- 2. Prevention Over Inspection: Avoid defects early.

CIE - Test 2: Project Management (BME654A)

- 3. Continuous Improvement: Enhance quality regularly.

Date: 28/04/2025 - 4. Quality Responsibility: Everyone ensures quality.

- 5. Ensures consistent deliverables.
Q1. Define Project Scheduling. What is the purpose of a Project Schedule? Discuss the historical development (PERT, CPM, - 6. Supports stakeholder trust.
LSM). Q8. Write short notes on: (i) Kickoff project (ii) Cost estimating
- Project Scheduling is the process of listing project activities, milestones, and deliverables with their planned start and end dates. - (i) Kickoff Project:
- Purpose: - 1. Official start of project activities.
- 1. Ensures timely project completion. - 2. Introduce team and outline scope.
- 2. Helps manage resources efficiently. - 3. Set expectations and roles.
- 3. Provides a roadmap for execution. - (ii) Cost Estimating:
- 4. Enables monitoring and control. - 1. Predict required financial resources.
- 5. Supports decision-making and forecasting. - 2. Estimate labor, material, and overhead.
- Historical Development: - 3. Uses expert judgment and models.
- - PERT: Developed by U.S. Navy; uses probabilistic time estimates.
Q9. Explain the process of Project Risk Management.
- - CPM: Developed by DuPont; uses fixed time durations to identify the critical path.
- 1. Risk Identification: Detect potential threats.
- - LSM: Used in projects with repetitive tasks; focuses on location-based planning.
- 2. Risk Analysis: Evaluate impact and likelihood.
Q2. Explain the two-pass method used to develop project schedules. - 3. Risk Prioritization: Rank based on severity.
- 1. Forward Pass: Calculates earliest start and finish times. - 4. Risk Response Planning: Strategies for risks.
- 2. Backward Pass: Calculates latest start and finish times. - 5. Monitoring: Track risks throughout project.
- 3. Float Calculation: Float = LS - ES or LF - EF. - 6. Maintain risk register for control.
- 4. Identifies scheduling flexibility and critical path.
Q10. Explain the Risk Response Planning.
- 5. Aids in resource allocation and planning.
- 1. Avoidance: Change plan to eliminate risk.
- 6. Helps prevent schedule delays.
- 2. Mitigation: Reduce likelihood or impact.
Q3. Discuss the Project team composition issues to be considered when selecting team members. - 3. Transfer: Shift risk to third party.
- 1. Skills and Expertise: Match project requirements. - 4. Acceptance: Prepare contingency plans.
- 2. Role Clarity: Avoid overlap and confusion. - 5. Enhance: Increase chances of positive risks.
- 3. Communication Skills: Vital for coordination. - 6. Assign actions and responsibilities.
- 4. Team Compatibility: Harmonious collaboration.
- 5. Availability and Commitment: Throughout project.
- 6. Cultural and Organizational Fit: Align with goals.
Q4. Explain the ability needed to correctly resource a project by a Project Manager.
- 1. Resource Planning: Estimate types and quantities.
- 2. Allocation and Optimization: Assign efficiently.
- 3. Budget Awareness: Stay within financial limits.
- 4. Monitoring Utilization: Track and adjust usage.
- 5. Conflict Resolution: Handle resource disputes.
- 6. Risk Management: Plan for shortages or excess.
Q5. Explain DMAIC process for achieving quality improvement.
- 1. Define: Identify the problem and goals.
- 2. Measure: Gather data on current processes.
- 3. Analyze: Find root causes of issues.
- 4. Improve: Implement solutions for better quality.
- 5. Control: Maintain improvements over time.
- 6. Used for continuous process improvement.
Q6. While budgeting projects what are the various types of costs that are considered? Explain.
- 1. Direct Costs: Attributable to project tasks.
- 2. Indirect Costs: Shared expenses.
- 3. Fixed Costs: Constant regardless of output.
- 4. Variable Costs: Change with activity levels.
- 5. Sunk Costs: Incurred and non-recoverable.
- 6. Contingency Costs: For unforeseen risks.
Q7. Explain four core project quality concepts.
- 1. Customer Satisfaction: Meet or exceed needs.