Exam Details
| Subject | project planning and management | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | b.tech | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | Vardhaman College Of Engineering | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | May, 2018 | |
| City, State | telangana, hyderabad |
Question Paper
(AUTONOMOUS)
B. Tech VII Semester Supplementary Examinations, May 2018
(Regulations: VCE-R14)
PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(Civil Engineering)
Date: 24 May, 2018 AN Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer ONE question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
Unit I
1. Distinguish between CPM and PERT. 5M
Illustrate the pictorial representation of Phases of Project Planning and Scheduling.
Explain in detail.
10M
2. Sketch a work breakdown structure for building a house. Explain. 8M
Identify the rules for drawing networks. Explain with an example.
7M
Unit II
3. Discuss the benefits and limitations of PERT. 7M
A project is composed of activities whose time estimates are as shown below. Construct
the project network; compute the expected duration, standard deviation and variance of
each activity.
activity to tm tp
1-2 1 1 7
1-3 1 4 7
1-4 2 2 8
2-5 1 1 1
3-5 2 5 14
4-6 2 5 8
5-6 3 6 15
8M
4. Explain the following terms with respect to CPM network analysis:
i. Forward Pass
ii. Backward pass
iii. Total float
iv. Free float
7M
A project schedule has the following activities with their durations and predecessors as
shown below. Construct the network diagram, compute earliest and latest event time,
and determine the critical path and total project duration.
Activity a b c d e f g
Duration in days 2 4 3 3 2 2 1
Predecessor a b b d e
8M
Unit III
5. What is cost analysis in Project Management? 7M
Define Direct cost and indirect cost with examples. 8M
6. What is fast tracking in Project Management? 7M
Define "Normal Time, Crash Time, Normal Cost and Crash cost" in a project and define
cost slope. For the project schedule given below, determine the cost slope, normal
duration and cost and least duration and the cost. Assume ONLY ONE day's crash is
allowed.
Activity Normal Time days Normal Cost Rs Crash Time Rs. Crash Cost Rs.
1-2 5 500 4 600
2-3 10 1200 6 2000
3-4 13 3600 11 4800
8M
Cont…2
2
Unit IV
7. Discuss the contributions of F W. Taylor to Scientific Management. 7M
Briefly discuss the role of psychology in Management.
8M
8. "The Manager as Motivator"- Give your views in the contemporary business scenario. 7M
Highlight the best qualities of a Good Manager in your own words.
8M
Unit V
9. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Line and Line and Staff Organizational
structures.
7M
State the benefits of Training and Development.
8M
10. Discuss the need for labour legislation in India. 7M
Enumerate the labour problems presently being faced in India. 8M
B. Tech VII Semester Supplementary Examinations, May 2018
(Regulations: VCE-R14)
PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(Civil Engineering)
Date: 24 May, 2018 AN Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer ONE question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
Unit I
1. Distinguish between CPM and PERT. 5M
Illustrate the pictorial representation of Phases of Project Planning and Scheduling.
Explain in detail.
10M
2. Sketch a work breakdown structure for building a house. Explain. 8M
Identify the rules for drawing networks. Explain with an example.
7M
Unit II
3. Discuss the benefits and limitations of PERT. 7M
A project is composed of activities whose time estimates are as shown below. Construct
the project network; compute the expected duration, standard deviation and variance of
each activity.
activity to tm tp
1-2 1 1 7
1-3 1 4 7
1-4 2 2 8
2-5 1 1 1
3-5 2 5 14
4-6 2 5 8
5-6 3 6 15
8M
4. Explain the following terms with respect to CPM network analysis:
i. Forward Pass
ii. Backward pass
iii. Total float
iv. Free float
7M
A project schedule has the following activities with their durations and predecessors as
shown below. Construct the network diagram, compute earliest and latest event time,
and determine the critical path and total project duration.
Activity a b c d e f g
Duration in days 2 4 3 3 2 2 1
Predecessor a b b d e
8M
Unit III
5. What is cost analysis in Project Management? 7M
Define Direct cost and indirect cost with examples. 8M
6. What is fast tracking in Project Management? 7M
Define "Normal Time, Crash Time, Normal Cost and Crash cost" in a project and define
cost slope. For the project schedule given below, determine the cost slope, normal
duration and cost and least duration and the cost. Assume ONLY ONE day's crash is
allowed.
Activity Normal Time days Normal Cost Rs Crash Time Rs. Crash Cost Rs.
1-2 5 500 4 600
2-3 10 1200 6 2000
3-4 13 3600 11 4800
8M
Cont…2
2
Unit IV
7. Discuss the contributions of F W. Taylor to Scientific Management. 7M
Briefly discuss the role of psychology in Management.
8M
8. "The Manager as Motivator"- Give your views in the contemporary business scenario. 7M
Highlight the best qualities of a Good Manager in your own words.
8M
Unit V
9. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Line and Line and Staff Organizational
structures.
7M
State the benefits of Training and Development.
8M
10. Discuss the need for labour legislation in India. 7M
Enumerate the labour problems presently being faced in India. 8M
Other Question Papers
Subjects
- advanced computer networks
- advanced database management systems
- advanced digital signal processing
- advanced structural design
- air line management
- air pollution and control methodologies
- aircraft systems and instrumentation
- analog communications
- artificial intelligence
- automobile engineering
- basic electrical engineering
- basic mechanical engineering
- cad/cam
- cellular and mobile comunications
- cloud computing
- coding theory and techniques
- compiler design
- computational fluid dynamics
- computer architecture and parallel processing
- computer graphics
- computer graphics concepts
- computer networks
- computer organization and architecture
- computer programming
- computer vision and pattern recognition
- concrete technology
- control systems
- cyber security
- data mining and data warehousing
- database management systems
- design and drawing of hydraulic structures
- design for testability
- digital image processing
- distributed databases
- distributed operating systems
- electrical machines-ii
- electromagnetics and transmission lines
- electronic measurements and instrumentation
- embedded netwrok and protocols
- embedded software design
- embedded systems
- engineering drawing-i
- engineering mechanics-i
- engineering physics
- entrepreneurship
- environmental engineering-ii
- environmental science
- finite elements methods in civil engineering
- flexible ac transmission systems
- formal language and automata theory
- grid and cloud computing
- hardware software co-design
- heat transfer
- high voltage engineering
- hydraulic machines
- hydraulics and hydraulic machines
- image processing
- image processing and pattern recognition
- industrial management and psychology
- information retrieval systems
- instrumentation and control systems
- kinematics of machinery
- low power cmos vlsi design
- managerial economics and financial analysis
- microwave engineering
- mobile application development through j2me
- national service scheme
- network security and cryptography
- operating systems
- operations research
- pavement analysis and design
- planning and drawing
- power electronic control of ac drives
- power electronic converters-ii
- power semiconductor drives
- power system generation
- power system switchgear and protection
- principles of electrical engineering
- principles of programming languages
- probability theory and numerical methods
- production technology-i
- programmable logic controllers and applications
- project planning and management
- pulse and digital circuits
- reactive power compensation and management
- refrigeration and air conditioning
- rehabilitation and retrofitting structures
- reliability engineering
- renewable energy sources
- robotics and automation
- satellite and radar communications
- service oriented architecture
- signals and systems
- software architecture
- software engineering
- software project management
- software testing and quality assurance
- speech signal processing
- strength of materials-iibuilding
- structural analysis-i
- surveying-ii
- technical english
- thermal engineering-i
- utilization of electrical energy
- vlsi design
- web technologies
- wireless and mobile computing
- wireless communications and networks