CHAPTER 11 CASE STUDY ANALYSIS

Case Study: Dealing with Traffic Jams in London

After reading Chapter 11 and completing the bulb for Chapter 11, please write a 2 to 4 page paper addressing the discussion questions at the end of the case. Your paper should include a title page and should be written with paragraphs using correct grammar and usage. Please do not write the questions in your paper, but incorporate your answers within your paper.

Your paper should include an introduction, background of the case, and answers to the question in a paper format. Again, please do not bullet your answers and do not include the case questions, but write a paper that flows from paragraph to paragraph. You must use APA and cite the text book.

Grading Rubric:

Required Element of the Case Study Analysis

Points

Introduction

15

Case background

20

Answers to questions within the paper, no bullets and no case questions

35

Write coherently to support a central idea in an appropriate format, with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.

10

Chapter 11: Case Study Total Points

80

Discussion Questions

1. Assess the risks of this project. Given your assessment of the project complexity, clarity, and size, what management strategies would you recommend for it? What, if any, of these strategies were adopted in this project?

2. Describe the development methodology that was applied to this project. Was this the most appropriate approach? Provide a rationale for your response.

3. When a project is outsourced, who should manage the project—the internal group or the outsourcer? Why?