December 1999
IM218 :INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

QUESTION 5

Total Marks: 15 Marks

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(a)

Explain why promoting a proficient senior programmer to project management is not necessarily a wise idea.

 

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(b)

Write a brief job description and job specification for a project manager.

 

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(c)

For each of the following projects, suggest an appropriate project team structure, and justify your choice.

(i) The data processing department of a Fortune 500 company is reengineering its payroll system; the project will use a hundred programmers and numerous managers. [3 marks]

(ii) The research laboratory of a well-known Silicon Valley computer manufacturer is designing an innovative new programming language and interactive development environment for Internet applications. [3 marks]

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