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Bbit 315:Project Management 3Rd Trimester 2012 Question Paper

Bbit 315:Project Management 3Rd Trimester 2012

Course:Bachelor Of Business Information Technology

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

Project management (CISY 404) (BBIT 315) 3RD TRIMESTER 2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3'RD 'TRIMESTER 2012 (EVENING) EXAMINATIONS

FACULTY : COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT : COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BUSINESS
INFORMATION
UNIT CODE : CISY 404/BBIT 315
UNIT TITLE : ICT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TIME : 2 HOURS

Instructions:

SECTION A

Question One (30 marks)
What is a project and what are its three main attributes?
(4 marks)
Briefly explain the differences between functional, matrix and project organizations.
(3 marks)
Which process group in project management includes information from every single knowledge area and why?
(2 marks)
Describe project integration management.
(2 marks)
Why is it important to determine activity sequencing in projects?

(3 marks)
List the tools and techniques for performing risk monitoring and control.
(4 marks)
Consider a project to develop an enterprise resource planning system whose main activities have been identified and coded as follows:-
Activity Preceding Activity
A

B

C A
D A
E B
F B
G C, E
H C, E, F
Draw the network diagram for the above project. (6 marks)

Activity
Duration (days)
1
1-2 3
1-3 7
2-3 5
2-4 8
3-4 4
4-5 1

Draw the network diagram for the above.
(4 marks)
Determine the critical path.
(1 mark)
How many days is the critical path.
(1 mark)
SECTION B

Question Two (20 marks)
Explain the following techniques for creating cost estimates.
(8 marks)
Analogous
Parametric
Bottom – up
Computerized tools.
Describe the main processes included in project quality management.
(6 marks)
What items should a communicative management plan address?

(6 marks)
Question Three (20 marks)
Describe the different ways to develop a WBS.
(6 marks)
List and explain three reasons why organizations outsource.
(6 marks)
Summarize the different tools and techniques project managers care used to help them manage project teams.
(8 marks)

Question Four (20 marks)
Describe situations where it would be appropriate to create a project organizational chart, a responsibility assignment matrix, a RACI chart and a resource histogram. Describe how these charts or matrix look like.
(16 marks)
Discuss two common sources of risk on information technology projects and suggestions for managing them.
(4 marks)
Question Five

Briefly summarize the works of Maslow, Herzberg, McClelland and McGregor.
(12 marks)
How do each of the above theories relate to project management?

(8 marks)

Bbit 315:Project Management 3Rd Trimester 2012 Question Paper

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