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Cam 205 Project Management (Day &Amp; Evening) Question Paper

Cam 205 Project Management (Day &Amp; Evening)

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2011

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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2010/2011
SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
CAM 205 PROJECT MANAGEMENT (DAY & EVENING)
DATE: DECEMBER 2011 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Consider a project which has been modelled as follows;
Activity Immediate Predecessor Completion Time (Hours)
A - 7
B - 10
C A 4
D A 30
E A 7
F B,C 12
G B,C 15
H E,F 11
I E,F 25
J E,F 6
K D,H 21
L G,L 25
Required:
i. Determine the project’s expected completion time and its critical path. (8 marks)
ii. Can activities E and G be performed at the same time without delaying the completion time
of the project? Explain. (4 marks)
iii. Can one person perform A, G, and I without delaying the project? Explain. (4marks)
a) Explain four varieties of project termination. (4 marks)
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b) Discuss the hard and soft success criteria of a project. (4 marks)
c) Explain the usefulness of CPM/PERT tools in project management. (6 marks)
QUESTION TWO
a) Discuss five reasons that have led to the growth of project management as an important
discipline in the recent past. (10 marks)
b) Explain five differences between Project Management and General Management.
(10 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Explain the stages that all projects go through using the project life cycle approach.
(12 marks)
b) All projects require monitoring and evaluation. As a project manager, identify the major areas
that should be involved in these processes. (8 marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Change is one of the challenges that Project Managers have to deal with in projects. Discuss the
stages of a successful change management. (12 marks)
b) Write short notes on the following terms as used in project management;
i. Configuration management (2 marks)
ii. Forward pass (2 marks)
iii. Mutual Exclusivity (2 marks)
iv. Gantt charts (2 marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Discuss the importance of Teams as a Project Success factor. (8 marks)
b) Identify and explain any four areas of a feasibility study. (12 marks)

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