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Summer 2015
PROGRAM
MBADS (SEM 3/SEM 5)
MBAFLEX/ MBA (SEM 3)
PGDPMN (SEM 1)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
PM 0010 INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Q1: What are phases of project lifecycle?

List the advantages of project management.
(List the FIVE phases of project lifecycle and briefly discuss each phase, List the TEN
advantages of project management) 5, 5

ANSWER: The FIVE phases of project lifecycle:

The five phases of project lifecycle are initiation, planning, execution, controlling, and closing.
A project passes through a

Q2: Write short notes on:

Project organisation
Term loans as a means of financing projects
(Project organization, Term loans as a means of financing projects) 5, 5
ANSWER:
Project organization: Project organisation is one of the most crucial parts of project planning. It
is a structure that is designed for the successful execution of a project. It provides a complete
framework for a project and ensures that the project is arranged in a manageable structure. In
project organisation, the complexity of a project is structured and the sequence of project
activities is

Q3: Explain the concept of Social Cost Benefit Analysis (SBCA)? List the application of
SBCA and describe the challenges in SBCA.
(Explain the importance of SBCA, discuss the social impact of projects, List the TWO
applications of SBCA, Discuss the FIVE challenges in SBCA) 3, 2, 5
ANSWER:
The importance of SBCA:
The importance has been explained with the help of the following factors that affect the general
masses as a whole.
Market Failure
Market failure when a big project is not affecting everyone but only a few. A private firm would
only look

Q4: Discuss the financing of a power project.

(Elucidate which are key project parties in a power project, Mention the key points of
PPA(Power Purchase Agreement),Discuss the 3-tier security payment mechanism )2,5,3
ANSWER:
Elucidate which are key project parties in a power project:
Government: The government is a key project party in an infrastructure project. It initiates the tendering
process, evaluates the tenders and grants sponsors the right to set up and operate the project.
Project sponsors: Project sponsors represent a syndication of construction, operation and financial
groups.
EPC contractor:

Q5: Explain the types of procurement contracts.

(List the three types of procurement contracts, Discuss the three types of procurement
contracts ) 1, 9
ANSWER:
The three types of procurement contracts:

Q6: What is the purpose of project evaluation? Which the four dimensions of the project
explain the purpose of project evaluation?
(Mention the purpose of project evaluation, List the four dimensions of the project that
explain the purpose of project evaluation, Discuss four dimensions of the project that
explain the purpose of project evaluation) 1, 1, 8
ANSWER:
The purpose of project evaluation :
The purpose of project evaluation is to measure the success of a project. Accordingly, projects
are evaluated on the basis of the indicators of success or failure such as profitability, competency,
efficiency and future prospect. The success of a project has been defined by different researchers
through some models. One of such models was proposed by Shenhar et al. in 1997. According to
the model,

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