Project Management Exam 2013

Thisisareconstructionofthe2013finaltest(exam)forProjectManagement412.Itwasa
collaborativeeffortamongthe20134thyearsIndustrialstudents.Marksareshowninsquare
bracketswhilesuggestedorpossibleanswersappearinitalics.Pleaseconsiderdoingthisfor
futureyears.

Question1Ethics[31](NBthereisa40%subminimumonthisquestion)
I
ScottBennettistheengineerassignedtodealwithvendorswhosupplyneededpartstotheUpscaleCompany.
LarryNewman,salesrepresentativefromoneofUpscale'sregularvendors,playsinthesamegolfleagueas
Scott.Oneeveningtheygooffinthesamefoursome.SometimeduringtheroundScottmentionsthatheisreally
lookingforwardtovacationinginFloridanextmonth.LarrysayshisuncleownsacondoinFloridathatherentsout
duringthemonthsheandhisfamilyareupnorth.Larryofferstoseeifthecondoisavailablenextmonth
assuringScottthattherentalcostwouldbequitemoderate.WhatshouldScottsay?

II
LarrytellsScotthecanrenthisuncle'scondofor$100aweek."Myuncle,"Larrysays,"getsnervouswhenherents
tototalstrangers.Helikestohavereliablepeoplestayinhiscondothecondoispaidfor,andmyuncleisn't
interestedinmakingmoneyonithejustwantsalittlehelpmeetingbasicoperatingexpensesandthetaxes."
Scottacceptstheofferandbeginsmakingplansforhisvacation.Justbeforeleaving,anUpscalevicepresident
sendsoutanewpolicystatementthatsays,amongotherthings:"Acceptingincentivesfromvendorsisstrictly
prohibited".WhatshouldScottdo?

a)Defineanethicaldilemma.[3]
b)DiscusstheethicaldilemmasthatScottfacesintheabovecasestudy.[4]
c)DiscusshowScottshouldrespondattheendofstageIandagainandtheendofstageII.[4]
d)ListDavis7ethicaltests.[7]
e)ListanddiscusseachstageandsubstageofKohlbergsstagesofmoraldevelopment.[9]
f)whatarethefourvaluesthatthePMIcodeofconductisbasedon.[4]

Question2Teamworkandconflict[24]
a)Nameanddiscussthe5stagesinateam'slifecycle[5]
b)Discusshowthe5stagesofateam'slifecyclewereexperiencedinyourownprojectteams
duringthismodule.[5]
c)Discuss5differentapproaches/stylestosolvingconflict.Indicatewheneachapproachwillbe
appropriate.[10]
d)DiscussHerzberg'smotivationhygienetheory[4]
Question3EVA[36]
See2012andClassExampleforquestions.Forthispaper,completion%oftaskshadtobe
calculated.eg.Theanalysisdateisonthe2nddayofa5daytaski.e.itis40%completedand
notnecessarilyatthestartorendofatask(excludeweekendsfrom%completion
calculations).

Question4Organisationalstructureandcommunication[32]
a)List5disadvantagesoftheMatrixtypeorganisation[5]
b)Whatarethe8componentsofaprojectprogressreport[8]
c)Listanddiscussthe4functionsofcommunication[4]
d)Whatorganisationalstructurewouldyourecommendforthesimulatedproject.Discussand
motivateyouranswerwithspecificprosandconsoftheselectedorganisationalform.[10]

Question5Risk[10]
DescribetheRiskManagementElementsandProcessschematicallyinblocks,flowsand
comments.[20x0.5]
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Question6CPM[12]
Belowyouwillfindadescriptionofyourproblem.
a)Calculatethecostslopesofallthetasks.Howlongwillittaketocompletetheprojectand
whatisthetotalcostfornormaltime?[5]
b)Yourbosssaysyoumustfinishtheprojectin19days.Howwouldyouachievethisandwhat
wouldthetotalcostbe?[7]

Crash Normal

Task Tc Cc Tn Cn

A 6 16 9 10

B 5 18 8 9

C 4 8 5 7

D 6 19 8 9

E 3 15 7 7

F 5 5 5 5

G 2 23 5 8
Question7WorkScheduling[7]
Levelthefollowingworkscheduleanddiscusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthe
alternatives.

Question8QualityControl[4]
Whoshouldattendadesignreviewmeeting?[8x0.5]