Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for Installation Sub-Project

MODULE 4
Assignment 4
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Learning outcomes:
LO4: Create a work breakdown structure.
LO5: Assess project risks according to their likelihood and degree of impact.
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Guidelines
1. There are 14 pages and 3 questions in this assignment.
2. Make sure that you have carefully read and fully understood the questions before
answering them. Answer the questions fully but concisely and as directly as possible.
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3. Answer all questions in your own words. Do not copy any text from the notes, readings
or other sources. The assignment must be your own work.
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2. Mark allocation
Each question receives a mark allocation. However, you will only receive a final percentage
mark and will not be given individual marks for each question. The mark allocation is there
to show you the weighting and length of each question.
Question 1: Work breakdown structure 20
Question 2: Risk management and outsourcing risk 20
Question 3: Probability theory calculation 5
TOTAL 45
3. Questions
Assignment instructions
Complete Questions 1 to 3 in this document. Make sure that you use your own words when
completing this assignment. Ensure that you have read the notes for Modules 1 through 4
before you complete this assignment.
Complete the entire assignment in this document. All questions in this assignment are based
on the fictional scenario described in Assignment 2 and expanded upon below i.e. the
scenario in this document continues the scenario started in Assignment 2, and the parts of
Assignment 2 and this assignment combine to form the scenario for this assignment.
Note that your answers for Assignment 2 are to be ignored; only the scenario given to you
below is to be referenced in this assignment.
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Scenario
(Part 2a)
It’s Monday 30th January 2017. With two weeks behind you in your new job at LES, you’ve
settled into your new role comfortably: you’re getting to know the business, its products and
services, and you’re building good relationships with your colleagues.
You’ve also enjoyed convivial dealings with people outside the LES group, like Stacey and
Mncedi at Execu-Global travel agency, and Joseph, logistics manager at Crossroads Hauliers.
These new associates have been helpful in supplying quotes promptly and handling your
many enquiries to ensure the accuracy of the programme’s plans and budgeting. The
programme’s planning project has been intense and you’ve already worked a few hours
overtime in your first few weeks.
To improve the programme’s control and risk management, Louise wants the work that is
specific to each community to be handled as 25 separate sub-projects within the execution
project. This method also means we can design the project process for one sub-project and
simply repeat the formula for the remaining 24.
The type of work to be done for each community entails:
 Receiving the units from the factory;
 Transporting them to the site;
 Couriering the training materials;
 Storage and security;
 Travel by technicians and trainers;
 Installation and testing;
 Training, control, and progress reporting;
 Handing over; and
 Ending with a final quality check and sign-off by Anton (among other work not
mentioned here).
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