CONFIDENTIAL CS/DEC2022/ISP640

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

MID TERM TEST

COURSE : COMPUTING PROJECT MANAGEMENT

COURSE CODE : ISP640

DATE : DECEMBER 2022

TIME : 2 HOURS

Student’s Name :

Matric No :

Group :

Lecturer’s Name :

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This question paper consists TWO (2) part of

questions.
2. Answer ALL questions in English.
Question NO: Total Marks
3. Write your answer in your own paper.
Marks
PART A 20
PART B
QUESTION 1 15
QUESTION 2 15
Total 50

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PART A (20 MARKS)

1. What is the purpose of scope boundary?

A. To defines all the work, activities, and deliverables that the project team must provide
in order for the project to achieves the MOV.
B. To defines the first step to establishing what is and what is not part of the project work
to be completed by the project team.
C. To defines and documents how the project and product scope will be defined, verified,
and changed if necessary.
D. TO defines and managing actual changes to the project’s scope as and when they
occur to ensure that changes to the project’s scope will be beneficial.

2. All project decisions are guided by a framework provided by a project governance

structure. All the following statements regarding project governance framework is true
EXCEPT:

A. Ensuring that the project aligns with a chosen business strategy.

B. Determining the effectiveness of the project manager.
C. Ensuring that the money, resources and time provide real value to the organization.
D. Defining the integrative nature of risk associated with a project.

3. You have plans to set up a team building activities, but you are facing some difficulties
due to the nature of the project organization. Which type of organization are you having?

A. Functional
B. Project
C. Matrix
D. Hybrid

4. All the following are steps in developing the project Measurable Organization Value (MOV)
EXCEPT:

A. Identify the desired value of the IT project.

B. Identify the available organizational resources.
C. Develop an appropriate metric.
D. Set a time frame for achieving MOV.

5. What should be done by the project manager to ensure that all work in the project is
included?

A. Create a contingency plan

B. Create a risk management plan
C. Create a WBS
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D. Create a scope statement

6. Which of the followings are components of a business case?

i. Description of the problem or opportunity
ii. Objectives of the writing the business case
iii. Objectives of the project
iv. Analysis of the alternatives
v. Recommendation of one alternative

A. i, ii, and iii

B. i, ii, and iv
C. i, ii, iv, and v
D. All the answers

7. A tangible and verifiable piece of work is called a:

A. Milestone
B. Deliverables
C. WBS
D. SDLC

8. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A. Predecessor activities must be completed prior another activity can be started.

B. Critical path is the longest path in the project network and also the longest time in
which the project can be completed.
C. Float is the smallest time of an activity can achieve, before the project can be slack.
D. Parallel activity must follow a particular activity in some type of sequence.

9. The following approaches are used to increase the likelihood that IT projects will succeed
include:

i. A Knowledge- Management Approach

ii. A Project- Management Approach

iii. A Socio-Technical Approach

iv. A Value-Driven Approach

A. i,ii and iii

B. I, iii, and iv
C. ii, iii, and iv
D. All the answers
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10. An estimation technique that involves multiple experts who arrive at a consensus on a
particular subject or issue is called:

A. Guesstimating
B. Delphi Technique
C. Time Boxing
D. Top-Down Estimating
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PART B (30 MARKS)

QUESTION 1 (15 Marks)

The measurable organizational value (MOV) provides a clear understanding of the project’s
purpose and is the foundation for writing the business case.

Figure 1

a) Based on Figure 1 above, describe why should a project align with an organization’s strategy,
vision, and mission? (3 marks)

Answer: Any Suitable answers

• To provide real value to an organization, a project align with an organization’s strategy,
vision, and missions.
• A vision statement articulates and inspires, while mission statement clarifies what the
organization does, who they do it for, and how or why they do it.
• Based on the vision and mission statements, management devises an organization
strategy.

b) What is the main purpose by having the business case? (2 marks)

Answer: The main purpose of business case is to obtain approval and funding for the planning
phase of the project.
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c) Initial investment = RM 500,000

