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Critique the utility of each type of work breakdown structure by way of recommending a WBS to frame ECL Civil Engineering Ltd.’s bid for the ‘Outage Store’ work.

MOD009379 Principles of International Project Management

Assessment:

Course Work - Analytical Report (UK Sizewell C Project)

Assessment code:

011

Academic Year:

2025/2026

Trimester:

1

Module Title:

Principles of International Project Management

Module Code:

MOD009379

Level:

7

Module Leader:

 

Weighting:

60%

Word Limit:

3,000 words

This excludes bibliography and other items listed in rule

6.75 of the Academic Regulations: http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic

_regs.pdf

Assessed Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge and Understanding:

2. Critically understand how projects are initiated and progress through a life cycle to completion and decommissioning.

Intellectual, practical, effective, and transferable skills

3. Respond to the ‘project environment’ and use and deploy tools and techniques to prepare, scope and manage the project through its life cycle.

Submission Deadline:

Please refer to the deadline on the VLE

WRITING YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

  • This assignment must be completed individually.
  • You must use the Harvard referencing system.
  • Your work must indicate the number of words you have used. Written assignments must not exceed the specified maximum number of words. When a written assignment is marked, the excessive use of words beyond the word limit is reflected in the academic judgement of the piece of work which results in a lower mark being awarded for the piece of work (regulation 6.74).
  • Assignment submissions are to be made anonymously. Do not write your name anywhere on your work.
  • Write your student ID number at the top of every page.
  • Where the assignment comprises more than one task, all tasks must be submitted in a single document.
  • You must number all pages.

SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

  • To achieve full marks, you must submit your work before the deadline. Work that is submitted late – if your work is submitted on the same day as the deadline by midnight, your mark will receive a 10% penalty. If you submit your work up to TWO working days after the published submission deadline – it will be accepted and marked. However, the element of the module’s assessment to which the work contributes will be capped with a maximum mark of 50%.
  • Work cannot be submitted if the period of 2 working days after the deadline has passed (unless there is an approved extension). Failure to submit within the relevant period will mean that you have failed the assessment.
  • Requests for short-term extensions will only be considered in the case of illness or other cause considered valid by the Director of Studies Team. Please contact DoS@london.aru.ac.uk. A request must normally be received and agreed by the Director of Studies Team in writing at least 24 hours prior to the deadline. See rules 6.64-6.73:

http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic_regs. pdf

  • Exceptional Circumstances: The deadline for submission of mitigation in relation to this assignment is no later than five working days after the submission date of this work. Please contact the Director of Studies Team - DoS@london.aru.ac.uk.

See rules 6.112 –6.141: http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic_regs.pdf

ASSESSMENT TASKS

Background:

Assume that you are a junior partner in a consultancy acting as consultants to ECL Civil Engineering Ltd. (see https://www.eclcivils.co.uk/ecl/) who have contracted your consultancy to advise them on matters relating to preparing their bid for the Outage Store Sub-Phase of Phase-1 work of the Sizewell C project. (see page 125 of (https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp- content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010012/EN010012-001785- SZC_Bk6_ES_V1_Ch2_Overview_of_the_Sizewell_C_Project_Appx2A_Part_1_of_4.p df).

The Institute of Project Management defines project scope as outlining the boundaries and objectives of a project, specifying what is included and excluded, and defining how the team will deliver the outcome. It is a crucial phase in project planning that establishes the project`s goals, deliverables, budget, and schedule. Effectively managing scope ensures alignment with organizational goals, manages stakeholder expectations, and prevents "scope creep" (uncontrolled addition of features or tasks). The Institute of Project Management further defines five types of work breakdown structure (WBS), (deliverable-based, phase-based, resource-based, responsibility-based, and risk-based).

You are required to submit a consultancy report to the board of ECL Civil Engineering Ltd advising them on matters outlined in the following tasks

Task 1: Schedule management / Life cycles

Critique the utility of each type of work breakdown structure by way of recommending a WBS to frame ECL Civil Engineering Ltd.’s bid for the ‘Outage Store’ work. (30 marks)

Task 2 Business case / Budgeting and cost control

(a) Using the Sizewell C case study data, and any relevant research you conduct, prepare an appropriate work breakdown structure (WBS) itemising work elements that ECL Civil Engineering Ltd should include in their bid submission.

Level 0 is the title; in this case ‘Outage Store work’

Level 1 comprises the sub-sub-phases identified in the client’s Outline

Delivery Plan.

