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CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
Semester 1 Examinations 2010/
Module Title: IT Project Management
Module Code: COMP 7012
School: Computing and Mathematics
Programme Title: Bachelor of Science in Computing – Award Bachelor of Science in Computing in IT Support – Award
Programme Code: KCOMP_7_Y KITSU_7_Y
External Examiner(s): Ms. Ann Meagher Internal Examiner(s): Mr. John O’Brien
Instructions: Answer any FOUR questions.
Duration: 2 Hours
Sitting: Winter 2010/
Requirements for this examination:
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the correct examination paper. If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
Q1. (a)
(i) What three characteristics differentiate a project from “everyday work”? [3 Marks] (ii) What activities should be undertaken at the end of a project? [3 Marks] (iii)Complete the following: “An effective project management method helps.. .” [3 Marks] (iv) State three principles of good project management. [3 Marks]
(b) Project failures are common. (i)Identify and elaborate on five acknowledged, and documented, causes of project failure. [10 Marks] (ii)How might these acknowledged causes of project failure be mitigated and/or removed? [3 Marks]
Q2. (a) (i) In PRINCE2 what product is used to define the information that justifies the setting-up, continuation, or termination of the project? (ii) Fill in the missing phrase from the following: “A project is a management environment that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to …” (iii)What name is given to the permissible deviation, from a plan, allowed without requiring the project manager to report to the Project Board? (iv) What other control is closely linked with Configuration Management, in PRINCE2? (v) Which feature of PRINCE2 informs the project where a product is, what its status is, and who is working on it? [10 Marks] (b) Elaborate on each of the following PRINCE2 elements: (i) Business case; [5 Marks] (ii) Plans; [5 Marks] (iii)Starting a project. [5 Marks] Use the following headings to structure your presentation: Purpose of Necessary or not? (Include your reasons) Likely outcome if not undertaken Claimed benefits
Q5. (a) “Management and leadership are not the same.” Discuss. [6 Marks]
(b) Elaborate on each of the following general categories of leadership style: (i) Centralised, autocratic, authoritarian style; [2 Marks] (ii) Democratic style; [3 Marks] (iii)Supportive/laissez-faire style. [3 Marks]
(c) Describe each of the following stages of a group/team’s development, as suggested by Tuckman, 1965: (i) Forming; (ii) Storming; (iii)Norming; (iv) Performing (v) Mourning. [11 Marks]
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