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Bcom 470: Project Management Question Paper

Bcom 470: Project Management

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Chuka University question papers

Exam Year:2013

CHUKA

UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

FOURTH YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

BCOM 470: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

STREAMS: BCOM Y4S1 TIME: 2 HOURS

DAY/DATE: FRIDAY 9/8/2013 2.30 P.M. – 4.30 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Answer questionONE and any other TWO questions.
2. Be clear and neat, give examples where appropriate.
3. Do not write on the question paper.

QUESTION ONE:

(a) Using Baum’s cycle of project management discuss the various stages project managers should follow when executing a project in a working scenario. [10 marks]

(b) Discuss the various procurement methods that organizations should use when procuring goods and services for organizations projects. [10 marks]

(c) Describe the major objectives of project planning highlighting the six steps of detailed planning. [10 marks]

QUESTION TWO:

(a) Discuss various project performance measures and explain the various barriers to project team performance. [12 marks]

(b) Describe project life cycle planning in project execution. [8 marks]

QUESTION THREE:

(a) Describe the main characteristics of a project and enumerate the project parameters of a successful project. [10 marks]

(b) What cause failure and success of projects from a Kenyan context. [10 marks]

QUESTION FOUR:

(a) Discuss any five Project planning techniques. [10 marks]

(b) Explain the history of project management from pre-independence up to date.
[10 marks]

QUESTION FIVE:

‘Strategic Project management is the spring board towards realization of a strategic fit in a modern firm’s economic well being’. Discuss. [20 marks]

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Bcom 470: Project Management Question Paper

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