1. Describe the important phases of a project life cycle. What are the outlines of opportunity studies in project management? How do these impact project feasibility studies? 2. “Doubled Project Report (DPR) forms the foundation on which the entire superstructure of the project is built – if it is weak, project cannot weather the turbulent times ahead.” Bring out the do‟s and don‟ts of a good DPR. 3. What should be the decision criteria for selecting a suitable method for demand forecasting? Discuss the various methods of economic analysis of project from societal viewpoint. 4. … [Read more...]

1. What are the phases of a project development cycle? Give the salient tasks under each phase. What are the outlines of opportunity studies in project management? How do there impact upon project feasibility studies? 2. “Doubled Project Report (DPR) forms the foundation on which the entire superstructure of the project is built – if it is weak, project cannot weather the turbulent times ahead.” Bring out the do‟s and don‟ts of a good DPR. 3. “Meticulous Management of activities on the critical path is crucial to completing projects on time.” How can we „beat‟ the critical path and … [Read more...]

1. What is the concept of concurrent engineering in project management and how can it be used to optimise project durations? 2. Economic analysis is done from societal point of view in contrast to financial analysis which is a private appraisal from the viewpoint of a producer. How does it bring about a change in the methods of evaluation? Describe with examples. 3. A project comprising of eight tasks (A to H) has the following characteristics: Tasks Preceding Tasks Time Duration In Weeks Optimistic Most … [Read more...]

1. What are the phases of a project development cycle? Give the salient tasks under each phase. What are the outlines of opportunity studies in project management? How do there impact upon project feasibility studies? 2. Doubled Project Report (DPR) forms the foundation on which the entire superstructure of the project is built – if it is weak, project cannot weather the turbulent times ahead. Bring out the do’s and don’ts of a good DPR. 3. What is the concept of “Free Float” (Primary slackness) and “Total Float” (Secondary slackness)? Bring out their significance in project … [Read more...]

1. Distinguish between project and production management, giving examples. What,according to you, are the critical success factors in project management? 2. “Doubled Project Report (DPR) forms the foundation on which the entire superstructure ofthe project is built – if it is weak, project cannot weather the turbulent times ahead.” Bring out the do’s and don’ts of a good DPR. 3. “Meticulous Management of activities on the critical path is crucial to completing projects on time.” How can we ‘beat’ the critical path and improve our on-time performance? 4. A good tem-work speed up … [Read more...]

1. Should ecological analysis be separated from technical analysis of the project? Support your answer with reasoning and logic. 2. ‘‘Network Analysis of a project highlights interdependence of individuals and functions and leads to better understanding among team members’’ justify. 3. Comment on, ‘‘MIS is not new but computerization of MIS has added new dimension to it.’’ 4. Explain what do you mean by ‘‘The Performance Analysis Approach’’. How does it constitute an improvement over the “Variance Analysis Approach to cost control”? 5. Differentiate between Squared Networks and … [Read more...]