Project Planning And Organization Question Paper

Project Planning And Organization

Course:Master Of Business Administration

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
SUPPLEMENTARY/SPECIAL EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BMS 604: PROJECT PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION
DATE: Monday, 27th September, 2010 TIME: 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
- Answer any FOUR questions.
- Time allowed 3 hours

QUESTION ONE
a) Obtaining resources for the project is not easy, it involve writing a project
proposal. This is a very challenging task; highlight the challenges encountered in writing a project proposal. (10 marks)

b) Discuss, giving examples to illustrate your answer, how and why a work
breakdown structure (WBS) should be constructed for a project and the use that can be made of it in the management of projects. (15 marks)

QUESTION TWO
You are the C.E.O of Kitengela Construction Company, which specializes in building high quality, customized homes in the Nairobi city outskirts. Housing Corporation has hired you to build dream homes in Kitengela. You operate as a general contractor and you sub contract some of the work to local trade professionals. You have promised the housing corporation that each house will cost 3 million shillings and it will take 5 months
to complete. You have just finished the preliminary scope statement for the project. You are now brainstorming potential risks associated with the project.
a) Identify potential risks associated with this project. (10 marks)

b) Using one of the risk management approaches; explain how you will deal with
these risks. (15 marks)

QUESTION THREE
After having identified a project that appears to be a worthwhile it is important to carry out project preparation to ensure that the investment does not go to waste. Explain the project preparation stages. (25 marks)

QUESTION FOUR
Conflict of some degree is inevitable when individuals or groups work together, you being a project manager, a conflict has arisen which if not solved can affect the project performance, explain the phases of managing conflict. (25 marks)

QUESTION FIVE
You have been hired to appraise a project to determine it viability, explain the various aspects of project appraisal you will undertake. (25 marks)

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