BCPM0048: The Management of Large Projects and Programmes

The Introduction should briefly introduce:

·       Problem statement,

·       state the objectives of the report,

·       provide insights regarding the report’s findings and

·       summarise the report structure.

The problem statement should:

·       briefly describe the existing regime (i.e. traditional risk management approaches) in the early phases of strategic planning of large projects and programmes;

·       its key shortcomings; and

·       the need for a new approach (i.e. flexibility).

Prompt: Consider the trade-offs of efficiency vs effectiveness.

Using academic literature sources, address the following question:

1.       What are flexible capital designs, and how, if used, can improve project performance?

To answer Question 1 consider ONLY ONE of the following areas:

•           Governance

•         Stakeholder management

•         Design strategies

The Analysis should:

• capture and analyse data
• show the quality and depth of analysis,
• clearly present the quality of results

Your concluding section should:

• Present the last word on the issues you raised in your report. Just as the introduction gives a first impression to your reader, the conclusion offers a chance to leave a lasting impression. Do this, for example, by highlighting key points in your analysis or findings. Summarizing your thoughts and conveying the larger implications of your report. The conclusion is an opportunity to succinctly answer the “so what?” question.
• Provide managerial recommendations as a reflection of your analysis.

• Use clear Headings.
• Your paper should not go beyond the word limit
• You are strongly advised to use tables and figures to summarise key points of the literature review or findings (wherever possible)
• Do not include an abstract/Exec summary
• Do not include a table of contents
• Use Harvard style for referencing sources
• Arguments are made stronger if they are supported by evidence (i.e. source)
• Introduce and Cross-reference any table or figures in the main text