UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO
TURFLOOP CAMPUS
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND LAW
TURFLOOP GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP
DEGREE EXAMINATIONS
MODULE

JUNE

2012

PAPER

P

MARKS

100

PROJECT PLANNING and MANAGEMENT
(DEVS 825)
TIME

3 HOURS

ASSESSORS
INTERNAL

DR O MTAPURI (UL)

EXTERNAL

PROF. MI JAHED (WITS)
THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF THREE (3) PAGES INCLUDING THIS COVER PAGE

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer question ONE and one OTHER from section A and TWO questions from section B.
2. Write neatly.
3. THIS IS A CLOSED BOOK EXAM.

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UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO
TURFLOOP GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP
PROJECT PLANNING AND

3HRS

100 MARKS

MANAGEMENT (DEVS825)
(ANSWER QUESTION 1 AND ONE OTHER FROM THIS SECTION)

QUESTION 1 (COMPULSORY)
a) Draw a project network from the following information. Do a backward and forward pass. Compute the early and late activity times and the slack times. Identify the critical path. [15]
Activity
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J

Predecessor
None
A
A
A
B
C
C, D
E, F
G
H, I

Duration
2
4
3
2
3
6
5
6
5
5

b) The chances of risk events occurring and their respective costs increasing change over the project life cycle. What is the significance of this phenomenon to a project manager? [10]

QUESTION 2
a) Explain how a communication plan benefits management of projects.

[10]

b) Develop a WBS for a project in which you are going to build a bicycle. Try to identify all of the major components.
[15]

QUESTION 3
a) Explain what is meant by an integrative approach to project management. Why is this approach important in today’s environment?
[10]
b) Explain the mechanisms that are used to sustain the culture of an organization within the context of project management.
[15]

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SECTION B (Answer TWO questions from this section)

QUESTION 4
a) Explain the differences between