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1.All of the above

2.True

3.Understand what is required to be delivered and by when

4.Understand your needs and consider all possible options

5.Initiation, Planning, Execution, Closure

6.Cover all of the above

7.True

8.False

9.Risk, team management, and stake holder engagement

10.Project manager

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1.Project management is done in phase in order to improve control and quality. This means a large
project is broken into more manageable stages, each with a specific deliverable, and done in a specific
sequence. At the end of each phase, a review is typically conducted on the deliverable as well as the
performance of the project team. This helps the team ascertain whether the project proceeds to the
next phase or undergoes revision. It also determines how to improve the performance of all involved.
There are four phases of project management which are initiation, planning, execution and closure.

The first phase is initiation. This is often the shortest but a very important part of the journey as it lays
the foundation for the rest of the process during this phase you will need to consider the following
questions

-what is a project

-what is the problem that I am looking to solve

-what do I need

-what are my options

Once you have adequately addressed these questions and you are clear on what you need to do. You
will receive the green light to move on to the next phase the planning phase.

The last phase is closure. It is the wrapping up your project and handing over the final outcome to your
stakeholders. It is in this final phase that you measure the success of reaching your project deliverables.
Receiving and considering feedback is essential so that you can take on board any lessons learned in
order to apply them to future projects.

2.Initiation-planning-execution-closure
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1.

-The bride and groom

-Guests

-the wedding organizer

-the sub-city

-the contractor

-the architect

-the security guard

-the neighborhood

-the owners

-Rebar vendor

3.yes

4.Yes

5.For example on an industrial expansion project the farmers are negatively affected by the project. The
farmers loose land as their lands are taken for industrial expansion.

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1. It means that she needs to set some objectives and determine her actions.

2. she determine

-what the projects involves

-how long it will take for her to complete it

-what alternatives exist to complete this project

3. she identify resources needed where she might obtain this and since it is the first time she is doing
something like this she would need to speak to those on the know about how to use them Janet also
needs to determine how much money she has to spend on this project before beginning to retile her
current floor once the planning has been done in detail she can begin her project.

4.A project to construct ditch alongside of the road way of a living area for drainage of rain water and
waste water from the resident’s house.
The need of the project to be done on following the project management life cycle is to facilitate proper
coordination and success of the project. It involves the initiation, planning, execution and closure to
ensure that the procedure of a certain task is methodically undertaken in terms of time, budget and
resources.

Questions to be asked on each phase are

1.on the project initiation phase

-what are the objectives to be achieved with the delivery of this project?

-what are the expected benefits of this project?

-How long does it take to complete the project?

-what are the problems encountered and how do this project circumvent those obstacles?

-How much stake holder is involved in this project?

2.On the project planning phase

-what are the limitations and assumptions associated with this project?

-Is there any other project dependent on this project?

-How much is this project Important relative to other related projects?

-As we will breakdown project deliverable, will these individual deliverable provides benefit or value of
its own which will realize over all expected benefit?

3.on the execution phase

-How are we going to evaluate realization of benefit?

-How will be stakeholder informed or communicated whenever major deliverables are delivered?

-What impact will it have on project or stakeholder if we do not deliver unplanned features?

-what is working properly with this project? And what is not working as expected?

-is there anything that we should not do or stop doing or change doing it?

4.on the project closure phase

-are we able to deliver the project in a manner to meet project objectives?

-what have we learned from this project? What can we do better next time?

-how would you rate our performance, engagement in delivering this project?

-will you give us opportunity to work with us again?

