QUESTION 1 [20 MARKS] “Practitioners and academics alike are interested in stakeholder management as a crucial strategy for achieving project success” (Francisco de Oliveira & Rabechini Jr, 2019). Required: • Write an essay in which you assess the approaches to managing project stakeholders, including methods for resolving conflicts of interest, establishing effective communication channels, and how these approaches affect the success of projects and stakeholder […]
Posted: April 9, 2024
SANRAL to spend R1.165 billion on road infrastructure projects in EC The South African National Roads Agency Limited SOC (SANRAL) has set aside R500 million for a major road infrastructure development project for the Great Kei Local Municipality. The project is expected to commence on the 1st of January 2025**. The project includes the upgrading of the national R63 between kilometre 21.7 and the N2 […]
Posted: March 25, 2024
It is almost two years since Rapid Builders & Contractors vacated a construction site meant for building a R68-million clinic in New Eersterust, Hammanskraal, Pretoria. Residents have now turned the site into a dumping area. There is confusion about why the project stopped, according to GroundUp. The Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development (GDID) awarded Rapid Builders the tender on 30 November 2016. What was supposed […]
Posted: March 21, 2024
Redstone concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) project is a 100MW integrated CSP plant being developed in South Africa. The South Africa Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the contract to develop the CSP project to the consortium of Solar Reserve and ACWA Power, in January 2015. The contract was awarded under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP) initiated by the DOE. Redstone is […]
Posted: August 31, 2023
QUESTION 1 (20 MARKS)Extant literature shows that majority of construction projects are completed over schedule. Failure to complete the construction project on time often results to additional costs incurred. Therefore, it is essential to ensure construction projects are completed on schedule to avoid additional costs.Required:Conduct research on the causes of construction project schedule overruns in South Africa or Africa and provide recommendations on how schedule […]
Posted: February 22, 2023
QUESTION 1 Project Teams [30 MARKS] Define the terms “projects” and “project management”. Then, discuss the various skills and abilities you will need as the project manager for the project you have identified. (15) Briefly discuss the stages of team development that your team might experience. (15) QUESTION 2 Stakeholder Management [25 MARKS] Answer the following questions: • Discuss what a stakeholder is and the […]
Posted: October 26, 2022
Your project team has recently completed a successful major project. Your director wants to assign the next potential project to your team. A decision has not been made about which project your company will agree to deliver. Your project team has been asked to evaluate three potential projects and based on the evaluation process, identify, and select the most profitable and feasible project to deliver […]
Posted: October 23, 2022
Mega Steels Struggle in Developing Project Managers Comprehend Research Methods Donald Peters the human resource manager for Mega Steels was confronting a difficult situation in trying to develop the project managers in comprehending the research techniques module. Mega Steel is a steel manufacturer that was established in 1995. Steel manufacturing and distribution, both locally and globally, are its primary competencies. In an executive meeting, the […]
Posted: September 24, 2022
Influence of project communication management on success of digital literacy programme in Western Kenya Effective communication in project management is dependent on ability of various stakeholders involved in the project being able to understand language and communication context. This may entail employing different communication techniques, subject intended, purpose of communication and the parties targeted in the communication (Rodriguez, 2017). According to Rodriguez, whose views are […]
Posted: September 24, 2022
1. Discuss the changes that the use of BIM brings to the design stage of a project (describe these changes from the perspective of LODs, design review meetings, BIM model creation approaches, and model quality checking aspects) (Maximum 600 words for the whole question 1) (10 marks): (You need to use at least 2 academic sources such as peer-reviewed articles, books, etc. to support your […]
Posted: September 14, 2022
