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Ict Project Management Question Paper

Ict Project Management

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2010

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2009/2010
SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BIT 2305: ICT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
DATE: APRIL 2010 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE
i. Define a project (2 Marks)
ii. Explain the difference between project management and general management (6 Marks)
iii. What are the benefits and problems with the ‘one best way’ approach to project management
(4 Marks)
iv. Why is it necessary to consider the continuous improvement of the processes by which projects are carried out (4 Marks)
v. What does ‘the system’ mean in the context of project management (2 Marks)
vi. An aggregate project plan is beneficial for an organisation that pursues a number of projects at the same time. Discuss (4 Marks)
vii.Why is it important for project activities to be in line with organisational strategy (4 Marks)
viii. Explain why the use of work breakdown structure is important to the project manager
(4 Marks)
QUESTION TWO
i. You have been put in charge of organising a group trip to visit a company in Europe which has expertise that you and your group are interested in finding out more about. Identify the constituent activities, their sequence and estimate the time that each of the activities will take.
Display your plan using bar charts or similar method (12 Marks)
ii. Discuss why graphical techniques for displaying plans are superior to verbal statements
(4 Marks)
iii. Describe what is meant by ‘precedence’ and illustrate your answer with an appropriate example
(4 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
i. What are the constraints in projects and how would you recognise them (2 Marks)
ii. Identify the different roles that cost, price and profit can play in determining project cost
(2 Marks)
iii. In costing proposals ,discuss the differences between top-down and bottom-up approaches
(2 Marks)
iv. A software development firm has very poor quality performance and is contemplating what it
must do next to improve its situation. Device a 10-point plan to improve its quality (10 Marks)
v. Identify the role that benchmarking and BPR can play in improving project performance in
organisations and what are the potential drawbacks (4 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
i. How might the knowledge of the lifecycle of teams help the project manager (4 Marks)
ii. What actions can the project manager take to try to ensure effective teamwork (4 Marks)
iii. Discuss the statement that ‘project meetings regularly take up too much time and achieve very
little’ (4 Marks)
iv. Why is it reasonable to think that as managers, our actions can have an effect on a project outcome (3 Marks)
v. Why is configuration management and change control so important to the project manager
(5 Marks)

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