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Stakeholder Analysis, Geospatial Technology, and Risk Management

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This is an exam paper about Managing Projects and Technologies, worth 30% of my total grade. In the exam paper mentioned, "Brighton" and "Sussex". Brighton is a town in UK where my university located, and Sussex is the area, or the small county in Brighton where my school is located. No reference is needed but please do not use topics that are not taught in the class or in other words, not mentioned in the powerpoint. Thank you!
Complete the exam in the Word file named "Exam Paper" attached. Please avoid plagiarism.
Description
● The Take Away Paper covers everything presented in the PowerPoint slides of the 10 lecture/workshops throughout the term as well as the experience with the developing
Project Plans.
● Reading the book is optional.
● TAP duration: 24 hours
There are three questions. The first question will be a practical application of a Project Management tool, weighted 40%. The second question will name a certain business technology and ask you to (a) define it, (b) provide an example of how a real-world organization is using it, (c) name 3 business advantages of it, and (d) name 3 business disadvantages of it. This is weighted at 30%. The final question will be a short essay on some theoretical aspect of project management. This is weighted at 30%.
You must answer all three questions.
Question 1 – 40 Marks
● Question 1 will ask you to apply a particular project management concept (one of the seven project chunks) to a hypothetical personal project scenario.
● Questions related to Chunk 1:
● Possible question type: For the project topic of [***], name a reasonable and real parent organization and justify why they need to carry out this project.
● Tips: Reflect on which real-world organization needs to do such a project. Name one.
Show that you can link the project to their strategy (based on what they usually do as an organisation) and performance. Use your personal knowledge and imagination.
● Questions related to Chunk 2:
● Possible question type: You are planning a project on [***]. Apply theory and discuss how you will manage your key stakeholders.
● Tips: Give an example of at least five important stakeholders (don’t miss the most obvious ones). Say who is key and who is not and why. Apply related theory (i.e., stakeholder communication and reciprocity) to at least one of the key stakeholders.
● Questions related to Chunk 3:7
● Possible question type: You are planning a project on [***]. Apply theory and draw a simple WBS for this project.
● Tips: Draw a WBS (as a table not a tree graph). Try to include a reasonable number of work packages. Include at least 12 work packages (4 work packages grouped under 3 deliverables). Apply related theory without repeating it (ensure the objective is SMART, deliverables are phased (cover from execution to closure), and work packages are DUMBS).
● Questions related to Chunk 4:
● Possible question type: You are currently planning a project on [***]. Apply theory and draw a Gantt chart for this project.
● Tips: Bring a ruler to the exam! Draw a Gantt chart. Include at least 8 very good work packages (DUMBS). Apply Gantt chart development steps: Estimate durations in a consistent unit of time (guesstimated but reasonable). Define dependencies between them (predecessors). Create a realistic calendar with at least 12 time periods. Mark the bar charts on the calendar. Use little arrows to show the work package dependencies of the bar charts. Identify and highlight the critical path. Have at least one work package with slack.
● Questions related to Chunk 5:
● Possible question type: You are planning a project on [***]. One key work package for this project is [***]. Apply theory and develop a realistic budget for this work package. 10
● Tips: Bring a University-approved calculator to the exam. Draw a simple budgeting table for the work package. Include both cash outflow and cash inflow. For cash outflow, name at least 5 key resources and detail your calculation of the total cost by creating a small budgeting table that you completed in your Project Plan. Include a cost estimation (a realistic guesstimate) for each resource and the required quantity of each resource.
Calculate the subtotals and the total cost. For cash inflow, name 1 source of income.
Discuss and add a reasonable contingency reserve for the work package.
● Questions related to Chunk 6:
● Possible question type: You are planning a project on [***]. Apply theory and plan risk management for this project. Note that you have budget for enacting only one risk response.
● Tips: Identify at least 5 key risk factors. Rate them on probability and impact and then calculate the impact potential. Indicate the top one risk factor. Explain a reasonable risk mitigation (not acceptance etc.) for it.
● Questions related to Chunk 7:
● Possible question type: You are planning a project on [***]. Explain your execution, control, closure, and evaluation activities.
● Tips: Explain one key coordination activity about a work integration point (when some teams need to work closely or handover a work output between two work packages).
Plan a stage gate (tollgate) and the decision based on that (e.g., a go/no go decision when you decide to continue or cancel the project). Name one key indicator of the success of this project and your plan to evaluate and demonstrate it at the end of the project.
Question 2 – 30 Marks
Question 3 will name a certain business technology and ask you to critically evaluate that technology in the context of a specific project, organisation or sector.
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Tips for Question 2:
One of the following business technologies will appear in the exam:
1. Enterprise-wide systems (e.g., an ERP)
2. Digital platforms (two-sided online markets connecting buyers and sellers)
3. Data analytics (small or big data collection and processing)
4. Artificial Intelligence (e.g., voice recognition, speech, chatbot, image and video processing)
5. Geospatial tools (e.g., location trackers such as GPS, RFID, barcode scanners, NFC tags)
6. Virtual reality (VR)/Augmented reality (AR)
7. Blockchain (e.g., cryptocurrencies, distributed ledgers)
8. Robotics and automation (e.g., autonomous working, autonomous driving)
Question 3 - 30 Marks
Question 3 will test your knowledge on the theoretical aspect of project management.

