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    This document contains information about a mid-semester test for a Project Management course at Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. The test contains 5 questions worth a total of 40% of the course grade and will take place on August 29, 2009 for 2 hours. The questions cover topics like ranking determinants of project success, differences between projects and processes, reasons for cost overruns in projects, calculating return on investment for a hypothetical project, and using a moving average method to forecast sales data.

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division


    First Semester 2009-2010
    Mid-Semester Test
    (EC-1 Regular)
    Course No.
    Course Title
    Nature of Exam
    Weightage
    Duration
    Date of Exam
    Note:
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.

    : CM ZG523
    : Project Management
    : Closed Book
    : 40%
    : 2 Hours
    : 29/08/2009 (AN)

    No. of Pages
    =1
    No. of Questions = 5

    Please follow all the Instructions to Candidates given on the cover page of the answer book.
    All parts of a question should be answered consecutively. Each answer should start from a fresh page.
    Mobile phones and computers of any kind should not be used inside the examination hall.
    Use of any unfair means will result in severe disciplinary action.

    Q.1. Rank the determinants of project success from most important to least important
    and justify your rankings. Give examples.
    [8]
    Q.2. What are the key differences between projects and processes? Discuss giving
    examples.
    [8]
    Q.3. Describe any three reasons that cost overruns occur in project work. Give
    examples.
    [8]
    Q.4. A project required an initial cash investment of $ 5,000 and was expected to
    generate inflows of $ 2,500, $ 2,000 and $ 2,000 for the next three years. Project
    sponsors wanted a rate of return of 16%. Is this project worth funding?
    [8]
    Q.5. Use the moving average method with averaging done for four periods to make a
    sales forecast from the data given in the following table:
    [8]
    Year
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12

    Sales
    ( in crores of Rs )
    28.0
    29.0
    28.5
    31.0
    34.2
    32.7
    33.5
    31.8
    31.9
    34.3
    35.2
    36.0

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