BIT325: IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

CAT 1 DATE: 24TH MARCH 2023 TIME: 2HRS

Instructions
• DO ALL QUESTIONS
• Total Marks: (50 Marks)

Question 1

Explain your understanding of what is meant by a project environment and detail the role of
the sponsor in a project organisation and his/her relationship with the project manager.
(5 Marks)

Question 2

Recently, you promoted your star programmer, Sam, to lead the agile development team. Sam
was a fantastic software coder, and you thought the promotion would mean that he could now
share his expertise with the other development team members. However, you are surprised to
learn that the performance of Sam in his new role is not meeting your expectations.

a) Briefly discuss the following empirical rules in relation to promoting personnel in an

IT Project. (12 Marks)

i. Expectancy theory
ii. Halo effect
iii. Pareto concept
iv. Murphy's law

b) Explain the empirical rule did you forgot while considering the promotion of Sam and
describe how you would rectify the problem. (3 Marks)

Question 3
You have been hired as the new IT project manager for company XYZ.
a) Draw a diagram of a typical project life cycle showing the phases and explain of
them. (10 Marks)

b) State Five (5) advantages for developing a life cycle. (5 Marks)

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Question 4

Read the following case and answer the questions that follows. Ensure you use appropriate
tools for drawing your diagrams. (15 Marks)