MURANG’A UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY ORDINARY EXAMINATION
2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOURTH YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
SIT 401: ICT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
DURATION: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Answer question one and any other two questions.
2. Mobile phones are not allowed in the examination room.
3. You are not allowed to write on this examination question paper.
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SECTION A – ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a. Outline the significance of the following planning tools. (4 marks)
i. Gant chart
ii. Critical path analysis
b. (i). Identify the ethical considerations and challenges faced by project managers in ICT
project. (4 marks)
(ii) How can project managers navigate ethical dilemmas related to data privacy, security and
responsible use of technology? (3 marks)
c. (i) Explain the importance of effective communication and collaboration in ICT project
management. (4marks)
(ii)How can project managers ensure clear communication and foster collaboration among
team members in virtual or distributed environment. (4 marks)
d. (i) With examples, distinguish between quality assurance and quality control. (3 marks)
(ii) State four possible ways of enforcing quality and standard in the project work.
(4 marks)
e. Identify an ICT project of your choice and discuss how you can apply the cycle of project
management to ensure success. (4 marks)
SECTION B – ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
a. (i) Using relevant examples, analyse three impacts of emerging technologies, such as
artificial intelligence, block chain or the internet of things on ICT management. (6 marks)
(ii) How do these technologies influence project planning, execution and overall project
success? (6 marks)
b. Compare and contrast traditional and agile project management approaches in the ICT
project management context. (6 marks)
c. Highlight two curses of cost overruns in ICT project. (2 marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
a. What is a user acceptance testing software? State 4 reasons why an ICT project manager may
find such a software important. (6 marks)
b. (i) Discuss four key roles of on ICT project manager. (4 marks)
(ii) How can project managers effectively monitor project progress, identify deviations and
implement corrective actions to ensure project success. (4 marks)
c. As an ICT project manager and team leader in an upcoming project at open AI LTD, you had
your initial meeting with the sponsor of your project where you were given the terms of
reference (project brief) and ask to produce your estimate of time and cost for the project.
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Describe in details (analysing their difference), THREE estimating methods that could be
used. (6 marks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
a. (i) State and explain the major risk associated with ICT projects and strategies for risk
management. (4 marks)
(ii) Provide examples of real world ICT project that faced significant risk and how they were
mitigated (6 marks)
b. Discuss the five major components of an ICT project proposal. (5 marks)
c. Given the following work break down schedule
ACTIVITY PREDECESSOR ---- (DAY)
A - 1
B - 2
C - 3
D A 4
E B 5
F B 4
G C 6
H D,E 6
I G 1
J F,G,I 3
i. Design a network diagram in critical path analysis method. (4 marks)
ii. Identify the critical path from the network diagram designed in (i) above. (1 mark)
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