Bcom 470: Project Management Question Paper
Bcom 470: Project Management
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce
Institution: Chuka University question papers
Exam Year:2013
CHUKA
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
FOURTH YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
BCOM 470: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
STREAMS: BCOM Y4S1 TIME: 2 HOURS
DAY/DATE: FRIDAY 9/8/2013 2.30 P.M. – 4.30 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer questionONE and any other TWO questions.
2. Be clear and neat, give examples where appropriate.
3. Do not write on the question paper.
QUESTION ONE:
(a) Using Baum’s cycle of project management discuss the various stages project managers should follow when executing a project in a working scenario. [10 marks]
(b) Discuss the various procurement methods that organizations should use when procuring goods and services for organizations projects. [10 marks]
(c) Describe the major objectives of project planning highlighting the six steps of detailed planning. [10 marks]
QUESTION TWO:
(a) Discuss various project performance measures and explain the various barriers to project team performance. [12 marks]
(b) Describe project life cycle planning in project execution. [8 marks]
QUESTION THREE:
(a) Describe the main characteristics of a project and enumerate the project parameters of a successful project. [10 marks]
(b) What cause failure and success of projects from a Kenyan context. [10 marks]
QUESTION FOUR:
(a) Discuss any five Project planning techniques. [10 marks]
(b) Explain the history of project management from pre-independence up to date.
[10 marks]
QUESTION FIVE:
‘Strategic Project management is the spring board towards realization of a strategic fit in a modern firm’s economic well being’. Discuss. [20 marks]
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