BBA 7th Semester Project Management suggestion

Project Management

BBA 7th Semester

Session 2007-2008

Subject Code: 4103

Chapter One: Introduction

2007: 1.How would you define project? (2)

2. Describe the life cycle of a project in terms of-(a) the degree of project

completion (b) required effort. (5)

2008: 1.What do you mean by project life cycle? Explain the project life cycle with a

diagram. (6)

2. What do you mean by project implementation? In which stage of project life

cycle does implementation start? (4)

2009: What are the important facets of project analysis?

2010:1.What is meant by the term “project”? Explain in brief the objective of projects. (6

2. State the human aspects of project management. (2.5)

Chapter Two: Project Appraisal

2007: 1.Define technical analysis. (2)

2. Discuss the factors influencing the choice of technology. (3)

3. Discuss the steps involved in market and demand analysis. (2)

4. Describe the aspects covered in market planning. (3)

5. What are the components of cost of a project? Discuss them in brief. (5)

6. What are the similarities and differences between the UNIDO approach and the

Little-Mirrless approach? (5)

7. Briefly explain the stages of UNIDO method of project appraisal. (2)

8. Describe briefly the various means of financing a project. (5)

9. How do projects, program tasks, and activity packages differ? (3)

10. Explain the properties of NPV and discuss the problems associated with IRR. (3

11. Show how various financial estimates and projections are inter-related. (5)

2008: 1.Present a schematic diagram of the feasibility study of a project. (6)

2. What are the key business considerations relevant to project financing decision?

3. State the guidelines that must be borne in mind while estimating the incremental

cash flow of a project. (6)

4. What is shadow price? Why is shadow price used in social cost benefit analysis of

a project? (6)

5. What is sensitivity analysis? Evaluate sensitivity analysis as a method for

assessing risk.

6. Discuss how a project rating index may be developed. (4)

7. What is NPV? Discuss the sources of positive NPV. (6)

2009:1.Describe briefly the methods available for demand forecasting. (6)

2. Name the factors that have a bearing on choice of technology. What are the

various ways of acquiring technology? (6)

3. Describe briefly the various means of financing a project. (6)

4. What is project feasibility study? Assess different facets of feasibility study in

project analysis. (3)

5. Explain, what is the consumer willingness to pay. (2)

6. Explain the similarities and difference between UNIDO approach and the Little-

Mirrlees approach. (8)

7. Evaluate and identify the dissimilarities between sensitivity and scenario analysis.

(2)

8. Discuss the key steps in a sample survey. (2)

2010: 1.How would you evaluate secondary information? (3)

2. Describe the key steps in a sample survey. (3)

3. What factors have a bearing on the choice of technology? (3)

4. Describe the various means of financing a project. (3)

5. Discuss the source of positive NPV. (6)

6. Mention the basic principle for measuring project cash-flow. Explain the

exclusion of financing costs principle. (2)

7. What is project rating index (PRI)? How you develop a project rating index. (4)

8. How is income elasticity of demand and price elasticity of demand measured? (2)

9. What are the two ways of defining the benefit cost ratio? (2)

Chapter Three: Project Organization

2008: What do you mean by matrix organization? Explain the matrix organization system

in brief. (6)

2010: Differentiate between pure organizational form and matrix organizational form. (2)

Chapter Four: Project Planning

2007: 1.Define project planning. Discuss different elements of project planning. (2)

2. What types of groups may be formed in a project setting? (5)

3. Discuss the pre-requisites for successful project implementation. (5)

2009: Define project planning. Name the different elements of project planning. (2)

Chapter Five: Project Scheduling

2007: How is critical path determined? What is dummy and slack in project networking?

2008: 1.What is the basic difference between PERT and CPM? (3)

2. What steps are involved in PERT analysis? (3)

3. What are the usual assumptions underlying CPM analysis? (4)

2009:  1.Explain the characteristics of PERT and CPM. (2)

2. Draw distinctions between Activity and Event? (2)

2010:  1.What is steps involved in PERT analysis? (3)

2. Discuss the difference between total float, free float, and independent float. (3)

Chapter Six: Project Control

2007: Explain in brief the three main types of control system. (3)

2009:  1.Explain in brief the three main types of control system. (4)

2. Evaluate the variance analysis approach to project control. (4)

2010: 1.What do you mean by project control? Why is project control necessary? (3)

2. Explain the different types of project control. (3)

Chapter Seven: Project Termination

2008: What do you mean by project completion? Do the project managers have anything

to do after completion of project? What are the difference ways a project can be

terminated? (6

2009: 1.Assess the element of project final report. (2)

2. Define project termination. Explain in brief the varieties of project termination. (4)

2010: Explain the different forms of termination process. (4)

Short Math:

2008: 1. Project life cycle; 2.Demand forecasting; 3.Financial Appraisal; 4.Social cost

benefit analysis; 5.System Integration; 6.Final report of a project;

2009: 7. Market appraisal; 8.Apprisal criteria; 9.Human aspects of project management;

10.Resource allocation for project; 11.Measures of project risk;