Project Management, Leadership and Skills: Planning and Control
Word Limit: 3000 +/- 10%
Do not include References, abstract, table of contents or appendices in the word count.
Assignment Brief
Leadership is the ability to establish vision and direction, to influence and align others towards a common purpose and to empower and inspire people to achieve success.
Critically discuss the role of leadership style and teambuilding in project management utilising appropriate theoretical models to identify how project staff can be led and motivated depending on project and its life-cycle. Include in your answer a discussion of the role of leadership and communication in this process.
You will need to take the following into account when completing your assignment.
• Establishment of relevant theory (e.g. what do we mean by leadership, how can leaders be classified, what is the relationship between leader and team and project in theoretical terms?).
• Allocation of credit and sources used; (have I included references and citations to the material I have used?);
• Clarity of argument and relevance to the project management context
• Overall report presentation including spelling and grammar;
• Adherence to nominated word limit.
This coursework should follow a structured approach and should be prepared and presented as an academic paper. You should undertake a relevant literature review that helps inform your investigation. Please also ensure that the Harvard Referencing System is adhered to and fully complied with.
Relates to Learning Outcomes:
• Locate, synthesise and critically evaluate recent/current information from a wide range of published literature in Project Management
• Apply knowledge of the theory and practice of project planning and control and the use of Project Management methods and techniques.
• Critically evaluate the use of techniques in leading, planning, control and process management.
Your paper should have a clear structure, with:
• a cover page (student number, module title, assignment title, word count (effective, not max), declaration of originality
• an abstract (300 words max, one single paragraph)
• a table of contents
• the main body of the paper – you have full creative control over the structure, but do use section headings to signpost your work
• references list – this is mandatory at Master level
