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    This document contains instructions for a project management exam consisting of two sections - Section A (compulsory) and Section B (choose 3 of 6 questions). Section A asks students to: 1) Draw a network diagram and perform a critical path analysis on a project with multiple tasks, durations, dependencies and costs; 2) Identify which tasks should be shortened to reduce the project duration by 5 weeks; and 3) Calculate the new total project cost. Section B provides 6 optional questions covering topics like the triple constraints of project management, stakeholder analysis, work breakdown structures, Gantt charts, project planning, organizational structures, causes of project failure and project closure.

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    This document contains instructions for a project management exam consisting of two sections - Section A (compulsory) and Section B (choose 3 of 6 questions). Section A asks students to: 1) Draw a network diagram and perform a critical path analysis on a project with multiple tasks, durations, dependencies and costs; 2) Identify which tasks should be shortened to reduce the project duration by 5 weeks; and 3) Calculate the new total project cost. Section B provides 6 optional questions covering topics like the triple constraints of project management, stakeholder analysis, work breakdown structures, Gantt charts, project planning, organizational structures, causes of project failure and project closure.

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    This document contains instructions for a project management exam consisting of two sections - Section A (compulsory) and Section B (choose 3 of 6 questions). Section A asks students to: 1) Draw a network diagram and perform a critical path analysis on a project with multiple tasks, durations, dependencies and costs; 2) Identify which tasks should be shortened to reduce the project duration by 5 weeks; and 3) Calculate the new total project cost. Section B provides 6 optional questions covering topics like the triple constraints of project management, stakeholder analysis, work breakdown structures, Gantt charts, project planning, organizational structures, causes of project failure and project closure.

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    CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE

    FACULTY OF COMMERCE
    BACHELOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT –(MRK-FIN) (HONOURS) DEGREE
    BACHELOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    (HONOURS) DEGREE
    YEAR FOUR: FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
    PROJECT MANAGEMENT: BM 404

    DATE: DECEMBER 2019 TIME 3 HOURS

    INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE

     The question paper carries 6 (six) questions


     Answer all questions in Section A and choose any three (3) questions from section B
     Marks to each question or subsection (s) of a question are included in square brackets [ ]
     Section A carries 40 marks and is Compulsory
     Each question on Section B carries 20 marks

    Page 1 of 3
    SECTION A: COMPULSORY

    QUESTION 1

    The following information relates to the activities of a project, their duration, precedence
    relationships and cost for ABC (Private) Limited.

    Activity Predecessors Normal Time Crash Time Normal Cost Crash Cost
    A - 4 2 10 000 11 000
    B A 3 2 6 000 9 000
    C A 2 1 4 000 6 000
    D B 5 3 14 000 18 000
    E B,C 1 1 9 000 9 000
    F C 3 2 7 000 8 000
    G E,F 4 2 13 000 25 000
    H D,E 4 1 11 000 18 000
    I H,G 6 5 20 000 29 000

    Required

    a)
    i. Draw a network diagram using the information in the table above [10]
    ii. Using the backward and forward pass, determine the critical path (show the
    earliest start times, the latest finish times and the slack for each event) [10]
    iii. State and explain any five (5) uses of the Critical Path Analysis (CPA) [5]
    b) To shorten the project by five (5) weeks determine the tasks to be shortened [10]
    c) Determine the new project cost [5]
    Total marks [40]

    Page 2 of 3
    SECTION B: CHOOSE ANY THREE QUESTIONS

    QUESTION 2

    The project manager works within the triple constraints of time, budget and scope. With the aid
    of examples discuss this statement. [20]
    Total marks [20]
    QUESTION 3

    Using the stakeholder Evaluation Matrix, explain the power and conflict potential of any five key
    stakeholders of your choice [20]
    Total marks [20]
    QUESTION 4

    As a well –known consultant in Project Management you have been asked to advise an
    inexperienced Project Manager on the following:
    a) Purpose and benefits of a Work Break Down Structure (WBS) [10]
    b) Purpose and benefits of a Gantt Chart [10]
    Total marks [20]

    QUESTION 5

    a) Discuss the importance of project planning in Project Management [5]


    b) Briefly describe the three (3) traditional organizational structures and explain the
    advantages of each when implementing Project Management [15]
    Total marks [20]
    QUESTION 6

    Either:
    Identify any five (5) causes of project failure and discuss how a Project Manager can deal with
    these to make a project successful. [20]
    Or:
    Explain why it is important to ensure that all project closure formalities have been completed at
    the end of a project. [20]
    Total marks [20]

    ……………….END OF EXAMINATION……………..

    Page 3 of 3

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