ISSUES WITH TIME

MANAGEMENT

GROUP MEMBERS
Piyush Dargopatil PGP15075
Nikhil Sharma PGP15094
Rahul Burman PGP15102
Shamil K S PGP15109

Relationship Diagram

HYPOTHEISIS
Following are the hypothesis which have been considered.
These will be tested against the responses that are obtained
from the respondents of the questionnaire.

Questionnaire
H1a: Lower the cost allocated to project, higher will be the issue with time
management
1

How important is cost relative to time?

a High
b Medium
c Low
Up to what extent can money solve the issue of inadequate time to complete
a project?
a Fully
b Partially
c Cannot Solve
Is time allocation correlated with cost allocation?
a Yes
b No

H1b: Higher the quality assurance involved, higher will be the time
required to finish the project.

4. Adhering to quality standards is a must

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

5. Quality assurance affects the schedule of a project

a
b
c
d
e

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

H1c: Better the understanding of project, lower will be the time

management related issues

6. A more detailed understanding of a project is a must for the project

manager
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

7. Understanding a project better will reduce the number of issues

related to the schedule of the project

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

H2a: Forecasting issue leads to poor cost management.

8. How important is budget accuracy for cost management?
a High
b Medium
c Low
9. Each kind of project requires different cost forecasting tools.
a Yes
b No
10.Forecasting error in resource estimation doesnt affect cost management.
a Yes
b No
H2b: Proper scheduling and budget allocation will leads to proper cost
management
11.How important is scheduling and allocation in cost management?
a
b
c

Very important
Important
Not so important

H2c: Resource allocation or crunches leads to improper cost management.

12.What
a
b
c

is the impact of resource allocation strategy on cost management?

High
Medium
Low

13.Resource crunch is the after effect of improper cost allocation

a Yes
b No

H3a: Better quality control leads to proper quality management

14.Better Quality control tools have a positive effect on the quality
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree
15.Quality control tools have been allocated a part in the budget
a. Always
b. Sometimes
c. Never
H3b: Better quality planning leads to proper quality management
16.Quality planning streamlined the quality assessment process
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree
17.Lack of planning due to fluctuating demands affected the quality of the
project
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree
18.Proper resources were provided to plan for planning the quality
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree

H4a: Improper WBS creation leads to scope misalignment issue

19.A lot of time is given to create a WBS
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree
20.Changes are made as soon as there is change in the scope of the project

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

H4b: Good communication management leads to better communication

management
21.Communication was an important aspect during recruitment of the project
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree
22.Members of the team have good interpersonal skills
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree
23.A proper communication channel is created for information sharing
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree

H4c: Relevant skills and resources leads to better scope management

24.Proper resource allocation is done at the beginning of the project
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree
25.Requirements are taken from different teams well in advance
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree

H5a: Better Project scheduling tools & techniques leads to proper

forecasting
26.
Having knowledge and understanding about the various project
scheduling techniques is necessary when it comes to resource
forecasting
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

27. Choice of project scheduling tool affects resource forecasting

a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree

28.
Better the project scheduling tool and technique, more accurate
are the forecast
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

H6a: Proper resource allocation leads to better project scheduling and

budget allocation
29.Impact of resource allocation changes are low on project scheduling.
a
b
c
d
e

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

30.Impact of resource allocation change are low on budget allocation.

a

Strongly Agree

b
c
d
e

Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

H7a: Proper recruitment hiring leads to better utilization of

resources
31.
Recruiting people with relevant skills for a project is necessary
for better utilization of resources
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

32.
You would hire people with relevant skills for a project rather
than induct people within the organization into the project team

33.
People with relevant skills for a project are a necessity for timely
execution of the project
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

H8a: Better the RTM, better will be the creation of WBS

34.
A more detailed RTM gives a clearer picture of the work that
needs to be done
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

35.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

WBS can be created without having a proper documented RTM

a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree

c. Neutral
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree

36.

37.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

RTM can be thought of as a guide for creation of WBS

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

RTM plays an important role in creation of WBS

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree