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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous)

END TERM EXAMINATION –MARCH/APRIL   2016

M.I.B. -IV SEMESTER

P2 11 403: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Duration: 3 hours                                                                                         Max. Marks: 100

I  Answer any SEVEN questions: Each question carries 7 marks                 (7 x 5 = 35)

1. What do you mean by Project Environment? In one sentence each name or describe these Environments?
2. Name the steps involved in project contaract management?
3. Name the types of project closure?
4. What is group think?
5. What is Critial Chain Project Management? Name the types of buffers that are inserted where potential problems occur?
6. With the help of an illustration, depict the risk management process?
7. Which are the factors influencing qualities of estimates?
8. Define WBS.
9. What is quality and quality assurance?
10. What do you mean by Earned Value Management?

 

SECTION – B

1. Answer any THREE questions. Each carries 15 marks. (3×15=45)
2. Illustratively explain the 5 stage team development model.
3. What are the characteristics of a high performing project team and explain how such

a team can be developed?

13. Explain the terms: a) TQM b) Six Sigma      d) Kaizen
14. Explain what are the activities (in a project) that cost control aims to focus on?
15. What is the difference between risk response and contigency plan and draw up

the risk response matrix?

 

SECTION – C

III. Case Study – Compulsory question.                                                                   (1×20=20)

16. The following is the network diagram of a project.

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2

5

3

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Project Manager has estimated the times for these activities which are as follows

Numerical description	Activity	Time estimation (weeks)
		Optimistic	Most Likely	Pessimistic
1-2	a	9	12	21
1-3	b	6	12	18
2-4	c	1	1.5	5
3-4	d	4	8.5	10
2-5	e	10	14	24
4-5	f	1	2	3

Questions for case study

1. a) Estimate the average time based on the above data  (5 marks)
2. b) Complete the network diagram showing the average time and mark the critical path

(10 marks)

4. c) Work out Activity float, Free float for the pair of activities 2-4. (5 marks)

 

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