Essay The Scenario Where You Work for a Management Consultancy Practice – Case Study – Management Assignment Help

Assignment Task

 

Assignment Objective
You should base your assignment on an organisation you work for, you know well personally or can effectively research. The choice is important as achievement of LOs 1 and 2 requires you to analyse actual business objectives, identify projects and then produce plans to achieve these objectives.
You will need access to detailed information about your chosen organisation including the business objectives and finances together with information about the sector in which the organisation operates.
This can be web-researched by using an organisation’s annual reports, websites and other general industry information.

Scenario
If you do not work with projects, or within a project management environment, put yourself in the scenario where you work for a management consultancy practice and have been asked to support internal staff in a client organisation, with project management activities.

Task 1 – Identifying the projects
You are required to research the organisation and identify potential projects that fit with the current business objectives and are feasible for the organisation. You should prepare a brief/report on potential projects for a meeting with the senior management team at the organisation. Your brief/report should:
a) Give a brief introduction to your chosen organisation identifying the type and size of business and industry sector
b) Analyse the objectives of the business (AC 1.1)
c) Identify at least two potential projects that emerge from the current objectives (AC 1.2)

Task 2 – Project feasibility and methodologies
The senior managers of the organisation are interested in one of the projects you have recommended but want further information about the project to gain approval from the board of directors. You should write a report to the board of directors that:
a) Reviews project methodologies and identifies a suitable methodology for the chosen project (AC 1.3)