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Bbt22111:Project Management Skills Question Paper

Bbt22111:Project Management Skills 

Course:Bachelor Of Information Technology

Institution: Meru University Of Science And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2013




a. Define the following terms in relation to project management: (6 Marks) i. Scope creep ii. Project management iii. Project b. Identify the best practices in project management that contribute to achieving higher levels of project success. (6 Marks) c. A poorly run meeting can have a detrimental effect on a project. Identify six guidelines to help improve time spent at meetings. (6 Marks) d. Outline six common sources of risk on information technology projects. (6 Marks) e. Explain clearly six reasons why organizations outsource. (6 Marks)
QUESTION TWO – 20 MARKS
a. Briefly describe what happens in each of the five projects management process groups. (10 Marks) b. Identify four characteristics of organizational culture. (4 Marks) c. Project managers must take cost estimates seriously if they want to complete projects within budget constraints. Briefly explain the three basic types of cost estimates. (6 Marks)
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QUESTION THREE – 20 MARKS
a. Explain the four frames of organizations and how they can help project managers understand the organizational context for their projects. (8 Marks) b. Achieving timely completion of a project is by no means simple. Identify any six processes involved in project time management. (6 Marks) c. Many methods exist for selecting from among possible projects. Briefly describe three common techniques for selecting projects. (6 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR – 20 MARKS
a. There are several approaches you can use to develop a work breakdown structure. Describe any two approaches of developing a work breakdown structure. (4 Marks) b. As an I.T manager at MUCST consultant Ltd. Describe six skills that you as project manager need in order to successfully complete the project highlighting why each skill is necessary. (6 Marks) c. Briefly describe three ways of improving project communications. (6 Marks) d. success. (4 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE – 20 MARKS
a. There are several tools and techniques available to assist in managing project teams. Briefly describe four different tools and techniques used by managers to manage project teams. (8 Marks) b. After an organization identifies and quantifies risks, it must develop an appropriate response to them. Identify four basic response strategies for negative risks. (6 Marks) c. The cost of quality is the cost of conformance plus the cost of non conformance. Explain briefly four major cost categories related to quality. (6 Marks)






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