Modern project Management Techniques

Assessment Information
This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:
1. Evaluate and apply modern project management techniques to real projects in the
business environment.
2. Critically analyse the different tools and techniques used in project management.
This assignment requires you to prepare a Project Initiation Document (PID) base on the following case
study:
The Curzon Street Masterplan outlines proposals for the 141 hectare area of regeneration. It covers
the area that will house the HS2 Curzon Street station in Birmingham city centre, along with multimillion pounds investment into the surrounding area. It envisages the creation of 36,000 new jobs.
4,000 new homes and 600,000 square metres of commercial development.
The HS2 Curzon Street station project is part of this development and will include the construction of
seven high speed platforms and a taxi ramp. It will also include the installation of IT and train control
systems, and the training staff on the use of the new systems. A project Feasibility Assessment and
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment has been completed. Also, a Business Case has been
prepared and a budget of £2.1 million has been approved by the HS2 Project Board. The project is to
be completed within a year and six months.
The new station will not only be for high speed rail passengers. It will be a brand new public space
and gateway into Birmingham city centre. The existing Moor Street station is at one end, the
Millennium Point development and historic Curzon Street station building are to the north of the site
and the existing Birmingham to Rugby railway line runs along the south side. The station will be fully
integrated into an extended tram network, as well as offering pedestrian, cycle, taxi, bus and
conventional rail connections to the rest of the city and the wider West Midlands.
(Adapted from HS2, 2019)
You have been hired as the project manager to oversee the planning and development of this
project. Your first task is to prepare a project initiation document (2000 words), drawing on
appropriate project management theory and frameworks, to present to the Project Sponsor.
Your report MUST contain two
sections.

Part 1: Project Management Plan.
The plan should consider the following aspects of the project:
• The project scope statement, including a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) The project
schedule including a Gantt chart and your project milestones.
• An initial assessment of stakeholders (minimum 8) by identifying, analyzing, planning and
providing recommendations on how these stakeholders should be managed to maximize
the chance of achieving the project objectives.
• An initial assessment of risks (minimum 8) presented by the project and the response
strategies proposed.
Part 2: Contemporary Knowledge and Skill Requirements in Project Management
You are expected to read the following research article on Contemporary Knowledge and Skill
Requirements in Project Management (please see link below). Drawing on the findings that indicates
that the selected project management textbooks put the strongest emphasis on project planning
and control, relationship management, and resource management, and leveraging on other
credible academic sources, critically discuss how these three competencies can aid success in your
project.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pmj.20122
NOTE
You are required to research and apply project management theory in order to successfully
complete this assignment. In order to pass, you will need to use a minimum of 10 separate sources,
including a minimum of 5 textbooks and/or scientific journal articles. DO NOT copy the research
article without providing critical and academically sound analysis.
Report recommended structure: Your assignment should be presented as a report, using
the following structure:
Part 1 Project Management Plan
1. Introduction
2. Project scope statement (including inclusions, exclusions, assumptions, objectives,
deliverables and constraint, and a WBS)
3. Project schedule with a Gantt chart and milestones
4. Project stakeholder assessment
5. Risk management – threats and opportunities assessment
Part 2: Contemporary Knowledge and Skill Requirements in Project Management