SPORT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

QUESTION 1

a) List five (5) attributes of a project

(5 marks)

a) The successful accomplishment of the project objective is usually constrained by four

(4) factors. Explain your answer with an appropriate example.
(15 marks)

QUESTION 2

A project proposal paper is consider as a selling document for an organization to bid for
a project and it is not suppose to be a technical report.

Based on the above statement, discuss five (5) guidelines that a contractor should
highlight in developing a winning proposal.
(20 marks)

QUESTION 3

a) Define internal post-project evaluation.

b) Explain five (5) topics that might be discussed during the internal post-project
evaluation meeting among the project team.
(15 marks)

QUESTION 4

Conflict on projects is inevitable and if handle carefully it provides an opportunity to gain

new information, consider alternatives, develop better solutions to problems, enhance
team building and learning process.

Based on the above statement discuss five (5) approaches identified by researchers
Blake and Mouton and Kilmann & Thomas that people use to handle conflict.
(20 marks)

QUESTION 5

Throughout a project, changes may occur that have an impact on the schedule.
Changes can result in the addition or deletion of activities, the re-sequencing of
activities and the changing of activities duration estimation.

Based on the above statement, discuss five (5) approaches that a contractor can adopt
to reduce the estimated durations of an activities in order for the project to complete on
time as scheduled.
(20 marks)

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QUESTION 1

a) Define Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in sports project management.

(4 marks)
b) Explain the phases of a project life cycle.

(16 marks)

QUESTION 2

Project selection involves evaluating various needs or opportunities, and then deciding
which of these should move forward as a project to be implemented (Clements & Gido
— Effective Project Management).
Based on the above statement, explain the steps of sports project selection. Cite
appropriate example to support your answer.
(20 marks)

QUESTION 3

a) List five (5) factors that a contractor might consider in making a bid or no bid decision on
a project.
(5 marks)

b) When sports consultants prepare proposals, they are generally competing with other
consultants to win a contract. On the other hand, customers evaluate consultants’
proposal in many different ways. Discuss five (5) criteria that might be used by
customers in evaluating consultant proposal of a project.
(15 marks)

QUESTION 4

“Although plans and project management techniques are necessary, it is the people —
the project manager and project team that are the key to project success; project
success requires an effective project team”

Based on the above statement, propose five (5) characteristics of effective project
teams.
(20 marks)

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 QUESTION 5

Draw and calculate the network diagram based on the following table :

Activity Time (Week) Immediate Predecessor

1 3 - nil -
2 4 - nil -
3 1 1&2
4 5 3
5 8 3
6 5 4
7 1 5&6
8 8 7
9 10 7
10 2 8&9
11 2 10
12 15 11
13 10 11
14 6 11
15 2 12, 13 & 14

a) Calculate the Earliest Start (ES), Earliest Finish (EF), Latest Start (LS), Latest Finish
(LF) times for each activity.
(15 marks)

b) Identify the critical path of the project.

(2
marks)
c) Identify activities that have positive slack time.

(2
d) The amount of time needed to complete the project. marks)

(1
marks)
QUESTION 1

a) List six (6) attributes of a project.

(6marks)
b) Name four (4) constraint factors that influence the successful accomplishment of the
project objective.

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c) Explain how a project is “born” by citing a one-day sports carnival as an example.

(10 marks)

QUESTION 2

Team evolves through various stages of development. In many projects, people who
has never worked together are assigned to the same project team. This group of
individuals must develop into an effective team to achieve the project objective
successfully.

a) Based on the above statement, name four (4) stages of team development and growth.

(4 marks)

b) Discuss four (4) characteristics of storming stage of team development process.

Provide an appropriate example to support your answer.
(16 marks)

QUESTION 3

Delegation involves empowering each team member to achieve and accomplish the
expected results. However some managers reluctant to delegate tasks and
responsibilities to their subordinates.

Based on the above statement, discuss four (4) common barriers to an effective
delegation.

