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Semester I Examinations 20 10 /201 1
Exam Code(s) 1OP1, 1HH1, 1AP1, 1AP2, 2AP2; IAPE; 4HF1; 4BI1; 1EM Exam(s) M.Sc. Occupational Health & Safety and Ergonomics Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Occupational Health & Safety and Hygiene) Master of Applied Science in Occupational Safety Engineering and Ergonomics Master of Applied Science (Enterprise Systems) Health and Safety Systems Industrial Engineering Erasmus
Module(s) IE581 Management Systems IE446 Project Management
Paper No. 1 Repeat Paper
External Examiner(s) Dr. Finlay Dick Internal Examiner(s) Dr. Kathryn Cormican
Instructions: Candidates are required to complete 4 questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Duration 2 Hours
No. of Pages Cover + 2 pages College College of Engineering & Informatics and College of Science Course Co-ordinator(s) Prof. Gerry Lyons; Dr. Marie Coggins; Dr. Kathryn Cormican
Requirements : MCQ Handout Statistical Tables Graph Paper Log Graph Paper Other Material
Question 1 a) As project manager of a €6 million project, involving the installation of state of the art production technology in the medical device industry, you have just been informed that €500,000 has been removed from your project budget. Discuss the implications of this change in relation to the triple constraint and the successful completion of the project.
(15 marks)
b) „The Project Plan is created to facilitate each step in the execution and subsequent completion of a project‟. Describe the essential information contained in the Project Plan and discuss the importance of keeping this information up to date. (10 marks)
Question 2 a) Using examples and diagrams discuss the term „Project Lifecycle‟. Describe how a project might progress through its individual phases within the lifecycle.
(10 marks)
b) Risk Management is a critical process that is used widely to ensure the success of projects within organisations. Discuss the major sub-processes of the Risk Management Cycle and how they are linked. (15 marks)
Question 3 a) Describe what you understand by the term „Earned Value‟. Provide an example to support your answer.
(15 marks)
b) Discuss how, as a Project Manager, you might monitor and control cost and schedule performance in a project.
(10 Marks)
