1. (a) Explain various phases of project life cycle.

(b) Describe nine project management knowledge areas.

2. (a) What is project organization? Explain various types of project organizations.
(b) What do you understand by work breakdown structure (WBS) and organization
breakdown structure (OBS)? Why are they developed?
3. (a) What is project documentation? Explain its types.
(b) Draw the network diagram of following design and fabrication of a machine project
according to the given sequence. Also identify critical path.
ID Description Predecessor Duration
A Design None 3
B Build A 2
C Install B 4
D Test B, C 3
E Operation C, D 3
F Feed back E 2
4. (a) What different kinds of software packages are used for project management?
(b) What performance indexes are commonly used to monitor the progress of a project?
5. Two Companies - The Global Tea and Organic Juice companies have merged. The
following information has been collected for the Consolidation Project.

1. Compute the expected time for each activity.

2. Compute the variance for each activity
3. Compute the expected project duration.
4. What is the probability of completing the project by day 112? Within 116 days?
6. (a) Define risk and risk management. How do risks are identified and assessed?
(b) Explain resource levelling and its importance? What are different kinds of resources
required for a project?
7. (a) Why proper cost management is necessary for the success of a project? What types
of cost are involved in a project?
(b) What is crashing? Describe some common reasons to crash a project.
8. Write short notes on any four of the following.
(i) PERT
(ii) Gantt Chart
(iii) Outsourcing
(iv) Techniques used in project scheduling
(v) Phases of project Methodology
(vi) Project monitoring and controlling

1. (a) What is the difference between PERT and CPM?

(b) From the following information, compute the probability of completing the project in
67 days.

2. (a) What is the difference between direct and indirect cost? Explain with examples.
(b) What is time phased budget? Why is it important to develop time phased budget?
3. A project is scheduled to be completed within three years. Due to some reasons,
project sponsor wants to get it completed in thirty months. As a project manager how
would you make it possible? Assume you are working in the situation where:
(a) Resources are constrained
(b) Resources are not constrained

1. (a) Explain project life cycle and typical activities associated with each phase
(b) Under what conditions would it be advisable to use to use a strong matrix instead of
dedicated project team?
2. (a) What are six elements of a typical scope statement?
(b) Develop WBS for a farewell party arranged by 13 Mechanical.
3. (a) What is a project network? How it is useful for a project manager?
(b) Develop a project network from following information.
ID Description Predecessor Duration
A Survey None 3
B Soil Report A 20
C Traffic Design A 30
D Layout A 5
E Approve B, C, D 80
Design
F Illumination E 15
G Drainage E 30
H Landscape E 25
I Signing E 20
J Bid E, G, H, I 10