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(b) Politics can be defined as an activity concerned with the acquisition of power.
Explain five ways of dealing with power and politics in project management. (You have
the option of writing on managing power and politics at upper management level or at
project level or at both levels). (15 marks)
(15 marks)
(a) What are the principal stages of a project life cycle? (10 marks)
(b) Explain fully the steps involved in the project planning process.
(30 marks)
(a) Analyze the importance of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to project managers.
(10 marks)
(b) A project for the installation of new equipment must be completed in 30 weeks. Data
for the quantity of each type of shared resources required by each activity are as
follows: system designers, electrical engineers, fitters, labourers, workshop machine
time, etc. Assuming that the only significant shared resource is staff and that this has
been estimated for each activity as shown in Table 1 below:
Table 1: Staff required for each activity
Activity
Description
Staff identifier
Duration
EST
LFT
Prepare offices
10
10
Procure equipment
10
Design tests
10
17
Install equipment
10
17
Test system
13
17
30
Train users
10
15
30
Float
(i) Calculate the total number of staff effort required for the project. (5 marks)
(iii) Assuming that initially every activity starts at its earliest start time, construct an initial
resource loading chart (10 marks)
(a) What factors would you consider when selecting members of a project team? (15
marks)
(b) Why would you need to motivate your team members, if you were a project
manager? (15 marks)
QUESTION 14: (30 MARKS)
(a)
Group
development
consists
of
five
distinct
phases.
Explain.
(15 marks)
(b) There are various individuals/groups of persons working under any Project Team.
Name any five of them and briefly write on their corresponding role/tasks. (15 marks)
QUESTION 15: (30 MARKS)
a) Elaborate on the Verma;K (1996) model for effective human resource management
and
explain
its
importance
in
managing
projects.
(15
marks)
b) According to the Verma;K (1996) model for effective human resource management
the following variables are essential for effective project management;
(i) Communication
(ii) Teamwork
(iii) Leadership
(iv) Cultural Ambiance considers each variable and elucidates how they can help to
achieve the objectives of any Human Resource project. (15 marks)