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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Faculty of Management Sciences
Department of Management
PBP S
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QUALIFICATION: Bachelor of Business Management
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BBMA
COURSE: Project Management
DATE: January 2020
DURATION: 3 Hours
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: BEP712S
SESSION: Semester 2 2019
MARKS: 100
2"? OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER JANUARY 2020
EXAMINER: J. V. OLU OJO
Moderator: R. RITTER
THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF6 PAGES
(INCLUDING THIS FRONT PAGE)
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.
Read all the questions carefully before answering.
Marks for each question are indicated at the end of each question.
Please ensure that your writing is legible, neat and presentable.
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SECTION A — Multiple Choice Questions (20 marks)
1. Which of the following is not a Project Initiation
Scope identification
Planning
Team Set-up
Scope Verification
All of the above
2. The project life cycle can be used as a tool to...............
Help identify tasks
Break the project into manageable parts
Recycle the project
a+b
a+b+c
3. The purpose of project management is to:
Plan
Organize and control
Assess risks
atbt+c
None of these
4. Project initiation includes:
Scope identification
Team set-up
Planning
a+b
atbt+c
5. The balanced scorecard is applicable in a project management environment to ensure
strategic linkages.
True
False
Not in project management
Only in strategic management
Only in processes
6. eceeeteceeeeeenees in the scope of a project affect all other project management functions.
Change
Objective
Quality
A+B+C
Strategy
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7. The work of a project must be integrated with the ongoing operations of an
organization.
True
False
Not in the public sector
Not in the private sector
Not in financial services
8. Communication role of the project manager is to:
Make politics
Improve relationships and teamwork
A+B
Develop a product
None of these
9. In the project planning phase the following tools ensure scheduling:
WBS
Gantt chart
A+B
Risk matrix
None of these
10.PERT is useful for determining how much time a project needs before completion.
a. True
b. False
c. Not in the public sector
d. Not in the private sector
e. Not relevant
11. The WBS is not used in the cost estimation process.
a. True
b. False
Not in the public sector
d. Not in the private sector
e. Not relevant
12. Gantt Charts will usually show:
Activities or tasks to be performed; duration of task and project completion
Bar charts of project risks
Charts of tasks on critical path
atc
None of the above
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13. Project life cycle is..........0...
All activities that took place during the life of a project
Cycle of all the meetings that took place during a project
a+b
End of phase reviews
All of the above
14. Phase exits or Stage gates are..............
Exit of project team members
Briefing of Top Management Team
atb
End of phase reviews
All of the above
about
a project
15. Project Life Cycle is used to........0.0.....
a. Guide the level of contingency needed for a project
b. Integrate activities
C. Communicate project achievements
d. a+b
e. All of the above
16. How projects should be delivered to meet strategic objective is:
a. Issues Management
b. Improvement of relationships and teamwork
C. Performance Management
d . Strategic Management
e . None of the above
17. Work Breakdown Structure does not help to do one of the following:
indicate how schedules and costs will be managed
give visibility to important or risky work efforts
allow mapping of requirements and deliverables
foster ownership
produce key performance indices
18. Gantt Charts will usually show:
Activities or tasks to be performed; duration of task and project completion
Bar charts of project risks
Charts of tasks on critical path
atc
None of the above
19. The Critical Path shows the...........00...cccceccsseeeeee
a. Critical employees required for the project
b. Tasks that are critical for the project
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c. Tasks that have no slack time
d. btc
e. atbtc
20. Project Management is dependent on three variables..............
Cost, Time, Quality
Cost, Resources, Planning
Strategy, Scheduling, Scorecard
None of the above
All of the above
(Total mark for Section A questions is 20 marks)
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SECTION B — Essay Type Questions (80marks)
Question 1
Create a new Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a small project with the following
elements: developing a new technology product, design phase, programming phase, testing
phase, first design phase and second design phase
(20 marks)
Question 2
The communication plan is an important part of a project planning. As a newly appointed
project manager, you are facing the following situation: The project needs to begin on 3
March 2020. Before the project can commence, the team needs to be built. The first project
team development meeting is scheduled for 6 February 2020. The project assistant is
requested to send an agenda via email for the meeting on 15 January 2020 to all team
members. Later, on 22 January 2020, he needs to call all team members to invite them
personally to participate in a project team development programme. On 15 February 2020,
the project manager will send the project team development document via email to all team
members in order to inform them about the procedure.
You are requested to create the communication plan with appropriate headings by using
the data supplied above. Plan carefully and allocate correct information in a table.
(20marks)
Question 3
Draw a diagram of a typical project life cycle showing the phases and state 8 advantages
for developing a life cycle.
(20 marks)
Question 4
Explain what is meant by a project environment and support with examples
(20 marks)
TOTAL FOR SECTION B: 80 MARKS
THE END.
TOTAL FOR THIS TEST: 100 MARKS
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