FIVE QUESTIONS ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS Question 1 Lloyd Systems Ltd is considering the possibility of launching a new ICT project to improve its internal connectivity and organizational productivity. Past corporate performance from revenue on statistics confirm a rapid decline on productivity. As an ICT consultant engaged by Lloyd Systems Ltd, you are required to: (a) Identify and explain three (3) major tenets of this project when preparing a business case EV (7 marks) (b) Assume that project sponsors of Lloyd Ltd has agreed to finance the new ICT project after viable project appraisal, state three (3) major components to be addressed in your project scope CR (7 marks) (c) How would you ensure that new ICT project requirements translate into project success? AN (6marks) (Total Marks: 20 marks) Question 2 Figure 1 provides a Gantt Chart with schedule activities on a 3-year National Youth Employment Project in Ghana. The project has three major components out of which detailed schedule has been prepared on a Gantt Chart. You are required to use Figure 1 to address the following questions: (a) What is the significance of the thick black lines corresponding to the project components in scheduling the National Youth Employment Project? AP (6 marks) (b) Critically examine Figure 1 and explain the weakness in the Gantt Chart which can affect correct determination of critical activities on the National Youth Employment Project. AN (7 marks) (c) Explain how you will monitor and control the National Youth Employment Project activities AN (7 marks) Total Marks: 20 WIS Taske Duration Start 2019 Fresh 2018 Gr 2 or 3 or 4 Tue 01-03-22 0 0 1 2 1 1.1 Thu m 3 . The 20-03-18 Project Procurements 32 21 Tue 31-03-21 Mon 08-10-18 i ! 5 22 Wed 31-10-10 6 23 Tue 26-06-18 7 B 24 25 NATIONAL YOUTH 1059 Wed EMPLOYMENT days 07-02-18 PROJECT COMPONENT 1 45 days Fri20-07-10 Alet 6 days Fri20-07-18 Procure Performed COMPONENT 2 930 days ved 07-02-18 Conduct nationwide days Wind 13-05-16 Meet your 19 days Wed associados os 13-05-18 16 Hegons Perform youth 99 days Wed billy screening 07-02-16 Select qualified yout 3 days Med 21-07-21 Perfom Youth days Selection 15-04-19 COMPONENT 360 days Tue 09-04-13 Set up youh training days Tue 02-04-19 Centres Train selected youth 70 days Thu 23-05-19 on apprent op and Assign trated 25 es Thu 08-13 youth to mentors Perform training and 10 days FH25-10-19 mentorship for selected Chara Youth COMPONENT 4 may mu m 10 Tue 31-08-21 Mon 15-04-19 15-04 *** Tue 18-000 Mon 08-04-19 10 21 11 3.2 Wed 28-08-19 12 3.3 Wed 02-10-19 The 07-11-19 1425 Tue 18-08-20 Figure 1. Gantt Chart on a 3-year National Youth Employment Project in Ghana Question 3 By relying on detailed activities provided in Figure 1 on the National Youth Employment Project, you are required to perform the following activities under component 1, 2 and 3: (a) Prepare a total project budget within a range of 500,000 to 1,000,000 Ghana Cedis. AP (7 marks) (b) Given that about 50% of activities have been undertaken on component 1 and 2, determine with the aid of appropriate Table or Chart your cost variances and explain their relevance in project cost tracking. AP (7 marks) (c) Determine all the remaining costs on component 2 and 3 of the National Youth Employment Project in Tabular form and explain their significance AN (6 marks) (Total Marks:20) Question 4 You have recently been engaged as a Project Manager to ensure effective implementation of a capacity building of project being sponsored by the World Bank to improve staff productivity at Ghana Water Company Ltd with focus on ICT and engineering trainings. The three (3) major project components are as follows: Component 1: Institutional Reorganization and Change Management Component 2: Staff Training and Technology Transfer Component 3: Project Monitoring & Controlling, Evaluation & Reporting You are required to use the information above to: (a) Identify six major tasks to be undertaken on the project. AN (6marks) (b) Prepare a detailed project work breakdown structure with major tasks and sub-tasks AN (7marks) (c) Explain how you will use the Gantt Chart to prepare a schedule on activities earmarked for implementation on the capacity building improvement project at Ghana water Company Ltd. AP (7 marks) (Total Marks:20) Question 5 a) As part of a nation-wide intervention efforts to minimize deforestation in Ghana to combat the adverse effect of climate change, the Forestry Commission has entered into partnership with Eco-green Ghana, a Civil Society Organization in the business of championing greening of the environment to undertake tree planting across five (5) pilot districts in Ghana. The Districts are Bongo East, Karaga, Nanumba, Chereponi and Nadowli. The project components are as follows: Component 1: Community Sensitization, Gathering of Seedlings and Recruitment of Tree Planters Component 2: Training of Tree Planters and Assignment of Tasks Component 3: Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting You are required to use the information provided on the tree planting project to: (a) Develop a matrix that can monitor the project activities. Limit yourself to one project objective and a minimum of five main activities and indicators; CR(7 marks) (b) Develop a risk management plan to track your project activities; EV(7 marks) (c) Explain your approach to risk communication on the afforestation project to key stakeholders. EV(6 marks) (Total Marks:20)