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Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

B.Sb. Honours Degree in Information Technology

Specialized in Information Technology

Final Examination
Year 3, Semester 1 (2023)

IT3040 -IT Project Management

Duration: 2 Hours

May/June 2023

Instructions to Candidates:
• This paper is preceded by a 10-minute reading period. The supervisor will indicate when answering
may commence.

• This paper contains two parts. In part A there are twelve questions and in part 8 there are three questions

• Use the provided template to answer the questions in part A. Answer the questions in part 8 in the booklet given.

• Attach the template used to answer the questions in part A to the answer booklet.

• Total marks for the paper is loo (Contributes to 300/o of the final grade).

• This paper contains six pages, including the cover page.

• The use of faculty approved non-programmable calculators is allowed.

 Part A
(Mark a cross "X" on the correct answer in the answer sheet given in page 6)

1. Which of the following is not a method of selecting a project? . (1 mark)

a. Performing net present value
b. Using a power/interest grid
c. Implementing a balanced scorecard
d. Focusing on broad organizational needs

2. Which of the following statements is true about payback analysis (1 mark)

a. P.ayback analysis is a tool used to measure the profitability of a project over its entire life cycle.
b. Payback analysis calculates the net present value of a project.
c. Payback analysis is not a commonly used financial tool in project management.
d. Payback analysis measures the time required for a project to earn back its initial investment.

3. Select the statement that best describes a stakeholder? (1 mark)

a. Anyone who can impact/be impacted positively or negatively by the project
b. Anyone who is involved in the project
c. Anyone positively or negatively impacted by the project
d. Anyone who can influence the direction of the project

4. Which of the following is true regarding an individual in a Daily scrum update? (1 mark)
a. What are your impediments, what are the tasks that will get delayed, what are the tasks your teammates did?
b. What did you do yesterday, what are you going to do today, what are your impediments?
c. what did you do two days ago, what are you doing right now, what are the good things in the project?
d. What are your impediments, what issues did you encounter, how are you going to solve the issues?

5. Which of the following statement provides the best explanation about the learning curve theory? (1 mark)
a. All skills are plotted in a curve to identify which skill is the best skill.
b. When items are not produced for a long time, the company can save money because there is no cost.
c. When many items are produced repetitively the unit cost of those items decrease.
d. Leaming allows to understand the project, so people need to lean more.

6. Which o-f the following cannot be used to identify the risks in a project? (1 mark)
a. SWOT chalysis
b. Brainstorming
c. Interviewing
d. Run Chart
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7. Select the statement with the most appropriate definition for planning poker cards? (1 mark)
a. Ordinary cards with the four suits.
b. Blank cards where individuals write their estimates
c. Cards with the Fibonacci series or T-shirt sizes.
d. Cards where only the King, Queen, Jack, and Ace cards are there.

8. Which of the following is the primary purpose of a stakeholder register? (1 mark)

a. To Fe.ep a list of all project stakeholders
b.-To serve as a project directory
c. To record stakeholder issues `on the project
d. To map functional requirements but to the originate in stakeholder

9. Dinesh is working as a software project manager attached to a private intemational bank. AL£±g±i±£ag±risk that
hehasrecentlyidentifiedistheattriti±on_of.resour_ce_s.AsastI?t.egr±o_respondtothisrisk,withthesupportfrom
theseniormanagement,heprovidesgoodincrementstohisteammemt)ers.WhattypeofriskresponseisDinesh
following? (1 mark)
a. Avoid
b. Transfer
c. Mitigate
- d. Accept

10. Which of the following includes the main principles of the Agile papifesto? (1 mark)
a. Working hardware over software, tools over individuals.
b. Follow a plan always, have contracts to back your projects.
c. Individuals and interactions over working software, customer collaboration over contract negotiation.
d. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation, respond to change over following a plan.

11. Which of the following statements best describes Return on Investment (ROI)? (1 mark)
a. The, amount of money earned from an investment divided by the cost of the investment
b. -The total profit earned on an investment
c. The total amount of money invested in a project
d. The expected return from an investment divided by the actual return

12. Which of the following statements best defines Risk Utility? (1 mark)
a. The potential benefits of an opportunity
b. The subjective value that an individual or organization assigns to a particular level of risk
` c-. The likelihood of a risk occuning

d. The expected monetary value of a risk event

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Part 8
QLu_estion 01 32 marks
Consider the following case study and answer the questions given below.

You are a project manager leading a team of 15 people in developing a new software application for a client. The

project has a tight qeadlinf of 6 _ngQnths, and you have a limitgLd bu_dget._ Your team includes a mix 9Lf.exp.eri.enced
developers. and new,hiires who are still learning the basics.

a) Explain what human resource management is and discuss its key components. (6 marks)

b) What are the steps you can take to build a strong tean that is motivated to meet the project's goals? (4 marks)

c) Explain four metrics that you can use to evaluate the performance of the team members to ensure that they are
meeting the project's expectations. (8 marks)

d) One of your team members is struggling to keep up with the rest of the team, and it's affecting the project's

progress. What steps can you take to address this issue and help the team member get back on track? (5 marks)

e)Whatarethepotentialrisksassociatedwithhavingateamwithamixofexperiencedandinexperiencedmembers?

(4 marks)
I) As the project manager how can you improve team collaboration and communication? (5 marks)

Q!±£±!tion 02 ___ (30 marks)

Assumeyouaretheproj-ectminagLeBof_D_qzzlers,asoftwaredevelopmentcompany.Yourteamhasjustreceiveda
newprojectfromaclientiLthehe`a.!!bear[e4gg±a±n.TheprojectinvolvesdesigpinLgLan_d__dfve|oping_awebaplication

for in_apajbetient data andapQ_i.nt.p£_pt§. The client has a team o_f four stqisgholfng: ahor6j ect mapaped who is
responsibleforoverseeinLg.tbe_proiegtfrL9±±±e£±±±±±±s±±de,abroduc_i#|i=LBry±Qjs±i!±foideilningthe
pro±±±e±±9g±±i±enfints and ensuring that t.qej?roj ect in_e_ets the client'_s.p|eds, aitechniga| =aiEf6_Fit:==|who is responsible
for overseeing the technical as ects of the roject, and zJfigTe-r-representati;e/ who will be usi.ng ihe aElic~ati_on and
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provi±ack.
The|prgje_ctmangerjromthe client's side is a hjgnly__ex_perienced individual who has a strong vision for the project

and may have differ:g±±£z5p£:cLa±g~ns from your t?am. Thepro?uct own?rJs relatively new to the healthcare domain
and may not.be familiar wi±±±±±±e±±picalities involved in developing such an application. The| techlii6al archite-ci|
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fromtheclient'ssideis±±gLh±1±±jLskil±edJ2±±1mayhavearigid=g±2pI_oachtotechnicaldecisions.The`userrepresentativej

has limited techhica! Iquow|ed.ge but has a strong understanding of user needs and expectations.

Given these potential differences, conflicts may arise regarding project scope, technical decisions, user needs, and

project timelines. As the project manager, you need to ensure effective communication and collaboration among all
stakeholders to manage these potential conflicts and ensure project success.