Fundamentals of Project Management November 2019 Past Paper – KNEC Diploma

Fundamentals of Project Management November 2019 Past Examination Question Paper – KNEC

This Past Paper examination was examined by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) and it applies to the following Certificate courses

• Diploma in Project Management

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THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
DIPLOMA IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
MODULE I
FUNDAMENTALS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
November 2019
Time: 3 hours

1. (a) Outline five principles that should guide a project officer in managing a project in an organisation. (10 marks)

(b) Explain five aspects in which a project officer should collaborate with functional managers for effective management of project works in an organization. (10 marks)

2. (a) Outline five activities that are carried out at the idea conception phase of the project life cycle. (10 marks)

(b) Explain five challenges that a project team may experience in the process of identifying a project that an organisation would undertake. (10 marks)

3. (a) Outline five techniques that a project team may use to select a project that an organization would implement. (10 marks)

(b) Explain five factors that may hinder a project officer from preparing an effective project proposal for an organisation. (10 marks)

4. (a) You were recently hired as a project officer in Utalamu Limited. Outline the skills you should possess in order to effectively discharge your duties. (10 marks)

(b) A project being implemented at Kalu Limited has been declared by the management to have failed. Outline the reasons that may account for the failure of the project. (10 marks)

5. (a) Explain five advantages to an organisation of continuously monitoring its projects implementation process. (10 marks)

(b) Highlight five remedies that a client may have in the event of arbitrary termination of a project contract by its contractors. (10 marks)

6. (a) Outline the stages that an organisation should follow when constituting a project team. (10 marks)

(b) Explain five factors that a project officer may consider when determining the type of organisational structure to adopt in project management operations. (10 marks)

7. (a) Highlight the ethical principles that a project officer should observe when undertaking project works in an organisation. (10 marks)

(b) Kopa Works Limited has decided to reorganize its project organisational structure.
Outline the reasons that may account for this decision. (10 marks)