ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE SPRING 2016
PROGRAM MBA
SEMESTER IV
SUBJECT CODE & NAME PM 0015 – QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
BK ID B2011
CREDIT AND MARKS 4 CREDITS AND 60 MARKS
Q.No Criteria Marks Total Marks
1 Explain Business Value Models in detail
? Balanced scorecard model
? The Treacy-Wiersema model
? The Kano model
4
3
3
10
2 What is parametric estimating? Explain the steps involved in the development of a
parametric model.
Define parametric estimating
Describe the 7 steps involved in the
development of a parametric model
3
7
10
3 1. What aspects of capital budgeting must be considered while selecting a project?
2. Suppose an investment requires an initial outlay of $5 million and has expected
the cash flow of $1 million, $3.5 million, and $2 million for the first three years.
a. Calculate:
? The net present value using a 10% required rate of return
? Profitability Index using a 10% required rate of return
b. Also suggest if the project must be accepted.
1. Explain the 4 aspects of capital budgeting
that must be considered while selecting a
project.
4 ( 1 mark each) 10
2.
a. calculation of net present value
calculation of profitability index
b. Mention if the project must be selected and
give reasons why it should be project be
selected/not selected
2
2
2
4 Explain the various expense items in a project.
List the various expense items in a project
Describe each expense with suitable examples
1
9 ( 3 marks for each
expense item)
10
5 1. Determine the average amount of bricks laid over a six-month period by 1
bricklayer. Collected information on the amount of bricks laid per month:
January 21,000
February 23,500
March 22,000
April 24,000
May 26,000
June 25,000
2. Consider the sales figures of the Bricklayer Company over the period of 6
months, as shown in the table:
Month No of Sales
January 20
February 20
March 16
April 20
May 21
June 27
? Determine the average amount of
bricks laid over a six-month period by
1 bricklayer.
? Consider the sales figures of the
Bricklayer.
5
5
10
6 What are the steps that should be followed to construct a “house of quality”?
Explain the 5 steps that should be followed to
construct a house of quality
10 ( 2 marks each) 10
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.
***********
ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE SPRING 2016
PROGRAM MBA
SEMESTER IV
SUBJECT CODE & NAME PM 0016 –PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
BK ID B2012
CREDIT AND MARKS 4 CREDITS AND 60 MARKS
Q.No Criteria Marks Total Marks
1 What is Project Risk? Explain different sources of project risk with examples
Project Risk
Sources of project risk
5
5
10
2 What is Risk Opportunity and Management System (ROMS)? What are its benefits?
Define ROMS, why was it designed, how can
it be used?
List its objectives
Describe the output of ROMS
List any 4 benefits of ROMS
2
2
2
4 (1 mark for each
benefit)
10
3 1. Using Internet, identify a project and list down all the activities and milestones
of a project and the activity risks associated with these milestones.
2. Using Internet, identify a project and the activity risks associated with it.
Categorise the risks into three groups: controllable known, uncontrollable
known and unknown. Find out the percentage of “unknowns” in total risks at
the beginning and towards the end of the project.
A ? Using Internet, identify a project and list
down all the activities and milestones of a
project and the activity risks associated
5 10
with these milestones.
? Using Internet, identify a project and the
activity risks associated with it. Categorise
the risks into three groups: controllable
known, uncontrollable known and
unknown. Find out the percentage of
“unknowns” in total risks at the beginning
and towards the end of the project.
5
4 What are the sources of resource risks?
A Explain the sources of
? People risks
? Outsourcing risks
? Money risks
4
3
3
10
5 What are different types of scope risks?
List the types of scope risks
Explain the 3 scope risks
1
9 (3 marks for each
risk)
10
6 Explain the three point estimates used in quantitative risk analysis.
Explain the term “three point estimates”
Why are they used in quantitative risk analysis
How is it different from PERT distributions
2
4
4
10
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.
***********
ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE SPRING 2016
PROGRAM MBA
SEMESTER IV
SUBJECT CODE & NAME PM 0017 – PROJECT QUALITY MANAGEMENT
BK ID B2013
CREDIT AND MARKS 4 CREDITS AND 60 MARKS
Q.No Criteria Marks Total Marks
1 Explain various terms used in quality management? In a group of about 3 to 5 people,
discuss the benefits of traditional method and contemporary method of quality
assurance. List the benefits on a flipchart or the whiteboard. Which benefit do you
think is the most beneficial and why?
