Midterm-1

Answer All Questions:

1. Write the name of phase of project cycle.
2. Write the nine components of project management.
3. Draw a skeleton of a Problem tree.
4. Draw a skeleton of an Objectives tree.
5. Draw a skeleton of logical frame analysis.
6. Three Activity time Estimate of a project are following:
Task
Immediate Predecessors
Optimistic
Most likely Pessimistic
A
None
3
6
15
B
None
2
4
6
C
A
6
12
24
D
A
2
5
8
E
C
5
11
17
F
D
3
6
15
G
B
3
9
21
H
E,F
1
4
7
I
G,H
4
13
22
a. Draw the activity network diagram of the project.
b. Draw a CPM network and show the critical path.
c. What is Project duration?
d. What is the probability of finishing this project within 52 weeks?
e. What is the probability that the project duration exceeding 52 weeks?
7. You have a project to be completed in 12 months and the total cost of the project is BDT.100,000 . Six months have passed and
the schedule says that 50% of the work should be completed. What is the Planned Value (PV)?
8. You have a project to be completed in 12 months and the total cost of the project is BDT.100,000 . Six months have passed and
BDT. 60,000 has been spent, but on closer review you find that only 40% of the work is completed so far. What is the Earned
Value (EV)?
9. You have a project to be completed in 12 months and the total cost of the project is BDT. 100,000 . Six months have passed and
BDT. 60,000 has been spent, but on closer review you find that only 40% of the work is completed so far. What is the Actual Cost
(AC)?
10. Determine the Schedule variance, Cost variance and Schedule Performance Index and Cost Performance index to follow the
problems Nos.7-9.
11. X Group of companies has 4 investment proposals in hand. The cash flows before tax & depreciation is given below. The initial
investment and the project life is same in all the 4 projects. Tax rate is 40% discounting rate- 12%.
Cash Flows in Taka
Project life in Project-A
Project-B
Project-C
Project-D
years
0
(60,000)
(60,000)
(60,000)
(60,000)
1
8,000
10,000
15,000
10,000
2
12,000
15,000
25,00
10,000
3
25,000
20,000
30,000
15,000
4
20,000
25,000
10,000
15,000
5
25,000
30,000
5,000
20,000
6
22,000
28,000
5,000
30,000
(Salvage
6,000
3,000
6,000
12,000
value)
Calculate IRR and NPV.