Net cash flow = RM60,000
Net profit margin = RM 300
Total expected cost = RM 400,000
Total expected benefits = RM 450,000
Total expected value = RM180,000

Based on the above information, calculate:

i. Payback Period = initial investment/ net cash flow

= 500000/60000
= 8 years
(1 marks)

ii. Breakeven Point = initial investment/ net profit margin

= 500000/300
= 1667 unit
(1 marks)
iii. Return on Investment = (Total Expected Benefit – Total Expected Costs) /
Total Expected Costs
= (450000 – 400000)/ 400000
= 0.125
= 12.5% (2 marks)
d) Table below shows the expected cash flows for 5 projects A, B, C, D and E. Calculate the Net
Present Value (NPV) for each project. Which of the following project should be selected,
assuming a 10% discount rate?

Year Project A Project B Project C Project D Project E

RM RM RM RM RM
0 (5,000) (8,500) (20,500) (12,000) (4,0000
1 2,500 4,000 10,000 3,000 1,200
2 800 1,000 9,000 3,000 1,000
3 300 2,000 4,000 3,000 1,000
4 3,000 5,000 1,000 4,000 1,500
5 2,500 1,000 1,500 5,000 2000

(6 marks)
Answer

Year Project A Project B Project C Project D Project E

RM RM RM RM RM
0 (5,000) (8,500) (20,500) (12,000) (4,0000
1 2,500 4,000 10,000 3,000 1,200
2 800 1,000 9,000 3,000 1,000
3 300 2,000 4,000 3,000 1,000
4 3,000 5,000 1,000 4,000 1,500
5 2,500 1,000 1,500 5,000 2000
NPV RM 1,760.62 RM 1,501.43 RM 648,58 RM 1,297.22 RM 935.03
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For each of NPV (1 mark each)

Project A should be selected. (1 mark)

QUESTION 2 (15 Marks)

a) Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) uses the project network diagramming
technique to create a visual representation of the scheduled activities that expresses both
their logical sequence and interrelationships.

Consider the following data for a small software development project (all times are in
weeks).

Task Task Predecessor Optimistic Most Pessimistic Expected

Description Task (s) Time Likely Time Time
Time
A Establish None 4 5 12 ?
project
B Establish A 2 3 4 ?
customer
requirements
C Produce B 6 8 22 ?
software
specification
documents
D Write test C 4 6 8 ?
plans
E Write code C 3 4 5 ?
F Developer E 2 4 6 ?
testing
G System D,F 2 3 4 ?
testing
H Write manuals C 5 7 15 ?

Answer
i. Complete the expected time in table above (4 marks)
Task Task Predecessor Optimistic Most Pessimistic Expected
Description Task (s) Time Likely Time Time
Time
A Establish None 4 5 12 6
project
B Establish A 2 3 4 3
customer
requirements
C Produce B 6 8 22 10
software
specification
documents
D Write test C 4 6 8 6
plans
E Write code C 3 4 5 4
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F Developer E 2 4 6 4
testing
G System D,F 2 3 4 3
testing
H Write manuals C 5 7 15 8

ii. Show the possible PERT activity paths and what the critical path in this project.

Possible Paths Total

Paths
Path 1 A+B+C+D+G 28
6 + 3 + 10 + 6 + 3
Path 2 A+B+C+E+F+G 30
6 + 3 + 10 + 6 + 4 + 3
Path 3 A+B+C+H 27
6 + 3 + 10 + 8

The critical path is path 2 total project time is 30 weeks.

For each of Path (1 mark each)
Path 2 should be selected. (1 mark)

( 4 marks)

b) The Gantt chart will depicts the general sequence of activities or work tasks and also be useful
for tracking and monitoring the progress of a project. Create a basic Gantt chart based on the
information in table below:

Project start date: 12 May 2022

Task Task Description Predecessor Task (s) Optimistic Time

1 Establish project None 2
2 Establish customer requirements 1 3
3 Produce software specification 2 4
documents
4 Write test plans 3 1
5 Write code 3 2
6 Developer testing 5 2
7 System testing 4,6 4
8 Write manuals 3 3

( 7 marks)
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Answer
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