? Total Quality Management (TQM)
? Continuous Improvement/Kaizen
? Just-In-Time (JIT)
? In a group of about 3 to 5 people,
discuss the benefits of traditional
method and contemporary method of
quality assurance. List the benefits on a
flipchart or the whiteboard. Which
benefit do you think is the most
beneficial and why?
2
2
2
4
10
2 Explain the major project management standards and frameworks.
Explain the 5 major project management
standards and frameworks
10 ( 2 marks each) 10
3 What are the benefits of quality metrics? Explain the 3 categories of quality metrics.
List any 4 benefits of quality metrics
Describe the 3 categories of quality metrics
4
6 (2 marks for each
category)
10
4 Discuss the major barriers to project quality improvement.
List and discuss the 8 major barriers to project 10 10
quality improvement.
5 What is SIPOC (Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers)? Which 3
factors should you focus on developing SIPOC? Explain.
? Define SIPOC
? Explain the 3 factors you would focus on
developing SIPOC
1
9 (3 marks for each
factor)
10
6 Explain Statistical Process Control (SPC) along with SPC theory and tools?
? Statistical Process Control (SPC)
? SPC theory and tools
5
5
10
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.
***********
ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE SPRING 2016
PROGRAM MBA
SEMESTER IV
SUBJECT CODE & NAME PM 0018 –CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT IN PROJECTS
BK ID B2014
CREDIT AND MARKS 4 CREDITS AND 60 MARKS
Q.No Criteria Marks Total Marks
1 Explain essential elements of project contract. How a project contract is formed?
essential elements of project contract
formation of project contract
5
5
10
2 What is bidding? Describe the bidding process from the buyer’s perspective.
Define bidding and mention the purpose of
bidding
Describe 6 steps of the bidding process from the
buyer’s side.
4
6
10
3 Explain the structure of a contract.
List the elements of the contract structure
Explain the elements
2
8
10
4
Explain Co-operative Benchmarking Process (COBAP)
Explain the 8 steps of the COBAP process 10 10
5
Explain process of procurement. Using the Internet search, list the procurement
activities in the construction industry.
? process of procurement
? procurement activities in the construction
industry
5
5
10
6 What are the different contract forms of PPP (Public Private Partnership).
Explain the 4 contract forms of PPP 10 10
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.
***********
DRIVE SPRING 2016
PROGRAM MBA
SEMESTER IV
SUBJECT CODE & NAME PM 0015 – QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
BK ID B2011
CREDIT AND MARKS 4 CREDITS AND 60 MARKS
Q.No Criteria Marks Total Marks
1 Explain Business Value Models in detail
? Balanced scorecard model
? The Treacy-Wiersema model
? The Kano model
4
3
3
10
2 What is parametric estimating? Explain the steps involved in the development of a
parametric model.
Define parametric estimating
Describe the 7 steps involved in the
development of a parametric model
3
7
10
3 1. What aspects of capital budgeting must be considered while selecting a project?
2. Suppose an investment requires an initial outlay of $5 million and has expected
the cash flow of $1 million, $3.5 million, and $2 million for the first three years.
a. Calculate:
? The net present value using a 10% required rate of return
? Profitability Index using a 10% required rate of return
b. Also suggest if the project must be accepted.
1. Explain the 4 aspects of capital budgeting
that must be considered while selecting a
project.
4 ( 1 mark each) 10
2.
a. calculation of net present value
calculation of profitability index
b. Mention if the project must be selected and
give reasons why it should be project be
selected/not selected
2
2
2
4 Explain the various expense items in a project.
List the various expense items in a project
Describe each expense with suitable examples
1
9 ( 3 marks for each
expense item)
10
5 1. Determine the average amount of bricks laid over a six-month period by 1
bricklayer. Collected information on the amount of bricks laid per month:
January 21,000
February 23,500
March 22,000
April 24,000
May 26,000
June 25,000
2. Consider the sales figures of the Bricklayer Company over the period of 6
months, as shown in the table:
Month No of Sales
January 20
February 20
March 16
April 20
May 21
June 27
? Determine the average amount of
bricks laid over a six-month period by
1 bricklayer.
? Consider the sales figures of the
Bricklayer.
5
5
10
6 What are the steps that should be followed to construct a “house of quality”?
Explain the 5 steps that should be followed to
construct a house of quality
10 ( 2 marks each) 10
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.
