Project passes through phases from start to finish. Take a project within Sierra Leone you are familiar with and briefly discuss each phase. Using the traditional project management approach elaborate what transpired within each of these stages.

Q2a) The management of IPAM is considering to invest in two projects, one already an ongoing one and the other a new venture. There is however doubt whether a project evaluation or appraisal should be done for both projects before further expenditure can be done on these projects. With your knowledge in project management, what should be done for these project and why?

b) state five differences between project appraisal and evaluation.

c.) List any 5 methods you have studied for appraising project and discuss any 2 of these methods.-

Q3 You have been appointed the Project Manager for the installation of an Information System Software at IPAM One key management process that would be expected of you is the monitoring and evaluation of the project.

a) What do you understand by Monitoring and Evaluation?

b) State five rationales of monitoring

c) State at least five differences and five similarities between Monitoring and Evaluation

4. You were recently involved in a multi million dollar project funded by World Bank for rural electrification. Halfway the project WB backed out of the deal with the claim that the project is a failed project.

Discuss 5 reasons and causes why WB might have believed that the project had failed.

Can a failed project be revived if yes, how if no why?

5a). Projects all over the world are normally faced with the triple constraints. Discuss how each of these elements impact on project output and outcome.-

b) Discuss 5 main objectives of project management.-

6. Write short notes on the following where appropriate give examples to indicate your understanding of the terms or phrases.

i. Project proposal ii. Characteristics of project iii. Triple Constraints of project iv. Critical path Analysis

v. criteria for categorizing project into big or small.