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Questions for the course Project Management: You are an employee of Airbnb strategic management department
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Questions for the course Project Management:
You are an employee of Airbnb strategic management department. Your management
realizes that cooperation, alliances, joint ventures and merger & acquisitions are the new
norm. It is not clear for Airbnb when, how, why and were the next partnership will be
established. Therefore management asked you to provide a full and detailed project plan for
a merger & acquisition situation between Airbnb and a fictions company which can be used
as a template for future, real project.
1. Define a project background and rationale
2. Define potential project options for targets to be taken over (you might use a
brainstorming or a mind map)
3. Determine at least two SMART objectives of the project (and target) you propose
4. Evaluate the use of agile methods for the scope development of a project. How do
you set up the agile team?
5. Define an aims break down and define which aims you will deliver with your project
6. Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) – including at least four branches and at
least four levels (including the root level)
7. Develop a detailed project charter including all related elements
8. Establish a project activity network (AON method)
9. Establish a Gantt chart displaying at least 4 milestone entries (in addition to kick-off
meeting and final presentation) and the project activities.
10. Generate an appropriate project organization
11. Develop the risk management instruments (risk assessment matrix, risk portfolio, and
potential actions)
12. Identify potential stakeholders, develop the stakeholder matrix, and a stakeholder
management strategy
NOTE: Objectives, Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt chart, Project Organization, and all
other documents need to be consistent and must not contradict each other. You are free toextend your product documentation by additional documents or descriptions. Make sure
that for any figure you use, there is an appropriate reference. All PM documents can be
inserted as figure and the additional text must provide the background and additional
explanation.
