GBM6PRM
Module Title: Project Management
Individual Report: 3000 words
As a project management consultant, you are required to write an individual report of 3000 words (100%) based on The Smart City OS case study using the concepts and techniques you have covered in the module.
You must produce a 3000-word Project Management Consultancy Report (100%) in your capacity as a project management consultant. This report is a response to The Smart City OS case study, aimed at facilitating the project’s success.
Your project management consultancy report MUST include the following elements:
- Assess the key challenges managers may encounter during project management within a global business organisation. Discuss the essential roles, capabilities, skills, and attitude required of the project manager to generate value in the Smart City OS project.
- Identify and evaluate the roles of stakeholders in the Smart City OS project. Based on your analysis, create a stakeholder influence map, and explain why real time engagement with all stakeholders is a crucial necessity. Recommend digital communication channels that could assist the Smart City OS project manager in effectively managing stakeholders in real time.
- Discuss and critically evaluate the significance of various project management concepts and techniques, including the project management triangle, resource evaluation through cost estimation techniques, and risk analysis via the construction of a risk register. Highlight how these aspects will need to be managed by the Smart City OS project manager throughout the project duration.
- Analyse potential sources of conflict and develop an action plan for addressing them. Discuss how conflict management and negotiation strategies, such as team building, could aid the manager in effectively implementing change within the Smart City OS project.