(20 marks)

QUESTION 4

One attribute of a project is it involves a degree of uncertainty. Such uncertainty can

impact the outcome of a sport project.

Illustrate the risk management process of a sport project. Give an appropriate example
to support your answer.
(20 marks)

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QUESTION 5
There are a few basic principles that must be understood and followed in 2018/SMG453
preparing a network diagram. Describe two (2) formats that can be used in
drawing the network diagram. Illustrate your answer with appropriate
example.
(20 marks) b) Explain five (5)
benefits of
project
QUESTION 1 management.

a) Define sport project management. (15 marks)

(5 marks)
QUESTION 2

A project
proposal paper
is considered as
a selling
document for an
organization to
bid for a project
and it is not
supposed to be
a technical
report.

Based on the
above
statement,
discuss five (5)
guidelines that a
contractor
should
highlights in
developing a
winning
proposal.
(20 marks)

QUESTION 3

An important
aspect of the
project
manager's job
is to manage
and control
changes to
minimize any
negative
impact on the

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successful accomplishment of the project objective. Some changes are
trivial, but others may significantly affect the project work scope, budget, or
schedule.

Based on the above statement, identify and explain four (4) sources of
change in a sport project.
(20 marks)

QUESTION 4

Conflict on projects is inevitable and if handle carefully it provides an

opportunity to gain new information, consider alternatives, develop better
solutions to problems, enhance team building and learning process.

Based on the above statement discuss five (5) approaches identified by

researchers, Blake & Mouton and Kilmann & Thomas that people use to
handle conflict. Support your answer with an appropriate example.
(20 marks)

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 QUESTION 5

The heart of communication is not words, but understanding, not only to be understood,
but also to understand, and half of the process in making communication effective is
listening. Failure to listen can cause a breakdown in communication.

Refer to the above statement, discuss five (5) common barriers to effective listening in a
project team and suggestion for improving listening skills.
(20 marks)

Answer ALL questions.

QUESTION 1

a) Define project management.

b) Name four (4) constraint factors that influence the successful accomplishment of the
project objective.
(4 marks)

c) Explain how a project is "born” by citing a one-day sports carnival as an example.

(11 marks)

QUESTION 2

Discuss five (5) essential skills that the sport project managers should possess in
inspiring their team to succeed and win the confidence of the customers.
(20 marks)

QUESTION 3

The fourth and final phase of the project life cycle is terminating the project. It starts
after the project work has been completed. Discuss five (5) importance reasons of
terminating the project.
(20 marks)

QUESTION 4

a) Define a project team.

(5 marks)

b) Teamwork is the one of the element for each organization in the industry to meet their
interest or target. This characteristic is very important for various type of professionalism
that work together and put away their personal issues such as a negative thinking about
others because of they didn’t trust others that were working with them and also role of
the leader to clear understandable for matching employees on their area of expertise.

Such a situation, the teamwork can be characterized as the construction industry and to
complete each project need a various type of profession on it.

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 Based on the above statement, discuss four (4) characteristics of an effective project
team. (15 marks)

QUESTION 5

Your answer should based on the following table below :

Immediate Duration
Activity Responsible
Predecessor Estimate
person
(week)
1 2 Ben
2 3 Ben
3 2 Bob
4 1,2 3 Jefry
5 3 2 Suzanne
6 4 3 Paul
7 5 3 John
8 6 4 Frank
9 7 4 Jane
10 7 Jane

11 8,9,10 3 Ford
12 11 3 Freddy

a) Draw a network diagram, showing Earliest Start (ES), Earliest finish (EF), or Latest Start
(LS), Latest Finish (LF) times for each activity using the AIB (Activity In the Box) format.

(15 marks)

b) Analyze and show which activity (s):

i) has positive slack time.

(1 mark)

ii) has negative slack time.

(1 mark)

iii) identify the critical paths and calculate the total project duration.

(3maks)