Final Paper

NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Centre for Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Programmes (CMPP) – NED Academy

Postgraduate Diploma in __ _ (CIVIL) ______
Final Examination – Spring-2024
Course: PGD-CM03: CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
FRAMEWORK AND IMPLEMENTATION
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 60
Instructions:
i. Attempt 4 questions
ii. Marks for each question are given.
iii. You are required to abide by all rules and regulations set for the examination by the NED
Academy.
iv. Total time of examination including uploading is 3 hours. No extra time will be provided
after the time is over.
S. No. Question Marks

Choose the correct answer.
1. PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for
a) Small projects
b) Large and complex projects
c) Research and development projects
d) Deterministic activities
2. What is the critical path in CPM?
a. Depends upon tasks

b. Shortest path
c. Longest path
d. None of the above
3. What is the first step in developing a project schedule?

(15)
a. assign resources
b. understand the project scope
c. display the schedule
d. breakdown the project into tasks
4. In terms of project management scheduling, what does WBS stand for?
a. Work breakdown schedule

b. Work break schedule
c. Work breakdown set
d. Work breakdown structure
5. What main benefit does a Gantt chart provide over a task list?
a. A visual representation of the project schedule

b. The ability to assign start and completion dates to tasks
c. The ability to assign resources to each task
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d. A listing of all the tasks required to complete the project
6. What is the first step in a traditional phased approach of project

management?
a. Initiation
b. Planning and design
c. Execution and construction
7. What is the critical path in CPM?
a. Depends upon tasks

b. Shortest path
c. Longest path
6. How many types of dependencies are present in Precedence Network

Diagram?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
8.If to, tp and tm are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time
estimates of an activity respectively, the expected time t of the activity will
be:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
9. Why does the activity on critical path are termed as critical as they:
a. cannot tolerate any delay in completion

b. represent the largest and most complex activities of the project
c. represent the most expense in terms of resources
d. represent the maximum project completion time
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10. You are the project manager for a software project. You have worked
with the team to create the project schedule, perform critical path analysis
and calculated the values of Early and Late Start, Early and Late Finish
as well as Float. Which activities in the project cannot slip without making
the project late?
A. Activities with biggest difference between ES and LF

B. The activity with most lag
C. All the activities on the critical path
D. Every activity that slips delays the project
11. Which of these is not one of the constraints of a project?
a. Scope
b. Resources
c. Team
d. Budget
12. Which of the following types of Organizational Charts can be BEST

used to track project costs :
a.. Hierarchical-type Organizational Chart

b. Organizational Breakdown Structure
c. Resource Breakdown Structure
d. Responsibility Assignment Matrix
13. Total floats on critical path is usually zero
a. True
b. False
14. A schedule activity may begin 10 days before the predecessor activity
finishes.
This is an example of:
a. Finish-to-Start
b. Start-to-Finish
c. Start-to-Start
d. Finish-to-Finish
15. For activities on critical path early start is equal to:
a. Early finish
b. Late finish
c. Early start
d. late start
a) Define project and explain how the selection of project helps to drive change
in an organization and how it helps to enable business value creation? (7.5)
2.
b) What are the three important components of project planning? (7.5)
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a) Draw the network diagram, calculate floats and determine the critical (12)
path for the following project:
3.
b) Define:
1. float
2. milestone
3. early start time of an activity (03)
a) Why do you think project needs planning? What are the uses of using CPM (05)
schedule in project management?
b) Differentiate between:
(10)
4.
1. Tangible deliverables/and Intangible deliverables
2. Initiation phase and close out phase
3. WBS and PBS
4. optimistic duration and Pessimistic duration
5. Project manager and Construction manager
a) Mention the types of construction submittals and their importance.

(7.5)
5.
b) What is the importance of labor relations in construction industry and how it
(7.5)
impacts on overall project completion?
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NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Centre for Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Programmes (CMPP) – NED Academy

Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 60

S. No. Question Marks

1. PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for

2. What is the critical path in CPM?

a. Depends upon tasks

3. What is the first step in developing a project schedule?

4. In terms of project management scheduling, what does WBS stand for?

a. Work breakdown schedule

a. A visual representation of the project schedule

6. What is the first step in a traditional phased approach of project

7. What is the critical path in CPM?

a. Depends upon tasks

6. How many types of dependencies are present in Precedence Network

a. cannot tolerate any delay in completion

A. Activities with biggest difference between ES and LF

11. Which of these is not one of the constraints of a project?

12. Which of the following types of Organizational Charts can be BEST

a.. Hierarchical-type Organizational Chart

13. Total floats on critical path is usually zero

15. For activities on critical path early start is equal to:

a) Mention the types of construction submittals and their importance.

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