   (Marks 10)

Please read the Case-8.3 “Tham Luang Cave Rescue.”  from Chapter 8 “Scheduling Resources and Costs” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8^th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 304-307 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.  Answer the following questions.

 Case study questions

1. How did the physical environment of the cave affect the rescue plan? Explain in 250 words (3.5 Marks).

• How did the rescue team respond to the risks of the project? Explain in 250 words (3.5 Marks).

• Some have called the rescue a miracle and that luck was the decisive factor. Do you agree? Explain in 150 words (3 Marks)

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