You are required to produce a breakdown structure for the project to at least level 3 (i.e., to at least four levels)

20 Marks)

(b) Using the data in the scenario, indicative cost data detailed from the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road Project, (https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/field/pdf/2020/10/21/ Appendix-C-detailed-cost-breakdown.pdf), and any other relevant data, including that from your answer to Task 2 (a), prepare a baseline project budget for work relating to the Outage Store Sub-Phase of Phase-1 work of the Sizewell C project, clearly explaining and justifying any assumptions you have found it necessary to make. (20 Marks)

(c) Consider any contingencies that may be needed and provide a clear recommendation to ECL Civil Engineering Ltd, that would aid them to set their bid price relating to the Outage Store Sub-Phase of Phase-1 work of the Sizewell C project. (20 Marks)

Task 3 Ethics, compliance, and professionalism / Professional presentation

Presentation (content, style, professionalism, creativity, and cohesion).(10 Marks)

Total: 100 marks.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

You should carefully consider all the data available to you and, where you feel it necessary or appropriate undertake additional research, (and/or make assumptions about the circumstances or data you use), to complete the assignment. You should clearly state, and justify, each assumption you make.

Your written report should be written to a standard expected of a professional consultancy, (with suitable annotated images, diagrams, charts and tables to illustrate the data analysed and the conclusions drawn). It should also take the reader step-by-step through the data presented, and any calculations and analysis undertaken in preparing the response to each task.

The report will be marked and graded with reference to Table 1,

READING REQUIREMENT

Required reading for the assignment includes APMBOK7, APM Competency framework (2023) and other core reading texts for the module plus a minimum of ten researched academic sources.

Note the following are links to information, that is critical to completing the assignment.

 

 

 

GRADEà.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRITERIA↓

0 - 29:

No, or at best little, evidenceofknowledge. Ofkey issues/concepts/ethics, research skills and academic/intellectual skills. No, or at best, littledemonstrationof expressive, Team/ practical/professional skills.

030-39:

Inadequate,evidenceof knowledge. Of key issues/concepts/ethics, research skills and academic / intellectual skills. Inadequate demonstration of expressive, Team/ practical/ professional skills.

40 - 49:

Limitedresearchskills impede the use of learningresourcesand problem-solving.

Significant problems withstructure/accuracy inexpression.Thework is fairly descriptive. .

Team/Practical/Professi onal skills not yet secure. Limited academic/ intellectual skills. Limited use of

scholarly conventions.:

50 - 59:

Soundknowledgeofkey issues/concepts/ ethics in the discipline.

Occasionallydescriptive but has some ability to synthesize scholarship and argument. Minor lapses in the use of scholarly conventions.

60 - 69:

Good analysis- consistentuseof scholarly conventions.:

Good Academic/ Expressive/Professional skills.:

70-79:

Excellent analysis-high levelofintellectualrigor and consistency.: Excellent Academic/ Expressive/ Professional skills.

Demonstrates excellent independenceofthought and intellectual rigour.

80-89:

Outstanding analysis: work pushes the boundaries of the discipline and may be consideredforexternal publication.: Outstanding Academic

/Expressive

/professionalskillsand creativity

90-100:

Exceptional analysis: work pushes the boundaries of the discipline and may be consideredforexternal publication.: ExceptionalAcademic/

Expressive/professional skills andcreativity

Task1(a)

 

Demonstrate a critical understanding of project management tools/ techniques/ strategies, etc., (e.g., work breakdown structure), and their utility in managing projectsacrossthelife cycle.

The task was not followed,andtherewas little to no evidence of the assessment criteria having been met.

For example, the student did not submit the correct content or practicallydemonstrate anunderstandingofthe topic.

 

Thereislittletonouse of appropriate theories andmodelstocritically analyse the scenario.

 

Thereislittletono

knowledgeofkeyissues

/conceptsofthe discipline.

The task was followed only to an inadequate degree and there was inadequateevidenceof the assessment criteria having been met.

For example, the student demonstrated only inadequate or inappropriate knowledgeofthetopic.

 

ThereisInadequateuse of appropriate theories and models to critically analysethescenarioand present appropriate responses.

 

There is inadequate evidenceofknowledge ofkeyissues/concepts of the discipline.

Thetaskwasfollowed to a limited degree.

For example, the student demonstrated only limited understanding of or researchintothetopic area through several appropriate sources.

 

There is limited use of appropriate theories and models to critically analyse the scenarioandpresentappropriate responses.

 

Thereislimited

knowledgeofkeyissues

/ concepts of the discipline. Work is descriptivebutmaybe able to list several relevant concepts.

Thetaskwasfollowed to a sound degree.

For example, the student demonstrated soundunderstandingof or research into the topic area through several appropriate sources.

 

There is sound use of appropriate theories and models to critically analyse the scenarioandpresentappropriate responses.

 

Thereissound

knowledgeofkeyissues

/ concepts of the discipline. Work is somewhatdescriptive, but able to evidence understanding of several relevant

concepts.

Goodknowledgeofthe tools / techniques required to undertake the task, with good secondary research, into the topic area through several appropriate sources.

