Project scheduling and time management

Individual Research Report – Project Failure, Basics of Project Planning & Alternative Scheduling Software Tools & Techniques

What are the main reasons why projects are delayed?
Why is a customer/client needs analysis important in terms of developing more effective project planning?
Propose how the effective use of project management software can help an organisation manage its projects throughout each stage of the project life cycle.
Discuss the tools and techniques that project managers can use to ensure knowledge and lessons learned from previous projects are not lost, and can be shared for the benefit of future projects.
What you believe are the biggest challenges in project scheduling and why. Choose ONE from the following;
Design variations
Poor performance of contractor
Changing regulations by the authorities
Please note: 1) The assignment should be a maximum of 1500 words in length and should conform with the Guidelines for Formatting Individual Assignments.

2) SafeAssign score must be less than 5%.

3) This assignment is NOT a group effort. The work must be conducted independently using resources provided in Blackboard, MS Teams and other appropriate sources.

please use PMBOK which it will be attached as the main reference and also include all the following reference

MS Teams resources :

https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/project-environment-eleven-project-conflicts-7348

Project Schedule Conflicts

What Is a Project Baseline And Why Is It Important?

https://www.officetimeline.com/project-management

https://blog.masterofproject.com/develop-schedule-process/amp/

https://go.psmj.com/blog/ten-characteristics-of-a-good-schedule

GUIDANCE NOTES FOR FORMATTING INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS

Contents

1 Cover Page – should include name, student ID, course name and code, title of assignment, submission date.
2 Contents – brief list of contents of assignment with page numbers.
3 Brief Introduction – summary of the assignment tasks.
4 Main Body of Text – sections of the assignment.
5 Concluding Remarks – brief summary of the findings of the assignment.
6 References – should include all sources of reference used including websites, books, papers, course materials etc.

Format

12 point
1.5 spaced
Page numbered

Length

Individual assignments should be a minimum of 1200 words and a maximum of 1500 words (excluding references).
The word count should be clearly stated at the end of the assignment.

Referencing – Please refer to Standard for Referencing and Citations prepared by Dr Christopher Preece

− The Reference List should appear at the end of your work on a separate page.
− Only include references you have cited in your work.
− In general, references should be listed alphabetically by the last name of the first author of each work.

Submission

Individual written assignments and PowerPoint slides from any oral presentation should be submitted in soft copy according to the schedule for the course.