Program Implementation and Project Development-PUAD 20123

Mid-term Examination Reviewer

I. Lectures—Fill in the blank with the correct answer for these definitions based on the
major lectures discussed in class: (20 points) Select your answer from the given choices.

1. When programs are implemented poorly, it not only reduces the potential for helping
____________ in need, but it wastes scarce public resources because poorly implemented
programs are unlikely to be very unsuccessful. (people, country, community)

II. True or False. Write A if the answer is True and B if the answer is False (10 points).

______ 1. During Program Implementation, it is not important to reassess the risks to the
program.

III. Who Am I? Character Match: In this section match the clue to the appropriate
character. Select your answer from the box below. (10 points)

1. Defines complexity as that property of a system that makes it difficult to formulate its
overall behavior in a given language, even when given reasonable complete information
about its atomic components and their interrelations. ______________

IV. Enumeration Questions. Answer the following questions not necessarily in

chronological order. (25 points)

1-4 What are the 4 levels of social responsibilities?

1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
4. _____________________

V. ESSAY QUESTIONS (10 points)

Also study the following:
1. Girmscheid and Brockmann argue that any difference between a complicated project and a
complex project has to do with the number of elements as opposed to the relationships between
the elements (complex).
2. Richardson associated linearity with complicated projects and nonlinearity with complex projects,
which implies that nonlinearity makes the relationship between inputs and outputs unpredictable.
3. Remington et al. define a complex project as one that demonstrates several characteristics to a
degree or level of severity that makes it extremely difficult to predict project outcomes, to control
or manage the project.
4. Girmscheid and Brockmann define project complexity as a set of problems that consists of many
parts with a multitude of possible interrelations, most of them being of high consequence in the
decision-making process that brings about the final result.
 5. Custovic defines complexity as that property of a system that makes it difficult to formulate its
overall behavior in a given language, even when given reasonable complete information about its
atomic components and their interrelations.
6. Vidal and Marle define project complexity as the property of a project which makes it difficult to
understand, foresee, and keep under control its overall behavior.
7. Tatikonda and Rosenthal view complexity as consisting of interdependencies among the product
and process technologies and novelty and difficulty of goals.
8. Pich et al. define complexity as information inadequacy when too many variables interact.
9. Ward and Chapman view the number of influencing factors and their interdependencies as
constituents of complexity.
10. Senator Ernesto Angara is the author of Republic Act 9184, 2003.
11. Representative Angelo Palmones sought the amendment of RA 9184 through House Bill
6112.
12. Signed Republic At 9184 on January 10, 2003. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Study the different Idea Generation Techniques and what a project proposal is?