Coursework Sample Content Preview:
MANAGING PROJECTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Assessment Period: 
Duration: 24 hour Take-Away Paper
Candidates must attempt ALL questions.
1 The paper will available from: Tuesday 4th January at 09:30 GMT.
2 The deadline for submitting the exam is: Wednesday 5th January at 09:30 GMT.
3 The exam is individual work, carried out upholding the values of academic integrity.
4 A TAP (24hr) will have a notional ‘work time’ of up to 8 hours.
5 The materials to be used to answer the questions are on the Canvas page in the Lecture Slides and Videos and the Workshop slides.
6 You may either type your answers into a new document (clearly labelling each answer), or write your answers directly on the exam paper.
7 Referencing is not required.
8 For some answers a word limit is indicated; this limit does not include equations, graphs or references.
9 Graphs and tables should be typed.
10 Submit a word or pdf version of the exam paper using the appropriate link on Canvas. Please note that for a file to be accepted by Turnitin, your submission must be a single file and must include at least 20 words of typed text. 
To ensure your anonymity in this assessment, please do not write your name anywhere in the final submitted document.
Please do not contact the module convenor directly. If necessary, any relevant responses will be provided to all students at the same time through the Announcements page of the module’s Canvas site.
If you experience any IT problems when uploading your final submission, please contact IT Services and provide a screenshot of the issue you have encountered using their online help system.
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1 You work for a restaurant company that owns 20 restaurants in and around Sussex. You are planning a project to deploy an order-at-the-table Online Ordering System for one of the restaurant venues in Brighton.

Using theory from the Managing Projects and Technologies module, discuss how you will identify and manage your key stakeholders. In your answer, you should include stakeholder identification, key stakeholder analysis and a stakeholder communication plan.

40 points

Stakeholder identification
Stakeholders are individuals or groups who have an active stake in the project, who may potentially impact or are potentially impacted by the project’s implementation. In a multi-chain restaurant setting, the implementation of a franchise-wide order-at-the-table online ordering system impacts multiple groups of stakeholders, such as (1) the restaurant company itself; (2) the different franchises and their respective management; (3) the staff of these different franchises; and (4) the customers of these restaurants.
Key stakeholder analysis
Identifying key stakeholders involves taking into account both the power and the interest of these different stakeholders. “Power” includes the capacity to impact the project, and “interest” refers to the project’s impact on these stakeholders.
A high-power and high-interest stakeholder is the restaurant company itself in the given situation. Thus, it must be managed closely and given topmost priority. Low-power and high-interest stakeholders are the di...
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