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1.The project deliverables are
-Design drawing

-Proposals

-Project reports

-Building products

-Finished product (I mean slab, column, beam, masonry wall)

2.For the G+1 project the deliverables

-proposal document due September 1, 2020 G.C

-design drawing document due September 30, 2020 G.C

-Footing pad due January 28, 2021 G.C

-Back filling due February 10, 2021 G.C

-Foundation column due March 8, 2021 G.C

-Stone masonry due March 18, 2021 G.C

-Grade beam due April 20, 2021 G.C

-Ground floor slab due June 1, 2021 G.C

-ground floor column due June 16, 2021 G.C

-First floor beam and slab due August 16, 2021 G.C

- First floor column due September 5, 2021 G.C

-First floor top tie beams due September 17, 2021 G.C

-roof due September October 10, 2021 G.C

-Ground Floor External wall and partition wall due November 9, 2021 G.C

-First floor external wall and partition wall due December 11, 2021 G.C

-Electric power due January 12, 2022 G.C

-sanitary equipment due February 13, 2022 G.C

-wall paint due March 14, 2022 G.C

-windows and doors due April 16, 2022 G.C

The whole completion of the project takes a period of 593 days. Starting on September 1, 2020 G.C and
ending on April 16, 2022 G.C. The project is done with manual labor, and no concrete pump and
admixture is used to fast the concreting.

3.The deliverables in the above example are

-Door and window measurement taken document

-Fittings

4.The owner

5. The person should inspect the deliverable to assure that it meets the acceptance criteria.

6.in the door and window example it is important to get sign-off on the measurements because the
delivery of door and window delivery to proceed. Which later makes the installation to be possible
according to the measurement taken.

7.you may need to rework

-you may not get paid

-the customer may not be satisfied

-there may be problems the customer notice bit you did not notice

-The customer may keep asking for change

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1.In the above wedding statement what is missing is Drinks. In my opinion It should be in scope of the
project mostly drinks are part of the package included in the food service but we can categorize drinks in
to two soft drinks and alcoholic drinks. Mostly weddings that are celebrated in religious way may
exclude alcoholic drinks and they might be out of scope but soft drinks are in scope whether the
wedding is in religious or not. On weddings that are neutral from religion drinks are served for both the
alcoholic and non-alcoholic according to their interest since it has to satisfy both of the guests.

There is no clearly agreed up on as in-scope or out-of-scope it depends on the interest and plan of the
stake holders, the in-scope for others might be out-of-scope for others and vice-versa. For example, on
roofing of a building project some clients prefer DECRA roofing which makes it in scope of the building
project but other client may prefer EGA-sheet which makes DECRA roofing to be out of scope of their
building project. But something in projects that happen to occur is when emergency or unexpected
scenarios happen for once they have determined to be in scope or for the things they have been
missing. It will extend the project size and cost making it out-of-scope. so it is beneficial to have a budget
for this emergencies.

2.In my opinion there are four options to fix the missing drinks. The first is to convince the vendors to
provide us the drinks and pay them later. It is going to be addition cost to be covered by the bride and
groom but it still helps to fix the problem. The second is to make orders of drink paid by guests. Still it is
a disgrace to make guests pay for the drink but if we are out of budget it’s the only option we have
rather than not having a drink while providing food. The third is to reduce expenses of such luxury
activities such as honeymoon, the extravagant decoration, and other expenses so that the money left
from reducing these activities can be used to pay for drinks. The fourth option is to ask friends or other
family members for help to cover for the drinks. Which makes the cost to be covered by friends and
family member since it is out of scope of our project and no budget allocated for it.
3.if the decoration is forgotten immediate solutions to fix that can be done by asking help from friends
and organizing them to decorate the wedding venue with some techniques before the guests come. This
are

-using items from home such as chairs, wall hanging, and other things that can easily be transported

-Use lots of candles scattered across the room so that it can set the mood and give the entire space a
pretty glow.

-use easy artwork or paint that can be done with organizing friends

-throw down some flower petals along the aisle.

These can be done as part of decorating before the guests arrive.

If decoration of the wedding ceremony is not fixed the consequences will be

-the room to be unorganized and messy which makes it difficult for guests to have ordered seats

-Having a decorated room can make the guests moody but if not decorated it can affect the mood of the
guests

-if no decoration is made the photo program will be unattractive to take photos and videos a decorated
environment is needed.

