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Project Management Question Paper

Project Management

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2010

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2009/2010
SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
COMMERCE
CAM 205: PROJECT MANAGEMENT (day + evening)
DATE: AUGUST 2010 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Many Project experts attribute the success of a project to the sound leadership offered.
Differentiate human relations and formal authority as important leadership orientations in
project based environment (10 Marks)
b) The following are the statistics of Marketing activities, precedence relationships and activity
duration of typical project involving incorporation of new technology in a product. Study it and
answer the questions that follow.
Activity Precedence Duration (Days)
1 - 100
2 - 140
3 1,2 1800
4 2 300
5 2,3,4 300
6 5 70
7 6 50
8 7 70
2
Required
i) Present the project schedule of this information and identify the critical path.
(8 Marks)
ii) Sequence the project activities using the parameters in critical path analysis
(12 Marks)
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
Many projects suffer various risks due to the dynamics and constantly changing variables within them.
As a project management expert, choose one such project and outline the appropriate risk
management plan for your project (20 Marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
a) State and explain four main phases that characterizes the life cycle of a project (10 Marks)
b) Proper handling of exits and phase-out from one phase of the project to the next is an important
exercise that must not be overlooked for the sake of increasing the success of a project.
Discuss. (10 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
a) Describe the impacts due to management emphasis in project environment. (12 Marks)
b) James, a project manager of AbaLiban Oil Explorers was quoted saying “we start our
exploration assignment only when proper teams have been put in place” Explain the imperative
of this statement assuming oil exploration as a project assignment. (8 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)
Write short notes on the following concepts in project management
a) Configuration management in project (10 Marks)
b) Force field analysis (10 Marks)

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