ICT508 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT SEMESTER 1 2020 - THEORY EXAM-verified by experts graded A+

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ICT508 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT SEMESTER 1 2020 - THEORY EXAM DURATION: 3 hours. EXAMINATION AIDS:  This is an Open Book exam conducted at a place of convenience for the stude... nt. PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY:  The Examination paper will be visible for download through the LMS at the notified examination start time. Additionally, a copy of the examination paper will also be forwarded to each student by email around, the start time of the examination. This emailed version will provide a backup if students are not able to download the paper. PROVIDED BY THE CANDIDATE:  A reliable computer with a contemporary working copy of Microsoft Word installed (this will be essential to complete the exam).  A reliable internet connection, to download and receive by email the examination paper and to upload and/or submit by email the completed examination paper, before the deadline.  A reliable calculator to conduct the required calculations.  Appropriate notes, as required to complete the test questions effectively. EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS:  Type your name and student number in the appropriate cells at the top of this page.  This exam contains five (5) questions, which add up to a total of 100%. The final mark will be scaled to equate to a maximum of 35% of the total marks for the unit.  Candidates should attempt ALL questions.  Type your answers into the table cells provided for each question.  If you have the time, spell and grammar check as well as proofread your content. The quality of spelling and grammar will influence your results.  Complete the examination and upload the completed document before the defined deadline. You will be penalised 5% for every 10 minutes (or part thereof) that the completed exam is submitted after the deadline. If you do not think you can upload your completed exam before the deadline, email the document as an attachment to b.hilliard@murdoch.edu.au before the submission deadline. Then upload your completed exam into the LMS as soon as possible after that. In this case, the version that will be marked is the one that is emailed. Page 1ICT508 IT Project Management Final Examination Semester 1 2020 SCENARIO (This page contains the same material provided on the last page in the Exam Preparation & Pre-Reading document, which is available under Topic 12 in the LMS.) EdMedia International Pty Ltd (EdMI) is proceeding with the EduStream project. You are the Project Manager. The other elements of this scenario comply with the information provided in the Assignment 1 and Assignment 2 materials, as well as other Topic-related content. Because of your good management, the project timeline is progressing, as illustrated in Figure 1. The events covered in these exam questions are taking place during the period in the middle of October 2020 (which is highlighted by the red hatched area shown in the timeline). Figure 1: EduStream Project Timeline - Overview All of the questions in this exam paper refer to this scenario. Where specifically requested, refer to the scenario. This includes any question that requires you to include ‘apply’ within the define, explain, apply framework or when required to help you assess a situation. This includes Questions 1.ii), 3.ii), 4.ii).b. and 5.ii). Where any information appears to be missing or incomplete, state your assumptions in your answers. The exam questions begin on the following page Page 1ICT508 IT Project Management Final Examination Semester 1 2020 Question 1 Total Marks: 15 Marks It is early afternoon, and you are answering emails. You have received an email from a senior member of the Board. He has asked you to please explain what you meant by the Process Groups within PMBoK, which you mentioned during the last meeting. He has specifically asked that you keep this short and he is happy if you just provide clear and understandable dot-point information that provides appropriate knowledge, which would explain this to a novice. He has also explained that he knows you are busy, so he has stated that you should spend no more than about 20 minutes on the response. Utilising the Define, Explain and Apply approach: i) Define and Explain the five PMBoK Process Groups; and ii) For one of the Knowledge Areas (e.g. Scope Management, Cost Management, etc.), provide practical insights into how the Process Groups should be applied during the EduStream project lifecycle, to coordinate the project activities. For example, in relation to your selected Knowledge Area, list practical activities that you would implement during the various phases (e.g. Initiation, Planning, Execution, etc.). Type your response into the following cell.  Maximum marks allocated for Question 1. [15 Marks] Question 2 Total Marks: 20 Marks You receive a phone call from a member of a Technical Development sub-group, who asks you to come to the meeting room. Shortly afterwards you arrive in the meeting room and find out that this sub-group is currently planning the Set to Work (STW) activities for the Pilot 1 node in Perth. On their whiteboard, they have developed an Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM) network diagram for specific STW tasks. Figure 2 provides a representation of this ADM. Each of the numbers for the tasks equates to person-days (i.e. individual effort on working-days). Figure 2: This is a representation of the ADM network diagram shown on the whiteboard Page 2ICT508 IT Project Management Final Examination Semester 1 2020 i) In the following table define each project path (by listing the Activities in order) and the total time that they will take in person-days. Path The path contains the following Activities Total Duration for that Path 1 A,C,J,L 17 persons-days 2 A,D,I,J,L 22 persons-days 3 A,D,G,K,L 17 persons-days 4 B,E,I,J,L 24 persons-days 5 B,E,G,K,L 19 persons-days 6 B,F,H,K,L 18 persons-days Maximum marks allocated for Question 2.i). [5 Marks] ii) What is the Critical Path illustrated by the AD [Show More]

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