4.The customer is unsatisfied

-the project can fail

-the project will exceed the cost

-the project may be delayed

5.The purpose of this project is to provide a cleaning service for a residential building. The types of
service include only the parts that are interior of the house.

The types of services provided are

-Sweeping all floor areas including damp mopping of areas such as tile, linoleum, marble floors,
staircases, walkways, entrance area, patios and public areas. Floors shall be free of dust, mud, sand,
footprints, liquid spills, and other debris. Chairs, trash receptacles, and easily moveable items shall be
tilted or moved to clean underneath. When completed, the floor shall have a uniform appearance with
no streaks, smears, swirl marks, detergent residue, or any evidence of remaining dirt or standing water.
-Dusting and cleaning all furniture including sofas, dining tables, chairs, credenzas, telephone tables,
bookshelves with or without glass doors, coat racks, umbrella stands, pictures, telephones, lamps and
other common things found in a house environment. All furniture shall be free of dust, dirt, sticky
surfaces, and sticky areas.

-Vacuuming all rugs and carpets, runners, and carpet protectors so that they are free from dust, dirt,
mud, etc. When completed, the area shall be free of all litter, lint, loose soil and debris. Any chairs,
trash receptacles, and easily moveable items shall be moved to vacuum underneath, and then replaced
in the original position.
- Vacuuming, dusting and cleaning curtains, drapes, shades and other window accessories and
dressings.

- Thorough cleaning of toilets, bathrooms, mirrors, and shower facilities, using suitable non-abrasive
cleaners and disinfectants. All surfaces shall be free of grime, soap scum, mold, and smudges.

- Thorough cleaning of kitchens, sinks, countertops, appliances (microwaves, stoves, refrigerators, and
freezers). When completed, the area shall be free of grease, liquid spills, food, and dirt.

-Emptying all wastepaper baskets, ashtrays and washing or wiping them clean with a damp cloth,
replacing plastic wastepaper basket linings and returning items where they were located.

- Removing any grease marks or fingerprints from walls, doors, door frames, radiators, windows and
window frames, glass tables protectors.

- Removing trash to designated area as directed by the COR, and keeping trash area in a reasonably
clean condition.

- Polishing all brass surfaces including door and window handles, plaques.

- Dusting tops of tall furniture tops of picture frames.

- Spot cleaning baseboards and walls.

- Dusting window sills and blinds.

- Cleaning shutters as required.

-Sweeping and washing terraces and balconies to remove all accumulated dirt and debris.

- Wiping window blinds with a damp cloth to ensure that all smudges are removed.

- Cleaning inside window glass and sash of smudges and accumulated dirt.

- Moving all furniture and vacuuming or polishing the floor under the furniture as appropriate.

- Dusting and wiping light fixtures and chandeliers. When completed, the light fixtures shall be free
from bugs, dirt, grime, dust, and marks. Cleaning all chandeliers and light fixtures using appropriate
methods to restore the original luster to the fixtures. This will include ensuring that all crystal reflectors
are individually washed.

- Washing the outsides of the windows. When completed the windows shall be free of smudges, lint, or
streaks from the surface. (When cleaning outside of windows vendor will ensure that safety procedures
are followed).

The types of service excluded are

-Mowing the lawn

-cleaning the exterior walls and paining them

-Cleaning of cars

-cleaning of outdoor terrazzo

-cleaning of the garage of cars

6.-photo

-cake

-drinks

7.-transport

-Dj

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1.It’s important to ask the question “is this a project?”. For example, the project to produce a vaccine is
a project because it solves a problem cause by disease and benefit humanity to survive and get cured
from disease. And this reasons makes the project to be a project because it has certain goal and reason
to start it.

2.No

3.-inform the stakeholders that this is not a project

-Hand over the project to the relevant team in the organization

4.For the house cleaning project the problem solved is that the owners of the house are busy on work
and have no enough time to clean the house and also due to the large size of the house they cannot
cover to clean the house. so the project is executed to solve this problem.

