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Summer
2013
MASTER
OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER
3
PM0011
– PROJECT PLANNING AND SCHEDULING – 4 CREDITS
(BOOK
ID: B1237)
ASSIGNMENT-
60 MARKS
Note: Answer all questions.
Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be
approximately of 400 words.
Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q1. The PMBOK Guide addresses
four elements related to scope. List and explain them.
(Listing of 4 elements – 1 mark, Explanation
of elements - 9 marks) 10 marks
Answer : Elements related to
scope :
The scope is the most important element to
understand about any project. All planning and allocation of resources are
anchored to this understanding. Scope creep is a significant risk in software
development projects. We discuss why this is so, and how to avoid or at least
mitigate the risk. New software is usually developed as a result of a customer
identifying a need. The next step is to specify how the software will meet that
need; specifically, what functionality will be developed.
Q2. Write short notes of PERT
(Explanation/definition of
PERT- 1 mark; Four requirements of PERT – 2 marks ; Basic features and
functions of PERT techniques – 2 marks; PERT System of Time Estimates – 3
marks; PERT Computations – 2 marks ) 10 marks
Answer : Definition of PERT :
A PERT chart is a graph that represents all
of the tasks necessary to a project's completion, and the order in which they
must be completed along with the corresponding time requirements. Certain tasks
are dependent on serial tasks, which must be completed in a certain sequence.
Q3. Explain the various
planning processes which are part of the risk management knowledge area.
(each process 2.5 marks, i.e. 4 processes X
2.5 marks =10 marks) 10 marks
Answer : Planning process
which are part of risk management knowledge area :
1. Identification :
After establishing the context, the next
step in the process of managing risk is to identify potential risks. Risks are
about events that, when triggered, cause problems or benefits. Hence, risk
identification can start with the source of our problems and those of our
competitors (
Q4. What is an expert system?
Explain different parts involved in an expert system.
(Definition of expert system,
use, essential ingredient – 2 marks; parts of an expert system – 8 marks) 10
marks
Answer : Expert system :
An expert system is computer software that
attempts to act like a human expert on a particular subject area.
Expert systems are often used to advise
non-experts in situations where a human expert in unavailable (for example it
may be too expensive to employ a human expert, or it might be a difficult to
reach location).
How Do Expert Systems Work?
Q5. Explain four different
types of predecessor and the reasons why one task may be dependent on another.
(Four different types of predecessor- 2 marks each i.e 2 X 4 = 8 marks; reasons
why one task may be dependent on another – 2 marks)
Answer : Four different types
of predecessor and reasons for dependency :
Applying dependencies to tasks is preferable
to setting hard dates in a schedule. Fixed dates applied to tasks, called date
constraints, quickly increase the effort to maintain the schedule. If you use
date constraints, you often must manually recalculate dates when the schedule
changes.
1. Finish-to-start (FS)
Q6. What is delay analysis and
explain its methodology?
(Delay analysis definition, critical and
non-critical delay – 2 marks; Methodology – 8 marks)
Answer : Delay analysis :
Delays are a feature of many construction
projects, and frequently lead to arguments about the payment of liquidated
damages by the contractor on the one hand, and reimbursement of additional
costs to the contractor on the other hand.
On major projects it is common for
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