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وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
Department of Business Administration
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 3
Due Date: 6th Dec 2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Project Management
Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT 323
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 1st
CRN:
Academic Year: 2025-26
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Nouf Alhajri
Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained/Out of 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or
other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font.
No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment Workload:
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This Assignment comprise of a Case Study and Discussion questions.
Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.
Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:
After completion of Assignment-3 students will able to understand the
1. Defining the concepts, theories and approaches of project management. (L.O-1.1)
2. Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related cases.
(L.O-3.1)
3. Evaluate to monitor and control the project. (L.O-3.2)
Assignment-3: Case Study & Discussion questions
Assignment Question:
(Marks 10)
Please read the Case-8.3 “Tham Luang Cave Rescue.” from Chapter 8 “Scheduling Resources
and Costs” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition
by Larson and Gray page no: 304-307 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from
the chapter to support your answers. Answer the following questions for Part-1, Part-2.
Part-1: Case study questions
1. How did the physical environment of the cave affect the rescue plan?
Explain in 250 words (3 Marks).
2. How did the rescue team respond to the risks of the project? Explain
in 250 words (3 Marks).
3. Some have called the rescue a miracle and that luck was the decisive
factor. Do you agree? Explain in 150 words (2 Marks)
Part-2: Discussion questions
Please read Chapter 8 Pg-No. 279 & 281 carefully and then give your answers
on the basis of your understanding.
4. Why would people resist a multi project resource scheduling system?
(1 Mark) (100 words)
5. What do you think would have happened if the Washington Forest
Service did not assess the impact of resources on their two-year plan? (1
Mark) (100 words).
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Answers
Case Study
1. Answer Q12. Answer Q23. Answer Q3-
Critical thinking
4. Answer Q15. Answer Q2-
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