Question 1As the senior project manager in your organisation you have been asked to deliver training to junior staff on project management.  To assist in delivering the training you have decided to write talking points for your first training session, the introduction.  The areas to be covered in the first training session are:• The definition of a project.• The features of a project.

Question 2You have delivered the first training session as described in Question 1 above and now need to plan your next session.  You have decided that the second session will be on planning and control as functions of project management. Again you have decided to write talking points for the session.  The areas to be covered in the second training session are:• The relationship between planning and control within project management.• The use of tools which assist the project manager with the planning and control of activities within a project.

 

Question 3You have been employed by an organisation to head up a new project team for a major project that is due to commence. As the concept of project management is new to the organisation, senior management has asked you for an initial briefing setting out details on the stages that the project will pass through.Write a brief report for your manager setting out the stages within a project and likely activities to be found in each stage.

Question 4As senior project manager in your organisation, your general manager has asked you to appoint a new project manager from within the organisation’s existing staff to lead the project team for an upcoming project.  The general manager has suggested a person who has 10 years’ experience in the organisation and has shown strong capabilities in management of a production team.State whether you would automatically accept the recommendation and give five reasons for your decision.

 

The general manager of your organisation has asked you to manage a project which will see the construction of a loading dock in your local factory.  You have identified nine major activities for the project.  The cost and duration of each activity are shown in the following table.
Activity Preceding Activity Duration (months) Cost ($000’s)A – 1 20B A 5 45C A 2 30D B 4 52E C 2 40F D 4 56G D,E 3 36H F 2 30I G,H 4 60Question 1Develop and document a network diagram/critical path chart and determine the following:a) The activities of the critical path.b) Duration of the critical path. Question 2As part of the preliminary examination of the feasibility of the project your manager has requested that you advise the flow of costs associated with the project.Using the costs set out in the above table construct a Gantt Chart showing the cash flow required to complete the project.