There is good use of appropriate theories and models to critically analyse the scenarioandpresentappropriate responses.

 

Thereis good

knowledgeofkeyissues

/ concepts of the discipline. Work applies analysis and evaluation of scenario data (ordataderivedtherefrom) and presents clear and appropriateconclusions.

Excellentknowledgeofthe tools/techniquesrequired toundertakethetask,with excellent secondary research, into the topic area through several appropriate sources.

 

Thereisanexcellentuseof appropriate theories and models to critically analyse the scenario and present appropriate responses.

There is excellent knowledge of key issues / concepts of the discipline. Work applies comprehensiveanalysisand evaluationofscenariodata and presents clear and appropriate conclusions.

Outstandingknowledge of the tools / techniques required to undertakethetaskwith evident originality and autonomy of research skills.

 

Thereisanoutstanding use of appropriate theories and models to critically analyse the scenario and present appropriate responses.

The work exceeds the taughtmaterialinmany areas, demonstrating intellectual originality. Work is able to analyse and evaluate the scenario data, and creatively synthesise predictive hypotheses.

Exceptionalknowledge base of their discipline with extraordinary originality and autonomy.

There is exceptional use of appropriate theories and models to critically analyse the scenario and develop detailed solutions and recommendcourse(s)of action

The work significantly exceeds the taught material,demonstrating intellectual originality. Work is able to analyse and evaluate the scenario data, and creatively synthesise predictive hypotheses, recognising anomalies.

30 Marks

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Executive Summary

This report has been prepared for the board of ECL Civil Engineering Ltd, a UK civil engineering contractor specialising in groundworks, infrastructure and enabling works on large development sites. ECL is considering a bid for the Outage Store Sub-Phase of Phase 1 on the Sizewell C nuclear power project in Suffolk. Sizewell C is a major new twin-reactor nuclear power station designed to sit alongside the existing Sizewell A and B stations and will require a wide range of associated buildings, including relocated facilities such as an outage store.

The purpose of this report is to advise ECL on how best to structure, cost and present their bid for the Outage Store works. The focus is on three areas: first, selecting an appropriate work breakdown structure (WBS) approach that supports effective scope definition and schedule management across the project life cycle; second, using the WBS, the Sizewell C case study information and benchmark cost data to prepare a baseline budget; and third, identifying suitable contingencies and setting out a clear bid price recommendation that reflects both project risk and ECL’s commercial objectives.

In line with the Institute of Project Management guidance, the report reviews five recognised WBS types – deliverable-based, phase-based, resource-based, responsibility-based and risk-based – and assesses their usefulness in a safety-critical, highly regulated environment such as a nuclear power station project. Drawing on APMBOK7, the APM Competency Framework (2023) and wider academic literature, the analysis concludes that a hybrid WBS, led by deliverables but aligned with key life-cycle phases and responsibilities, offers the strongest basis for ECL’s bid. This structure is flexible enough to satisfy client reporting needs while still supporting ECL’s internal planning, cost control and risk management.

The later sections of the report translate this recommended structure into a WBS to Level 3, then use indicative unit rates and benchmark data, including the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road Project cost breakdown, to build a transparent baseline budget for the Outage Store works. Assumptions are clearly stated and justified so that the client, and ECL’s own commercial team, can test and refine the figures as design detail evolves. The report then proposes a realistic contingency strategy and outlines how ECL might position its final bid price to remain competitive without under-pricing risk.

1. Introduction and Project Context

The Sizewell C development represents one of the UK’s largest current infrastructure projects, with an estimated capital cost running into tens of billions of pounds and a long construction and commissioning period extending into the 2030s. For ECL Civil Engineering Ltd, securing a defined work package on this scheme offers both commercial opportunity and reputational value, but it also exposes the company to heightened technical, regulatory and programme risk.

Within this wider context, the Outage Store Sub-Phase of Phase 1 is a focused yet critical part of the Sizewell C programme. The outage store will support the safe planning and delivery of maintenance outages once the station is operational, and its design and construction must integrate with existing Sizewell B facilities as well as the overall masterplan for Sizewell C. The work will demand careful coordination with other contractors, strict adherence to nuclear site safety and security requirements, and robust documentation to satisfy both the client and regulators.

The module learning outcomes emphasise understanding how projects progress from initiation through to completion and decommissioning (LO2), and how practitioners respond to the project environment using practical tools such as WBS, budgeting and risk management (LO3). This report mirrors those expectations by treating the Outage Store as a real project situation and applying recognised project management methods in a way that a professional client board would expect to see.

The report is written as a consultancy document rather than an academic essay. However, it is underpinned by relevant standards and guidance, including APMBOK7, the APM Competency Framework (2023) and peer-reviewed project management literature. These sources are used to support the choice of WBS structure, the approach to budgeting and the reasoning behind the proposed contingency and bid strategy.

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