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Project Management Question Paper
Project Management
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce
Institution: University Of Nairobi question papers
Exam Year:2012
University of Nairobi
School of Business
Department of Management Science
DOM 402: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
12TH MARCH, 2012
Continuous Assessment Test Time: 11:00 – 12:30 PM
Attempt all questions. Give only concise relevant answers with illustrations and examples where appropriate.
Question 1
a) The Project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) is one of the useful approaches in managing projects. Briefly explain the nine areas of PMBOK.(12 marks)
b) Only preselected projects with a good chance of being undertaken should go through actual feasibility analysis because it can be very expensive. Discuss this statementas you describe and differentiate between prefeasibility and feasibility studies.(8 marks)
Question 2
a) Project appraisal is a key step in carrying out feasibility studies. Describe the four main numeric techniques including the decision criteria, the strengths and weaknesses of each, and which you consider the best. (12marks)
b) Describe what you would consider to be a successful project. (6 marks)
Question 3
Songea Telecom is a new and rapidly growing telecommunications services company. They have launched an expansion drive that involves opening five branches across the country. This mainly involves acquiring office premises, partitioning and remodelling, and training for new employees. As a young IT and Operations executive, you have been tasked as Project Manager to realize this project within one year. The total budget is Kshs 50 million. You have come up with the following duration estimates:
Activity Duration (months)
1-2 3
1-3 2
1-4 2
2-5 4
3-5 3
4-6 6
5-6 2
5-7 4
6-7 7
Required
a) Describe the process of coming up with the estimates above. (4 marks)
- Development of a WBS and making estimates
b) Will this project end within the set deadline? How will you proceed? (8 marks)
Confirm calculations
- Marks for network (3mks) , critical path (1-4-6-7) (2mks) and correct duration (15 months) (1mk)
- CP longer than 1 year, advise mgt that it can’t be done in 1 year on that budget. Can crush project, or ask for more time. (2 mks)
c) You will be able to raise a maximum of Kshs 55 million for the project before it commences. Discuss the pros and cons of embarking on the project with this sum, and your options as manager. (6 marks)
- Project is vulnerable to cost escalation or any slightly unfavourable circumstances because the finance available is only marginally above the requirement. Proceeding as is is a risky proposition
- Options
o Undertake the project in stages or phases, e.g. start and finish some branches instead of starting all at once. If money runs out at least what is done is operational.
o Arrange for some contingency funding to be availed if needed, e.g. by your bank.
o Launch the project during the most favourable circumstances, e.g. booming economy where one is sure of good returns almost immediately.
d) Would PERT have been better in planning this project? (4 marks)
- Possibly, some of the activities like locating good premises, arranging leases, are not easy to estimate. Secondly as a national project, there is increased uncertainty since some regions may be easier to deal with than others. CPM is ok for the activities after i.e. construction and remodelling. PERT would therefore have been better overall in planning it as it includes CPM. .
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