National College of Arts, Lahore

21 December 2012

Second Term Exam: Project Management

Marks: 50

Time allowed: 02 Hours

Instructions
Consider that it's an exam problem so please observe exam decorum. Work without noise in groups. Please
arrange yourself into groups as given below. You have to prepare your affinity diagram in 50 Minutes, then
each group has to present it in 7 Minutes. Listening to presentation is mandatory and silence is required as
well.
G-1: 1,2,3,3R,4,5

G-2: 5R,6,7,9,10,10R

G-4: 18,18R,19M,20,21,22

G-5: 22R,23,24,25,26,26J

G-7: 36,37,40,41,42,43,44

G-8: 45,46,47R,48,49,51,52

G-3: 11,12,14,15,16,17
G-6: 28,31,32,33,34,35

Problems
Group 1 & 2: In efficient Project Management course
Group 3 & 4: Identity less architecture in Pakistan
Group 5 & 6: Declining state of architecture education at NCA
Group 7 & 8: Lack of motivation in NCA Architecture students

What is an Affinity Diagram?

An Affinity Diagram is a tool that gathers large amounts of language data (ideas, opinions, issues) and
organizes them into groupings based on their natural relationships. The Affinity process is often used to
group ideas generated by Brainstorming. An affinity diagram is the organized output from a brainstorming
session. Use it to generate, organize, and consolidate information related to a product, process, complex
issue or problem. After generating ideas, group them according to their affinity, or similarity.

When to Use Affinity Process?

Sift through large volume of data
Encourage new patterns of thinking

Creating an Affinity Diagram

Step 1: Generate Ideas
groups
Step 4: Create header cards

Step 2: Display Ideas

Step

3:

Sort

Ideas

into

Step 5: Draw Finished Diagram

Good luck!