5.I will think of the resources needed to accomplish this project which are

-Human resource- personnel that are hired to clean the house

-material resource-such as saop, detergents. Wax and so on

-equipment resource-vaccum cleaner, mop

6.the option I have to provide the cleaning service is

-to use only human labor to clean the house which makes the cleaning service to take long time

-to use equipment’s when needed and human labor in collaboration which makes the cleaning service to
be fast

-to use only electronic equipment’s for cleaning service which makes the whole cleaning process easy
and fast

The other options are

-to clean the house when they are on their working time so that when they get back home they will get
the house cleaned

-to clean the house on the weekends when they are outside home to visit family.

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1.some of the possible answers the wedding project manager came up with when she/he asked “what
do I need?” are wedding halls, drinks, foods, limousine, wedding cake, tables and chairs, decoration, and
so on.

2.some of the possible answer the wedding project manager come up with when she/he asked “what
are my options?” are the different types of venues, wedding cake, wedding dresses, different cars, and
so on.

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1.by perspective it means a certain approach or perception of reality. According to the video he mean by
he look at the initiation of project from the perspective of the organization for which he is delivering the
project or working on the project and he also look at it from the perspective of the customer or the end
user. He looks at it in those ways because the organization itself is considered as our internal customers
and there is the obvious external customer.

2.on the wedding project we can see the project from the perspective of the bride and groom what we
meant by this is what do they really want their wedding to be like at the end of the day. And also we
look at it from the perspective of the invited guests what really makes the invited guests to get satisfied
with the wedding ceremony.

From the bride and groom perspective what do I see is to make the day memorable and a special day
which makes the whole ceremony to be pleasing. From the guest perspective what do I see is
satisfaction with the service provided and enjoyable moments to spend making the whole wedding
ceremony to be pleasing for the guests.

3.one of the many traps within executing a project is managing stakeholders. So right from the outset
one of the things to look at during the initiation phase is to know the stakeholders both internal and
external.

4.what is meant by “who are my stakeholders” is a question to know anyone with in an interest or
investment in the project. When we actually start to map that out, we might be surprised by how long
the list can be. That is because investment in the project can take a number of different forms. It can be
the sponsor or managers resource. It can also apply to the end user or customer, as their needs are a
critical consideration when it comes to steering the project.

5.projects are most often a participatory process in which differing levels of participation play role in
achieving a successful project outcome. Participation requirements, however, aren’t the same for
everyone associated with the project. Instead, participation expectation depends on the degree of a
project stakeholders direct or indirect involvement. Because of this, it is vital to a project’s successful
completion to accurately identify project stakeholders.

6.according to the interview through his experience there has been many projects where requirements
have been poorly defined or not defined at all and when you get into latter stage of a project and you
have a realization that perhaps the requirements were properly defined or not delivered what the
customer really wants. The effort to address that can be quite onerous
7.what he meant by requirement is that a condition or capability that is required to be present in a
product, service, or result to satisfy the participants of the project. They are descriptions of how the
project should behave

The requirements for a wedding are

-services provided by vendors

-venues that are pleasing

-time

-resource and budget

8.clarity of the requirements is important because it helps to address what the customer really wants. It
also makes the project planning clear since we know what needs to be built, what is in-scope and plan
the budget accordingly.

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1.without a clear understanding of what you need to do and the options that are available we cannot
proceed to the next phase because narrowness of the defined criteria may cause weak alignment
between projects and goals. This missing alignment may lead to several challenge for the project during
execution phase. Ambiguity will cause the project priorities to change, and might lead to improper
allocation of resources. The diversity of the stakeholder’s interest cannot be accommodated failing to
identify all success criteria due to lack of knowledge about stakeholder. So without having a clear
understanding we cannot proceed to the next phase.

2.A high level plan is taking a bird’s eye view of the overall project landscape and visualize the various
parts that will need to be completed. Developing a high level plan to guide the project along can be
extremely valuable to keep the process on track for a successful outcome. A high level plan also helps
stakeholders to understand the project deliverables more clearly so there is a common understanding
for expectations.

