PROJECT TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENT

1. If assignment is Question & Answer based then.

• Introduction is needed for each question.
• Question has to be answered based on the mark allotted for each question with references if any idea or information is taken from other source.

2. If assignment is case based then,

• Executive summary
• Table of content
• Body of assignment (questions related to case need to be answered)
• Conclusion / Recommendation if any
• References (in-text + citation) to be used.

Answer the below questions.

Question 1:

Project and Production sounds similar and the two concepts are often confused with each other. However, in practice they are different and require different skills, governance and mindsets.

Discuss the relation between project and production in detail.

Question 2:

Supply chain management is a network of those businesses that are interconnected with each other in the manufacturing of products and delivering of services.

Explain the importance of production as part of the supply chain management.

Question 3:

The project lifecycle is a framework designed to help project managers guide their projects successfully from start to finish.

Elaborate the different stages in a life cycle of a project.

Question 4:

Project execution is the stage of the project where everything that is planned is put into action.

List out the problem faced while executing a project.

Question 5:

The A-O-A and A-O-N will come under PERT, which is a well-known method that is used to analyze various tasks when it comes to completing a project.

Why is A-O-N network considered as an alternative to A-O-A network?

Question 6:

PERT charts are tools used to plan tasks within a project- making it easier to schedule and coordinate team members accomplishing the work.

What are the standard PERT assumptions and discuss the alternatives to PERT?

Question 7:

Burgess & Killebrew have designed an eight-step procedure to minimize the total sum of squares of resource usage. Discuss each step-in detail.

Question 8:

There are different costs involved in completion of a project. Explain the concept of direct activity related cost and project indirect cost.

Question 9:

Critical path method is an algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities.

How can we determine the critical path and what are the difficulties faced during path enumeration?

Question 10:

For managing a project different resources are required to carry out the project tasks.

Discuss the renewable and non- renewable resources used in a project..