What am I required to do in this assignment?You will be applying the Case Study data on the operations of Luton Town Residences (LTR) with a focus on data storage andsharing, internal communications and collaboration. With this information you will be required to write a 3,600-word businessreport (word-count excluding cover page, bibliography / reference list and appendices) with responses to the following:1. Give an overview of the current operational systems in place to facilitate internal communications and connectdata silos with reference to academic concepts, models and theories.2. Give reasoned recommendations to improve and/or add to these operational systems. Support yourrecommendations with high-quality evidence where possible.3. Present a Project Plan to implement your operational recommendations, including, at minimum, a WBS (WorkBreakdown Structure), Risk Management Plan and proposed Budget. Submit assignment Submission DeadlineMarks and FeedbackBefore 10am on:14/05/202120 working days after deadline (L4, 5 and 7)15 working days after deadline (L6)10 working days after deadline (block delivery)28/05/2021 Unit title & codeOperations and Project Management BSS027-2Assignment number and titleAssessment 2Assessment typeIndividual ReportWeighting of assessment60%Size or length of assessment3,600 wordsUnit learning outcomes1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding• Understanding of the importance of business systems and the use of information systems anddatabases to facilitate planning and management decision-making. Knowledge of a range oftools, techniques, frameworks and academic models relating to management solutionsinvolving operations and projects.2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities• Ability to analyse and evaluate the operational and project requirements of organisations andgenerate appropriate and coherent administration and planning recommendations andchoices. Marks and feedbackCompleting Your Assignment2 Additional Guidance1. The balance between case study analysis and the actual planning/recommendations– ensure that your submissionsare balanced with regards to analysis and recommendations. For example, do not use a lot of space summarising thecase study, at the expense of developing your recommendations and considering potential issues.2. Vagueness – your project planning needs to be very specific; stating that a deliverable will be produced is not sufficientunless you clearly present a plan to achieve that deliverable. You need to explain the rationale behind your choices, theacademic tools/frameworks used, the issues that you took into consideration and also demonstrate that you havegiven some thought to the implementation and implications of your recommendations.3. Academic content – you are expected to include academic material into your report rather than relying upon onlinesources alone. You need to demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical background of operations and projectmanagement through your citation of relevant academic content.4. Executive summary – an executive summary should be written in a way that allows the executive who reads it to knowwhat the problem is and how it is to be solved. Essentially, it is a summary of your problem statement, objectives andhow to achieve them (i.e. how to solve the problem).5. Presentation and structure – to achieve an excellent grade, your presentation also should be excellent – this includesnumbering tables, referencing correctly etc. Do not present a lot of data and information in tables as appendices. Dataor statistics that refer directly to your discussion in the main body, should be presented in the main body. Tables andfigures – tables and figures need to be numbered and each should have a title that is self-explanatory. Your analyticalcontent must be high, demonstrating critical thinking and the ability to apply relevant marketing concepts6. Word limit – 3,600 words. This will exclude your references in the executive summary, reference list, title page, tableof contents and the appendices. Please, note that your cover page must have your Full Name and ID Number.What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of how operational systems can be employed to support planning and decisionmaking and apply operations and project management techniques and tools to produce reasoned recommendations.How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?We will be filling this section in together in class on 21/04/2021 make sure you have downloaded/printed out the Assignment Brief andbring it to the session with you. A drop-in session is scheduled on Wednesday 21/04/2021 between 10:00-11:00hrs.How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?We will discuss and explore both necessary operations management concepts and the project management tools in scheduledsessions, developing and refining our knowledge regarding internal communication, data silos, business systems and otherrelated academic theories, models and concepts. You should develop this body of knowledge and apply to your individualreports. 3 How will my assignment be marked?Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.3rd Class – 40-49%Lower 2nd – 50-59%Upper 2nd – 60-69%1st Class – 70%+25%Some use of academicliterature but with little orno logical interrelation withthe problem set. Little useof relevant operationsmanagement concepts,models or theories.Fair use of academicliterature but lack ofdepth/connect to problemset. Some use of operationsmanagement concepts,models and theories.Good use of academicliterature, good use ofoperations managementconcepts, models andtheories but lacking in depthand/or breadthVery good use of academicliterature in connection toproblem set and excellentoverall application ofmultiple operationsmanagement concepts,models and theories.25%Poor reasoning andrecommendations. Poorinput into discussion andconclusion of report.Fair reasoning andrecommendations but limitedin scope or depth, limitedinput into discussion andconclusion of report.Good reasoning andrecommendations withreasonable input intodiscussion and conclusion ofreport. May be limited inscope/depth.Excellent reasoning andrecommendationsdemonstrated, with clearinput into discussion andconclusion of report.25%Poor structure and designwith a reasonable flow ofideas. No report structureused or poor reportstructure. Referencingpresent but frequent errors.Fair structure and design.Report structure used bywith errors and/or poorimplementation. Referencingpresent but some errors.Well-structured argumentsand design with reasonableflow of the report. Formalreport structure used. Mostlyaccurate referencing.Well-structured argumentswith good design of thesections with good flow ofideas. Formal reportstructure use. Accuratereferencing.25%Poor use of projectmanagement planning toolsand techniques. WBS, RiskManagement plan andBudget present but lackingin depth/incorrectlyapplied.Fair use of projectmanagement planning toolsand techniques. WBS, RiskManagement plan andBudget present but someerrors in application orlacking in detail.Good use of projectmanagement planning toolsand techniques. WBS, RiskManagement plan andBudget present and correctlyapplied with only minorerrors or omissions.Excellent use of projectmanagement planning toolsand techniques. WBS, RiskManagement plan andBudget present and correctlyapplied with no errors oromissions. Marks and Feedback
