August 1999
PM217 : PROJECT MANAGEMENT

QUESTION 3

Total Marks: 20 Marks

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(a) One of the main aims of project management is to ensure that projects do not fail. When can a project be said to have failed?

 

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(b) Be defining a minimum set of deliverables we can reduce the failure rate in the project development process. What are the three important purposes of these deliverables?

 

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(c) The traditional approach to project management suffers from several deficiencies. List and explain three problems that can result from using the traditional approach.

 

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(d) The following three criteria are central to the new approach to project management:
  • Project management must be customer-focused
  • Project management must make use of non-traditional management skills
  • Project management must redefine the role of project managers

For each criterion, explain carefully why this new approach is necessary, how it is employed in practice, and how it differs from the traditional approach.

 

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