Y​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍​our written paper should capture a significant insight presented during the course or any contemporary issue related to Project Management that you feel should be disseminated more widely. The objective is to develop and demonstrate your skills to contribute to the PM body of knowledge through independent research. Your audience could be a corporate board, the senior management team of an organisation, project managers, IT professionals, an academic community, the student community, etc. The length and writing style should cater to your specific audience and it is unlikely to be longer than 3000 words. However, to demonstrate your depth of knowledge for assessment purposes, you may include an appendix or a link to a more detailed research. Topics for research paper will be decided thro​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍​ugh negotiation with the lecturer. All claims must be justified with authority. Students must demonstrate their understanding of the seminal research and leading industry practices. At a minimum students must demonstrate their familiarity with the recommended readings. Students are also advised to conduct and present additional research of best practices within an organisation or within a country e.g. based on what is written in influential IT journals. Excessive literal quotations should be avoided except on the unusual occasions when a style of journal publication justifies this approach. The key criterion which will be used to assess this assignment will be whether the article is likely to influence change in an organisation or be accepted for publication in a journal/influential blog​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍​.