Assignment:

1. Tell something about Project Management.

ANSWER:
Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project
activities to meet the project requirements. Project management is the process of planning,
scheduling, monitoring and controlling, and reporting upon the development of an information
system.

2. What is PERT / CPM Chart, which is better to use?

ANSWER:
PERT is a risk-management tool designed to give managers a realistic estimate of when a project
is likely to be completed. CPM breaks down larger projects into smaller, discrete tasks and maps
them out on their logical sequence. PERT is better because PERT charts are more useful for
scheduling, monitoring, and controlling the actual work

3. What are the different factor to be considered by the project manager in developing a project?
ANSWER:
Project managers are responsible for project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting.
Project managers should 1st create a Work Breakdown Structure, 2nd Identify the Task Patterns
and 3rd Calculate the Critical Path.

4. What are the main types of Task Patterns?

ANSWER:
The Main Types of Task Patterns:
a. Dependent Tasks
b. Multiple successor tasks
i. Concurrent task
ii. Predecessor task
iii. Successor task
c. Multiple Predecessor Tasks

5. How do you calculate Critical Path?

ANSWER:
First, you should review the task patterns. The next step is to determine start and finish dates,
which will determine the critical path for the project and last, the Slack time.
Essay: About Ethics.

Better blow the whistle, says Roy, your friend and project teammate at Final Four Industries. The
project is out of control, and you know it! Maybe so, you respond, But thats not my call Im not
the project manager. What you dont say is that Stephanie, the project manager, feels like her career is
on the line and she is reluctant to bring bad news to management at this time. She honestly believes that
the project can catch up, and says that a bad report on a major project could result in bad publicity for
the firm and frighten potential customers.

To be fair, the next management progress report is scheduled in three weeks. It is possible that the team
could catch up, but you doubt it. You wonder if there is an ethical question here: Even though the report
isnt due yet, should a significant problem be reported to management as soon as possible? You are
concerned about the issue, and you decide to discuss it with Stephanie. What will you say to her?

Answer:
I think the team should report to the management as soon as possible so that the company will see how
the company is doing so far, and if theres something that they can do if the company is not performing
well. If I am going to discuss it with Stephanie, I will say all of this straight to her and we should all discuss
the alternatives if the company is not performing well but if she didnt approve, I guess I did my part by
telling her whats the result of the report and Stephanie is the one responsible for it.