Assessment Scenario

Scenario 1: The Crystal, London, United Kingdom

• Flagship sustainable development by Siemens, located at Royal Victoria Dock.
• Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, opened 2012.
• Features green technologies: solar energy, rainwater harvesting, smart energy management.
• First London building to receive BREEAM Outstanding and LEED Platinum certifications.
• Repurposed in 2022 to house Greater London Authority’s City Hall.

Research Links:

1. The Crystal by Wilkinson Eyre Architects – Re-thinking The Future
2. The Crystal / Wilkinson Eyre Architects – ArchDaily
3. Townshend Landscape Architects – The Crystal, London

Scenario 2: Self-Selected Case Study

• Choose a real-life engineering project from any industry or country.
• Resources: World Bank Projects & Operations
• Students must ensure:
  • Sufficient publicly available information.
  • Project aligns with learning outcomes.
  • Complexity matches student skill level.

Assessment Tasks

You are acting as a specialist project management consultant and required to produce a 5,000-word management report analyzing the case study project.

Task 1 (LO1) – Evaluate Internal & External Influences

• Objective: Systematically analyse internal and external influences on project management practice and sustainability.
• Guidelines:
  • Critically analyse influences on the organisation and project selection.
  • Evaluate sustainability considerations and recommend strategies.
• Marking Criteria:
  • Critical appraisal, relevance to the case study, deep analysis.
  • Higher marks for evaluation answering how, why, what if, so what.

Task 2 (LO2) – Analyse Complex Situations for Decision Making

• Objective: Critically analyse constraints and stakeholder engagement.
• Guidelines:
  • Identify and evaluate project constraints.
  • Analyse stakeholders and propose engagement strategies.
• Marking Criteria:
  • Critical evaluation of constraints and stakeholder management.
  • Evidence-based, specific to the case study.

Task 3 (LO3) – Synthesise Information from Diverse Sources

• Objective: Analyse risks and resources required for the project.
• Guidelines:
  • Identify key risks and mitigation strategies.
  • Appraise and categorise resources; evaluate deployment challenges.
• Marking Criteria:
  • Application of risk management theory and best practice.
  • Case-study specific, critical analysis.

Task 4 (LO4) – Communicate Complex Ideas

• Objective: Demonstrate leadership, conflict management, and project communication.
• Guidelines:
  • Describe sources of conflict and propose resolution strategies.
  • Recommend project manager leadership strategies to improve success.
• Marking Criteria:
  • Application of communication management theory and best practice.
  • Relevance to case study and critical evaluation.