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1.-I will get two project management certifications next year

-I will be able to run 5km in 25 min at the next great Ethiopian run

-I will have a driver’s license by the end of next year

-I will construct a house based on the plan provided

-I will be married by the age of 30

2.-increase sales by 15% in 80days

-saving 50000birr in one year

-score a GPA of 4 at the end of the semester

3.-decrease the % of unacceptable response time to be less than 3%

-Additional 200 staff hired

-performance training provided to 90% of the staff

4.some of the project success criteria are

-preparing sufficient learning material for the training

-developing a curriculum that is attractive and easy to learn

-preparing professional teachers to teach

-promotions of the language school to caught attention of customers

5.my personal success criteria when I joined university was

-to score a CGPA above 3.25

-to boost my social life skill

-to develop my communication skill

(I did know I was able to achieve this because I was tied in the house during my high school times with
limited social skill and communication skill. But when I get to university I have a lot friends and
communication which has changed my life completely.)

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1.-constraint

-assumption

-assumption

-assumption

-Dependency

-Dependency

-constraint

-constraint

-Dependency

-assumption

-dependencies

-Constraint

2-during the rainy season the sales of umbrella increase

-by the completion of the Great renaissance dam Ethiopia will produce 645MW of electric power
-when the vaccine for the coronavirus is invented peoples can walk freely without face mask

3.you should prepare for the TOEFL exam before taking the exam

-pit excavation is executed after the bulk excavation is completed

-cake decoration must finish before the cake delivery

4.-you must finish 25% of the project work within 3 days

-the minimum number of reinforcement provided for a rectangular column is 4 bars according to EBCS

-Demolishing of building using explosives is prohibited in residential area.

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1 yes

2 the problem that need to be solved is problem regarding washing the bed sheets and table cloths due
to broken washing machine.

3.the options available are

-to give a contract for other organization to wash bed sheets and table cloths regularly

-to find a technician to repair the machine locally or from foreign country

-to organize a staff of technicians by giving them a training on the washing machine and make them
repair when the machine encounters a problem

4.what I need is

-Human resource to repair the machine

-allocated budget for the work

-time to solve the problem

5.in scope of the project are

-repairing the machine

-searching for technician who can teach and repair

-buying materials to repair the washing machine

-recruiting staffs of technician to get training

6.out of scope of the project are

-buying a new machine

-hiring a washing manager

-washing of clothes other than bed sheet and table cloth

7.things to be done as part of the project are

-Identify the problem of the machine

-buy instruments to open the washing machine like screw drive

-buy the spare parts needed

-buy lubrications

8.the deliverables need to be produced are

-Machine problem report

-training material

-spare part

-project schedule document

9.the stakeholders are

-the owner of the hotel

-the technician who gives training and repair the machine

-the staff of technicians

- vendors that provide spare parts

-the project manager (which is me)

-users of the hotel

10.the success criteria is

-Washing of bed sheets and table cloths on time

-Proper working of the washing machine

11.what I need is

-the right human resource that can repair the machine

-allocated budget

-period of time to fix the problem

12. -searching for a person who can fix the machine and give training---12days

-making him fix the machine----7days

-recruiting staff of technicians for training--------3days

-training session ----------7days

13.the project takes 29 days

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1.5

2.5

3.-neutral

-neutral

-disagree

-neutral

-neutral

-neutral

-neutral

-neutral

-neutral

4.1. spelling error on page 4 question number 2 on the choice list “ the owenrs” should be written as
“the owners”

5.i encounter no problems it was clear and precise to understand.

6.my impression of the lesson is

-I understand the initiation phase of the project. Before the start of a project I should ask questions such
as “is this a project?”, “how long does it take?”, “what are my objectives?”, “what are my options?”,
“who are the stake holders?” and “how much budget do I need?”. This questions give the over all idea of
the project. Once we figure out the answers for this question we can proceed to the next phase of the
project.

7.the material can be improved by providing more videos that has scenarios rather than just giving
theoretical lessons.

8.yes