IIBM Institute of Business Management
Examination Paper MM.100
Project Management in IT
Section A: Objective Type (30 marks)
Part One:
Multiple choices:
1. The knowledge areas of Project Management Process Group are:
a. Planning and Initiating
b. Executing and Closing
c. Monitoring and Controlling
d. All of the above
2. To create a successful project, a project manager must consider:
a. Scope
b. Time
c. Cost
d. All of the above
3. Which one of the following is not involved in the top ten skills or competencies of an effective
project manager:
a. People skills
b. Leadership
c. Integrity
d. Technical skills
4. Another name of a phase exit is a _______ point.
a. Review
b. Stage
c. Meeting
d. Kill
5. Which process group includes activities from each of the nine knowledge areas?
a. Initiating
b. Planning
c. Executing
d. Closing
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6. The project team works together to create the ______.
a. Scope statement
b. WBS
c. WBS dictionary
d. Work package
7. __________ is a network diagramming technique used to predict total project duration.
a. PERT
b. A Gantt chart
c. Critical Path Method
d. Crashing
8. Which of the following is not a key output of project cost management:
a. A cost estimate
b. A cost management plan
c. A cost baseline
d. None of the above
9. CMMI Stands for:
a. Capability Maturity Model Integration
b. Complex Maturity Model Integration
c. Common Maturity Model Information
d. Capability Maturity Model Information
10. A proposal evaluation sheet is an example of:
a. RFP
b. NPV analysis
c. Earned value analysis
d. Weighted scoring model
Part Two:
1. Define Product Life Cycle.
2. What is Project Integration Model?
3. Write a note on Gantt charts.
4. What is Project Quality Management?
END OF SECTION A
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Section B: Caselets (40 marks)
•This section consists of Caselets.
•Answer all the questions.
•Each Caselet carries 20 marks.
•Detailed information should form the part of your answer (Word limit 150 to 200 words).
Caselet 1
A preliminary estimate of costs for the entire project is $140,000. This estimate is based on the
project manager working about 20 hours per week for six months and other internal staff working a
total of about 60 hours per week for six months. The customer representatives would not be paid for
their assistance. A staff project manager would earn $50 per hour. The hourly rate for the other
project team member would be $70 per hour, since some hours normally billed to clients may be
needed for this project. The initial cost estimate also includes $10,000 for purchasing software &
services from suppliers. After the project is completed, maintenance costs of $40,000 are included
for each year, primarily to update the information and coordinate the “Ask the Expert” feature and
online articles. Projected benefits are based on a reduction in hours consultants spend researching
project management information, appropriate tools and templates, and so on. Projected benefits are
also based on a small increase in profits due to new business generated by this project. If each of
more than 400 consultants saved just 40 hours each year (less than one hour per week) and could bill
that time to other projects that generate a conservative estimate of $10 per hour in profits, then the
projected benefit would be $160,000 per year. If the new intranet increased business by just 1
percent, using past profit information, increased profits due to new business would be at least
$40,000 each year. Total projected benefits, therefore, are about $200,000 per year.
Exhibit
Questions:
1. What according to you are the factors that can hamper the profit growth related with the
project?
2. Mention some strategies to further improve the project’s turnover.
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Caselet 2
Many organizations spend a great deal of time and money on training efforts for general project
management skills, but after the training, project managers may still not know how to tailor their
project management skills to the organization’s particular needs. Because of this problem, some
organizations develop their own internal information technology project management methodologies.
The PMBOKR Guide is a standard that describes best practices for what should be done to manage a
project. A methodology describes how things should be ...
Questions:
1. According to you what are the skills that needed for the project management of an organization?
2. How the six sigma project became a helpful tool in very sophisticated kind of project
management?
END OF SECTION B
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Section C: Applied Theory (30 marks)
1. What is cost? What is the importance of Project cost Management and explain basic principles of
Cost Management.
2. Define the following:
a. Resource Histograms
b. Project Communication Management
END OF SECTION C
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