***********
ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE SPRING 2016
PROGRAM MBA
SEMESTER IV
SUBJECT CODE & NAME PM 0016 –PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
BK ID B2012
CREDIT AND MARKS 4 CREDITS AND 60 MARKS
Q.No Criteria Marks Total Marks
1 What is Project Risk? Explain different sources of project risk with examples
Project Risk
Sources of project risk
5
5
10
2 What is Risk Opportunity and Management System (ROMS)? What are its benefits?
Define ROMS, why was it designed, how can
it be used?
List its objectives
Describe the output of ROMS
List any 4 benefits of ROMS
2
2
2
4 (1 mark for each
benefit)
10
3 1. Using Internet, identify a project and list down all the activities and milestones
of a project and the activity risks associated with these milestones.
2. Using Internet, identify a project and the activity risks associated with it.
Categorise the risks into three groups: controllable known, uncontrollable
known and unknown. Find out the percentage of “unknowns” in total risks at
the beginning and towards the end of the project.
A ? Using Internet, identify a project and list
down all the activities and milestones of a
project and the activity risks associated
5 10
with these milestones.
? Using Internet, identify a project and the
activity risks associated with it. Categorise
the risks into three groups: controllable
known, uncontrollable known and
unknown. Find out the percentage of
“unknowns” in total risks at the beginning
and towards the end of the project.
5
4 What are the sources of resource risks?
A Explain the sources of
? People risks
? Outsourcing risks
? Money risks
4
3
3
10
5 What are different types of scope risks?
List the types of scope risks
Explain the 3 scope risks
1
9 (3 marks for each
risk)
10
6 Explain the three point estimates used in quantitative risk analysis.
Explain the term “three point estimates”
Why are they used in quantitative risk analysis
How is it different from PERT distributions
2
4
4
10
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.
***********
ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE SPRING 2016
PROGRAM MBA
SEMESTER IV
SUBJECT CODE & NAME PM 0017 – PROJECT QUALITY MANAGEMENT
BK ID B2013
CREDIT AND MARKS 4 CREDITS AND 60 MARKS
Q.No Criteria Marks Total Marks
1 Explain various terms used in quality management? In a group of about 3 to 5 people,
discuss the benefits of traditional method and contemporary method of quality
assurance. List the benefits on a flipchart or the whiteboard. Which benefit do you
think is the most beneficial and why?
? Total Quality Management (TQM)
? Continuous Improvement/Kaizen
? Just-In-Time (JIT)
? In a group of about 3 to 5 people,
discuss the benefits of traditional
method and contemporary method of
quality assurance. List the benefits on a
flipchart or the whiteboard. Which
benefit do you think is the most
beneficial and why?
2
2
2
4
10
2 Explain the major project management standards and frameworks.
Explain the 5 major project management
standards and frameworks
10 ( 2 marks each) 10
3 What are the benefits of quality metrics? Explain the 3 categories of quality metrics.
List any 4 benefits of quality metrics
Describe the 3 categories of quality metrics
4
6 (2 marks for each
category)
10
4 Discuss the major barriers to project quality improvement.
List and discuss the 8 major barriers to project 10 10
quality improvement.
5 What is SIPOC (Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers)? Which 3
factors should you focus on developing SIPOC? Explain.
? Define SIPOC
? Explain the 3 factors you would focus on
developing SIPOC
1
9 (3 marks for each
factor)
10
6 Explain Statistical Process Control (SPC) along with SPC theory and tools?
? Statistical Process Control (SPC)
? SPC theory and tools
5
5
10
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.
***********
ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE SPRING 2016
PROGRAM MBA
SEMESTER IV
SUBJECT CODE & NAME PM 0018 –CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT IN PROJECTS
BK ID B2014
CREDIT AND MARKS 4 CREDITS AND 60 MARKS
Q.No Criteria Marks Total Marks
1 Explain essential elements of project contract. How a project contract is formed?
essential elements of project contract
formation of project contract
5
5
10
2 What is bidding? Describe the bidding process from the buyer’s perspective.
Define bidding and mention the purpose of
bidding
Describe 6 steps of the bidding process from the
buyer’s side.
4
6
10
3 Explain the structure of a contract.
List the elements of the contract structure
Explain the elements
2
8
10
4
Explain Co-operative Benchmarking Process (COBAP)
Explain the 8 steps of the COBAP process 10 10
5
Explain process of procurement. Using the Internet search, list the procurement
activities in the construction industry.
? process of procurement
? procurement activities in the construction
industry
5
5
10
6 What are the different contract forms of PPP (Public Private Partnership).
Explain the 4 contract forms of PPP 10 10
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.
***********
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