Commercial and contractual factors that a contract manager must consider when managing large and complex projects in a specific sector such as construction, health care, IT related or any other specific sector

The successful delivery of large and complex projects depends on several critical factors, regardless of the country in which the project is undertaken. However, the degree to which these factors are considered may vary between countries or even within different regions of the same country. For this assignment, you are required to produce a critically referenced research report that explores current perspectives on the following topic. ” Commercial and contractual factors that a contract manager must consider when managing large and complex projects in a specific sector such as construction, health care, IT related or any other specific sector.” Note: Your report should demonstrate critical engagement with the topic and not merely provide a descriptive overview. Ensure that your discussion is supported by appropriate academic references to substantiate and validate your arguments. The assignment must have the following sections Provided Cover page Introduction The various section making up the main part of the assignment, each section should have a heading. Conclusion Reference list References It is expected that you will mainly use appropriate academic literature (journals articles and conference papers) to support your findings. All data sources used and cited in the report should be correctly referenced utilising the Harvard Reference System. An assignment should use at least eight academic literature references. A good assignment will have at least sixteen academic references, and a really good assignment will have a lot more. Except in exceptional circumstances all references must be less than ten years old. References from general project management textbooks are not acceptable. References from commercial and other web pages are to be use very sparingly and will not be counted as an academic literature references. Excessive use of such web pages will be reflected in a reduction of the use of references mark, due to using nonacademic references. Page 3 of 5 Your list of cited references at the end must have the heading Reference List. There must be a single line space between each reference in the reference list. A general reading bibliography must not be included. The Harvard Reference System must be used, see link on library web page. Failure to use the Harvard reference system will result in the ‘Use of references’ mark being 0 (zero). There will be no exceptions to this rule. Further Information The assignment must be presented as a simple report and not as an essay. The report should be professional in its nature and of a high standard and quality. The report should be 3000 words long + 10%. The reference citation list is not part of the word count. An excessively high or low word count may result in a reduction of your marks. The report must be typed in ‘Times New Roman’, the body of the report being font size 12pt. The report must be single spaced.